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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
4
Complete Conscription in War Time Policy Debate
Washington weighs a proposed constitutional amendment for permanent conscription of national resources, wealth and manpower in war. Originating with Bernard Baruch, the plan would require Congress to direct money, industries and property for war, fix profits, and curb prices and wages. Enforced nationwide, it faces enforcement challenges but could ease postwar discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
United States of America
Congress
Housewives in Politics Show Strong National Involvement
Nearly one quarter of the National Women's Party members are wives and mothers. Twenty four of thirty seven officers are married and 26 have children, underscoring how wives and mothers nationwide engage in politics. The text notes post suffrage changes and how modern households enable greater public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Women’s Party
Back in the trenches by Christmas Europe's slogan claim
A claim circulates that a European slogan reads Back in the trenches by Christmas. The source notes no corroborating official attribution and rings as a historical wartime morale phrase rather than a confirmed campaign line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ex Kaiser in Holland Prefers Garden Tasks Over War Memories
A London Daily Mail correspondent notes the ex Kaiser in Holland adopting a peaceful routine. He tends his garden behind a wire fence, trims trees with helpers, and plays lawn games while the ex crown prince enjoys a home bath and faster travel by car. Both live quietly away from old war headlines as November 11 nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Holland
Bill
Watson
Sherlock
Germany
Hohenzollerns
America
Campaign Funds Run Low in 1922 Politics
Washington dispatch reports campaign funds running low with no solid statistics. Conservatives estimate each dime drags in where dollars once flowed as parties face a poorer treasury, fewer donors, and jobless fundraisers. The piece notes a shift from large gifts to small contributions and discusses public perceptions, fiction about fundraising, and the reality of tightening campaign budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
T .E Inteests
Fred Upham
Republican National Committee
Mr. Upham
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
Local column reports scenes from Athens social life with Mrs Munion hosting a six to nine dinner for twenty two guests and a later gathering by Mrs Beam. It notes maid service, flowers, dress, and refined entertaining contrasted with community quirks and a brief street scene about a Kentucky visitor who sought help and a dime for mail. Sporadic Q A and classifieds mention surveyor lines and lamprey eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jake
Bess
Pete
Beam
Mr. Beam
Questions and Answers Bureau Notice
An information bureau offers to answer any question by mail from The Athens Meessenger. It states it cannot give legal medical or financial advice. Send your full name address and two cents postage. replies go directly to the inquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Reflections on wheel speed moss processing and housing heat
A collage of Q and A items discusses wheel point speeds relative to the axis, moss turning to black moss through rotting, why cab drivers are called Jehus, historic home temperatures, and paint peeling causes. The exchange blends technical, historical, and trade terms with brief explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M
Jehus
Jehu
Nimehi
M. Co
Paint Manufacturers Association
Pratts Fork Community Notes Nearby Visits and Changes
Pratts Fork residents report Friday calls among neighbors including Miss Florence King and Mrs Fay Wingett. Emmett Cain family from Marion visit Miles Cain and relatives. Mrs Mary Beal of Athens returns home after months here. Local guests include the Sapps, the Cains, and Wood families. Kitchen shower honored Hasey Chapell. Floyd Williams to adjust weekend visits, Anna Sergent becomes Mrs Floyd Williams. Arm injury at mine 281. The Hysell child dies Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood Sloan
Florence King
S. J. Smith
Fay Wingett
F. M. King
Emmett Cain
Ot Marion
Miles Cain
van Lynch
Mary Beal
Athens
Elza Sapp
Frank Cain
Jesse Gilkey
Click Howatt
Leo
Weber Wood
Harrisonville
Wayne Ackley
Flora
Charles Goldsberry
Hasey Chapell
Frances Sapp
Bertine Sapp
Pearl Woods
Poodhesburg
Jane Williams
Floyd Williams
Anna Sergent
Walt Williams
Thought on idlers and diligence from a sermon and Carlyle
A brief noted quotation cites 2 Thessalonians 3 12 on disorderly idle persons and busybodies then adds a Carlyle maxim encouraging earnest effort in any task to gradually learn to work at nearly anything
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thessalonians
Thomas Carlyle
Modoc Families Share Sunday Visits in Area
Modoc Mr and Mrs Floyd McCutcheon spent Sunday in Buchtel. Joe McLaughlin and son Leonard visited his sisters Mrs Bert Ray and Mrs R M Snyder. Mrs Ed Vore and two daughters visited her daughter. Elizabeth Daniels spent Friday with Mrs Homer Simmons. Mrs Joe Mingus called on Mrs R M Snyder Tuesday. George Love Jr spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs Robert Cobb and children and Mrs Will Johnston spent Sunday evening with Mrs R M Snyder. Ed Vore and daughter Bernice shopped in Glouster recently. Will Orr and daughter visited sister Mrs Emil Ham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toaburg
Carl Pico
Glouster
Caroline Hartman
Emma Hamiltonburg
Chuster
Turday
Elmer Hartman
Will Orr
Carline Hart Wan
Nelsonville
Garnett Daniels
Burr Oak
Carrie Smith
Homer Vore
Chen W
Vansheele
Cal
George Hysell
Floyd McCutcheon
Buchtel
Joe McLaughlin
Leonard
Bert Ray
R. M. Snyder
Ed Vore
Elizabeth Daniels
Homer Simmons
Joe Mingus
George Love, Jr
Robert Cobb
Will Johnston
Bernice
Emil Ham
Tentative acquiescence in Kemal Pasha demands
The term describes something based on a trial or test and is used to signal a cautious, experimental stance. From Latin tentare meaning to try, it often appears in diplomatic contexts to indicate provisional support or agreement pending further results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemal Pasha
Burton Tells English of American Debt Attitude
Congressman Theodore E. Burton of Ohio spoke in Condon on Tuesday predicting an economic conference in Washington. He said the United States wants immediate payment of debts owed by Europe and European disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condon
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Washington
United States
Europe
Bootlegger Calculations Yield Hooch Count
A customer asks how many cases the bootlegger has. If he had as many more, plus half as many more, and seven more, the total would be 32. Solving gives the bootlegger owned eight cases.
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Housewives In Politics
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NEA
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Pomeroy
Mrs. Dalley
Burton
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E. Carpenter
Athens, O
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