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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1918

Page

4

Daily Messenger Advertising and Rates Listing

The Daily Messenger lists publication details with pricing for carriage and mail subscriptions. It notes obituary notice charges and advertising rates, plus office addresses in Athens Ohio, New York and Chicago.

The Athene Wmer Ami Merald Pritming Company W. Guan Messenger Daily Messenger Postoffice Athens Ohio Audit Bureau Irgulatione Robert B. Ward Fifth Ave New York Geouth Wabash Chirazo

Allied oversight eyed for Turkish finances police and schools

Constantinople newspapers advocate that the United States assume control of Turkish finances and the national police and supervise education. The piece mocks Turkish progress while noting historic foreign extraterritorial rights and Britain's recent leverage over Turkish policy. It hints Armenians might assist if educated.

Constantinople United States Turkey Grerman Great Britain Aladdin

Electrical wonders spread as new uses emerge

The electrical page highlights everyday innovations from electric rollers and vacuum cleaners to spectacles with internal wiring, radios for amateurs, and a lamp to ease pain. It notes advances in mining, lighting, and domestic appliances, plus global demand for wire and telecom gear as radio and space ether promise further power.

Japan United States South Africa

Oyster Pie and Prune Based Dishes Menu Card

A historic menu page lists corn flour muffins honey luncheon items and a variety of recipes. Oyster Pie Vegetable Hash Prune and Peanut Salad Pinocha Hickory Nut Candy Salted Almonds and Deviled Almonds are described with steps, ingredients, and serving guidance.

Dinner Stories and a Webbed Keyboard Misstep

A solicitor returns to find a lazy junior clerk amid a spider and a web on the typewriter. The lad claims a fly in the works led to the insect’s rescue by a spider. A bridge party mishap follows with a tactless but well meaning hostess nudge. An actor closes with a pun about mosquitoes and elephants.

Thomas

Food in Germany shows reserves enough to last winter

A war correspondent with the American army of occupation reports German food conditions are not dire. The population needs flour yet has enough to last several months, with demand driven by fear and sympathy. Allies will ensure future provisions. Germans must distribute their crops and supplies efficiently to endure the season.

Germany

Florida enacts law banning liquor in all air vehicles

The Florida legislature passes a law extending prohibition to all air travel vehicles claiming liquor cannot be carried in the air. The measure aims to enforce a dry state in practice by regulating aircraft and miscellaneous aerial conveyances.

Tennyson Florida Avia

Air smuggling over state line hints at stiff challenge ahead

The passage notes smugglers using flying bottles and jugs from New Orleans and Gulf Coast towns, signaling how an aerial transport boom could strain customs in many countries. It warns that internal revenue officers may face growing trouble until a robust air policing system is in place.

New Orleans Gulf Coast Internal Revenue

Roosevelt to Attend Paris Peace Conference as Spectator

The report notes Mr. Wilson’s anger while Theodore Roosevelt plans to be in Paris during the European peace talks. A Democrat allegedly proposed smuggling a smallpox patient aboard Roosevelt’s boat to force quarantine, but Roosevelt will still attend as an interested observer.

Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Paris Mr. Roosevelt France Teddy

Soldier Insurance and The Proletariat Question

The piece urges every enlisted man to keep a $10,000 life policy and $6 monthly premium while earning $30 monthly in service. It argues surrender would prove a lack of success and make the man a burden to the army and nation, labeling policyholders capitalists and questioning the proletariat.

Manifoot Onele Sam

Doctor Could Not Help Her In Brooklyn Woman Recovers

Mrs F Pratt of 9 Woodbine Street Brooklyn writes that after displacement and two bad inflammatory attacks her doctor recommended hospitalization for an operation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with curing her and urges other women to try the remedy before surgery. She offers to let her testimonial be used to help others and notes contacting Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for advice if complications exist.

Brooklyn N. Y Lydia E. Pinkham F. Pratt Woodbine St Lydia F. Pinkham

Sage Tea Dandy Darkens Hair Overnight Warning

An old Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound advertisement promises natural darkening of gray hair in days. A War Department casualty list notes 2898 ties with names of fallen, wounded, missing, and actions across U S units.

How To Fight SPANISH INFLUENZA

Dr L W Bowers advises avoiding crowds and maintaining good health through exercise and cleanliness. He recommends vegetable pills, hot lemon aid, Anuric tablets for pain and urinary issues, and herbal tonics like Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to support recovery from influenza or pneumonia.

L. W. Bowers Dr. Pierce Pierce

Aged D. A. R. Leader Martha Miller Dies

Bellefontaine notice reports the death of Martha Ann Miller aged 84. She was last Daughter of the American Revolution in the county, daughter of General James MacPherson, a pioneer settler. Her passing closes a notable local lineage connection to early settlement.

Bellefontaine Martha Ann Miller James MacPherson

Dr Kings New Discovery Colds Relief Ad

Fifty years of relief for coughs and colds from Dr Kings New Discovery. Grandparents to children have used it as the safest most pleasant remedy. Sold by all druggists. 60¢ and 1.20

Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold Everywhere

A late advertising line touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild tonic that cleanses the system. The copy claims quick stomach relief and notes the product is “sold everywhere” for 25 cents.

Dr. King

John Bryan Passes Away In Cincinnati Hotel

John Bryan a wealthy stock raiser from Yellow Springs died in Cincinnati at a city hotel. He had been seriously ill only a few days after a period of poor health.

John Byran Cincinnati John Bryan Yellow Springs

Don’t Let Catarrh Drag You into Consumption

The ad warns of catarrh’s dangers beyond nasal symptoms and urges against local sprays. It claims S. S. S. treats catarrh by addressing blood germs and promises real results. Medical advice is available from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.

Swift Laboratory Atlanta

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