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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
4
Rates show 12 issues per year at 6 dollars by mail in Ohio four dollars yearly ten weeks 45 cents and one month 15 cents. outside Ohio five dollars yearly under one tee one month. Payments due in advance and subscriptions discontinue at expiration.
An outraged customer laments high meat prices while experts blame retailers for uneven pricing. A 20 to 30 to 45 cent per pound range for beef cuts is common, with some prices extortionate. Experts urge science based pricing and better consumer guidance.
The Children’s Bureau warns 3 to 6 million American children lack adequate food due to income limits. In schools these kids are mischaracterized as lazy or delicate while undernourishment hinders physical and mental growth.
Poetic reflection urges kindness to aging parents as life grows difficult. It contrasts the frailty of old age with the need for support and gentleness, warning against cruelty as time worsens. The tone calls readers to cherish and ease the passing hill of aging.
Opined by Opinovus reprinted from the New York Herald, President Wilson delays disclosure of Peace Conference documents to the Senate and the French premier. The piece argues this secrecy fuels opposition and jeopardizes treaty ratification. The Senate Foreign Relations committee pressed for full papers. Wilson’s refusal fuels suspicion and may stall the covenant.
The column contrasts dropped bank phone privileges due to abuse with a charity moving to advance pledges, and recounts a humane prison warden granting 24 hours of parole to a hard case. It highlights how misuse of privileges can affect others and honors individualized mercy.
Household recipes describe Creamed Eggs on Toast, Bean Salad, Chops En Casserole, and several salad dishes. Instructions include ingredient amounts, mixing steps, oven times, and serving ideas for nutritious meals featuring eggs, beans, lamb chops, and various dressings.
A humorous excerpt shows Robert Jaggsby posing for a photo and quipping about beauty ads or rat poison. He jokes about being bandy and knees, while a police handwriting expert, Eisenschimel, dodges a perception of infallibility as the attorney presses for mistakes.
Paris reports France will keep a three to one military edge over Germany after demobilization. France has about two million under arms now, with plans to discharge all but 609,000 by November 1. Germany is ~400,000, set to drop to 200,000. by March 31, 1920 Germany must demobilize to 100,000. France will retain 600,000, aided by U S England and Belgium occupation forces.
Paris reports advocate employing France's Air Force to aid reconstruction in Northern France. Aviators would survey damages, plan rebuilding, and supervise progress from the air, enabling rapid assessment, coordinated efforts, and oversight of destroyed towns bridges and fields.
The 88th Division known as Ohio's Own will transfer its flags to state authorities in Columbus on Labor Day September 1 1919 at Colugabus after a final ceremony. A grand reunion will honor veterans who answered the call and plan to have every possible veteran attend to witness the colors’ final resting place.
At the Hotel Deshler in Columbus a meeting of 83rd Division members and affiliated organizations formed committees for transportation arrangements ceremonies publicity and general preparations. Leaders named include Major General E F Glenn Colonel Wallace Trippe McAbee Lawrene Hunter Knapp Sherrard Casparis Harbison Parrott and others with noted posts at Camp Sherman Ohio. Separately European scientists work toward an international standard of radium strength and purity.
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