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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
4
Analyzing 1918 1919 data from the New York Telephone Company shows 4105 and 4125 women leaving. More than half quit to return to domestic life. many resume home duties or return to school, with fewer leaving for other jobs.
The article argues that the coal and steel strikes were conducted peacefully and with order, despite mass layoffs and state interventions. It notes few violent outbreaks, contrasts with past actions like the Homestead strike, and credits the workers for restraint while acknowledging legal duties and court actions affecting benefits funds.
Thirty American made motor rucks will replace 4000 camels in transporting goods between China and Turkestan. The shift shows that motor transport can supplant traditional camel caravans in long trade routes.
A nostalgic verse extols the "Indian" who invented Indian summer and gifted mild days before winter. The speaker urges honoring the creator with a fitting tribute and practical gifts, celebrating the season's calm to come.
An old-time domestic vignette pairs a kitchen scene with a baseball quip and a child learning language. A boozy batter misreads a pitch, a mother corrects usage to avoid saying very or awfully, and a neighbor notes a returned favor with a lawn mower purchase.
A tale contrasts price and value in business and buying. A confectioner raises candy from sixty cents to a dollar fifty, proving people judge by price, not value, as sales soar. Anecdotes about wallpaper and food echo Ellen Richards on cost versus nutritive worth and P. T. Barnum’s jab at public gullibility.
Eminee of Lamb with Pepper and Creole Rice recipes describe browning diced lamb in flour and shortening, simmering with onions peppers parsley thyme and spices, then serving bordered by Creole rice. The rice cooks with onions tomatoes water and bacon fat, seasoned with salt paprika cloves for a flavorful side.
A vintage recipe excerpt outlines Steamed Fruit Pudding with a butter sauce, Holland Fruit Cake with citron and erlé coffee, and Carrot Pudding. Directions cover mixing, steaming, baking times, and serving notes for six.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues the winter coal strike shows failed leadership and delayed intervention. It criticizes the administration for injudicious moves and insulation from bargaining, noting lack of prompt compromise and ongoing cabinet discord.
The report from the U S Department of Agriculture warns that forest depletion outpaces growth, raising lumber prices. It urges an expanded program of public forest acquisition and protection, with federal state and municipal cooperation to manage and preserve timber lands.
Chicago December 22 Lucky Baldwin former horse thief and train robber now jail chaplain says present day crooks are all pikers. He notes only Bill Carlisle has attracted attention and jokes Carlisle would make a fine preacher. Baldwin known in Chicago workhouse circles as Lucky speaks on reform.
The passage recounts Lucky Baldwin praising ex felons he rescued from street life in New York and Arizona. He recalls the moment of conversion when he refused to steal and mentions nine former pickpockets who now preach the gospel. His pride shines through in recalling their transformation.
Pomeroy High School will shift start time to 8:30 A M and lunch to 11:30 A M starting January 6 the first Monday after New Year. Miss Kathleen Hayman of the Wabash Railway visits her parents in Enterprise and other relatives while spending Christmas with them.
Old King Winter brings snow to the Bend as Jack Frost follows with a frosty display. Children first enjoy sleds from hidden spots then adults join in building bob sleighs of all kinds and sizes in a festive, snow covered scene.
The South Canaan school and Sunday school pupils prepared a Christmas program to be held at the church on Christmas Eve. Following the entertainment will be the Christmas tree. The entire community is invited to attend and enjoy the exercises with the children.
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