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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1920
Page
4
A writer argues that men control power and courts while women deserve equal rights. He says harsh laws punish men for offenses against women and juries favor women. The piece urges men to support capable wives and daughters and criticizes leisure-class women.
Farmers in Alberta join the provincial bond sale offering $1,000,000 in denominations of $100, $500 and $1,000 at six percent interest. Officials note this aids reinvestment of harvest proceeds and warn against risky stocks while recommending safer Dominion bonds and other well established investments.
The fragment discusses opinions that women are gentler but less fair than men and that true fairness comes from a man with intelligence, experience, education, and age. It asserts that women have more prejudices and slower truth perception, ending with a hypothetical about women ruling the world.
A humorous vignette contrasts a shopman selling sausages with a sportsman and an American visitor debating rivers. An Englishman and visitor spar over whose rivers are sleepier before a holiday scene of a ravenous young nephew and his blunt auntie exchange. Louis adds a blunt line about his size.
King Alfonso complains that the former kaiser insulted him and notes consolation from an expert. A man living with his wife and her four sisters cannot joke about beauty among five women. Also, a quip about slide trombones and wind in the country.
Salt Lake City officials study by Osborn Monnett of United States Mines analyzes smoke causes and finds that careless operation and faulty heating plants are the main source. Recommendations include a municipal smoke commission, boiler licensing, and upgrades to old systems to curb fog and protect health.
Reader questions welcomed by The Athens Meetinger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Washington DC The service offers information but not legal medical or financial advice It does not handle domestic troubles or research submissions Send question with full name and address and two cents postage for return replies mailed directly to the inquirer.
The column lists questions and concise replies on topics like 1919 US corn harvest about three million bushels, current pitch distance sixty feet six inches, WWI labor board decisions 1 245 controversies 520 findings, League of Nations budget 400000 monthly, wartime daily cost about 24000000, leaf color in fall due to chemical content and sugar, plus emery testing methods.
The Bureau of Standards notes there is no special test for emery beyond actual use. The first successful motion picture machine was manufactured by Thomas Armatt in August 1895.
Miss Maude Rannells presided as hostess with refreshments for Otterbein Guild in Logan on a windy evening. Attendance was light due to inclement weather. Various locals and visitors were noted including Sam Cole, Mrs. Emily Petty, and Mr. Tob Whitcraft. travel and health updates seasoned the social column.
The club meeting minutes name attendees including Mrs. Merritt Wonn Mr. Huffman Mrs. Carley Bell Mrs. E Greene Mrs. J. Keller Mrs. Louella Work Mrs. Theodore G. Tritsch Mrs. Ralph Starcher Mrs. Lawrence Gano Mrs. George Krishbaum and Mrs. Ernest Barton.
The Eastern Star met at the Masonic hall with hostesses Mesdames Lehman Orr Yaw and Gooding. After a luncheon, two contests followed a parlor gathering with a tie in the alphabet contest between Mrs Wright and Mrs Littlejohn and a prize bouquet. Miss Plezza won the state abbreviation contest.
Mrs. Mauk earned two prizes and a handsome bouquet of carnations amid attendees listed including Mrs. Essie Gano Miss Ida Steinman Mrs. Carl Littlejohn Mrs. Genie Wright and others. Attorney John C. Pettit visits Columbus for the Scottish Rite reunion as a novitiate. Mrs. Miller, mother of Mrs. Harvey Linton, suffers a second stroke and remains in precarious condition. Thomas Brown of Haydenville loses control of a car near Oldtown bridge, with passenger Miss Kate Lehman sustaining minor injuries.
A Georgia quarry replaces blasting powder with compressed air to split granite. Damages from the incident were minimal and the exact cause of the accident remains unclear.
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