Bond market woes ease not as war debts loom
The article notes Liberty bonds trading below par as government deficits rise with a projected 5 billion funding need in eight months. It cites Mellon's deficit forecast, outstanding Victory bonds nearing maturity, tight money, and foreign troubles weighing on prices. Peace in Europe and disarmament could lift bonds, while opposition to the bonus movement among ex soldiers shapes sentiment.
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United States
Mellen
Near East
Europe
Anti Bonus League Forms in New York
An Anti-Bonus League for ex servicemen is formed in New York with aims to extend its reach nationwide. Backers of the bonus are not halting after the veto and will push the issue after Congress reconvenes. The group argues veterans who served without visible injuries gained value from wartime training and earnings often rose during service.
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Luke
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Court House Corner
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Charleston
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Insects Mirror Human Civilization, Scientist Says
A scientist discusses marvels of the insect world from ant armies to burying beetles and wingless locust bridges. He argues mutual aid in insects shows rudiments of civilization and compares instinct with human intelligence within a broader natural order.
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South Africa
Ceylon
J. Arthur Thomson
Thomson
Tom Sims Quips On Living Wage and Courtroom Ironies
A local columnist quotes Tom Sims claiming every man deserves a living wage except the non payer. A separate note mentions an express driver found with 56 suits and arrested, with a sly remark that he should have posed as a landlord.
Touring the Bluegrass Region a Kentucky travel sketch
Lexington columnist surveys the Bluegrass Region highlighting historic estates nurseries and farms in Woodford Scott Bourdon and nearby counties. He notes limestone roads, famed Thoroughbreds, notable farms such as Nantura and Camden, and warns that drought and deforestation have altered the landscape.
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Ten Broeck and
Longfellow
Nantura Stock Farm
Nantura
Frank Harper
Adam
Betsy Marper
Woodford County
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn
Johnson N. Camden
West Virginia
Susan Hart
Spring Hill
Hart
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Harpers
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Xalpa
Mexico
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E. H. Taylor
Windsor Castle
Taylor
Georgetown
Bluegrass
Spring Station
Woodford
Scott
Bourdon
Fayette
Mason
Madison
Clark
Mercer
Boyle
France
Feffis of Athens Sees Greece France and Venizelos
The article profiles Arthur Feffis a Greek confectioner in Athens who discusses the postwar scene. He criticizes France for aiding Turks, supports Venizelos as Greece’s savior, and advocates a Greek republic under King George’s abdication. He links Greece’s future to Venizelos and vows allegiance to Greece and the U.S. policy.
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Court Street
Athens
Greece
Ballian
France
U. S
England
United States
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Venizelos
George
George Gonatas
Eleutherios Venizelos
Mocking Valley
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Europe
Hones
America
Lost and found ads highlight items returned at Messenger
A quirky piece notes a strange girl named Jennie Prance and clarifies lost and found ads. It reminds readers to place ads in the Sunday Messenger for any unclaimed tags rigs neck pieces and purses that were found and returned to owners.
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Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Questions and Answers Information Bureau Notice
Readers may send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Washington D C for information only The bureau cannot give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic troubles Enclose two cents for return postage and write questions with full name and address
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Athens
Potato bug reaches France after long European spread
A Colorado potato bug once feared in Europe for five decades has appeared in France marking a new incursion in the region. The find raises concern for potato crops and demands monitoring by agricultural authorities.
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France
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