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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1923
Page
4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. To the man's tender mate was woman born, and in obeying nature she best serves the purpose of heaven.
The October American outlines IL G Wells proposed curriculum for youths to age 16. It emphasizes English fluency, Latin and Greek basics, foreign languages, universal history, geography, science, psychology, and physical and civic development through varied activities.
A discussion notes that profit may arise from mistakes in investment and from the ongoing work of government officials and reputable firms teaching the distinction between sound and unsound investments. The text suggests a broader view of learning from financial missteps.
The piece notes an overabundance of filling stations similar to saloons of old. While convenient at frequent intervals, extra blocks add little for motorists but raise overhead. Competition drives up costs for gas, oil, air and service, pushing expenses onto consumers.
The railroad brotherhoods seek wage hikes to the 1920 peak amid rail prosperity while farmers demand lower freight rates and export cuts. The dispute pits labor against agriculture, risking compromise with limited gains for either side as both press claims on railroad revenue.
Washington analysis outlines a push for Congress to authorize importer associations to jointly buy foreign raw materials. It argues that coordinated buying could lower costs for rubber, camphor, quinine and nitrates, while safeguards would keep such groups from controlling domestic pricing. Exporters already operate under the Webb-Pomerene Act with cooperative sale abroad.
A fragment discusses fears that allowing a combined domestic market and iion would advantage cooperative members who would use it to exploit chasing abroad.
A regional column describes Stewart growing with foreign-born oil field workers. The piece notes their numbers, culture, and daily life from dawn to dusk, including work, meals, games, and reading. It mentions tensions, nicknames, and a local remark about oil discoveries and aging residents.
A vintage ad promotes a free booklet showing hand and machine sewing methods, cutting and making children's clothes, embroidery stitches, finishing waistlines, and patterns. Send two cents in stamps with the coupon to receive the booklet by mail.
Frederic J. Wastin of the Athens Messenger Information Bureau asks readers to attach two cents for return postage to receive a free booklet. The directive specifies stamp payment should accompany the request.
A fragmented column mocks pretentious talk and rumors about the Hunkies while promoting Wednesday want ads. Readers are urged to place ads for three-day runs, promising exposure on Thursday Friday and Sunday with phone contact.
A public notice explains that The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Frederic J. Haskin Washington DC will answer questions. It states no legal medical or financial advice, no domestic dispute resolution, and asks for a plain question full name address and two cents with return postage.
The Mt Vernon Tacties' Association reports 497,232 people have visited Mount Vernon in the past two years, indicating strong interest in the historic site.
In April 1921 Prince Albert of Monaco visited Washington. He drew revenues from a famous gambling resort and spent them on deep sea dredging for science. He attended with Albert Einstein at the National Academy of Sciences invitation to receive medals from the National Geographic Society and for ocean research. Albert died in June 1922.
The text notes Lincoln read his Gettysburg Address in about a minute with no applause as listeners were moved. Edward Everett spoke two hours and was well received though his words were soon forgotten. It adds that daylight is about 100000 times brighter than moonlight.
Harvey Fry moved into St Nichols house vacated by Elmer Guseman. Jeff and Frances Harrison and Humphrey family families traveled to Albany. Fred Schmidt and Alfred Wetklow families visited Dan Bartlett in Athens. Worth Dicken and children were guests in Carbon Hill. Guy Daily and Joe Riley with Grant Michaels visited from Canaanville. Clarence Powell and wife announce a baby boy. Ed Michaels found his 8 month calf dead after frosted clover. Will Potts family and Grant Michaels drove to Hebbardsville. Poling, formerly of Athens, now shoemaker in Athens, visited. Jess Beverage and son Guy from Nelsonville joined Frank Smith’s hosts after Craigsville trip. Elza McGranor of Athens stayed with Zine Courtney. Sunday they visited Austin Hawk near Albany for dinner.
School Superintendent William L. Hanahan says calisthenics and supervised play during the last fifteen minutes of each school day are now required in every rural school, aligning with the compulsory physical education law passed by the last legislative session.
A rider named Paul Littler, aged unknown, nearly fell when his machine slipped off a guard rail while turning from a hill on the Epringfield up bana road north of the city. The vehicle hung twenty five feet above tracks as onlookers watched in shock.
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