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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1921
Page
4
Fashion in eggs and the New York price fashion
Wholesale white eggs in New York cost 81 cents per dozen versus 58 cents for brown eggs of the same grade, a 23 cent gap. Prices reflect a consumer fashion for white shells, driven by perceived esthetic value rather than shell quality, a trend that inflates costs despite identical production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Home brew limits cause disillusionment and confusion
Prospective home brewers faced a setback as the prohibition ruling restricts 200 gallons for family use only and bans purchase of brewing materials. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes outlined the interpretation, leaving many applicants misled and the Volstead Act strictly forbidding material purchases. The shift brings relief to some as the prohibition effort is tested, while causing kitchen and cellar mess concerns for households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes
Internal Revenue Office
Spur Of The Moment Reflections And Riffing
A scrambled set of quotes on smoking bans politics fashion and society. The piece muses on wartime gunboats an imagined league of Americans and social ironies. It ends with a verse about life and entertainment tied to Lester Lamb and a showgirl.
Unmarried man questioned after Kentucky visitor meeting
In a Wisconsin Bulletin notice students are told to return bones for records. A Kentucky visitor questions an elderly Black man about marriage. The man responds he never marries due to not risking judgment as police arrest him for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Identification Tag Refused by Private During Transport Incident
A colored private balked at presenting his ID on a transport returning home. The medical officer demanded the tag and the private confessed he had thrown it overboard, saying he had no further ambition for death checks.
Buy Bonds Now Says Babson in Expert Letter
Roger Babson urges investors to buy long term bonds as high rates depress prices and warn of callable features. He notes a sixth business cycle phase with lower money and higher bond prices ahead and cites Rockefeller Morgan Mellon and other affluent buyers pursuing twenty to thirty year issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Morgan Mellon
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Longfellow Gardens Zoo Shows Private Passion for Animals
A Minneapolis private collection near Minnehaha Falls named Longfellow Gardens houses eight lions and other species. Keeper Mr Jones, unarmed, demonstrates tame behavior, arguing the zoo expresses educational value and personal affection for creatures, with a Longfellow tribute, statue, and replica Longfellow house on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Longfellow Gardens
Minnehaha Falls
Africa
Mr. Jones
Daniel
Zoo
An Ourang
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow
Diary Reflections on Golf Round and Technique
The diary recounts a golf round where the author started poorly but recovered to a 73 with three sixes. It emphasizes not dwelling on mistakes and playing each hole with focus. The writer notes wind affects full long iron shots and stresses a sharp, firm clubhead through impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Newspaper Service
Golf Bunker Strategy Emphasizes Patience and Precision
The piece argues bunkers punish poor play and luck. It urges golfers to stay calm, accept a lost stroke, and plan smart recoveries rather than force distance. It advises niblick use, two inches behind the ball, and no follow through to escape sand effectively.
Bunker Play Tips for Golfers
The advice explains how to handle tough bunker shots by choosing angles and clubs based on distance. When close to a bunker play crosswise at 45 degrees to rise over the lip. when farther back and the hole seems lost, consider a direct play at the bunker with the wisest club. Emphasizes keeping the head steady and aiming to get on the green rather than risk the shot.
Athens Remembers War Vets as Legion Forms Club
The Athens community recalls veterans after the war while the J. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion builds a life organization. The American Legion Band performs on the streets and a big dance in the armory next Saturday funds the group. Citizens are urged to buy tickets and show support for the returning soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Vimy Ridge
Bellevue Woods
Argonne
France
J. T. Crossen
American Legion
Armory
Fumes and Follies Stir Daily Papers Across Cities
A composite of newspaper snippets lampoons fumes from cigars and pipes in various cities. readers praise a courteous telephone operator who answered after repeated attempts and a line finally clearing, expressing appreciation for rare courtesy.
Watch Dog Causes Stir With Restaurant Meal
The Watch Dog dined at a local restaurant paying 35 cents and slipped past a cashier while dreaming of Floodwood. A collector chased him, he handed over four bits to keep the change quiet, and he later attended a church dinner where advance collections were taken.
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Floodwood
Answers for readers from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau
The Athens Messenger provides a reader information service directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. It offers factual information but not legal medical or financial advice and will not handle domestic disputes or research topics. Submit clear questions with full name and address and return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Adae
Enacee
The
Inquirer
Q and A on crime, weather, and public health trivia
A compact Q and A feature answers questions on manslaughter versus murder with malice, cavalry use in World War I, Chicago street miles, punctuation pauses, the milk cure, English pronunciation of Marjoribanks, parcel post to Russia, lucid intervals before death, and Christy Mathewson’s treatment location.
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War Department
Chicago
Hippocrates
Russia
Post Office Department
Christie Mathewson
Christy Mathewson
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Stirabout: Irish thick gruel called stir about in folk diet
The article explains Stirabout as a colloquial Irish name for a thick gruel made from mixed oatmeal and cornmeal boiled with milk whey broth or water. It notes Stirabout corresponds to the Scotch brose and covers related food preparation tips including stain removal suggestions with sodium hyposulphite and dilute acetic acid.
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T. N
Bureau of Chemistry
Ireland
Marshfield Social Notes Include Visits and Guests
New Marshfield residents Mrs. Delmo Brett and daughter spent last week visiting sisters in Coolville Long Bottom and Pratts Fork and returned home Friday. Esther Smith stayed with Mrs. Hannah Clutter in Athens. W S Ferguson bought a new Dodge touring car. Several local families hosted guests from Guysville Athens and Jeffersonville. Ogle's death brings funeral arrangements. Bernice Brattin returns from Columbus trip. Mina Baker of Albany visited L Hawk family Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmo Brett
Coolville
Long Bottom
Pratts Fork
Esther Smith
Hannah Clutter
Athens
W. S. Ferguson
Amos Bretz
Arthur Deeter
Car
Bretz
Guysville
Delmo Bretz
Donald Clutter
John Smith
R. H. Dorn
Marshifield Bank
Jeffersonville
Floyd Bridge of
Glouster
John Breard
Lucy Phillips
Nora Withers
Hiram Baughman
Virgil Baughman
Arthur van Dyke
Albany
Brown Phillips
Mineral
Undertaker Hoodlet
Parkersburg
Ogle
Bernice Brattin
Columbus
Mina Baker
L.hawk
Tax Drive to Assess Contraband Liquor Owners
Chicago report says millions of dollars in taxes will be assessed against contraband liquor owners with prosecutions to follow. A flying squadron of 20 federal agents dispatched from Washington will assess taxes and gather evidence, after previously sweeping New York Indianapolis and Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Washington
United Press
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