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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
4
Robert E Ward listed as national advertising representative with offices at 226 Fifth Avenue New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago for agency coordination.
Samuel Blythe discusses America’s political standstill in the Doldrums, arguing October’s Libra panic and November’s stormy waters slow action. He notes December’s Archer brings decisive movement, while praising the calm for thoughtful planning and setting targets.
A Kansas City mystic convention last week sparked debate as a speaker urged marching “highways and byways” to compel people to accept her version of truth. The report notes public skepticism and questions the method of forcing beliefs.
A student of road problems argues for a state or county highway maintenance department with continuous inspectors. Daily or frequent checks would spot cracks and repairs early, mirroring railroad right of way practices to prevent accidents and costly later work, with savings covering the program.
The New York Herald reports Senator Harding’s Friday speech renewing the Republican plank for social and industrial justice. He rejects paternalism and military bureaucracy, arguing for real, functioning social reforms and an administrative center to reduce confusion and waste.
A columnist reports Washington plans a nationwide drive by the government to remove the label illegitimate, granting children born out of wedlock inheritance and paternal rights. The piece cites 32,400 such births yearly and a 70 percent infant mortality rate, urging uniform laws and better support for unwed mothers and their babies.
A Scotsman and an Irishman spar over bagpipes with the Irishman claiming Ireland invented them and gifted them to Scotland. Another Scot in London learns to count change after repeatedly checking his figure, the shopkeeper quipping about his caution.
A retrospective on the 1916 campaign notes the bold Hughes strategy of negative campaigning and the weak, noncommittal message from Hughes. It cites independent and progressive voters in California and the West as decisive, with Roosevelt's return not fully restoring his 1912 strength.
A public notice invites readers to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC. It clarifies the bureau offers information only not legal medical or financial advice and will not resolve domestic issues. Send question with full name address and two cents postage for return replies.
A set of trivia and factual questions answers various topics from power output of the human body to Italy’s alcohol mix. It covers horsepower limits for individuals deficits in energy, numbers on global debt rise since 1914, infant mortality in 1919, the Prohibition Party’s 1872 convention, and Panama Canal tolls reaching 1,010,166 in September.
The Geological Survey states Mount Marcy is the Adirondacks highest peak at 5 344 feet. The piece notes long use of gloves in history from ancient Greeks to Romans and later among nobility and clergy.
Sand Rock and nearby towns saw numerous family gatherings as residents spent Sunday with relatives. Carl and Mrs. Grandstaff and baby visited Ed McLeod. Fletcher Davis family and Nellie Grigsby traveled from Sharpsburg to Charley Brawley. Jess King joined Jerseyville relatives while M W Balderson and family visited Rebecca Linscott in Malta. John Vandyke and children called on friends in Chesterhill. Merwin Bryson and Bean family visited O O Bryson. Sylvia White and son Byrle from Utley visited Jennie Brawley. Orla Roberts family and children joined W.
H. Robinson notes Mr and Mrs George France of Broadwell were calling on relatives at this place Sunday.
New Marshfield residents host relatives and friends including E G Gibson of Mineral and Martha Robbins in a busy week. Edna Knowlton visits from Ohio University while many families share Sundays across Chauncey Athens and Mineral. Gardening and fruit work continue as Martha Robbins plans to move.
The Great Western Sugar Company on Thursday announced a one cent per pound drop in refined beet sugar to robbers. The reduction is effective immediately, lowering the price to 11.82 dollars per hundred in Denver.
A vintage promotion urges mothers to give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs to constipated or ill children to prevent sickness tomorrow. It appeals to concerns about fever fussiness cold colic sour stomach and bad breath as a gentle laxative remedy.
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