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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1922
Page
4
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Plans proceed in western Pennsylvania West Virginia and southern Ohio to convert coal to electric power in mining regions. Two new plants will cost around 30 million dollars and supply lines will extend to major industrial areas. The project aims to electrify coal regions like California’s water powered system while boosting mining operation efficiency and regional development. Parental involvement in school welfare is urged beyond basic chores.
A Toledo public school location forces pupils to cross eight railroad tracks provoking strong criticism of line and rail authorities. The public debate laments missteps in site selection and calls for safer crossing methods, noting the decision process is opaque to most residents.
The 17 year old North Redwood station agent Richard W Sears turned a refused watch shipment into a mail order empire. Starting in 1884 in a dusty telegraph office, he built Sears Roebuck & Co. and grew to over 178 million dollars in orders last year among 7 million customers. Opportunity lies with individuals, not place. Fire Prevention Day noted but no law against preventing one in advance.
A featured study of Kentucky miners in Lynch Stearns and Himlerville shows why they stay or move. It covers wages, dangers, welfare camps, home ownership attempts, and the pull of mountain life for native workers amid large operators and cooperative experiments.
Readers submit inquiries on religion air plants diamonds and cooking with answers from the Washington information desk. Topics include Henry J. Allen's church membership What is a vacuum tube used for in a radio set and how many immigrants entered the U.S. in 1921 22. Advice on plant care and a meat jelly recipe close the item.
The Watch Dog column recounts Mr. M. H. Doolittle sending a ninety year old land turtle from Carbondale. The writer jokes about disposing of the creature, notes its inscription A. H.1831 found by Muriel Daugherty, and teases Hewitt estate ads and local classifieds. A playful closing urges readers to submit Sunday want ads.
The text describes softening gelatin in cold water then dissolving in hot meat stock with salt. It instructs to chill until jelly like, then heat thoroughly. It adds paprika capers salt and additional ingredients before chilling again to harden.
A enforcement officer inspecting a West Indies ship overhauled a car go and found a cask marked Genuine Jama icarum. Mistakenly linking icarium to Icarus he assumed it contained aeronautical gear and let it pass. The riddle notes a wrong conclusion and hints at a separate brain teaser answer about a rabbit and a square wood.
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