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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates on application for Home or Foreign office readings with nominal obituary charges. National Advertising Representatives listed as Robert K Ward Inc at 501 Fifth Ave New York City and 6 South Wainton Avenue Chicago.
A brief excerpt notes that secrecy offers advantages and warns against revealing thoughts to others, citing a line from Job 15 8 as context for cautious counsel and self restraint.
French currency slides as German currency collapses and Germany cannot meet reparations. German inflation aims to fund foreign payments but weakens its own goal. France, hinging on German money for reconstruction, faces heart strain as the fall threatens both nations. The crisis, however, may unite France and its leaders in recognizing German recovery as essential to French survival.
The swindling problem remains serious with 500 fraud cases pending in the federal Justice Department and alleged losses totaling 140 million dollars. Most states fail to curb the boom, leaving enforcement to Washington while urging harsher laws and broad public education on investment. Prosecutions help reduce but cannot end fraud as long as gullible individuals seek quick riches from schemes.
In workplaces adults show deference to bosses and to Miss Pansy Plush the typist yet treat working boys with rough handling when they are summoned or commanded, like a trained dog. The piece contrasts senior staff respect with youth labor perceived as lower status.
The piece laments rough treatment of a young man just starting out and calls out insensitivity toward youth and towards girls. It contrasts grown adults with fresh arrivals, noting the ache of unkind words and the harm of blunt rebukes. It underscores that empathy matters more than hardening oneself in toil.
A veteran speaker urges empathy for young workers recalling his own rough beginnings. He warns that harsh treatment shapes future leaders and cites a past incident injuring a baggage car trainee, who was Thomas A. Edison.
A diary style column from Athens Ohio recounts a Sunday routine with family chores and local scenes. The writer notes breakfast, shoe polishing, Sunday School plans, sightings of neighbors and local figures, a trip with Will Morse to Nelsonville, encounters with townsfolk, church attendance, and reflections on finances and poetry.
A collage of quirky items from Tom Sims notes includes stock abbreviations, piano players in kitchens, presidential dreams, a blue baboon arrival in the U S and debates on football danger. Interspersed are autos stuck in mud in Iowa City and a Chicago arrest involving Matthews of the Polar regions.
Washington reports describe the federal farm loan system built on four thousand associations and dozens of land banks. Appraisers assess soils and productivity to determine loan security, creating a growing nationwide archive that could become a benchmark for farm values and future land sales.
The article recalls J. E. Young age 76 who last week took a notable step or action. The reminiscence contrasts childhood yarn socks with current silk hose while hinting at a recent public or personal move involving Young.
A quirky column presents consumer questions and trivia about hedges holly buffet timing and beriberi. It notes traffic officers, asks about hedge use, buffet service times, and Japanese term kakke for beriberi. The piece blends playful inquiries with small practical facts.
A public information offer from The Athens Messenger invites readers to write in with questions for the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin. It states the service covers general information but not legal medical or financial advice and requires full name address and return postage.
The questions cover why no thirteen cent stamp exists in the new series, who invented soap, whether lamp shade paper can be parchmentized, Washington’s salary, China becoming a republic in 1912, origin of mastiffs, Mohammedan prayer Namaz, finest streets, and music hold duration. Answers note lack of demand for thirteen cent stamps, antiquity of soap, parchmentizing method, and historical facts.
Mary E. Robinson daughter of James and Mary Wood born August 11 1844 married to James L. Robinson February 25 1863. She lived 80 years in a devoted marriage producing eight children and leaves numerous grandchildren sisters and surviving kin. She died in July 1921 at age 78 years three months and one day. Her family mourns in verse and prayer.
The Robinson family thanks friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of their wife and mother. They praise Rev. Harry M. Wilson for consoling words, the singers, those who sent flowers, the use of cars, and Mr. L. R. Andrews. James I. Robinson and Children.
A brief excerpt cites Goethe stating that the purpose of any object lies in the observer's perception. It reflects on meaning and interpretation and the notion that value is assigned by the viewer.
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