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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
4
National Advertising Repeaters Roberta Ward Inc located at 801 Fifth Ave New York City and South Wabash Avenues Chicago publish pricing for home or foreign office listings and nominal obituary card services.
Congressman I M Foster won the Republican primary last August by 9800 votes over Mr Switzer. Supporters predict a larger win in November as Democrats recognize his leadership and readiness to serve the district in the next Congress. Foster’s experience and priority rule are seen as keys to greater committee influence and service.
The industry shows rising output but trails the 1919 peak. January starts weakly, May marks gains, and 1922 may or may not surpass prior records. Ford’s deep price cuts drive competition as producers also supply parts. some economists predict a prolonged deflation in motor car prices. The idea of selling cars at cost plus parts profit is floated, while the real impact on engine health remains unaltered.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell predicts air speeds of 500 to 1000 miles per hour and widespread passenger flights within decades. He warns that such rapid travel would erode national borders and challenge prohibition and domestic laws, making international regulation the key legal framework.
A jumbled column cites Tom Sims on war work and political mudslinging. It references Halloween goblins, actors, ministers and a Babe Ruth barnstorming joke, sketching a lively, uncertain page of nightlife and public sentiment.
Washington dispatch discusses a proposed fashion trend of visible ears for women in winter. It cites Irene Castle influencing bobbed hair and notes earrings from platinum to Chinese currency as popular adornments. The piece surveys historical and literary mentions of ears and predicts evolving styles and possible public reactions.
In art history the ear is discussed as a crucial but variable feature. From ancient Egypt and Greece to later scholars, ears appear with varying detail and size. Artists note the ear as an ornament, its best beauty tied to proportion and placement.
A loose, humorous column traces daily life in Athens with jests on church, motorists, canaries, pumpkins, and local figures. It weaves small town sketches about Hoosier like streets, a library, a judge, and a police-run mood, ending with a biographical note about D J Kvale and a Minnesota political history.
Readers may send questions to the Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Washington DC The bureau provides information only not legal medical or financial advice Enclose full name and address and two cents in stamps for return postage
A roundup of Q and A items: 1921 expenditures total 6 274 523 47 dollars with roughly 8 million in collections. Baseball rules specify ball weight 5 to 5.25 ounces and circumference 9 to 9.25 inches. Mc Swiney’s fast lasted 74 days in Brixton Prison London. Gas heat is harmless with a proper flue. otherwise it can cause poisoning. Laminated wood is glued sheets used like clear lumber, a Forest Products Laboratory concept. Bible reference Luke 2 7 12 notes manger birth. US property valuation is about 85 202 188 672. Pen names cannot be copyrighted.
The passage notes that Lapland inhabitants are the shortest people in Europe. It also cites a biblical verse about salvation and a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote on wealth and wit. The text blends religious reflection, a literary quote, and a trivial demographic remark.
Ruth Wiberfeld, 12, daughter of Kid Elberfeld of the Little Rock baseball club, earned a Red Cross life saving certificate usually issued to adults. She towed a 160 pound man fifty yards in water and demonstrated four rescue methods. Foxes, as a rule, are very spiteful.
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