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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
4
The Food Administration asks Americans to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month due to losses from submarine sinkings and shipping needs for Europe. The article urges saving in luxuries, switching to fruit, and notes the sacrifice is for a common cause with Allied nations.
The author argues Turkey will turn against Germany and Bulgaria, urging withdrawal of Turkish alliance. They warn against any Turkish alliance, praising the aim to crush Turkey to ensure decency, enlightenment, and a secure peace. The piece likens Turkish motives to Ukraine turning against Russia and emphasizes punitive resolution of Asia’s menace.
The author predicts a temporary halt to professional baseball during the war, with a return possibly bringing reforms. He condemns commercialization and sees a shift toward amateur baseball as a corrective measure to restore genuine sport, independence, and public interest.
A British front correspondent recalls a British column of German prisoners marching toward Paris. As they passed a small French village the locals shouted Nach Paris asking if they would reach the French capital. The scene stirred a wry smile among observers.
A compact household page highlights breakfast ideas with a recipe theme featuring stewed apricots and peas. The page mentions butter as a key ingredient and leverages simple pantry options for morning dining.
Practical canning guide detailing meat preservation with water bath jars for beef pork chicken and sausage. beet preparation with a vinegar sugar spice brine. orange lemon marmalade steps yielding twelve glasses. and sweet corn canning guidance including salt ratios and hot packing for storage. Includes times and temperatures for each item and notes on sealing and storage.
Advice warns against mistaking simmering water for boiling, stresses using quart jars not two-quart, and favors pint jars for larger families. Emphasizes new lids, strict cleanliness, and limited initial canning to three to six jars. Recommends gradual pace and checking a War Garden Commission canning manual for needed articles.
A husband plans a dinner with his wife and crude mischief, but the wife agrees to join. The tale shifts to a housewife and a verbose neighbor and ends with a military line saying how to align a battalion facing northeast. The humor centers on miscommunication and awkward promises. The pieces read like a sequence of quick vignettes from everyday life.
Soldiers grinned and replied Ja wohl You said it the officers did not respond Prussian efficiency in officers excludes humor or good sport bystanders note.
The article notes the U S Navy has over 500 000 armed personnel excluding mechanics and laborers, a 700 percent gain, with ships expanding as fast as crews. It claims the navy now equals roughly four times Britain’s prewar strength and may rival it by war’s end.
An Ironton editorial endorses Hon. I. M. Foster of Athens County for Congress against incumbent R. M. Switser. It highlights Foster as a patriot with a strong war record, Harvard education, and Republican leadership, urging a vote for Foster in the primary as a vote to win the war.
War Savings Stamps will play a key role at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus the week of August 26 with 20 percent of $67,674.50 in premiums donated as stamps. Sales will occur from 100 locations and events in the new coliseum will carry War Savings messages under the state committee. The School Sammy Army of Ohio will help demonstrations and 75 backers may visit Columbus for a day. A Swedish inventor reportedly devised a method to transfer electric power to self propelled plows and farm machinery.
For the first time in its history the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has elected a woman to a seat on its council.
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