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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
4
The government plans to sell surplus army food directly to consumers via parcel post, using 54 000 post offices to distribute about 350 million pounds with no profit to the buyer. The move aims to ease shortages and lower prices, broadening markets and urging producers to supply through the parcel post system.
William Pester, a Saxony immigrant, has lived twelve years in the California desert without money or resources. He survives on fruit and water, weaves baskets to buy a train ticket to New York where he promotes simple living and western land exodus. He contrasts desert solitude with city struggle and suburban home life as a balanced path.
A New York paper warns against judging Henry Ford for limited knowledge outside his automotive field and suggests that experts should not educate the public on war and public affairs. It argues specialists lack qualifications for broad political influence. advises experts to stay within their domains as prices rise and land values climb.
A study of how neat appearance lifts mood and productivity. Observations include a busy mother who remains well dressed, a solitary woman dressing daily to boost spirits, and a navy shave and new suit used as morale therapy. The essay links outer condition to mental state.
Instructions for Aspic dishes using gelatin with tomato cucumber and chicken. Recipes include Tomato Aspic with cucumber center, Chicken Aspic with peas and celery, and general jelly mold methods. Steps cover softening gelatin in cold water, simmering stock and vinegar, molding, chilling, and serving on lettuce leaves.
To Preserve Flour keep in a dry place and away from strong smelling foods to prevent spoilage. To Clarify Fat melt in a small saucepan until just still, strain through cheese-cloth, and cool for use. Cross Stitch Initials propose using cross stitch instead of pens. Old Tooth Brushes reuse for wick cleaning or shoe blacking.
A minstrel entertained three young sisters at a private home with songs and jokes about stuffed pipes and pipe cleaners. A house sale tale follows a man who misreads agency ads and a sharp quip about “A. B. C.” closing a deal. Experts discuss a science of salesmanship and a world league for players’ terms.
A narrator laments a costly plush car that stalls and misfires. The carburetor, oil leaks, and frequent failures leave the owner stranded while faster cheap cars pass by with disdain. The piece ends with a jab at Germans and a claim about the American food industry passing the buck.
Budapest Aug 2 Julius Peidl the new Hungarian premier told United Press in his first newspaper interview that the cabinet views itself as temporary and will push orderly reforms. He seeks immediate cessation of hostilities with Italy, calls for universal suffrage and an assembly to decide Hungary's form of government. He urged allied support to restore order, evacuate Entente-held areas, and requested food coal and raw materials amid a siege in Budapest.
The Athens Gun Club will hold a Thursday shoot inviting shooters from Marietta Belpre Parkersburg Athens and Nelsonville. Trophies will be offered and the event aims to be the largest since the recent registered tournament. Athens grows as a trap shooting hub attracting southern Ohio shooters and fans.
The American Legion in Ohio plans war strength recruitment with 70,000 return postcards to Ohio veterans this week. About 200,000 veterans exist in Ohio and 4,000,000 nationwide. The group seeks one million members by Armistice Day and asserts politics or religion are not factors in membership.
The passage mocks German negotiators as quibbling over terms and warns they fear losing their birthright for a pot of potash.
Allied troops recaptured Onega on the Archangel front. The Bolshevik claim shows half of Admiral Kolchak forces near Perm have surrendered. Pure glycerin will help dissolve fruit stains from linen.
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