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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1922
Page
4
A series of local visits unfold as families from Athens and nearby towns host relatives and friends for Sunday dinners and visits. Notable attendees include the Michaels family, Stauffer family of Athens, and residents from Haydenville, Westerville, and Canaanville.
Guests Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. James Fouty and families. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sprague and Mrs. Maynard and Mrs. Lottie Cannon came from Athens Greens Run to attend the funeral of Mrs. Six. Thomas Hayden left Sunday for Warren Ohio for employment.
The piece traces Italy’s shift from a republic to Mussolini’s consolidation of power as prime minister with dictatorial authority. It compares Italy’s trajectory to ancient Rome and other nations, warns of imperial aims, and likens future risks to Greece under Constantine and debt burdens from foreign wars.
A piece argues that immigrant restriction could force Americans to reclaim unskilled labor, with ditch digging and domestic tasks raised as potential outcomes. It notes Australia’s use of machinery to handle such work and praises rising labor-saving devices as a positive effect of new immigration policy.
The piece notes Ford preparing campaign literature in New York and explores the possibility of him running for president. It recalls Harding’s unexpected rise, Ford’s provocative views on liquor and thrift, and his knack for surprising political audiences with stark, unconventional statements.
Lloyd George signals a return, while the National Women's Party presses for equal rights for women. Local quirks and oddities punctuate the day, from a town’s luck to Seattle’s canine incident and concerns over ministerial violence.
Washington nov 4 a looming immigration policy battle faces Congress as lawmakers prepare new measures. business and steamship interests urge easier entry while steel and other labor users seek reliable skilled and unskilled workers. labor leaders led by samuel gompers warn against a flood of cheaper labor and call for stricter checks and standards.
A humorous piece titled Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog celebrates a wife turning 21. It mixes light verse with domestic vignettes about marriage, kitchen chores, coal, and playful jabs at aging, politics, and the idea of being “boss” in a long marriage. It ends with affectionate, if teasing, reflections on love and domestic life.
Readers submit queries to the Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin. The column provides factual answers on topics from telephone history to cheese making and golf handicaps, with names and dates noted.
October perfect attendance in Chauncey fifth grade under Miss Jessie Smart includes Lizzie Vargo Grace Hillyer Myrtle Meyers and others. Fourth grade under Miss Florence Smart also lists many students with perfect attendance. The funeral of Mrs Myra Six lifelong Chauncey resident was held at First Christian church with multiple pallbearers and Nye cemetery burial beside husband Oscar Six. A Willing Workers class party and a union meeting for amendments at Chauncey Christian Church were reported with local attendees and travels noted.
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, Democratic candidate for U S senator from New York, reported receipts of 7275 and expenditures of 5954 in his campaign, filed with the secretary of the senate.
London reports a threatened split in the Mohammedan church following Angora's nationalist assembly abolishing the sultanate. The move signals potential religious factionalism amid political upheaval in the Turkish region.
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