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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
4
A British aviator reports a Parkerish Pyrenees encounter where he pursues a large eagle at high speed. The eagle tires, loops, and dives as the pilot tails him for about 1200 feet before the bird lands exhausted near a foothill village. The piece contrasts the eagle with winged man as a symbol of freedom and power.
This piece argues that advertising is essential to any enterprise, equating it to gasoline for an automobile. It asserts newspaper ads build confidence, boost sales, and deter mail-order competition, claiming no business can survive without prudent advertising and urging local firms to increase ad space.
A poet claims higher prices for verses and vows to quit composing after years of selling poems. He rails against tyranny, vows to stand for rights, and declares no more elegies or madrigals will be produced until his grievances find relief, leaving readers with a halted supply of verse.
A famed painter, banning smoking in his studio, finds a pupil with a lit cigarette. The exchange blends sharp wit and satire as the artist mocks the student’s “pencil” and hints at drawing with it.
The piece recalls 1850s bans on stationary bathtubs led by physicians and questions medical certainty about new innovations like twilight sleep. It argues doctors once opposed comforts and urges humility for modern expert opinion.
Simple dinner ideas include Veal Souffle with sauce and folded egg whites baked in water, a beef Casserole with vegetables and pork fat, and Creole Steak with tomatoes onions pepper and macaroni simmered until tender. Each dish yields a hearty, savory meal.
A miner from Athens Ohio argues that miners use Ford cars as economic tools, saving carfare and enabling distance work. He comments on health, hours limits, and endurance, praising solidarity and urging readers to support the Messenger while noting current strikes and end of the week.
Rev Shaver preached an excellent Sunday afternoon sermon to a small yet appreciative crowd in Hockingport. Mrs Lew Humphrey spent a day in Parkersburg, and Mrs Louise Wells recovering in Washington with her daughter is improving. Mr and Mrs Ford hosted a party for the young people with good cheer. Mrs Cyrus Jones of Torch visited Mrs Ottis Eliott on Tuesday. Herbert Dutton and Lindley attended the grange meeting at Coolville. Mrs Horace Knowles has gone to
A testimonial from John Duni of Cherry Valley Pa claims 23 hens produced 4–5 eggs daily after five days of feeding Don Sung in zero winter. Within three weeks 10–12 eggs daily and five weeks 15–19 eggs daily. The ad urges a 30 day trial with money back if not profitable. Burrell Dugger Co advertises 40 cents per package from Indianapolis.
Two pastry items are described. Baked rissoles use leftover meat with rice onion parsley and milk wrapped in pastry brushed with egg and baked. Spaghetti salad combines cooked spaghetti cream cheese cucumber and mayonnaise dressing for a unusual meat substitute.
In a 1846 speech cited by the New York Tribune, the speaker argues Congress must authorize war, criticizing presidential overreach as Lincoln would face similar abuse today. The text contrasts kingly oppression with constitutional limits and cites Woodrow Wilson on secrecy.
Parkersburg to visit her sister. Cyrus Jones of Torch was a recent guest of the Hal boys. Miss Mabel Dewees of Marietta and Miss Mowery of Torch were Wednesday guests of Mrs. Amanda Forster and Mrs. Charley Hayden. Julian Adams of Marietta High School was the over Sunday guest of his parents. The teachers Miss Galbraith and Mr. Strickler were over Sunday guests of friends at Coolville.
Robert Hails deeds 47 acres and two smaller parcels to Charles H. Howell. Charles E. Moore grants 2.9 acres to Eliza F. Moore and to Eliza E. Moore. Coon and Clarence Moore convey 46 acres by warranty deed. Abstract details list several parcels and ownership changes.
A sequence of land and lot transfers lists Caroline J. Hill to W. B. Lawrence, Charles E. Miller to Ralph E. Dinsmoor, Ernest A. Person and Myrtie G. Person to Geo. C. and Lucy M. Dryson, Clarence J. Robinson to Everett A. Person, and others. Transactions include Maplewood lot purchases, multiple acreage deals, and sales to cities or trustees with prices ranging from $1 to $12,000.
Twenty years ago December 14 1899 Rev G Walton King missed service due to throat ailment as Presbyterian church opens a new $12000 organ. In a secret ceremony Monday afternoon Harry E Enoch of Cincinnati wed Bertha Walker of the city. News of the wedding spread when locals rang the fire bell. The bride is daughter of Mrs John H Walker and a noted young woman in town.
Washington dispatch reports that the treasurer Glass will assume the Virginia Senate seat at the reconvened Congress on January 2 after the Christmas recess.
Judge Layne of Lawrence county instructed the grand jury to investigate gaming tied to the Elks Fair in Ironton Ohio. Prosecutors plan to present over 3000 cases of individuals who gambled on automobiles and merchandise during the event. The city and county face upheaval as many residents participated despite threats.
Hon. Albert D. Russell acts as attorney for Jonas Wolf in a court application for a new ferry license at O. K. Landing in Letart township. The request concerns an old Ohio river ferry point just below Apple Grove.
The Pomeroy Church of Christ Sunday school schedules a Christmas entertainment next Sunday at 7 pm. The program features declamations by children and a costumed play titled The Top of the World. Music by combined Pomeroy and Middleport church orchestras and a Thomas Fork concert band opening the program.
Mrs. Vernie Bowers was taken to Holzier hospital in Gallipolis on Tuesday for surgery to treat a long standing ailment not responsive to standard medical care. She was accompanied by her husband.
A columnist warns catarrhal disease is serious and describes Mentholized Arcineth as a simple cure. Mix three quarters of an ounce in a pint of boiled water, gargle twice daily, and use as a nasal spray to alleviate sore nostrils and throat. Ends with urging immediate treatment for any household cold.
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