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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1920
Page
4
The Georgia Journal of Commerce and Labor notes a shift toward manufacturing cotton where grown. In the year to August 31, 1920 active spindles rose 579,168 in the South while other states fell 813,831, signaling a move to local production near cotton and coal deposits.
An opinion piece argues for thrift education in schools and at home. It notes a state law requiring weekly thrift instruction in grade schools, urges systematic classroom programs, and highlights the long term value for American youth. It also critiques political optimism and campaign tactics.
W L George argues in a lecture that quarrels can relieve marital ills by airing grievances. He likens it to a safety valve and cites battles that clear the air for renewed harmony. Critics warn against overuse and patent medicine analogies.
A roundup of light anecdotes features an airman amused by silent passengers then silenced by a whispered confession Annie is gone a professor predicts the sunward death of the world in 70 million years a New England funeral tale a farmer’s hard luck and a string of artist jests about marble boards thermometers and a life like portrait of a millionaire.
A tour through Boston cemetery lore highlights the Granary Copps Hill and King’s Chapel burial grounds with famed figures like Mary Goose Mary Chilton and Mrs. Eddy. The piece notes old graves in Cambridge and the Memorial to Mrs. Eddy and reflects on vandalism theft and restoration of stones over centuries.
Mrs Ep Tuomas of Morrice Michigan writes that after her second child her dizziness vanished quickly from taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and she used it before her last baby as well. She urges other women not to suffer and to seek the product for health. Free confidential advice is offered by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
Obituaries note the death of Job Clark of Plantsville after long illness linked to imprisonment at Andersonville. He leaves a wife and three children in California and Chesterhill. The report also mentions Theodore Harris of Columbus who died after an appendectomy, with interment planned at Westerville.
Broadwell and F W James of Alley visit Mr and Mrs W H James on Sunday. William White and family weekend visit at Athens. Local attendance at a speech in Athens Saturday. Nay Priest injures hand hauling at Utley mines Friday. Mrs Marl Nice visits her parents Mr and Mrs Frank James Sunday.
C McGilton moved into the Totman house recently vacated by Alvin White. Mr and Mrs Albert Smith visited Red Town Sunday. Broadwell area may gain a rural mail route from Stewart at month’s start. Utley to Sharpsburg Amesville road surfaced and funded for shale top dressing. Bern township might join Athens county for a real pike. Hal Brawley hosted a Wednesday gathering with Robert Roberts for belting, games, and a new song "How Father Slid Down the Banister When Mamma Tangled her hair."
Walter Frazier faced contempt of court charges in a petition filed Tuesday for failing to pay $40 monthly alimony to his former wife Mary Frazier and their minor child Deloras. The May 1920 term ordered the payments, and the petition alleges continued nonpayment, prompting state involvement.
Text describes a government information service inviting readers to submit questions. It notes The Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin as head. It states the bureau does not give legal medical or financial advice and cannot settle domestic troubles. Submit clear questions with name and address and two cents for return postage. All replies sent to inquirer.
Over the last five years no pitcher has thrown a no-hitter in a World Series. The question about coffee versus tea shows tea averaging a pound per person annually while coffee averages ten pounds, though tea yields more cups per pound. A Pullman car typically measures about a length appropriate for standard service and accommodates passengers with expected weight and interior layout.
A discussion notes an 80 1 2 foot Pullman car with two 3 1 2 foot vestibules weighing about 1 160 000 pounds built in ten sections. It compares honey locust and post oak for fence posts, with Forest Service stating treated honey locust lasts longer. It also asks when first road improvement laws were passed, citing 1632 Virginia legislation requiring road work and parish purveyor oversight.
The Athens County Republican accuses Cox of suppressing Lawrence's dispatches from across the nation to tilt coverage away from Harding. It cites multiple instances where Cox's newspaper allegedly withheld or discarded favorable or unfavorable reports, while printing others. The piece frames Cox as risking political oblivion through biased reporting.
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