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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1918

Page

4

Athens paper ad rates and contact details

The notice lists publication and advertising details for The Athens er and Orale Printing Company with price blocks, delivery options, and rates. It includes mailing costs, advance payment terms, and office addresses in Athens Ohio and regional bureaus in New York and Chicago. It notes obituary notice charges and membership affiliations.

Athens Orale Fred W. Bush Buditor Mereenger del Messenger Mail Ohio Audit Bureau Ohio Select Robert B. Ward Foreigns Eastern Office Fifth Ave New York Western Wabash Ave Chicago

Thumbs Down Over Germany at Peace Aims in America

Editorial warns against German propaganda after the armistice. It urges Americans to oppose sympathy for Germany, report sympathizers to federal authorities, and keep pressure on to ensure Germany faces European fate.

America Germany Europe Nerc

Universal Training and A Peaceful Military Mindset

The piece argues for universal training minus aggressive military life, suggesting practical skills for peace, and questions how to repurpose military assets like camps and fields for civilian use while keeping discipline and national loyalty. It proposes short, practical service similar to a Boy Scout model on a man’s scale.

Fresh Grapes and Oatmeal Muffins Breakfast Menu

A menu feature lists breakfast items such as cornmeal mush milk scrambled eggs prunes coffee and muffins with grapes and oatmeal. It includes a meat dish section with pork tenderloin in casserole and beef braises with suggested accompaniments and serving ideas.

Dinner Stories and State Yells in Curious Jokes

A scrambled clippings style piece recounts travelers and a tour asking for a state yell with a jokey reply about yawns. It recalls a New York moment where a woman mocked Australians with feathered hats and a liner voyage tug of war joke about married versus single men.

Foreign trade outlook and market knowledge emphasized

The piece argues foreign trade prospects are brighter than ever and stresses the need to know markets and customers in South America. It warns against self sufficiency and calls for thorough understanding of demand as Italy pursues rehabilitation with resolve and paying for what is received.

South America Equator Italy

High Prices Prompt Wariness Over Ace Program

Citizens cry out over rising costs and fear foreign supply plans will keep prices high. They point to Italy where coal sells for 124 a ton and factories take all, leaving households with no electricity or gas since 2015 and milk scarce except for the sick. Fees reach 24 cents, and many men are either dead or permanently disabled.

Italy

The Seas Are Free After War End

Atlantic ports welcome returning liners including the Orduna after wartime peril. The Orduna survived submarine attacks, even ramming and sinking a U boat once, and now the lifelines of commerce resume under Allied vigilance as seas open again to peaceful passage.

Atlantic New York

Thanksgiving Dinner Recall of Harry Thaw Legend

A fragmented reminiscence recalls Harry Thaw and his Thanksgiving dinner as a notable historical anecdote from a bygone era. The text hints at public fascination with Thaw’s life and media prominence during that period.

Ford plant to divert Eagle chasers into canal boats

The report states Henry Ford's plant, finishing a batch of Eagle submarine chasers, will pivot to building canal boats. The question arises whether these peaceful vessels will be nicknamed doves.

Henry Ford

War Department lists 3285 casualties with names across states

The release shows totals by status including 260 died of wounds 440 from disease and 372 missing. Ohio names include Major Raymond Austin and Lieut Clark Welty among many others from Cleveland Cincinnati Akron and Toledo across a broad list of counties and towns.

