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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
4
Pitching Horseshoes Revival Spreads Across the Midwest
World record holder 870 ringers in 87 games, Stevens tours the Middle West to teach horseshoe pitching. Clubs sprout nationwide, indoor winters, social clubs join in. The wholesome American sport evokes nostalgia for simpler times and old school values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vintson Stevens
Middle West
War Mothers Debate Dress for Young Girls Shoes
A conference by war mothers discussed proper dress for young girls and approved a plain tailored outfit with modest lines and no jewelry. Yet photographs later showed a model wearing narrow-toed high-heeled pumps, prompting questions about practicality and hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Mothers
Double jeopardy on prohibition laws faces mockery
A man may be tried twice for the same offense under state and federal prohibition statutes. The editorial frets over the legal quirk and its potential for perceived injustice and confusion in enforcing prohibition.
After Dinner Stories Bire Judge Henderson Challenge
A rugged humor piece recounts an Irishman handling dynamite in a quarry where a stick drops and a box explodes, a quip about returning “yesterday,” and a stormy sea raft scene with Angus and Andrew debating promises and land sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Colonel Murray
Mike
Angus
Andrew
Immigrant Germs and Price Drops Dominate Spur Headline
A cluttered note references immigrants bringing germs amid price declines. It claims a New York man attempted to kidnap his wife, who defended herself, and mentions a plane wedding as a spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dont Like That Kind of Music Dear Boy
Snippet recalls a quirky exchange about music taste and a quip on the Drum building in San Francisco at No. 1 Wirestreet. The piece also reflects on older fashions and a man known for two pairs of trousers with suspenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wirestreet
Spoodles
The Bride The Groom and the Falls feature
Niagara Falls reporter explores why couples honeymoon at the Falls and how the ritual shapes their view of travel. He notes the scene, crowds, cameras, and souvenirs, and contrasts summer tourist commerce with hopes for a winter resort and Niagara Falls growing as an industrial center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara
Foo
Falls
Ben
Kodak
Gimcrack
Itvo
Falls Street
Niangara Falls
Niagara Fall
Messenger Watch Dog column boosts Athens county paper reach
The Athens Messenger emphasizes its role in Southeastern Ohio with wide circulation across Pomeroy Middleport Nelsonville and Logan and notes a strong want ads section. It highlights the paper’s modern plant leased wire and efficiency while inviting readers to inspect the Watch Dog column and local classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Meigs County
Hamley Run
Athens County
United Miner’s
Indianapolis
Warren
Ohio
Fatty Arbuckle
The
Messenger
Pomeroy
Middleport
Nelsonville
Logan
United States
the Messenger
Information Bureau Q&A From The Athens Messenger
A reader questions section lists answers on topics from farm trademarks to London’s origin and Corot. It cites that a farm name can be trademarked for interstate commerce, describes early dredge boat use in 1796, milking hygiene to prevent clabber, and notes Corot’s late recognition after Salon debut in 1827.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Aeecet DC
Inquirer
Patent Office
Boulton and Watt
Sunderland
England
London
Thames
Corot
A. M. A. Corot
Lure of the Chase and Old Questions on Weeds and Isaiah
A fragmented column presents a quiz style exchange on personal wealth and career, weed control via crop rotation, Isaiah’s central message about salvation through right conduct, origins of Yankee Doodle, and New York’s World Building regarded as the first skyscraper. The text blends trivia prompts with brief answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isiah
Edward Banks
New York City
S. A
New York
Local Residents Travel and Move Notices
Salem Oscar Burt of Haydenville visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Burt Sunday Roy Graham and Leonard Six motored to Logan Monday to spend the day with his mother Mrs J Shaw and with Mr and Mrs Robert Mosley of Nelsonville as well as Mrs Morgan and her son of Salem started for Bicknell Indiana Monday to visit Mrs Morgan's daughter Mr and Mrs John Jones Mr and Mrs Will Six moved into a new house recently Mr and Mrs Charles Wilkes moved back to their old home Cyrena and Melvin Burt are on the sick list Mr and Mrs Cecil Perry shopped in Beaumont Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Burt
Haydenville
John Burt
Roy Graham
Leonard
Logan
J. Shaw
Robert Mosley
Nelsonville
Morgan
Salem
Bicknell
Ind
Charles Wilkes
Cyrena
Melvin Burt
Cecil Perry
Beaumont
The Bud Emerges from Old Fashioned Dress Codes
A feature notes a woman shedding strict attire as she moves from long skirts to shorter styles signaling changing social norms and personal expression. It contrasts tradition with contemporary fashion and hints at broader shifts in public expectations.
Millfield Parents Notice on rude conduct in woodshed
Town residents confront conduct by local children near the woodshed. Reported passersby describe rude behavior and warn action may follow if practices do not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
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