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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
4
Congress urged to provide a small enforcement fund as part of the 1.5 million dollar request for actions against profiteers and hoarders. The plan would place permanent enforcement under a Treasury Department commissioner, signaling a decisive start to nationwide prohibition enforcement.
William M. Lewis of the U S Treasury warns consumers share blame for profiteering through lavish spending. He urges cutting luxury purchases to force lower prices and better value. Other notes mention Plumb’s railroad plan, and a new French wireless station promising rapid intercontinental messages.
A director pressurizes a dying hero for more life while a fat plumber and a thin carpenter joke about Beanborough’s cheerfulness. A motorist mocks a speeding ticket as a misidentification and a neighbor recalls a thief servant, noting only a bath could be left safely.
Opinois reprints critique from Troy New York Budget condemning selling steel ships to Italy and France while Americans face high coffee prices. It accuses Wilson of trading interests in Paris and hints at policies favoring foreign trade over national needs amid dire wartime shortages. Hartford Courant echoes that cutting food costs is the surest way to curb living expenses and calls for action on rising prices.
A reflective piece questions if some people truly sense others thoughts and feelings. It cites Mrs A and Mrs B as examples of assumed mind reading and contrasts perceived inertia with inner grit, suggesting true strength often lies behind quiet effort rather than visible activity.
Recipes for Tomato Jelly Salad with pineapple and mayonnaise on slices, Beauty Salad arranged like a flower with celery apples eggs beets, and Combination Salad with rhubarb figs cucumber and walnuts on lettuce with French dressing.
Caramel Pudding uses bread crumbs soaked in milk, sugar, egg, vanilla, and a water-bath bake for one hour. Corn Soup combines canned corn, milk, onion, tomatoes, flour paste, and seasonings from a double boiler to a smooth strained tureen.
The verses contrast exhausting days filled with toil and fear with nights that offer sleep and solace. Restful hours bring dreams of youth, astral wandering, and distant stars, easing burdens, while days remain full of failed plans and stinging woes. Night’s escape preserves sanity amid ongoing stress.
The speaker argues large government food stocks could lower prices if sold to the public but questions who blocks sales in Washington. He asks if food trusts are responsible and why Americans should not eat what they have already paid for.
Several local items include a for sale six room frame dwelling with cistern and lot size 133 by 125 feet, contact R. 166 or P. O. Box 845. Will Vaughn, formerly of Glouster, injured by a coal fall in Christopher Illinois but sustained minor injuries. Corporal Leonard Smith discharged from Camp Sherman and homeward. Glouster Baseball Club vs Athens Elks next Sunday at 2 30 with Barstow Whitlock for visitors and Lanning Skinner for Glouster. Sam Cunningham buys H C Angle restaurant building. Church notices report regular services resuming at the Church of Christ and rally day at Sunday school upcoming. Everett Fierce returns home from overseas service with honorable discharge. Mary Herbert visits from Hollister while Miss Ruth Peterman stays with Mr and Mrs George Preston. Former residents Mr and Mrs Frank Bishop visiting near the city. Miss Helen Smith and Cassie Redpath at Buckeye Lake.
Dance in the Red Men Hall Saturday night featuring Jimmy Richards' orchestra in the August 23 event with live music and dancing.
Snowville Ohio August 18 A Meigs County home coming at Amanda Chase residence August 10 honored by 96 year old grandmother Mrs Henry Williams She recalled deer in the wood and teaching in the Meigs wilderness The dinner in the grove followed by prayers and a wish to meet Grandmothers Williams and Chase again The gathering included many Chases Stanearts Jeffers and related families with a large extended group listing attendees
A 3200 mile submarine cable is projected to connect North and South America from Miami Florida to Belem Brazil with a linking spur on Barbados.
Yesterday's results show the Reds rallying to beat the Braves 7 to 6 in the ninth. St Louis fell 2 to 5 to New York while Chicago beat Philadelphia 5 to 1. Brooklyn won 8 to 2 over Pittsburg as Boston and St Louis held losses. In the American League Washington lost 0 to 4 at Chicago and Boston beat Cleveland 4 to 3. Detroit shut out Philadelphia 2 to 0 and New York beat St Louis 3 to 2 with a 1 to 1 tie in another noted game. Standings list Cleveland leading the AL, and St Louis and Brooklyn among NL clubs.
The American Association results show Toledo defeating Milwaukee 4 to 2, Columbus ten? Noted 2-12 Louisville 8, Kansas City 2, Indianapolis 8, Minneapolis 0.
Rotterdam in Holland serves as a supply depot for the American army of occupation in Germany. Barracks, cargo wharves, and tugboats line the Rhine, while Dutch shops overflow with American goods. The city buzzes like a New York of the AEF with American brands, cabs, groceries, and entertainment for soldiers and families.
Ira E. Mellinger of Lancaster discovers six white baby hawks at his county nest after a battle with a rattlesnake. The young hawks, living on raw liver at his home, make both loud and soft sounds with a new phonograph needle.
A promotional notice touts a blood cleansing remedy for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims the potion purges impurities from the blood and has been used for fifty years, inviting readers to write for free advice and treatment details.
A Kentucky man credits a simple Mentholized Avcine remedy with greatly reducing hay fever symptoms. He distributes it through pharmacists and recommends making a pint bottle from one ounce of the solution mixed with boiled water and using it as a gargle or spray twice daily. The cure is said to cost almost nothing and may prevent the yearly allergy visit.
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