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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1923
Page
4
A compact moral meditation contrasts Job's lament with Dryden's image of inward sympathy. The speaker notes souls within us weave unseen connections and sense another's distress as if a tiny, spider like touch travels across distance.
Week of fire prevention stresses ordinary care and enforcement of codes to cut fires that destroy lives and property. Secretary Davis addresses Ellis Island usage, arguing immigration flows reflect other nations' compliance with laws, urging more orderly entry to curb congestion and abuses.
The public library serves as a key resource for teachers and students, offering technical books, reference works, and source materials for debates. Parents find guidance for home and business while leisure reads ease long winter evenings with modern entertainments now common.
The piece notes Ellis Island conditions critiqued by Ambassador Geddes and explores gender dynamics in retail flattery. It cites Auerbach predicting men will soon dominate hairdressing, while questioning if stores serving women will truly switch to male clerks. It argues women respond less to male flattery than men do.
Washington reports from the National Industrial Conference Board show wages and living costs both at high levels. The studies reveal rent increases, regional price differences, and a rise in the real earnings of workers since 1914.
A humorous tell of Dick and a stray cat misadventure told in a tavern style tale. The narrator weaves a quirky arc from stealing crackers to cat driven shipboard chaos and an odd marriage, ending with Dick back among vermin and nighty moral wink.
A local man near the courthouse corner notes Sharpsburg's resident sought to enforce elderberry picking limits on his land. The speaker hints Helwie should not hear of the matter and suggests the plan may unfold independently.
A fragmentary column notes a harsh winter with snow, mentions a Buckeye Lake hunting incident, a vandal slashing two basketballs at The Plains school, and a college student’s murky concerns. It advises attention to coal and ads.
The Athens Messenger information bureau invites readers to submit questions for factual answers. Address Frederic J. Haskin Washington D C and include full name address two cents postage. Replies go directly to the inquirer and no legal medical or financial advice is provided.
Yale economist Irvine Wisher estimates the April to August 1923 purchasing power of the dollar at 59.9 to 65.4 cents, using 1912 as the base. The record also notes offshore Oregon earthquakes, about 25 percent of nominees entering the Naval Academy, and a mention of Eskimo music.
Excerpts show Dr. Donald MacMillan expedition plans to record Eskimo music on phonograph disks. Q A covers Chick Evans titles in 1916, Continental Congress phrase first used, sun eclipse observation date, Apostles Creed Catholic church meaning, and tree moisture ranges.
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion, a creosote emulsion claimed to soothe inflamed membranes and kill germs in chronic coughs and colds. It asserts twofold action, builds up the system after illness, and offers a money back guarantee if relief isn’t found after following directions.
The piece discusses wood moisture, noting 50 percent water, 25 percent carbon and 24 percent hydrogen and oxygen with carbon. It cites the 1922 American tourist expenditure in Europe as about 500 million dollars. It answers origins of Paris name from Gaul history. It comments on forests with dominant tree species and remarks that some millionaires need a check.
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