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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
3
A speaker argues that business sustains life and society by enabling homes, schools, roads, and culture. He claims business people are among the sanest and most moral, noting honesty and fairness pay, while acknowledging faults and gossip about rascality in business. He emphasizes the public value of ethical conduct in commerce.
A reflection on the Pilgrims landing in North America and enduring a hard first winter. The piece links their gratitude for harvest to a broader national tradition and cites President Wilson's Thanksgiving Proclamation urging devotion, stewardship, and service to others.
The editor argues that education needs public sponsorship and stronger selling of school projects to gain support. Governor Coolidge is cited as seeking greater financial commitment, claiming publicity and clear, honest presentation will boost accepted investments in educational efficiency.
A fragmented passage notes informal talk about spirits and communication, mentions clothes industry changes and artists, and jokes about rent payments and bachelor life. The text includes stray phrases on art, income tax instalments, and social habits without a coherent narrative.
A collection of light anecdotes about Anna at public school miscounting two pennies as two plus two, Mrs. Nurich dreaming of wealth at a dinner, and playful quips about a marble bust and a baby resembling his father. The humor centers on misunderstandings and family pride.
Los Angeles grows as a major harbor and film hub with diverse industry support. The piece notes the city’s census growth to about 576,000, its harbor ambitions, and booming local crafts in lumber, paint, power, and costumes. It highlights a California bungalow boom and the attraction of mild winters for Eastern retirees while praising the state’s climate and opportunities.
A miscellany of Q A items covers topics from telephone counts in the United States versus Europe to winterizing automobiles, early cabinet members under Washington, gas usage per gallon, and redwood tree dimensions. It also includes notes on tapioca origin, and a 1920 letter from Eugene Owens in Buchtel Ohio discussing Ireland and Irish sport.
Editor notes an error in The Messenger issue of November 22 regarding a Dublin dispatch. The piece wrongly claims Black and Tans killed ten at a hockey match in Croke Park with Sinn Fein pickets guarding. The forum emphasizes hockey is not an Irish national game and urges correcting the report.
Chauncey welcomes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mourne formerly Miss Marie Dew. Earl Stanley and Miss Gertrude Bridge wed at First Christian church parsonage chauncey with Rev. Gilbert B Courtney officiating. Local clubs and church services announced with meetings and guest speakers. Box social program invites all. Abraham Wilson of Chauncey visits Cincinnati. Chauncey high school faculty and forty pupils hosted by Mrs. E. M. Garrett in Athens. A kitchen fire at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin’s home in Chauncey was controlled by neighbors with minimal damage.
The funeral for George Nelson of Hamley Run was conducted at his residence Monday afternoon. The remains were then moved to the Nye cemetery for interment. He is survived by his wife and several children.
The First Christian Sunday school presents a home missionary playlet titled Pilgrim's Old and New at the church next Sunday evening. The program aims to be interesting and instructive and invites public attendance. An offering will be taken for home missions.
An old advertisement urges readers to restore health by taking 8.8.8. tonic from a drugstore. It claims to improve appetite, build strength, and prevent run-down conditions, noting recovery and general well-being as outcomes. The piece imitates a period medical ad, mentioning Cad Mee in Atlanta Georgia.
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