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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
8
Bur clover as hull-free planting option noted
A 1916 exchange cites the Department of Agriculture announcing bur clover as a clover type that may be planted without hulls. It poses a playful question about obtaining dirt from wrinkled hands and suggests Blue Devil as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
The Citizeness Hen and the Billion Dollar Egg Trade
In praising the citizen hen as a tireless contributor to democracy and industry, the piece notes eggs and chickens now exceed one billion dollars annually, accounting for about 40 percent of US livestock. It argues smallholders joining country life align with big business and deserve respect for economic influence.
Real Employer Theory Reframes Wages and Work
An essay argues workers effectively own themselves as their own employers. It suggests the public, mainly wage earners, sets wage value through goods and services rather than money. The piece envisions a shift away from dollar wages toward purchasing power as the true wage measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Themc
After Dinner Tales and a Scottish Dry Joke
A six year old Willie laments love when Mary Ann ignores him and she sleds with another boy. He asks his mother how Adam would want his rib back in heaven. A Scottish joke follows about voting on prohibition and a Aberdeen resident who refuses to vote for No Change, insisting on keeping things as they are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Mary Ann
Willie
Adam
Scotland
Aberden
Optimist Hopes Post Office Revival From Heavier Mails
A writer muses that heavier mail volume signals business revival while noting potential slack periods allow the post office to clear undelivered accumulations. The piece reflects cautious optimism about postal service workload and efficiency.
Tongue in Cheek List of Home Remedies and Warnings
A quirky supplier offers ten humorous rules covering safety water health manners and social conduct from avoiding poisoned wells to minding one’s own business. The note ends with a local anecdote about an Indiana couple eloping and being caught.
Jitney Gypsy Adventurers Trek Across Transcontinental Roads
Frederic J. Haskin surveys the rise of auto campers on American highways. Rich and poor alike abandon hotels for tents and trailers, creating a mobile wandering community with inns replaced by camp life. Perils include thieves and highway bandits, yet the road remains a romance of health and freedom for all social classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
West
St. Louis
California
Missouri
Kiwanis Banquet Delivers Mixed Oddments of Fun
Athens hosts a lively Kiwanis open house with a Indians themed night featuring straw hats, improvised war dances, and a playful feud over hats among members. The event also includes humorous anecdotes about Sam Siegel and Dr. Blaine Goldsberry as well as a late night misadventure involving the doctor in a bathrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Watch Dog
Sam Siegel
Sam
Clarence Horn
A. B. Whaley
Fred McKay
Dr. W. W. Lee
Wm. R. Cable
Chas. O. Burnett
Carl Stewart
A. B
Whaley
Burnett
Chief Whaley
Professor C. Be, Stailey
Answers to Readers Questions From The Athens Messenger
A long reader Q and A outlines common inquiries from readers. Topics include rain droplets, Brazil politics, US bird species, tennis dress codes, the English court jester, Moonlight Sonata origin, heart and respiration rates, age of Little Red Riding Hood, railway mail clerks, and color setting for wash materials with practical factual answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Muckle John
Charles I
Rellstah
Lake Lucerne
Little Red Riding Hood
Perrault
Pas
Irish and Ikey Wounded in Argonne Engagement
In the Argonne, Tkey and Pat were wounded during a clash. A priest visiting the wounded gave the last rites to Pat and then asked Ikey if he believed in the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Ikey groaned and complained that he was dying and the priest was asking him riddles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tkey
Pat
Argonne
Ikey
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