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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
4
In Paris dispatches readers are amused by German soldiers tugging up suspenders to signal surrender. The piece notes Fritz wears suspenders, abandoned when surrendering, leaving hands on baggy trousers. Laughter interrupts the fight as American forces press on toward the Kaiser.
Descriptions from Chateau-Thierry detail homes stripped of tapestries pictures mirrors and furnishings ruined by German forces during their retreat. Troops see the vandalism as proof of barbarism and insist they fight to save polluted France and civilization. Also included are several wartime recipes for cornmeal cakes pot roast with macaroni bean loaf and steamed brown bread pudding.
A wartime column contrasts American infantry tactics with German methods. It notes American troops routinely expose themselves to open ground and bayonet charges, defeating better trained German shock troops who fear advancing under heavy shellfire. The piece cites a captured German guardsman who laments the Americans’ unorthodox approach.
The piece mocks Germanys enhanced protection scheme in Ukrainia noting Field Marshal von Eichhorn sees little gain. It questions whether Prussians will ever learn the value of neighborly conduct over aggression and plunder as the path to safety.
Breakfast items include fresh berries Owen fried mush with honey barley muffins. Lunch features vegetable chowder with milk bran muffins steamed custard and coffee. Dinner serves pot roast with macaroni and tomatoes cucumber onion salad and oatmeal rolls with semon jelly and custard sauce. Tea.
A collection of simple household tricks covering spools storage with a wooden board and nails, preserving lemonade and fruit punch in cool places, resting around meals, wart treatment with oil of cinnamon, ironing tips for hooks and eyes, and keeping bread and cake moist by using a damp sponge.
A clergyman laments poor attendance at men’s services while a werver consoles him. A Wise wife plans to lecture on equal suffrage but her husband quips about voting rights for cooks. Two newlywed friends compare wives with humor, noting honesty and mischief in love.
Dialogue captures a captain urging Rastus to make a will before a dangerous mission, while Rastus replies that his only worry is whether he will return. The exchange conveys risk and resolve amid looming danger.
The piece argues that government control over wire services will force higher wages and telegraph rates, funded by taxes, risking a socialist shift and a drift toward rule by a single man, undermining constitutional government and individual strength.
Public note from Athens urges action as New York Mine No 88 in the Hocking Valley remains idle on August 6 1918 due to a seven month old baby’s funeral. No. 36 mine normally produces 800 tons daily but is 800 tons short. The message also requests French language classes for local draftees and mentions various social notices and property transfers in Athens and nearby townships.
The John Robinson Circus features the Burmah family elephants in Athens on Tuesday August 13. The herd, seen by millions since before the Civil War, is famed for intelligence and gentleness and will parade the streets and perform in the show. Tickets go on sale at The McKee Drug Co at show-ground prices.
Mr and Mrs N B Mille entertained at their home with guests Mrs Elmira Mills of Columbus and Mrs Callie Carr of Long Beach.
Inquiries on entering a theatre show proper seating where men precede women yet yield to them at the usher and when to offer gifts or calls. Marie Riley provides etiquette guidance with simple steps for responses to announcements and post marriage courtesy.
Real estate transfers list entries from Athens Township and Albany including buyers sellers lot numbers and stated values. Transactions include Holgary Michael to Charles Workman lot 672 Verity valued at 60 and Albert Rink to Rose B Smith parcels in Stanley Heights with varying values for lots 21 22 23 at 35 each and 24 25 at 165 each. John Gabriel to Mella Riley lot 89 Verity valued at 660. C KR Mathena to Frank Smith Verity lots 69 97 valued 1870 and 970. Athens City Errett A Person to Nora N Barstow lot 1996 valued at 2300. Lydia Stalder to McBee Bindery Co lot 501 valued at 5000. N W Baker to A L Johnson lots 1038 valued at 5500 and 1059 at 1500. Albany Wm Gilkey to George Gilkex lot ...
The notice lists expected addressees Ackley Mre Vera Alexander Carrie along with Barnes Mae Beassen Julia and notes a baseball manager entry. The fragment implies a postal advertised letters section naming individuals and a sports role.
A 19th century style advertisement touts Bio-feren as a grand health builder for frail nervous women. It claims results in two weeks with boosted strength, vitality, clear skin, and sparkling eyes, costing little and guaranteed to satisfy if claims aren’t met. The note lists ingredients and urges physicians to verify the formula printed on the package.
A list names Elizabeth Williams Clark Alfred Guiss Fern Harrop Henry Haddox John John Lydia Leer Z Y McVey Arthur May Lenora Merrell Helen Pryor Omar Rowland J F Sedden Leurie Thompson Elizabeth Wood Frances. recipients urged to say they were advertised. Unclaimed letters to be sent to the Dead Letter Office August 20, 1916. The note adds a claim about Japanese sea weed cultivation.
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