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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1923
Page
4
Sprigg Curtis, a rural Liberty district schoolteacher, is hospitalized with a double fracture of the ankle after he slipped into a hole while playing baseball with his pupils. The accident occurred at the schoolyard. Typewriter exports today represent over 40 percent of the industry's total production.
An inspirational note cites 1 John 4 10 about divine love and propitiation for sins. It adds Terence on how love can transform a person so completely they seem changed.
Rodger Dolan argues that contraptions like radio and cars show human progress and that sports such as baseball and football serve as safety valves for strained nerves and political tensions. He suggests athletic events channel emotions, reducing radicalism and stabilizing society.
The author argues that the last century marks a shift from arts to industry and higher sciences applied to practical needs. He notes the acceleration of invention into use, citing Jules Verne as a prophetic figure now realized. Economic problems are details that will be solved as applications mature.
A meditation on how vocal noise acts as a social outlet. The piece cites doctors telling mothers yelling benefits a baby’s voice and lungs, arguing it helps release nervous energy and discontent, reflecting on freedom of expression.
The speaker argues crime stems from childhood and adolescence. Enduring reform requires normal childhoods, good housing, ample play, and self discipline taught by adults. Abolition of child labor and strong social agencies can prevent crime, with detention reserved for the few beyond hope.
The piece argues that international peace efforts are framed as safety first while wartime instincts dominate, turning caution into vice and rashness into virtue as conflict looms. It critiques the shift from negotiated security to aggressive postures in modern discourse.
A columnist notes the public’s fascination with baseball’s World Series dwarfs attention to political matters, suggesting national debate could progress if civic issues drew similar enthusiasm.
Washington Oct 14 The Republican party will hold a paper majority in both houses when the 68th Congress convenes. Senate 50 Republicans 43 Democrats 2 Farmer-Laborites 1 vacancy. House 222 Republicans 201 Democrats 1 Farmer-Laborite 71 Independent 1 Socialist 9 vacancies. Expect vacancies to fill giving GOP a Senate lead of 6 and House lead of 15.
A faction calling themselves Progressives, elected on the Republican ticket, demand committee chairmanships by seniority rules be challenged. Wisconsin’s entire delegation may back Senator La Follette, who pursues a political program over party organization, risking a GOP failure to organize the House or Senate.
Start with a reliable plan and close materials to build a durable home. The Bureau offers a free booklet of exterior views and floor plans for 60 brick homes, based on real houses. Mail two cents for return postage and include name and address.
Frederic J. Hankin director of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC encloses two cents for return postage on a free copy of the Brick Homes Booklet.
The piece notes Democrats can wait on legislative action as Republicans struggle to keep all members aligned. It recalls the Jan 22 1789 publication of The Power of Sympathy, the first American novel by Mrs Sarah Wentworth Morton known as Philenia.
A humorous holiday missive from Athens mentions a man in a mud hole on the Canaanville Pike awaiting Santa. He asks for gifts for friends and locals, golf gear, an aero plane for Plains folks, and notes the road to Athens must stay open each winter. He jokes about fish dying in the holes and hopes Santa arrives a few days before Christmas.
A compendium of reader questions and expert answers from the Information Bureau. Topics include hair length, football attendance records, map projections, melted snow ratios, vermiform appendix presence, military service time, auto telephone history, ZR-17 Shenandoah details, and magnification for visibility, with concise responses from designated experts.
Puzzle question hints at a riddle style item featuring a friend on a courthouse corner and a springtime egg in a store. The text includes a light street corner joke setup and a playful reference to Santa and an egg awaiting resolution.
This brief item notes trucking capacity and road-building by the Chamber of Commerce and references a pending cold wave bill. It mentions coal dealers advertising in daily want ads as people prepare for winter weather.
A recent tally shows the United States hosts roughly 1200 commercial aircraft in service, powering major airlines and regional carriers across the country. The figure reflects the size of the civilian aviation fleet and its role in travel.
Howard Carter, co discoverer with Lord Carnarvon, says two or three more winters of work are needed to reveal Tutankhamen's remains. The coming winter will dismantle shrines in the sepulchre while the ante chamber and inner chambers may take two to three seasons. Carter believes the tomb may belong to a nobleman rather than a royal youth.
A three month old calf owned by H. Zack of North Orange has front feet and a head resembling a bear and it lopes when it walks, attracting interest from local cattle dealers.
A stray OCR list catalogs numerous automotive dealers tire outlets and related firms across Ohio towns including Chauncey Athens Nelsonville Glouster Albany New Marshfield Gore Amesville and Guysville with names such as Guthrie Auto Sales Nelsonville Tire Co and Beaumont Co while several individual names like Ray James C E Ferrell and Lige Cotrillo appear among scattered addresses and company mentions. The fragment reflects a directory-like compilation of businesses rather than a connected article or feature.
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