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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices with nominal obituary charges and cards of banks. National Advertising Representatives listed as Robert M. Ward Inc. 601 Fifth Ave New York City and South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
A motor ship captain rescues a becalmed sailing vessel after 43 days at sea with water soaked biscuits and oil from copra. A woman and a six week old baby are aboard, the crew sacrificing all but biscuits for mother and child. Berlin gliders show three hour flight, Curtiss calls glider pilots bird men.
A magazine argues public schools have become spoils for materialists and emphasizes that teaching should cultivate personality imagination and knowledge of people and economic forces. It cautions against overemphasis on vocational training and stresses education must rise above mere practical instruction to refine life and uplift purpose.
Glenn Curtiss predicts a new era as pedal powered or sail propelled flying craft join motorcycles and airplanes. He argues the science of flight may advance from the Wright brothers era toward broader practical use.
A miscellany of quips and items notes war risks in Europe and a Wisconsin man seeking spooners autos, jokes on marriage longevity, licenses for motorcycle peddlers, a jailed South Dakota escapee’s farewell poem, rail strikes delaying mail, and a ship captain who beat his cook.
An analysis likens gliders to box kites and gulls, explaining lift from hillside air currents and the need for an artificial air sense. It stresses that gliding depends on pilot skill, with engines used to save power by intermittently gliding on natural air.
Mrs. Jen Fowler runs the nation’s leading water lily farm at Kenilworth showing vast ponds, diverse lilies from Egypt to Japan, and 3000 to 4000 blooms daily in peak season. She battles turtles and muskrats, ships to Boston, and turns pests into profit while guiding crowds to see her lilies.
A humorous cooking spoof offers odd steps for steak prep with comical cautions about using a butcher and improvised tools. It includes quirky advice about footwear, folding in gritty floor scenes, and dubious ingredients, followed by digressions on local letters and questions from readers.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley H Sauer express heartfelt appreciation for kindness during illness and sorrow. They thank those who sent flowers to Mrs Studer and Fred Lee Tom, the undertaker Rev M Chaniey Rev J A Miller for consoling words, and Littler's Bakery for the wedding cake. May God bless you all.
A group including Topsy Tom Pat Pete Rube Pug Polly Bill Curley Mammy and Dad expresses unanimous thanks for the fair tickets. The letter lists multiple names and conveys gratitude for access to the event, reflecting a communal greeting from the family group.
A public notice invites readers to submit questions to the Athens Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin. It explains limits on advice and asks for full name address and two cents for return postage.
Walter McCay of Taft California known as the human gopher was lowered into an oil well near Los Angeles to recover a lost master rotary bushing. Six descents through a 20 inch casing left him inside the small bore for nearly an hour while air from an oxygen tank kept him breathing.
Masters of trans pacific passenger steamers seek official authority to arm vessels with machine guns to deter suspected opium runners near Honolulu. Opium valued at over 100000 dollars has been landed in recent months, with small Oriental crew boats believed used to shore the contraband.
Hicksville officials warn only a two week coal supply remains and the public service plant will close without additional coal. An effort is under way to prevent water waste as preparations are made to conserve resources.
London August 31 Sir Arthur Channell a retired High Court judge offers a longevity recipe: sleep as much as possible at night and stay awake during the day. He cites this routine as a key to long life and good health.
The text argues the Democratic administration left a broken government with uncoordinated departments, backlogged work and wasted funds. It claims Republican actions since 1921 have started repairs, but warns the same Democrats seek power again, urging continued GOP cooperation and vigilance.
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