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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1923
Page
4
The piece notes that women’s garment factories face closures as shirtwaists and skirts fall from fashion, leaving producers to shift to house dresses bloomers or sport wear. It argues rapid styles drive high prices, urges standardization, and links fashion cycles to national policy decisions under a forthcoming presidency.
A declared candidate warns that the upcoming events may shape America and the world more than the past decade. He says peace is incomplete, Europe remains an armed camp, reconstruction stalls, and renewed war could exhaust highly civilized nations, worsening disease and poverty in the U.S.
Mussolini argues a dictatorship can endure if well managed. He contrasts it with Rome and Caesar, noting tyranny fades and lasting stability comes from liberty led institutions. He cites America and Britain as enduring examples of stable governance.
Detroit attorney James Hannibal Clancey argues the law is the country’s biggest game of chance. He claims good lawyers win bad cases while poor lawyers ruin good cases and calls pleadings a wreckage of the dark ages. He links this to justice failure and business losses.
Washington segment explains ho w to buy or build a home with expert government guidance from the Division of Building and Housing, Hoover era standards, and a 5 cent compilation. It outlines income ratios for home price, loan details, and an income based cost table for families earning from 1200 to 6000 dollars, plus references to Architects Small House Service Bureaus and regional plans.
Bernard Martin a 13 year old boy died in Cleveland after suffering a brain hemorrhage from injuries sustained in a school football game on Thursday. The incident occurred as officials investigated the accidental injury.
On the steamship Viathan en route to New York, George, noted British writer and expert on feminine questions, told reporters by radio that he favors printing all divorce case testimony in detail. He is bound for Palm Beach.
In Canton on November 24 a large Ku Klux Klan parade attracted thousands in the streets. The event capped the town’s largest demonstration in memory, with a dense turnout and notable police presence amid the tense atmosphere.
A July tale from Athens tells of a village blacksmith and his talkative shop. A giant mad dog leads to a clash with loafers, a siege by welding chain to the smith, and the family left behind after his nine days of madness and a widow’s search for gratitude.
A Columbus man involved in vigilantism boasts his actions reduced vice in three weeks while a young driver Burr may have survived if he stayed in his lane. He admits sticking to power grabs from city to national government is popular.
A Nelsonville hunter aimed to frighten his wife with a pistol during a joke. The gun discharged and she was wounded but survived. The incident prompted investigation as authorities consider charges.
Suggestion to publish line She Is Gone But Not Forgotten as a reverent evening tribute. Encourages readers of The Messenger to read the Want Ads each night and reflect on the message.
Information Bureau offers Q A column with reader questions answered by Washington expert. Sample queries cover World War motion picture footage, sulphur hair tonics, Panama revolutions, patent issuance, Rose Window loss, and acids in fruits with concise expert replies.
The Society of Automotive Engineers notes wireless control in Dayton Ohio by an engineer once with McCook Field staff. It has been shown several times and drew public attention at the St Louis aeronau tical meet.
A brief note indicates methyl ester detected in plums cherries currants grapes and strawberries with raspberries. Boric acid is said to be present in oranges and lemons.
Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania and former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan will speak at the Anti Saloon League of America convention in Washington D C in January. Their addresses close the event on January 16 with a preconference for dry workers in Hotel Raleigh from January 9 to 11.
New York reports opium smoking in Siam with police protection contrasted to America where drinking is policed. Dr W W Peter of the American Child Health Association notes 35 percent of Siam government revenue comes from opium sales, with 1919 20 revenue over 30 million dollars and more than 10 million from opium alone. Opium is described as a strictly guarded government monopoly.
In India the items are manufactured into the final form and neatly packed in metal tubes resembling toothpaste tubes, prepared for ready consumption.
Public notice advertises The Williams Treatment for rheumatism and urinary troubles caused by body acids. Since 1892 many users praise it and a free 32 dose bottle is offered with 10 cents for postage, while supplies last. One bottle per address, no COD. Send to D A Williams Co Dept BA-1612 East Hampton Conn.
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