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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1920

Page

4

Bomb Futility and the Wall Street Bombing

The piece argues that violent attacks against capitalism fail to achieve goals and provoke public backlash. It calls for cooperation between labor and capital, condemns the killings of innocents, and urges peaceful, fair treatment of all involved in industrial disputes.

Wall Street Morgan

Industrial Readjustment Foresees Farm Return of War Workers

The chief statistician of Ohio's Industrial Commission says many workers from war boosted industries will return to farms or shift to essential jobs as war orders fade. Agriculture gains manpower, promising higher production and lower prices, while other industries regain workers and stabilize.

State Industrial Commission of Ohio

How College Girls Earn Their Way Through School

A 1920s look at women working to pay for college. Many girls in cities support tuition with jobs, from telephone operator to tutor. Living costs favor small towns but big cities offer more varied opportunities.

Sir James Lowther Named Viscount and Speaker Precarious

Sir James Lowther, long serving MP for Cumberland’s Penrith, is raised to viscount and granted a £20 000 annual pension, with a seat in the Lords. A Conservative, he has held public roles from charity commissioner to deputy speaker and chaired key commissions through the years.

House of Commons James Lowther House of Lords Penrith Cumberland Westmoreland Alice Baron Wensleydale Oxford Cambridge Trinity College James Rutland Mid Great Britain Venice House East Suffolk County Council Speakers’ Electoral Reform Conference Boundary Commissions of Great Britain and Ireland Royal Commission On Proportional Representation

Household Hints on Drying Fruit Techniques

Provides practical guidance on drying fruit with sun artificial heat and air blast. Covers temperatures to kill germs while avoiding damage, air circulation, turning fruit, cheesecloth protection, rain dew moths, indoors at dusk, using ovens or stoves, safety thermometer, and blanching and heating at 180 degrees for ten to fifteen minutes before storage.

Dinner Tales and a Shorthand Train Interlude

A party guest hides leftovers and a London newspaperwoman endures a heckler on a train. The speaker’s quick wit turns the moment into humor as fellow passengers laugh.

Hard Times Hit Merchant as Commodities Fall

A man struggles with mounting costs and a missing gas supply while faced with empty tires and rising profiteering. The scene suggests a prolonged slowdown as prices ease slowly.

Olson Wins Eastern Championship Bout In Wrestling Classic

Thor Olson defeated Joe Turner two falls to one in a high profile gym match attended by six hundred fans. Olson won the first fall in fifty minutes two seconds with a head chancery body scissors and toe hold. Turner announced the bout as best man wins and eyed a return engagement after rest.

Thor Olson Joe Turner Washington Marvel Ohio Olson Turner Charles Sisson Clay Smith Glouster Donde Ohio University Nelson E. G. Romero Paraguay South America Ralph Barich Washington Ciiie Washington Man Thor Nelsonville Earl Shively

Meeting Succes in Washington County

W A Miller of Fairfield county who led the Athens county farm bureau drive remained in Athens overnight and left for Marietta. He now heads twelve men in a Washington county membership drive where the movement is meeting with success. About 400 members have been secured and the drive is about halfway finished.

W. A. Miller Fairfield County Athens County Farm Bureau Athens Marietta Washington County Suc

Forgery Ties Navy Lieutenant to Embezzlement Plot

Chicago authorities believe Lieut. S F Sullivan at Great Lakes naval station used fingerprint forgery to steal thousands of dollars.

Chicago S. F. Sullivan Great Lakes Naval Station

Man Threatens Agency Window With Rock

Angry over job prospects H. William, 25, allegedly buried a rock through an employment agency window. Police say they have many jobs for a rock pile and are seeking him.

Denvi Becaue H. William

Bound to Prosper Indianapolis Watch Theft Incident

A bold hold up man grabbed a watch and chain from William Meyers in Indianapolis. He escaped with the loot but was pursued by one man and then restrained by another, ending with the thief in the hands of the authorities.

London Indianapolis William Meyers

Keep Your Blood Pure Nature Will Do the Rest

Claim asserts most illnesses stem from blood condition and urges readers to take S. S. S. from drugstores to cleanse the system and restore appetite. Mentions Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta for endorsement.

Nature Walston Estesa Swift Laboratory Atlanta

Hundreds Obtain Hunters Licenses in Athens County

About six hundred prospective hunters secured licenses from Clerk of Court T L Morgan. The county offers a promising hunting season with many excited to pursue game in autumn’s first colors. Squirrels are by far the most popular target, while debate grows over opening the closed season on quail amid rising reports of their abundance.

Christian Science Monitor United States T. L Morgan Athens County

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