Washington War Department Massilon Hugh McNulty New Lexington Harrison Griffin Lake View Foster Linton Hicksville Henry Zeiglermier Cincinnati Otto Hennig Springfield Carl Keevert Stewartsville Harvey Lewis Ohio City August Reinhardt Cleveland Joe Roth Youngstown LeRoy Throne Montpelier Alfred Meyers Gibsonburg John Schneider Parks Simeon Hopedale John Wurmbeck John Young Sabina Edward Moraghan Grover O'Keefe Steve Petcoff Bloomdale Charles Wehrle Toledo Robert Bilis Carl Hampton Chillicothe Henry Rhostles Charles Starkey Dayton George Nadsaky Edwain Blythe Middletown Clarence Martin Hamilton Pearl Seaman Marvesville William Strube Paul Beckwith Elvira Paul Luehrs Clevland Lewis Briggs Pinesville Andrew, Chutes Coolville Harry Epler Zanesville Marion Carper New Petersburg William Fuller Columbus Tcie Idle Rosewood Joe Kramer Continental Adam Stankmeier Walter Sharp Wauseon Frank Stickelmeyer Migar Weybrecht Alliance Don Medermott New Philadelphia John Mitz Wadesville Oscar Nelson Delaware George Lutz Lancaster Charles Mckinstry Marion Joe Schulte Hrnch Reich Homer Hill Bloomville Ralph Mark Luther Deitrich Minerva Mose Merritt D. H Claude Shields James Salsberry Portsmouth Karl Aggue Kenmore Robert Baker Ralph Breitinstein Canton Edward Jones Martins Ferry William Hughes William McAllister Marysville Paul Edwards Newark Karl Greaves Palestine Joe Lorenz Frank Staley Charles Faidley Akron William Scharf George Pappas Marvin Reed Oliver Waggoner Daniel Nolan East Liverpool Everett Reeder Greenville Norbert Smith Toronto Paul Neumann Jonas Vandermark James Welsh Robert McCullough Calvin Boehner Edward Fuchs Shawnee Warren Gotwalt New Paris James Hinka Sidney Charles Ryan Circleville Rufus Powell Temperanceville Alexander Walden Clyde George Kline Thomas McKensie Elmer Green Kingsville Walter Lansdown Mark Hoffman

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Detox for Bad Breath

The article promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel that cleanse the bowels and liver, purify the blood, and improve breath. It notes a vegetable formula with olive oil, sold in boxes for about 260 f, and claims relief after use, with all druggists stocking the product.

R. F. M. Edwards

Hot Water and Limestone Phosphate Claim Liver Cleansing

An advertisement urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the liver and bowels. It warns against calomel, touts safety and tastelessness, and claims improved digestion, clearer skin, and better well being.

Ohio Casualty Lists Include Southeast Names From War

Sunday's casualty lists name William Mackintosh and dozens more, with 3029 total in action or dead. The report breaks down deaths, wounds, disease, and missing across many Ohio counties and lists civilians and service members by hometown.

William Mackintosh Marion John Odell Cleveland Floyd Oswalt Bellville Bart Swindter Carl Mowry Circleville Ohio

Big super dreadnought nearing completion at Newport News

Newport News shipyard advances a 33 000 ton battleship begun after war entry. Keel laid under the 1916 program. hull shaped and launch expected within months. It will mount eight 16 inch rifles in four centerline turrets. Four ships authorized. others split between Newport News and Fore River.

Newport News Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Fore River Shipbuilding Company Quincy Mass

By the Way Bailey Run Improves in District Progress

The By the Way area now shows stronger growth with better transport and mining activity. The main line passenger train stops near the stream mouth while a labor train serves Chauncey and the line ends. Mines load coal as trustees widen a public road with cinders and new residences fill quickly. Mrs Davis travels with her husband from Hotel Athens on Bailey Run camping trips, aiding mine visits and rides with hospitality.

Bailey Run Chauncey H. Sells Davis Athens Davis

Blood Purifier S S S Promoted for Eczema Cures

The ad claims eczema and skin troubles arise from impure blood and promise cures by cleansing the blood with S S S. It touts the remedy as the oldest blood medicine, sold by druggists for fifty years, and invites readers to write for treatment advice from Swift Specific Co. Dept. H, Atlanta, Georgia.

Swift Specific Co. Dept. H Atlanta Georgia

Annual Red Cross Meeting Ahead in Athens County

The Athens county chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting in the courtroom at Athens on Thursday December 5 1918 at 1 pm Reports of the past year will be presented and officers for the next year elected Let there be a large attendance L G Worstell Chairman I M Foster Secretary 11 27 6

Athens County The American Red Cross Athens L. G.worstell I. M. Foster

Brest Plans Welcome for President Wilson in Paris

Paris dispatch reports Brest will host a grand reception for President Wilson. He will be shown U S funded work and projects at Brest, a major debarkation post for American troops, as part of the visit.

Paris Brest Wilson

Red Cross Home Service Warns for Families in Transition

James L. Fieser, director of the Department of Civilian Relief, urges Red Cross Home Service Sections in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky to support families during the transition from wartime service. He notes risks to health finances employment mood loneliness and youth delinquency and expresses confidence in the Sections to uphold their trusted wartime role.

Red Cross Home Service Ohio Indiana Department of Civilian Relics Lake Division Fieser The Red Cross

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