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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1918
Page
4
A nostalgic wartime plea recalls faces lost to the khaki ranks and urges immediate savings for the Liberty Loan. The piece honors servicemen, stresses duty to democracy, and asks readers to fund the war effort to speed victory and return.
The article explains that there are Czechs and Slovaks, not a single Czecho Slovak people. It traces their origins in Bohemia Moravia and parts of Hungary, notes populations about eight million Czechs and 2.5 million Slovaks, and describes their national self consciousness, historic struggles, and current alignment with the Allies against Austria and Hungary.
A scanned household feature outlines bread making from potato water and corn syrup to yeast sponge methods. It details potato bread, Wheaties bread, rice bread and rye cornmeal blends with steps for kneading rising shaping and baking times.
The Carranza government plans a confiscatory tax on British and American oil firms in Tampico to aid Germany, pressuring Allied navies reliant on Mexican crude. United States and Britain protest. German agents suspected of stoking the crisis as Allies weigh responses amid broader Mexican questions.
In late July Secretary McAdoo announced that the threatened fuel famine had been averted and that cars are being loaded as fast as possible. On August 7 Fuel Administrator Garfield issued a statement detailing ongoing supply measures.
A set of old kitchen notes lists Corn Flour Cake with sour cream sugar and mixed flours, Bran Breac dough with barley and corn flours, a Liver bake with nutmeg and parsley, and a Lemon Fluff dessert using tapioca, lemon juice, sugar and stiff beaten egg whites.
A Philadelphia builder confronted a foreman about a worker seen smoking during hours. The foreman reveals the man was not employed there but merely looking for a job, inspiring a punchy exchange. A second quip features a henpecked husband who must carry the latchkey to open the door for his wife.
A sceptic mocks Bankus being a genius while a medium pushes a spirit message. Mrs Groweper interrupts, warning about life insurance money and threatening to skip the fee if the communication goes awry.
Charles Lehr of Mulvane Kansas harvested a forty acre field and used a hay rake to thresh wheat. The method produced eighty bushels of wheat with about 150 dollars profit, contrasting Ruth’s less effective field work in Boaz.
A peculiar string of near wins for the so called Clown Prince draws jokes and concern as daylight lasts longer than his success. The performance hints at possible job risk if the trend persists.
The Kaiser argues in a Potsdam address that wide family rifts exist due to the war and that many homes suffer, while noting one palace family there has escaped heavy wartime damage. The remark underscores the paternalist framing of hardship and resilience among ruling elites during the conflict.
Washington reports a plan to organize a million youths aged 14 to 21 into an industrial corps mixing schooling, military training, and work. The program expands the Boys Working Reserve, currently 250,000, directing many to fill wartime labor gaps while education shifts toward October. Voluntary enlistment under the Labor Department. medals and service records to be issued.
In Athens area readers are reminded that the Messenger holds many unpublished service letters from soldiers in England. The editor urges summarizing letters to share the most interesting parts while easing storage and mailing delays. Ralph M. Clyford writes from England about weather, money, barracks bags, a baseball game, and hopes for future mail and visits. Clarence writes of training, schooling, censor rules, and longing for civilian work while awaiting home.
A wartime letter from July 18 1918 describes a soldier in France writing to his mother. He mentions staying well and receiving his mother’s letter, with frequent correspondence planned. The message notes good weather and ongoing communication despite the war context.
Athens Messenger Office advertises for large clean cotton rags to use in press cleaning. The notice is dated May 3, 1883.
An advertisement touts 20th Century Liniment promising quick relief from rheumatism lumbago sciatica neuralgia pleurisy and other aches. It claims rapid penetration without burning or staining and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not found. Multiple claims of universal efficacy and easy access via druggists are noted.
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