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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1923
Page
4
The report states Frank Wright Sel bought the D Steele residence on Main Street. Nearby at Kene Bay farm north of Hamden several hogs are infected with cholera. uninfected hogs have been vaccinated. Mrs B F Reynolds visits relatives in Columbus this week.
A short quotable meditation notes that poverty draws neighborly disdain while wealth gains many friends. It adds that as people age, all passions converge on money, including love ambition and poetry.
Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia University president, argues civilization suffers from superficial day to dayness. Advances in radio, trains, and air travel enable rapid global knowledge but encourage only surface interest. Yet widespread access to learning and demand for honest history show enduring deeper inquiry remains.
A Eskimo murder wave in the Far North prompts a 3500 mile judicial trek. Judge Dubuc travels by train boat steamer scow and canoe to preside in Edmonton over seven killings in a case showing how the Royal Mounted enforce law globally. The piece argues criminal accountability grows worldwide.
In Akron a street railway with a five cent fare found that costs per rider exceeded the price. The company asked riders to pay an extra penny if they felt the ride was worth more. Patrons complied, and daily voluntary pennies exceeded twenty thousand, eliminating the deficit. The episode prompts questions about public response to business goodwill and transparent facts.
The Republican National Committee lists 20 states with presidential primaries next year and 18 that use convention methods. Florida and Texas exclude Republicans due to low prior vote shares. The new apportionment totals 508 of 1036 delegates, with shifts among northern western and southern states. Primaries in New Hampshire North Dakota Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska New Jersey Massachusetts Ohio Illinois Maryland Oregon Montana West Virginia and North Carolina shape early contests and candidate strategies.
The piece discusses how delegates and primary results influence the 1924 Republican convention, noting past misgivings like Hiram Johnson's experience in 1920. It includes a Q&A on topics from congressional representation in 1820 vs 1920 to tonal facts about cats, tonnage, frost dates, and the Virginia Natural Bridge, highlighting varied trivia and technical details.
The Messenger Watch Dog profiles Mrs. E. J. Marsh of 221 West Washington Street Athens who cares for her paralyzed son Edward M. Marsh after a decade of doctors’ visits and dwindling funds. Despite poverty, Mayo Clinic examinations, and credit extensions from wholesalers, she persists sewing and selling to support them both and hopes for relief.
Keepsake notice promoting a free government booklet on cookies and baked goods from the Department of Agriculture. Encourages readers to mail a coupon with two cents for a copy, listing Frederic J. Haskin as director and providing spaces for name address city state.
Strangely, the arrival of an invalid youth to the West Side has sparked happiness among old fashioned neighbors. Women take turns caring for the boy, while the mother leaves for lunch. They share meals and coffee, embodying Christian aid and communal joy.
A mother and her son, active members of the Christian Church, attended services regularly before the boy's illness. He enjoyed photography with a Kodak and Sunday School picnics, though sports did not interest him.
Mrs. Marsh born in Logan Ohio, daughter of a stone mason, runs a store on West Washington Street inviting Logan residents to visit her establishment.
The remark urges meeting Mrs Marsh, suggesting it will do you a lot of good and emphasizing personal benefit from the encounter.
A reader service advertises The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederico J Hasisn It states the bureau will answer information questions but not legal medical or financial advice and requests full name address two cents postage and return of results to the inquirer
The Mayflower was built for Ogden Goelet in Clydesbank Scotland in 1896. It later sold to the United States government during the Spanish American War for 430000 dollars.
The McArthur ball club will play at Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. William Parry and family and Robert Parry and daughter Hazel attended Thursday’s funeral for their cousin Russell Hill who died when a boiler exploded at Sand Mine near Glen Nell. He was about 30 and survived by an wife and four children. Burial was at Coalton. William Markham returned from Toledo after visiting his niece Mrs. Ralph Door and attending the grand lodge of K P.
Mrs William Jacobs is visiting her daughter Mrs George Martin Dill in Wellston.
The letter notes that Judge and Mrs Co Chapman have as their guests their niece Juanita McClain of Columbus.
Fragmentary note states while walking with a girl in Columbus he met, Frank F. is mentioned in a brief local record.
Neal of Springfield told police he was robbed after leaving a location his pocket was picked of $197. He reported the incident to officers and provided details for the investigation.
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