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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1920
Page
4
Mrs. Sarah Gipe, widow, living on a farm south of Nobleville, picked a gallon of strawberries in her garden patch yesterday. It marked the second crop for the season.
Obituary honors Dr. Alston Ellis longtime Ohio University president who died at the peak of his powers after nearly twenty years in office. It notes his leadership, loyalty to Athens and the university, his wife of fifty three years, and the city’s gratitude for his service. The piece reflects on his enduring impact and the sorrow of friends and foes alike.
The passage argues that private operation improves management and service. It says efficient workers rise to supervisory roles, while the least efficient are dismissed, rewarding merit and encouraging better performance across both higher and lower ranks.
The piece argues marriages hinge on men willingness to propose and women’s response. It notes some women inspire better outcomes through supportive husbands while warning love alone cannot govern life. The author reflects on disillusion, parental influence, and the dangers of idealizing romance.
A night patrol stops a man moving door to door trying latchkeys. He claims to be restoring a key to its owner and dismisses the question with a signature on a hotel register as proof of identity. A financial expert adds that prices will not return to prewar levels anytime soon.
The article argues that many personality tests and systems aim to read character from handwriting, brow shape, voice, and other traits. It warns these methods can aid hiring and education but are not definitive, urging use of multiple approaches while recognizing power and performance matter most.
Readers may submit questions to the Messenger Frederick Haskin at Washington. Send a brief plain query with full name and a two cent return postage stamp for his reply. Replies are sent directly to the asker by the Cin é bureau.
In English law pin money is periodic support from husband for wife. Air weighs by sealing air in a bulb then weighing before and after admitting air. Columbia University led summer 1920 enrollment with 9 790 students, Chicago second at 5 406. Navy says time to furnish a cep after launch varies.
Local worker W H Sero details a dramatic recovery from crippling rheumatism after using Neutrone Prescription 99. He describes severe initial symptoms, months of nonresponse to doctors, and a swift improvement after starting the remedy, claiming full restoration after multiple bottles and returning to steady work. Endorsement from McKee Drug Co. and leading druggists referenced.
The excerpt covers ship launch schedules for the California and Maryland with expected commissions and readiness dates. It also presents a series of quiz questions and concise answers on Coxey's Army, Irish MPs, snakes drinking water, Ten Nights in a Bar Room author, and the use of J in military designations.
City officials debate approval of new pumping machinery amid claims of prior costly equipment and energy waste. The council approves a $1,026 loan for police and safety funding as other measures, including a five ton truck weight limit and street assessment charges, are debated.
Huntington West Virginia November 16. Huntington high school girls protest a movement by the parent teachers association to simplify dress and ban cosmetics. A senior vows to attend classes bare faced or with flour and asks why not turn the school into a convent. A card asking opinions on cosmetics drew male students submitting remarks, prompting a counter card condemning boys who use Bandoline and Brilliantine and perfumes.
Conflicting reports from London say Premier Venizelos claimed 85 percent backing for his party while an exchange dispatch suggested Venizelos and his followers were defeated. A fragmentary telegraph note hints at unsettled results and ongoing uncertainty.
A mix of social visits local church notes and a rail strike impact frame the Lancaster Logan scene. Rev W G Williamson leads St Pauls mission while Rev Plummer moves to McArthur Ath ens and Nelsonville. Miss Lucy Bowen shares France experiences at the Presbyterian church. Will White dies aged 56 linked to Hocking Valley circles. Mrs John Enoon dies of goitre in Gallagher avenue leaving five children. funeral at Oakgrove cemetery.
Petitions for naturalization as American citizens may be presented in common pleas court in Athens county on the Wednesday after the second Monday. The 1921 petitions can also be filed on the Wednesday after the first Monday. Saturday and Monday passed with no suits tied in.
The Ak Ron Indians and Ole Tigers played to a 7 to 7 tie in Cleveland yesterday. Pollard, a standout back, scored for the visitors with a 20 yard run to the left end in the second period. Copley kicked the extra point.
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