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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
4
An analysis notes a 134 percent deficit in three years of housing construction with a projected rise to 150 percent this year. Slump stems from high material costs and transport delays. demand for credit and prompts to save are discussed alongside economic observations and cultural quips.
Edith E Moriarty notes women who saved for Liberty bonds then found they could save elsewhere. An office stenographer admits she saved nothing after bonds were paid, while the youngest co worker claims five dollars weekly, revealing how disciplined saving shifts to regular banking.
Practical tips and recipes for mutton or lamb pie Golden Glow breakfast toast with eggs and cream dressing Delicious Green Apple Dessert and stuffed figs or prunes describe simple method and ingredients for home cooks with common pantry items.
Instructions cover removing fruit stains with tar taric acid or rhubarb rub, improving well water by salt addition, and preserving paraffin by sealing in a teapot for reuse next season.
The excerpt advises mixing a volatile solvent blend for cleaning at home, listing gasoline ether chloroform and alcohol with instructions to buy small quantities and keep the mixture corked as it evaporates quickly, targeting housewives in a cautionary but risky tone.
Several Amesville residents and visitors are listed. Harry Dodds of Tipton visits F. E. Phillips family. Aut Chapman from Glouster stays with parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry begin a Canada New York motor trip. Gardner and McCune plan a northern Ohio New York tour. the Thomas family motored to Wooster. King and Carpenter travel to Parkersburg. the Hartins family returns from a week with relatives. Medical group attends Athens meeting. Sarah Peterson diversifies into oil drilling. Hazel Marquis and Albert Gorman marry in Amagorda New Mexico. social notes reference local gossip and visitors from Columbus Chesterhill trip.
The Shoop Gibson and Dyson families with Mrs Fannie Wells visited the county seat Sunday. Mr and Mrs Isaac Williams hosted a hospital grounds picnic and Rock Riffle school house lunch. Rev Chapin returned from vacation and led Sunday services. Nelsonville beat us 9 to 7 with Inman going 4 for, including a homer and a highlight play. Farmers note dry weather hurt early corn but rain should help later upland planting.
A former nurse from Sharine endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy describing relief from stomach and liver ailments. The advertisement claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus and eases intestinal inflammation, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and McKee Drug Co. listed as distributor.
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