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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1922

Page

4

Unsettled Weather Outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee

Weather outlook for the period ending November 1, 1922, predicts rain and mild conditions at the week’s start in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, followed by cooler, unsettled conditions later in the week likely Friday or Saturday. The note references historical context about wire rope first made in Germany around 1821.

Washington Ohio Valley Tennessee Gerisy Germany

Home And Politics A Debate On Women Public Servants

A middle aged wife argues no woman should enter public life until she has raised a family, then could serve the public. Others counter that youth and experience alike offer value and that women with brains can manage public duties alongside family responsibilities. The piece questions sex as a political dividing line and invites ongoing discussion.

Senator Calder Proposes Broad Income Tax Exemption

The piece argues against Calder’s proposal to exempt all incomes under 8000 dollars from taxation. It notes the impact on government revenue, questions fairness, and defends liberal but progressive rates, stressing that current exemptions are already generous and that low rates should avoid undue hardship while rising with larger incomes.

Calder New York

Ford's Dream Prediction on Underground Coal Use

Henry Ford visiting Boston predicts a future where coal is not mined but burned underground at the source. He envisions gas and heat utilized locally, with underground generation transforming energy use within five to six years. He foresees the hype products and heat from underground resources powering homes and industries.

Henry Ford Boston

Ford’s dream of white coal power and natural energy

The article reports Henry Ford’s vision for transforming rain and natural forces into electricity, harnessing water power and other natural energies to replace coal mining. It notes Ford’s underground coal mine tour, the waste of current mining, and the slow but destined move toward broad harnessing of wind, tides, sun, and rain for human progress.

Ford Nature

Tom Sims Satiric Nuggets From a Year-End Column

A scattered satirical column by Tom Sims covers social habits and public quirks. It references veterans, aging autos, New Year resolutions, and humorous anecdotes about women in sports, household courses, and a California wine vat drowning. A Tacoma hen laid 335 eggs in a year with 30 Sundays off.

Tacoma

Guaranteeing Bank Deposits Debate Faces Congress

Washington reports that proposals to guarantee bank deposits reappear as winter banking reform debates begin. Critics warn a government guarantee could undermine prudent bank risk taking and increase systemic hazards, citing Oklahoma and several states as cautionary examples.

Washington, D. C Federal Reserve System Meyer Rothchild Comptroller of the Currency

Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog

A fragmentary column from Athens Ohio on November 4 offers humorous vignettes about daily life. It notes Prohibition debates, Halloween and Christmas preparations, local scenes, social events, and satirical sketches of residents, with mentions of teachers, preachers, the American Legion, and shopping as the town nears holiday season.

Athens Professor Hoover Danied Webster John Sprague Sugar Creek Martin State Marshall American Legion Union Carbondale Snedden Goloshes Alex Moore Meigs County Evener Nelsonville Amesville Santa Claus Joe

Say It With Flowers origins and nature of allspice and more

Reader questions reveal the origin of the phrase Say It With Flowers crediting N P Lindberg of Rugby ND. They cover nuts cracked by boiling, allspice as a single spice, dealers in foreign money called combists, food value of pickles, forest fires and fish, ship logs, primary colors, and the Java ape man find by Dr Eugene Dubois with details on the calvaria and teeth.

N. P. Lindberg Rugby N. D West Indies White Mountains Isaac Newton Java Eugene Dudois Holland Dubois

Debated Missing Link Claim of Pithecanthropus Erectus

The passage discusses Dubois’s discovery named Pithecanthropus erectus and its contested status as the ape man’s missing link. estimates place the fossil at about 500000 years old though authorities disagree. It also answers questions on weights and Sonnets from the Portuguese, noting the poems conceal Browning's courtship time and Browning’s injury.

Dubois Troy Avoirdupois S. J

Zeal and Truth in Argument, a William Penn Reflection

A concise quotation notes that zeal can mislead when aimed at people, urging zeal to be channeled against sin rather than individuals. It emphasizes truth should guide passion, warning that appearance of truth tempts the righteous to overheat in debate.

William Penn

Merchants Oppose Ohio River Bridge at Benwood and Bellaire

Bellaire and Benwood merchants oppose plans to build a new Ohio River bridge linking their cities citing local business impact and traffic concerns. Officials from both towns weigh alternative crossings and study options as opposition grows this fall.

Bellaire Benwood W. Va

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