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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1921
Page
4
The Retail Ad News praises stores winning prizes for advertising that embodies beauty, continuity, and purpose. It argues attractive, orderly print can influence consumers toward prudent spending and support national prosperity through disciplined, thrifty habits.
The Panama Canal reports a fiscal year profit of 2.712 million dollars over maintenance and operation expenses. Though the investment cost stands at 368 million, critics note expected returns of 15 to 20 million annually, and imply long odds for breaking even if treated as a business venture rather than a military asset.
United States Steel reports 19 million dollars in earnings for the last quarter and the market reaction underscores a nuanced investor mood as industry data hint at resilience amid broader concerns.
A weary customer offers a dented overcoat in a pawnshop and argues its value, while the shopkeeper sticks to four dollars. A separate quip has a lawyer and a failed glass decanter deal. A class anecdote ends with a joke about oxalic acid and the sacrament.
Two girls discuss Freddie’s drinking after a rejected marriage proposal. One says he drinks heavily and never knows when to stop in celebration, and the other agrees it is a foolish habit.
A collage of stray lines discusses modern novels, a telegraph messenger, a mystic healer using charcoal, a joker about Jack Johnson, and a quip about winter freezing freckles. The tone mimics brief, sharp opinion snippets and witty remarks from a newspaper page.
Deposits and depositors increased for the year ending June 1921 across more than 600 mutual savings banks nationwide. The Treasury controller calls the rise due to unanticipated conditions, with most banks in the East and Midwest showing gains despite unemployment. Only a few banks lost deposits or depositors.
Washington writer notes a surge in book weeks and fairs across the U.S. as Americans read more and seek quality works. He contrasts cheap dime novels and sensational tales with rising demand for first-rate literature, noting three of five best sellers in libraries come from top novelists.
A compilation of reader questions answered by The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Topics include book publication dates for Mr. Tumulty, potato disease safety, reinstatement of resigned letter carriers, Kolinsky fur, 600 yard bulls eyes, teaching positions in the Philippines, bonded whiskey flavoring, Erin Go Bragh meaning, fish following underground water veins, and Ty Cobb’s big league debut in 1905.
A diary entry recalls a quiet Athens day with wife Abrigal shopping in Nelsonville, dinner with guests, a five cent cigar rebuffed, and banter about books and songs. The author notes a five dollar feast, a busy office, and reflections on disarmament and a sea storm narrative before a peaceful night. Abrigal sings a tune loved by the speaker, who cherishes family warmth and faith.
Representatives of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau told the Senate finance committee that U S sheep numbers fell from 62 5 million in 1910 to under 35 million in 1920 and urged eliminating the ad valorem feature of the Fordney tariff. They argued for duties on clean content, estimated at 44 cents per pound, to protect the industry and noted higher fabric prices for manufacturers compared with 1912 while growers see lower wool prices. They also cited rising U S shoddy output and pressed for rapid enactment of the French Capper Truth in Fabric measure.
The excerpt shows a columnist venting about alleged censorship by Ohio University officials, university property moves, travel fantasies, public perception, a wish to praise local students, and city clock repairs. It reads as fragmented commentary without a single decisive incident or outcome.
In Justice Helwig's office a copper still is displayed, described as the largest seen in the area. Tom Edmundson, master timer, notes he cannot match it and may attempt measurements. Helwig dubbed it the "Modern Man Killing Tank," a clever remark from the justice.
The writer praises Frank Evans the Nelsonville health officer and compares him to Chief Graham. He plans to invite Evans to meet the local police chief Logan and to visit soon.
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