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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1919
Page
4
Submarine chasers under Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr. patrol Juneau ports to protect fishing firms. Pirates opened fire on a Thrinket Packing tender. pursuers gave chase but the pirates escaped. A clash left one pirate wounded.
New York patrons and cabaret owners face upheaval as Prohibition’s onset ends drinks at many hotspots. Bar keepers seek work elsewhere while cafes fear bankruptcy. prices rise and appetite for hospitality shifts as restaurateurs debate food led profits and possible repeal.
The Victory Pure Food Exposition opened at Chester Park under the Health Department. Food producers and manufacturers from around the world attended the fair, while a new safety glove for machinists made of chrome leather and stitched with steel wire was introduced to prevent tearing.
County prosecutors in Columbus call for concerted action to curb high living costs and price fixing. They support possible nationwide probes and urge enforcing Ohio laws to protect people from food market manipulation. A state department with county branches may oversee food regulations.
Ohio's antitrust framework known as the Valentine act covers trusts defined as conspiracies against trade. It applies to domestic and foreign entities, empowers state officers, and allows injunctions ouster and receiverships. The piece critiques past enforcement and political shifts surrounding Gov Cox and Pomerene, urging firm action.
A letter questions looming coal shortages cited by the National Coal Association and coal dealers. It notes miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia working only part time while 40,000 foreign-born miners leave the country and asks why operators do not keep men at work to avert a deficit.
Report from Cleveland highlights carloads of perishable foods being dumped in Linndale swamps. Railroad managers deny blame, claiming commission men purge supplies to keep prices high. Commission men blame slow McAdoo Hines lines and weak Wilson food law enforcement. Consumer pays inflated prices nationwide as dumping continues.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recounts a carpet merchant turning a drug store into a rug store and a saloon man transforming a trunk factory into a drunk factory with a brush stroke. A Christmas gathering debates Chaucer with Grandma asking who he is and a debater answering that Chaucer did something that forever puts him out from society.
A reflection on how small mannerisms, especially a harsh voice and loud laugh, shape likeability. The piece urges self awareness, asking readers to watch their own traits and seek help to shed disagreeable mannerisms for healthier relations and parenting impact.
A Day’s Meat Dish instructions for beef stew with aitchbone five pounds, potatoes, turnip, carrot, onion and dumplings. Steps include searing, simmering about three hours, adding vegetables in final stage, parboiling potatoes, thickening with flour, and serving in a hot platter with dumpings. Remnants of roast beef can be reused in the stew.
A vintage recipe sprig detailing Jellied Vegetable Salad with gelatin, chopped vegetables, and stock, plus Cabbage Salad with mustard and milk dressing, Stuffed Tomato Salad with cucumber filling, and Green Pepper Salad with baked peppers and French dressing. Includes preparation steps and garnishes.
A noir era speaker rails against dry laws and alcohol temptations. He praises water as a cool, healthy drink over gin, rye, beer, and wine while condemning cheap, salted spirits and the vice of alleys. He recalls happier times with drinking water and warns against hangovers and corrupting effects.
In Laredo Texas Mexican workers face an eight dollar head tax that prevents them from returning after the war, creating a farm labor shortage on Rio Grande Valley ranches as immigration authorities keep the ban in place. For many, eight dollars is equivalent to far more in Mexico, making reentry infeasible.
An English inventor applies a caterpillar tread to a cart designed for use on the softest ground, aiming to improve mobility across difficult terrains. The device pairs tracks with a conventional cart frame to distribute weight and reduce sinking on mud and peat.
A new utensil for beating eggs or whipping cream features a heavily weighted bottom to keep it steady during use. The design aims to prevent slipping and improve efficiency in the bowl.
98 veterans gathered on Bee Bee Beg Island Buckeye Lake to relive memories of 98 and the Spanish American War battles in a reunion of the Old Fourth Ohio Spanish War Veterans Association.
Greece adopts standard time saving half an hour of daylight and aligns with Eastern European Time, placing the nation within the broader regional time zone.
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