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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1922

Page

4

Dying Socialism Says Babson As Ohio Ballot Hopes Falter

Roger Babson argues socialism is nearly dead as a party movement. Millard Price, Socialist candidate for Ohio governor, reports only 3,000 signatures in Toledo toward the 5,000 required to place the ticket on the November ballot. The piece views radicalism as a tendency rather than a party system, boosting two party stability.

Roger Babson Millard Price Ohio Mr. Prices Toledo United States Babson America

Rights of Children Outlined by Claxton

Former Commissioner of Education Claxton set forth key child rights in an address to teachers. He listed the right to be born, to a good name, to health and vitality, to a joyous shine, and to access literature science arts government and religion. He urged home school church and society to cooperate to secure these rights for this generation for the benefit of future ones.

Claxton

Hattie the elephant amuses crowds at Central Park Zoo

Hattie the elephant provides comic moments at the Central Park Zoo in New York, with a playful note about humor and humanity. The brief items mix with other quirky observations about Edison, a poet turned prize fighter, and railroad wrecks, all delivered in a playful, capsulated style.

Hattie Central Park Zoo New York

Do Animals Think and Show Intelligence in Sight of Man

Aides recount elephants drenching keepers at a show and compare animal wit with classic tales of spiders trained in a Bastille cell. The piece cites claims by Hatchet Scuplet and contrasts human vanity with observed animal problem solving and memory across species.

Jule Aesop Pelisson Bastille Hatchet Scuplet Institute of Zoological Psychology Herr Krall Muhammed Herr Mockel Rolf

Harvest Is Over Insurance in Force and Veterans Report

Government policies totaling 570 570 and valued over 1 194 billion dollars are now in force. 174 364 former servicemen receive compensation and 259 283 have hospital treatment. Medical examinations totaling 1 194 481 have been ordered.

Henry Ford William Ford Brandon Ireland America Greenfield Township Detroit Mount Rainer Weather Bureau Interstate Commerce Commission Post Office Pacific California New Mexico New York Texas Oklahoma Arizona Nevada Mississippi Pennsylvania Tennessee Idaho Maryland A. McC E. R

Dear Annie Laurie Help Ruth mend a broken friendship

Ruth writes distressed that a former teen sweetheart is avoiding her and spreading untrue gossip. Annie Laurie suggests Ruth ask the young man to meet for a plain talk to address the rumors and avoid judging him without hearing his side.

Ruth Annie Laur

Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog

A serialized column of wry observations on everyday sounds and annoyances from birds to beetles, gums, and gossip. The writer balks at noisy neighbors, weather, and prices while venting about politics, church, and home life with sharp humor. The piece blends social satire with personal riffs and lighter verse.

Athens

Who Won the Coal Strike

Washington report weighs outcomes of the five month coal strike with miners not winning wage gains, anthracite lost wage increases, bituminous keeping old scales, and both sides claiming limited victory while the public bears fuel shortages and rising prices.

Washington D. C Hardiis Tem Revere Certai Honeft Mer

Trees and poems mingle in old time memory gathering

A collection of verses opens with biblical and Kilmer lines about a tree then shifts to local reunion notices. Names include Long Bottom and Coolville residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Stout, Barrows family, and others. The piece notes a picnic, a Co. K veteran gathering at Ezra Barrows’ home, and a weekend milk theft remark.

God Joyce Kilmer Long Bottom George Jones Torch Bert Dean Sumner Abner Stout Mae Charles Stout Coolville Anna Stout Co. K Ezra Barrows Samuel McCain Pittsburg Barrows Claudius Conklin Conklin Lee Little C. O. Richardson C. L. Knowles Little Hocking Mary A. Stone Hockingport Belle White Fanny Seatreed Lute Richardson Ellen Woodyard Lewis Wells Cecil Wade Richardson C. S. Sparks Clayton Barrows

Coolville Death Noted for Mrs B N Flowers and Local Notices

Mrs B N Flowers of Coolville died Sunday at 73 in Carthage with funeral at Fairview church led by Rev Wilson. The notice mentions Miss Everett Wigals loss, gifts of canned fruit, grateful thanks, visits from Mr and Mrs C D Goodwin, and a Stout family reunion at Tupplers Plains.

B. N. Flowers Ed Galbreath William Dixon Carthage Fairview Church Wilson Everett Wigal Messenger

Acoustics Defined for Lecture Hall Design

The term acoustics refers to the science of sound and how building design affects hearing. It covers how to arrange spaces to optimize transmission and clarity of sound for lectures and performances.

Answers to readers questions on World War veterans payments

The Athens information bureau notes total government outlays to World War veterans exceed 1.84 billion dollars as of August 1, covering vocational training 314.4 million, insurance 345.5 million, compensation 36.6 million, allotments 3.19 million, allowances 282.38 million, seamen insurance 35.09 million, medical care 138.96 million, hospital facilities 0.99 million, and administrative costs 52.2 million.

Veterans’ Bureau

Wondering if I should reopen friendship after unanswered letter

An anonymous inquirer asks if it is wise to resume friendship with a young man after a heated quarrel and months of silence. The answer advised against further advances, noting the man’s rude lack of acknowledgment and the prudence of leaving the matter as is.

Annie Laurie Auéstien Las

Doctor advises nerve specialist for child’s movement and speech issue

Dr Copeland replies that without a personal exam the exact condition cannot be diagnosed. He suggests taking the niece to a nerve specialist or nerve clinic at a nearby hospital for examination and treatment. He also asks for a self addressed stamped envelope to send full guidance.

J .W.Q J. Vitus

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