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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1922
Page
4
A Literary Digest poll shows 40.8 percent favoring amendment but not Volstead law. The piece argues strict enforcement is key to upholding prohibition, while those calling for moderate changes may still back the law if effectively applied. It warns weak enforcement fuels repeal pressure and suggests organized effort aids minor groups.
The Society of the American Commonwealth, incorporated in Illinois, launches a national campaign against extortionate landlords. It aims to curb profiteering in rents and building costs, form branches nationwide, and unite common people to counter organized capital and labor in defense of public interests.
An editorial argues against doubt, praising railroad visionaries from Boston to Albany and elevated trains. It extols human will power as the waking giant that turns impossible plans into progress, urging relentless effort despite naysayers.
A column quotes Tom Sims remarking that men once broke horses while cars now break men. It satirizes fashion and marriage norms with a brief jab about a slender girl's comment on a short skirt and notes the danger of labeling a man a liar.
Washington reports a perfected de-inking process for old newspapers to be reused as newsprint. The method could save about 275 000 acres of spruce forest yearly by supplying 2 500 tons daily, reducing reliance on imported pulp and easing raw-material shortages.
A reader contribution titled The Lost Chord presents a dark comic poem about choking on a Mulligan Stew caused by a laundry cord. Another letter from Athens, Ohio, dated Sept 15, 1922, asks the paper to print laws banning tobacco brought to school by boys and shared with non smokers, alleging a persistent smoking problem among students.
A reader’s quiz covers Bosporus meaning a strait between seas, thrown pottery methods with a wheel and plaster box, grey parrot talkers, savings accounts totals, Robert Ingersoll on immortality, painting mats and shades, Lebanon cedars in literature, U S and Canada area comparison, wallpaper length, Primrose Day, and color of office as authority.
A collage of introductory thoughts, brief opinions, and light notes. It mentions seniority rights at college, world affairs with Turkish massacres, Mexican tensions, music at meals, and a quirky advertising column with contact numbers.
Berlin reports Russia has refused the idea of sending an American commission to study conditions there. The article notes the rejection as of this afternoon with no further details provided.
A reader prompts questions to The Athens Bsessenger Information Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin directs a service offering information only with no legal medical or financial advice. Send a brief query with full name address and two cents for return postage.
Washington reports the outlook through September 23 1922 calling for generally fair cool weather. Local frosts are probable in the upper Ohio valley with temperatures cooling across the region.
A brief reflection echoes Ephesians 4 13 on maturing in faith and the longing for the inner self to surrender, as Alfred Tennyson prays for a man to arise within and transform the speaker.
A noted author notes that while many believe he could write a book to wake his home town, he doubts towns wake up. He reflects on the curbed potential of place and voice, exploring the limits of literary impact on small communities.
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