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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
4
The piece notes relief as the election ends and policy direction becomes clear. It observes improved confidence among public men, financiers, and workers, allowing reconstruction and business rearrangement to resume. The central idea is that certainty replaces suspense and national activity resumes.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers starts a union bank to serve its members while farmers push cooperative banks to better manage crops and prices. The piece questions whether specialized banks are wise beyond broad access and warns about the dangers of easy borrowing and excessive credit.
The article discusses a heated debate over how tax or bond funds for education should be used after approval. Citizens praised education dollars, noting large sums spent on improving school grounds with shrubs and landscaping, raising questions about the allocation and appearance.
Edith Moriarty argues that women’s votes did not greatly affect the election and will not wield power at the polls. She urges women to influence city ordinances and state bills, emphasizing ongoing duties to improve laws and protections for children, women, and the home.
A bookseller received an account rendered with a sharp reply. The note accuses non-delivery and non-payment, ends with a harsh insult toward the seller. The missive typifies firm stand in debt disputes.
Harold Lloyd’s frequent companion Kid Blue at Rolin Film Company in Los Angeles endures a soggy bungalow after the first rain of the season leaks through frail shingles. The landlord promises a bath but the Kid fires back that he needs a new roof or a carload of towels instead.
A reader information service offer from the Abens Merenger Information Bureau in Washington directs readers to send questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. It notes the bureau cannot give advice on legal medical or financial matters and will reply by mail.
Answers cover difference between residence and domicile, five Nobel prizes and their fields, Titanic iceberg size and ocean depth, Garden of Gethsemane distance from Jerusalem, natural gas per gallon of gasoline, and origin of the Indian in a historical context. Includes dates and figures from early scholarly discourse.
The article chronicles Warren G. Harding and Ida McKinley era details from his Marion Star days to his rise in Ohio politics. It notes his early partnership, the invention of a telephone in his office, his marriage, and his steadfast party alignment. It also outlines Harding’s views on the presidency, preferring Congress be the main channel for public opinion while he coordinates top minds to address national crises.
The article extols persimmon trees found in Maryland and Virginia, noting wide wild growth, varying harvests from August to February, and value in wood and fruit. It discusses breeding, propagation, and local uses from jams to breads, cautions about transplanting and sidewalk planting, and cites agricultural guidance on proper processing and preservation.
The article profiles Warren G Harding, noting observers expect a turbulent four years amid party rifts over tariffs and league issues. It highlights his prudent, simple nature, civic ties, and gentle hobbies including diving as a child, cornet playing, and a fondness for dogs.
The Athens County Medical Society held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at Dr. T. A. Coptland’s office. More than twenty physicians from across the county attended and showed enthusiasm for the clinics conducted, with Drs. J. T. Henry J. T. Merwin and J. M. Higgins presenting clinical case reports.
Minutes note deep sympathy for A Copeland on the death of his wife. The organization records convey condolences and support during the bereavement period.
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