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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
4
A Thought for Today cites Proverbs 21 2 and Ruskin on how true right in a man is judged by its power to move the heart The lines prompt reflection on motive virtue and inner influence in daily life.
An editorial calls for education to reduce traffic fatalities arguing that warnings and statistics fail to deter speed maniacs. It portrays drivers as potential victims and urges personal responsibility to end cross street collisions and reckless shortcuts.
Citizens complain that trains through Athens produce excessive whistles at night disrupting sleep. They acknowledge some warning is needed at crossings, but oppose constant “chanting” by engineers every few hundred yards. A city council ordinance to curb nuisance gains local support.
A writer on food and health notes foreign parents often cooperate with public schools more than American parents. She cites a Polish father requesting milk for his son and discusses the growing health program in progressive schools to improve nutrition and teach right living for children.
Local residents argue that late night spaces favor slum ber culture over quiet whistle solos by over enthusiastic engineers. The dispute centers on city planning and community comfort in nighttime public areas.
The piece argues that modern life pushes canned food music drama and even thought through experts and media. It cites Count Ilya Tolstoy warning that people delegate thinking to specialists, turning cognition into a selective, commodified process.
Employment experts cite specialization and tight European immigration as causes for rising wages for house servants. A cook earns 60 to 125 dollars, a nurse 60, a parlor maid 60 to 65, a lady's maid 65 and up, and a waitress 65 to 75, with many refusing Sunday work and demanding midweek time off. The piece cites a widower with four children who hired a relative from Europe at 19 dollars, raised to 26 then 30, and ultimately married her only for her to leave for a better job.
A lively observational piece from Logan, Ohio, cataloging a brisk walk through town. The narrator notes Halloween masks, local characters, a cider counter, a depot truck, shoe factory noise, rough streets, and shared community humor amid growing concerns that some are destroying Logan’s neighborly spirit.
A shopper recalls asking a clerk about a watch and faces an offensive reply questioning if the item was for a wife or for someone more expensive. The incident highlights rude customer service in a retail setting.
A friend on the Court House corner observes increased neck washing roughness since the bobbed hair craze began and adds a plug for Want Ads to advertise soap.
A humorous verse notes a young lady named Sage who falls for a bobbed hat. The hat’s effect makes her moan and sob, and her appearance seems to age years in looks.
A terse verse urges a person to tell his wife or daughter to put the kettle on and soak his feet in boiling water to warm up. The speaker muses about changing his feet as the cold sets in.
Mrs. Thomas Berry of Dundas was shopping in Hamden when an incident occurred on Wednesday. Local authorities filed a brief report noting the event and the location involved.
Miss Mildred Poore and Miss Ruth Hutchinson of Jackson were guests of friends here Tuesday evening, enjoying an informal social gathering and hospitality.
Foreman H. C. Skilbeck of Trenton Til and 14 men left Wednesday afternoon with the Western Union camp cars after a two weeks stay here repairing lines near Hamén.
James Plummer of Coalton was seen traveling through town Wednesday morning as he journeyed toward Chillicothe.
Hocking Valley agent Fred Everetts and Mrs Everetts were in town Tuesday afternoon traveling from Wellston to Cincinnati en route home.
Ed Kesler a prominent Welston coal operator was in town Wednesday.
Mrs Margaret Scott and her son Maxwell Scott anticipate leaving soon for Florida for the winter. They will travel by automobile, taking a route through Washington D C and along the east coast.
Mike Molnar of Willow Grove sued Frank Yoncura in Belmont county for 5000 dollars over a fight that cost him part of an ear. A jury awarded Molnar 200 dollars. The miner testified that after the fray he searched the house for the missing part of his ear but found nothing.
Medina county commissioners will award contracts for improving four highways with work starting this fall. The estimated expenditure totals $106,000.
The article notes crafts featuring hand-painted flowers used as trim on gowns made of crepe or satin. It emphasizes the novelty and effectiveness of these decorative touches in fashion.
The report notes Lloyd George's remark that American hospitality proves more devastating than German guns, illustrating his blunt assessment of wartime diplomacy and public sentiment abroad.
A historical piece traces the maid of all work from a beloved three dollar weekly domestic to a vanished class. It notes the shift when wives and mothers began outsourcing chores or hiring specialized labor during rising costs and labor changes. The article links this change to broader social shifts including immigration, wages, and women's entry into industry and offices.
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A feature where readers inquire and get brief factual replies. Topics include fraternity colors and flower, chauffeur etiquette, eight-copy terminology, English language counts, copyright and trademarks, fleur de lis history, advertising spending, pewter antiquity, italics in Bible translations, and the Morrill Land Act with its 1857 and 1862 passages and 1890 amendments.
The Government through the Biological Survey publishes a free booklet listing when where and what may be hunted to avoid warden conflicts. The Washington Information Bureau will send a copy to any reader who mails the coupon with two cents for return postage.
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau sends two cents in stamps for return postage on a free copy of the Game Laws Booklet. The note includes the name and street line truncated by OCR.
A Hamden list names residents joining Ed Wilbur and others to attend the McArthur Chauncey baseball game at Chauncey Sunday. Hildman Warren of Welston visited Hamden Tuesday afternoon. Vint Slavens left for Black Fork Ohio to begin work at Cambrian store after leaving his Ohio Fuel Oil and Gas job.
Postmaster and Mrs Jess Bales of Jackson spent Tuesday afternoon in Hamden with relatives who had boarded the westbound train No.
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