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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
4
National Advertising Representatives are identified as Robert EK Ward Inc with offices at 501 Fifth Ave New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago. The listing notes the two primary offices for agency representation and location details.
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The article argues President Harding rightly vetoed the Soldier Bonus Bill citing national debt and fiscal strain. It presents the veto as necessary to avoid economic disaster while affirming the president's courage and integrity in opposing the measure against Congress. The piece credits Harding with political resolve amid widespread support.
The Jackson Mine tragedy ends as 47 imprisoned miners are found dead after three weeks of rescue digging. They had built a bulkhead against gas, shared air, and faced death with courage. The report notes no torture, just brave effort and rest.
Brig. Gen. A Fries of the Chemical Warfare Service predicts poison gases developed in wartime will exterminate the cotton boll weevil. Extinction would save hundreds of millions yearly. 1921 damage alone reduced the cotton crop by about 6.28 million bales, averaging 109 pounds per acre and destroying nearly a third of last year’s potential crop.
General Fries states confidence in eradicating the boll weevil but notes success hinges on funding for research into poisoning compounds and their practical application to control efforts.
The text argues poison gas will grow as an exterminator for insects and rodents harming crops. It cites its use by army gas experts in the Philippines to destroy pests while warning that peacetime use contrasts with the war’s harm, implying humanity gains little from progress.
Silly tidbits mix name games rail workers and secretaries. A parent mentions a young son not yet a train robber. Seven million rubles equal a dollar, beer output may be restricted, a new dancer named Wladislau appears. Kipling faces U S talk claims, a new play explores why men leave home, counterfeit $20 bills circulate, and readers are urged to check change.
Washington, Sept 19 The nose print method as a tag for animal identity is tested at the University of Minnesota and by Fred Sandberg a Chicago detective. Prints from cows show distinct patterns with individual marks and possible breed indicators. If proven reliable nose prints could aid ownership proof in cattle trades though at extra registry cost.
Athens in a columnry snapshot mixes city scenes and wry reflections. Notes on sidewalks, local characters, politics, gas bills, shop windows, and daily life drift with humor and memory as the author muses on secular and civic life in Athens Ohio.
A quirky note praises Athens Trucking Co for a mirror on their moving van and jokes about hats, ads, and everyday life. The piece blends playful humor with local flavor and stray musings on family secrets and winter snow.
A Q and A column answers questions on Joe Miller the joke book author grapefruit relatives to oranges or lemons railroads labor payouts and their years, the origin of Bridget, the Coney Island boardwalk width, and the jinrikisha invention, citing dates places and figures from the era.
The entry explains the word perturb meaning to disturb vex trouble or agitate. It traces origin to Latin per through or by and turbare to disturb and gives example about how regional commotion perturbs Washington.
A petition presented to the House of Lords stretched a mile long and carried 73,105 signatures, reflecting broad public backing for the demand or cause it champions.
A reflection on self discipline contrasting anger management with conquering cities. It cites Proverbs 16:32 and Thomas a Kempis noting that mastery over oneself enables facing greater challenges without difficulty.
OSSINING New York Frank T Elliott serving a forgery sentence at Sing Sing was injured when his right arm was caught in a machine and cut off. He is from the Bronx New York City. ARTIST SAYS DIVINE URGE GUIDES BRUSH New York characterizes Sir Oliver Lodge spiritualism.
Brooklyn painter Miss Eileen McConaughty says she paints by a spiritual urge. She describes astral bodies of dead artists, notably Rembrandt, gathering in her studio to direct her hand, while insisting she is not a spiritualist.
Experts in Paris believe they have rediscovered Leonardo da Vinci’s Battle of Anghiari cartoon from 11505. The piece surfaced in Janvry, Chevreuse valley, and is owned by Abbe Ferrand who purchased it in Italy for 200 Hras.
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