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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1920

Page

4

Columbus Daily Times Subscription Rates Decline

Advertisement lists subscription pricing and options for mail delivery in Ohio and nationwide. Details include annual, six month, and four week rates, with rates per region and discounts for advance payment. Also notes obituary and cards of banks as nominal charges. National ad reps listed in New York and Chicago.

Ohio Hubert E. Wa Fifth Avenue New York City South Wabash Avenue Chicago

Prices and Wages in Industry Warn on Labor Productivity

The article argues that price cuts by manufacturers have not yet reduced wages but warns this could change if demand falters. It links high current wages to efficiency and higher output, noting that sustained prosperity hinges on workers increasing productivity to preserve profits and avoid wage cuts.

Free Trade Follies and the Wool Market Crisis

The article reports 1920 nine month wool imports totaling 406,498,411 pounds valued at 100,890,324 with near duty free treatment, a depressed market, and prices fluctuating from 15 to 50 cents per pound. It notes a lack of established raw wool prices, government stockpiles, and proposed rediscount terms while highlighting ministerial concerns over agriculture and industry.

Ben Board Federal Board Way Boston Clevedas

Offer to Be His Friend Cited in Brief Note

A fragmentary note reads Dear Mrie Thompson offering friendship and urging him not to think of her in any other way, suggesting a personal communication preserved in a local notice or column.

Hever

Old fashioned foods and customs make a comeback plea

An official plea from the department of agriculture urges reviving corned beef bread pudding and old fashioned dishes. A restaurant owner notes bread portions shrink while puddings vanish and a grandfather hopes for restored old fashioned dances buggies and girls. Modern fare may seem pale by comparison.

Bureau of Market Information Department of Agriculture

Opinions Reprinted at End

Pittsburgh Gazette Times argues that despite the constitution there is risk of autocracy under President Wilson. It contends his war powers expanded executive reach and warns that Democratic victory in November would legitimize subordinating Congress to the executive.

Pittsburgh Gazette-Times Woodrow Wilson Congress

After Dinner Stories and a Train Stop Abroad

A traveler arrives in a southern town and is greeted by a colored porter shouting Palace hotel. The traveler asks if the hotel is American or European, and the porter muses about Irish staff. A famous actress declines a football game invite, confessing the cheerleaders’ megaphones make her nervous.

Palace Hotel Rastus

Lincoln and McClellan Clash in 1864 Campaign Race

Washington dispatch details Lincoln’s renomination and re election amid Republican rivals and a powerful Democratic machine. It notes union victories, Baltimore and Chicago conventions, selection of Andrew Johnson, and Lincoln’s narrow win with 212 electoral votes to McClellan’s 21.

Washington Dfscult Abraham Lincoln Lincoln McClellan North Abe Belican Union Arraies Democratic Party South Republican Organization National “Union Baltimore Union Cleve John C. Fremont Jne Cochrane Horace Greeley Thaddeus Stevens Stevens Andrew Johnson McClelain Gideon Welles Chicago General McClellan George H. Pendleton Ohio Atlanta Virginia Confederacy Pennsylvania Meade Sheridan New York Tammany Hall New York City Greeley New York Tribune New York Herald Mac New Jersey Kentucky Delaware

Information Bureau offer from Athens Messenger

The Athens Messenger advertises an information bureau directed from Washington D C offering to answer questions. It states no legal medical or financial advice, no domestic dispute settlement, and that questions should include name and address with two cents for postage.

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C The Inquirer

Wood types used in airplane manufacture

The Forest Service notes several spruce varieties are favored for aircraft due to high strength-to-weight ratio, uniform texture, and defect absence. The Q&A also covers daylight saving origins, Niagara Falls fatalities, nautical mile definition, and congressional record history.

Forest Service United States William Wyllett House of Commons Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Italy Switzerland Spain Portugal Nova Scotia America Congress Niagara Falls K. E

Local social notes from Guysville and nearby towns

Guyville residents report visits from relatives in West Virginia and Coolville. Miss Pauline Maxon Bern ice Keller and Naomi Kincade hosted by Miss Mary Fuller. Mrs Eliza Coleman hosted Margaret Williamson from Columbus. J W Dixon and Marjorie of Athens visited Nina Fuller. F E Kincade and son Paul attended funeral of Mrs Mary Johnson at Chesterhill. Bilderback and son from West Virginia spent week with Dr and Mrs P R McLaughlin. H J Geisendorfer and Floyd George hosted and visited Parkersburg Nelsonville locals. Dr P R McLaughlin noted as a county resident in ongoing notes.

Pallie Chapman West Virginia Pauline Maxon Bernice Keller Naomi Kincade Coolville Mary Fuller Margaret Williamson Columbus Eliza Coleman J. W. Dixon Marjorie Athens Nina Fuller F. E. Kincade Paul Kime Mary Johnson Chesterhill Bilderback P. R. McLaughlin H. J. Geisendorfer Parkersburg Floyd George Nelsonville Leona Chapman W. L Geneva Frey

New M. E. Pastor Preaches Sunday in Columbus

A new pastor moved with his family from Haydenville to Columbus last week and will preach at 7 p.m. Sunday evening inviting locals to attend the service.

Lumbus M. E Haydenville

Japans plan to name high commission in US relations

Tokyo reports the foreign office is studying naming a high commission as a possible step to ease Japanese American relations. No official proposal to the U S. has been made. Japan says its stance is about equal rights for all foreigners and not about land ownership. The immigration question is considered settled by a gentlemen’s agreement and not part of the dispute.

Matthew Webb John Lincoln Soules W. J. Kendall Boston Carlisle D. Graham George Hazlett William Potts Buffalo Maria Speltania John Dixon Hydrographic Office United States Congress A. I.K Congress Henry W. Kinney United Press Tokio High Commission Foreign Office Viscount Shibazawa Viscount Kanejo Japan America

Heavy Walnut Crop Promises Local Planting Boom

A year with one of the heaviest black walnut crops in years may spur grove plantings this fall. The Ohio Department of Forestry and Ohio Experiment Station note walnuts as a durable hardwood suited to farm waste lands, needing moderate fertility and moisture. bottom lands are ideal, though hillsides with eastern or northern exposure also support growth.

Department of Forestry Ohio

Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Mosaic

A collage of reader questions covers cleaning white felt, arm guidance for couples, gift ideas for a boyfriend, age differences in engagement, and whether a girl should date without marriage intent. Mrs Thompson offers practical, cautious guidance on love, etiquette, and proprieties.

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Ition Belect Np. ii Esem & Erald Priniing Co Mensengeruilding Ohla Free Trade Follies E Thompson Edith EH. Moriarty Gaitenen By Frederic J. Haskin Guysville Ayaid Blome Mrs. Thompson Jore Pim Ahould Lydia E. Pinkham Cairo E. Pinkham Chattanooga Tenn R. A Orchard Knob Ave Buic Buick V. Oo. B. Fastert Flint, Michigan Athens County Buick Co. Cor. Court and Carpenter Chestnut Watkins Neesonville
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