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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1920
Page
4
The excerpt discusses subscription prices by mail in Ohio and by carrier, with annual and six month rates, then shifts to a farm family dialogue. A country mother praises rural life over city conveniences while defending hopeful, ambitious views for children and education.
At Saturday's Farm Bureau meeting Mr. Perry argued producers receive less than half of the consumer dollar while shoppers pay over twice what farmers gain. He urged Athens County to explore cooperative livestock shipping run by professional managers to unite producers and improve pricing and market efficiency.
The National Federation of Federal Employes calls for a comprehensive survey of all government positions to remove unnecessary salaries. They urge examining every role to determine essentiality and abolish those deemed nonessential, freeing funds for important posts. The move aims to reform payrolls and boost pay where needed.
The speaker argues that Maine’s strong results reflect national sentiment. With Republicans sweeping Congress, the party must sustain momentum to ensure a large national victory on November 2. The piece emphasizes continued effort and confidence as the trend accelerates.
Opinion reprint argues the nineteenth amendment grants women the ballot and will reshape American politics. It asserts women will learn politics, vote in 1921, and improve government through increased understanding and sympathy with men.
A modern mother plans scientific home routines as her husband pursues farming. She faces school lunch logistics and designs nourishing menus for a month. Thermos bottles, seasonal fruit, and shaped sandwiches accompany surprise treats to delight the children on their long walk home.
A mishmash of kitchen and household advice details basic recipes and home tasks. It covers meat fillings with onion and cabbage, tomato sauce for meats, a fruit cookie recipe with raisins currants and nut meats, a porch umbrella holder project, a sewing tip to press ties and a muddy skirt cleaning method using sour milk and water.
The life of Miss Alice Paul, a Quaker reformer and leader of the National Woman’s Party, who helped secure Tennessee’s ratification and the federal suffrage amendment. Her militant campaigns, imprisonments, hunger strikes, and the Congressional Union legacy are recounted along with her education and quotes about continuing battles against sex discrimination.
A four year old Dorothy asks if cornstarch is for laundering corns. A landlord dispute over a rent rise spawns a wry exchange about preaching at the state prison.
Dairy science reports at a University of Chicago chemists meeting describe hydrolyzed sawdust turned into a moist cattle feed. Process uses steamed white sawdust treated with dilute sulfuric acid then neutralized with lime to produce a sugar rich liquid mixed with fibre. Three cows at the Forest Products Laboratory thrived on the sawdust ration, yielding more milk and gain weight, prompting a national scale study and detailed government report.
Froggie Mr and Mrs Isaiah Johnson and others attended the Nelsonville Labor Day celebration. Residents reported heavy rainfall and a hail storm Thursday evening. Meigs County fair attendees included Roy Radford, Charles Dailey, Charley Hamilton, N W Radford, and J S Radford. Lydia Hibbard funeral was held at White Hall. Cora Dailey from Jerseyville visits Charles Dailey Fort Verity and wife.
W. L. Bower attended the J. M. Wood stock sale Friday while discussions continue about moving soon on the farm of A. C. Verity. The report notes local interest in farm operations and upcoming events.
Enginemen switchmen and yardmen who led an outlaw strike since March are set to resume work nationwide. E R Reading president of the United Engineers association said the Chicago branch reversed its vote and will end the strike, with local and national bodies to abide by the decision. Northwestern roads reported some men back at work and Burlington officials noted returns.
Torch School began Tuesday September 7 with Mr Secoy from Athena and Miss McGucken from Mechanicsburg as teachers. Local residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Edward Brewster of Columbus and Mrs Fannie Romine with Fern Romine visiting Arthur Romine of Midland. Several others planned winter schooling in Athens and visits from relatives scattered in Hockingport Parkersburg Dexter and Prairie Depot.
Brooksville residents share visits with relatives across nearby towns. The record lists Mrs. Gus Warner and Mrs. T. A. Burkett hosting sisters from Dundas and Athens guests including Alice and Mabel Vo cnica McBride with local families. Multiple visits span Luhrig, Dayton, Zaleski, Frederickburg, Johnston City and Athens with relatives and neighbors dropping by or hosting over weekends.
White Hall resident Miss Adda Higgins spent last week with her Charleston parents C. M. Higgins and wife. Frank Hooper and two sons visited D. B. Blackburn and family on Sunday. Mrs. Harry Knowlton and daughter of Hilliards visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nicheon. G. E. Tribe and family visited Frank Kenney and wife of Pleasant Valley on Sunday. Earl Coe and children of Urbana were guests of William Drake. Homer Graves visited relatives in Columbus. Mrs. John Radford and son Homer spent several weeks in Akron visiting his sister. Harry Tribe and daughter Anna Ruth visited William Martin and family in Chase on Sunday. Young people enjoyed a weiner roast near Froggy. Will Lash and family visited Frank Tribe and family of Pleasant Valley Friday evening and Sunday.
Hundreds of men from Detroit Akron and other cities flow into Toledo for jobs. The influx is reported by James M Daly Superintendent of the state city free employment bureau.
The report notes thousands of men were left idle by plant closings or curtailed work across many cities. Despite the labor demand, wages have so far been maintained.
In a tight job market workers face scarce opportunities as Daly notes common labor pays 54 to 58 cents an hour. The discussion highlights the difficulty of finding steady employment and the persistence of low wages amid economic strain.
The male population in Austria has fallen by 6.61 percent over ten years while the female count has decreased by less than one percent, reflecting gendered demographic trends amid political notes.
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