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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1921
Page
4
The piece notes booming college and university enrollments this fall despite higher tuition. It contrasts crowded high schools and grammar schools with a renewed value on education, citing economic pressures, shifting attitudes, and a return to esteem for learning. It mentions improved teaching tools and modernization such as thermometers, drying, cold storage, and a busier civic life for educated individuals.
A regional essay notes a decline in farm canning at county fairs as emancipation and modern methods reshape kitchen life. The piece argues suffrage spurs change, while praising home canning as an art form now common in many households.
A fragmentary note recalls brief after dinner tales by three men. The text hints at shared humor and social ritual, preserving a casual, reminiscence tone characteristic of mid century social gatherings.
An old miser on a crowded train hides his ticket in every pocket and even in his mouth. The conductor probes pockets with patience before Simon triumphantly reveals the ticket saying he had it in his mouth all along. The tale ends with a wary mutter about last month’s date on the ticket.
The Ball Rent Law in Washington DC extends its life through next May and possibly beyond, as the Supreme Court upholds its validity five to four after a lengthy constitutional test. The act created a rent commission to set fair rents, prevented eviction during lease expiry, and faced disputes from landlords and tenants in over 1,000 cases with hundreds of rent reductions and settlements.
Fragmented column from Athens Day by Day includes social observations about professors, taxi drivers, a preacher, gossip on local shops, and humorous notes. It also carries short Q and A on electricity resistance, iconoclasm, and the corn borer, with brief local commentary.
A traveler recalls a Sunday afternoon in a country town confectionary. A crowd of young men gathered around a table devouring cream pints while a patient clerk, though slow, would be a steady future bank cashier.
Bill Silvus rose early to the rifle range to set up targets for an afternoon shoot. Two strapping young bulls arrived and ate the targets, leaving evidence of their visit and causing Bill a rough few minutes.
The Athens Messenger advertises an Information Bureau directed from Washington D C. Readers may send questions with full name and address and include two cents for return postage. The bureau clarifies it provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice.
Readers inquire about marriage law residency rules five day notice and license requirements. Theologians discuss creation dates with Ussher’s 4004 B C and the March 21 or September 21 options. The largest family record cites Ramesses II with 200 children. Death rates in 1918 compare the United States 17.9 per thousand to other nations. The final line ponders a famous poem line about mind and copying.
Brief note notes a toilet asking for attention and suggests sweetening it with Blue Devil product. Dated 9 12 16.
The German exchange opened with the Mark at .0093, a record low, amid budget deficits and a London market collapse. The French Franc showed weakness at .0723, Lire at .0424, and Demand Sterling at 3.73 Kronen .1755 as other currencies declined.
A preacher who is paid preaches inconsistently while some women who are not paid for preaching step in to fill the gaps. The situation highlights volunteer ministry roles and gender dynamics within religious communities.
A National Geographic Society bulletin portrays Astrakhan as a key Caspian port near Baku with a diverse mix of Persians Tatars Armenians and Kalmucks. The piece notes past razings cholera outbreaks and wartime fires, and describes the rivercity’s markets fishing fleets caviar and the looming danger if fire destroys the city.
The Ohio conference of the United Evangelical church finished its meeting at New Zion and announced ministerial appointments for the year.
The German mark reached a record level on the London exchange at 380 to the pound. It fell to 9.8 mills before the New York close on Saturday, reflecting volatility in early trading.
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