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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
4
Disjointed figures list mail subscription prices in Ohio with terms like 12 and 60 weeks, 160 week year $7.00 and four weeks 60c, plus six months and outside options. The fragment notes subscriptions by mail and mentions defense and expiration.
Mr. Whiting Williams reports bad social and industrial conditions in England with high unemployment driving drink and despair. He cites crowded slums in Glasgow and warns a prolonged strike would bring drunkenness, misery, violence, and loss of production hurting workers and global markets.
Experts say rats can be exterminated only through long term nationwide effort not just special rat days. Start with rat proofing buildings and safe food storage, use effective traps, and employ poison where rats cannot die inside walls. The Bureau of Biological Survey offers guidance through the Washington offices.
The modern woman club is praised as a valuable refuge for both home and business women. It offers relaxation from routine duties, social contact, access to books and magazines, and lectures on topics like conserving natural gas and budgeting income. The piece argues clubs now serve lasting community value beyond gossip and fashion.
The piece notes Europe’s need to import food from America due to war damage and surplus here. It mentions a 60 percent fall in September cotton exports year over year and links the decline to British strikes and Italian worker agitation. It frames Southern planters as suffering amid alleged Italian Bolshevism and English agitators.
A discussion argues that idleness wastes resources and nationalization may curb waste, noting that those responsible for inefficiency do not always bear the highest costs.
A series of light anecdotes include a jester quip about donkeys and a wife’s comeback, a Columbus bank teller recalling a witty teacher, and a lecturer’s drink question with a punchline about a donkey preferring water over beer.
New York Oct 16 Reverend H M Warren heads the Save a Life League offering aid to those considering suicide. He explains causes including economic distress sex troubles loss of income loneliness and societal pressures. He notes many callers are sane and emphasizes practical help and spiritual guidance.
Among thousands of congratulators was Uncle Robinson of the Detroit def team, as Steve ONeill continued his hitting display. In the seventh inning of the final game a double to left center was followed by Coveleskie's bunt, and the runner died after being run down between second and third.
A compendium of reader questions with concise answers on topics from voting rights to currency during the Civil War era. Includes details on congresswomen counts in several states, Hudson River tunnel costs, soap bubble formula, Native American voting eligibility, shin plaster origin, Greek Church headship, juvenile courts, and Romania and Transylvania population notes. Local notices follow with names and places among Athens residents and visitors.
Circle Hill Mr and Mrs Frank Kirkendall were called to Glouster by the illness of their daughter. Mr and Mrs Wm Hale and Mr and Mrs Clyde Sedgwick spent Sunday at Sand Rock. Mr and Mrs Clarence Hall were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Garlinger. Situ Mivhatein writing A Wellston.
The Plains crowd includes Mr. and Mrs. Dory Nagle and children driving to Athens Sunday. Sam Gabriel and eight year old son visited Athens Saturday for tonsil and adenoid removal at Copeland's Hospital. Shoppers from Athens and various county residents visited relatives and hosted meals Sunday and Saturday.
An Albany report notes the Peach Ridge Wolfe River apples, weighing up to 1 1 2 pounds, sold by Vern Vorhes who weighed several fruits. Miss Bess Trible baked two fat pies from the apples. Searles and Sisson family details are listed with a political note on a vote for Harding.
The report notes a well attended Republican speech last Saturday night. It lists local residents helping fill silos at the children's home in Athens several days prior. Others mention visits, departures for California, church attendance, and a return from New York to buy a farm near Lancaster.
Mrs. Sheldon Parker welcomed daughter Cora Calderwood visiting from the west. About forty guests, mostly from Athens and Rutland, enjoyed a Sunday meal after Sunday school. John Duckler, M. A. Dixon hosted by B. W. Kenney and family for a midweek visit.
David S. Paul a 60 year old bank messenger vanished October 5 while carrying 10000 in cash and 12500 in checks. His body was found in a shallow grave near Camden thirty miles southeast of the city. His skull showed an axe blow and the missing funds were not recovered. Authorities search for a so called murder car linked to three men seen near the Tabernacle last Friday.
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