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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1921
Page
4
The article compares two approaches to organizing a modern kitchen to reduce mental effort. One privacy for utensils in drawers. the other keeping daily tools visible. It argues both aim to conserve mental energy, noting how labor-saving technology shifts burden from backbone to brains, with planning shaping the efficient home.
The piece argues Elihu Root, organizer of the Permanent Court of International Justice, should reconsider his refusal to join the League tribunal. It contends at seventy six he is not old and his service would greatly help start the court, a key League instrument. It adds a domestic analogy about planning and mental ease in daily tasks.
The text recalls a curious three year old named Bobby who saves pennies to buy an agate and asks his father for two cents. Chauncey Depew is described as quick to humor and recalling a New York county resort where meat was called spring lamb and he jokes he has been chewing on one of the springs for an hour.
A jumble of quips and asides about The Star Spangled Banner high altitude prospects, a red cow and white milk, marriage, elopements, Lloyd George’s career, park rowboats, names, workers, and a bather from 1896. The piece reads as light satire with scattered references and dated humor.
Washington dispatch notes 85 percent opposition to prohibition and argues enforcement costs dwarf gains. Bureau of Internal Revenue targets big bootleggers, uses flying squads, but smugglers exploit coast harbors and forged permits. Public mood and funding limit Volstead Act success. reversal needed.
A letter from George Hamilton Snodgraas, newly arrived in Athens, Ohio, describes campus arrival, choosing a room, a preacher guiding Y M C A aid, register numbers, and daily work load. He jokes about a city bathroom, buying pajamas, Nellie, and vaseline while mentioning faculty and local customs.
Geo W Williams of Glouster Missouri criticizes a Friday paper article defending miners and condemns Baldwin-Feltz actions in Mingo County. He cites testimonies against Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers, notes violence by Felts guards, and accuses operators of oppression and whitewash. Williams claims 3 642 000 watermelons produced this year.
Readers are invited to submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. The service provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic issues. Include full name address and two cents for return postage.
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