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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1920

Page

4

Milks Emulsion touted as cure and health builder

An advertisement extols Milks Emulsion as a palatable health builder curing coughs and wasting diseases. It claims rapid relief from stomach issues and constipation, appetite boost, and weight gain, with a money back guarantee after six bottles. The text also includes local notices about burials and social events in Glouster and nearby areas.

Corade Milks Fmulsion Co Terre Haute Ind

Lima Council Adopts Daylight Savings Law

Lima Ohio voters approved the daylight savings measure by 7 to 2. The ordinance sets the change to take effect at midnight April 17, with business leaders and professionals arguing it will reduce confusion caused by the state’s time practices.

Lima Ohio

Deterioration in Teaching in Normal Schools

A young woman leaves a normal school for an easier job after failing to persist. Today she holds an emergency certificate and teaches a class, raising questions about pupil instruction, teacher influence, and the decline in standards as schools overburden staff. The piece cites exhausted veteran teachers and warns of slipshod teaching spreading nationwide.

Everybody Keep Fit Campaign Aims for All United States Boys

A YMCA led effort promotes a keep fit program for boys from youth onward to build health habits before high school age. It cites army health training as valuable and urges parents to join the movement for a nationwide youth health standard.

United States

The Efficient Clerk Credits Save Of 100 Million

A Washington clerk named John C. Pugh, connected with the naval affairs committee, is credited with saving the government $100,000,000 on an appropriation by removing duplications. The committee chairman and members praise his work while criticizing other members for inaction. The piece asks how much could be saved if all senators and representatives tried.

Washington John C. Pugh Naval Affairs Committee House Clark

Women of Pennsylvania See Hope in Suffrage Move

Reprinted Philadelphia Public Ledger opinion notes the luncheon of the Republican women's committee of the state and cites twenty eight Republican states voting for suffrage. The piece predicts Delaware would become the thirty sixth state and praises speeches by women and men.

Philadelphia Public Ledger Pennsylvania Republican Women's Committee of Delaware Celor

After Dinner Tales and a Late Trains Joke

A collection of barroom stories includes a boastful professor who has heard it all, a quip about a washerwoman wife, and a Western state train that is perpetually late. A crowd waits for No 3 on time, celebrates a false on time, then learns the trains are twenty four hours late.

Rents as a contagion profiteering tale in 1920

A 1920 feature discusses rent profiteering as a social fever. Landlords casually raise rents to fit local norms, flipping pity into profit. The piece questions readers about their own complicity and family pressures shaping higher charges.

Lodge the scholar politician shapes a national campaign

Henry Cabot Lodge a prominent national figure in this year's political drive, Massachusetts senator and foreign relations committee chair, authored peace treaty reservations. Born in Boston around 1830s, Lodge authored many books, edited Hamilton, wrote political essays, and holds LL D degrees from multiple universities. He entered law in 1876 and held public offices from 1880s onward.

Henry Cabot Lodge U. S Massachusetts America Europe Senator Lodge Boston George Cabot Alexander Hamilton Daniel Webster Washington Giles Lodge United States Harvard Yale Williams Dartmouth Princeton Union Amherst Clark North American Review Massachusetts House of Representatives Congress United States Senate Alaskan Boundary Tribunal United States Immigration Commission

Planked Chicken and Other Plank Dishes Guide

Household hints describe planked cooking methods for chicken corned beef hash fish hash eggs and veal. The steps include preparing meats or vegetables on heated planks with borders of potatoes carrots white sauce and rice, then baking until browned and cooked through with butter and garnishes.

Perfect Uproar at the Club Last Night

A lively disturbance erupted at the club with Bangs initiating a fight and facing heavier consequences than expected. The comment notes that a rough house may exceed the architect's original estimate in cost and trouble.

Barn Fire Destroys Bethany Resident’s Barn and Equipment

Wednesday evening a fire consumed John Frost’s barn near Bethany. The buggy, harness, silo, and numerous items were lost with no recoveries. Loss estimated around 1000 dollars.

John Frost John Johnson Earl Midecalf John Moore Charles Norris Stewart Mildred Brandeberry Athens Elmer Brandeberry Lewis Moore Clyde Moore Grant Rusell Mahlon Hays Guysville Avery Chalfant Parkersburg Hospital

Fairview Visitors Share Sunday at Fairview U B Church

Fairview residents and visitors gather as Raymond Dixon J Mansfield Mrs J Mansfield and Elizabeth Thornton of Athens spend Sunday with Vern Dixon. Ernest Cole returns from Delaware to be with family. Everett Bond of Floodwood visits relatives in the area. Gerald Merney and John Konejo noted.

Raymond Dixon J. Mansfield Elizabeth Thornton Athens Vern Dixon Ernest Cole Delaware Everett Bond Floodwood Fairview U. B Gerald, Merney John Konejo

Chauncey Visitors and Weekend Trips Noted in Local Social

Taylor Ridge guests included Mr and Mrs John Davis Walter Davis and Mr John Kempton. Mrs Clarence Winn and son Guy and Mrs Carl Welling spent a day last week at Glouster with Mrs Thomas Simms. Mrs Jacob Kech and daughters Rose and Mary returned home Saturday after ten days visiting relatives at Moxahala. The funeral services for the late August Turner were held at the local church.

Leo Lemoine Taylor Ridge James Mates Trimble Burt Judson Julia of Glouster James McClellan Homer Kempton Edward Marshal Farm Emmett Eddy Dora Heffner Henry Heffken Ida Hanning Athens John Davis Walter Davis John Kempton Chauncey Clarence Winn Guy Carl Welling Thomas Simms Jacob Kech Rose Mary Moxahala Turner

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