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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
4
The article urges readers to continue saving and investing in Liberty Bonds and thrift stamps, noting many families started their financial habits with prior Liberty Loan drives. It emphasizes ongoing foundation building through savings, with another Liberty Loan approaching and broader participation anticipated.
Carter Glass discusses the forthcoming Victory Loan as a potential national Thanksgiving drive. He notes the war’s end, lower costs, and reduced borrowing needs, arguing the United States is in a strong postwar position with capital for public and private use. He praises Allied victory and envisions lasting peace through the Paris settlement and the League of Nations.
A letter urges Athens to form a standing canteen committee to greet soldiers returning from World War I. The writer notes troops often stop briefly in town and receive little hospitality, urging arrangements to offer refreshments at every train, even brief stops, to prevent embarrassment and preserve the town’s reputation.
The Seattle Times argues for redirecting 10 percent of the $15 billion appropriated last year for wartime expenses that were canceled, to fund public works. It suggests building highways, dredging rivers, irrigating lands, and forestry, claiming as much as $1.6 billion could be spent fruitfully to create jobs during reconstruction.
An industrial association in Cleveland brings employers and employees into equal voice with 26 representatives each on the board. The aim is to erase class distinctions by showing workers are human and that employers also face hard times. This winter the group hosts Tuesday evening talks on business, labor-saving methods, discipline, and production followed by open discussion to bridge viewpoints.
Readable text lists baked fruit fillings pies and puddings with specific ingredients and methods. It covers stewed raisins and cranberries jam shells pastry doughs for tarts muffins and sponge cake layers plus peanut butter cake filling and pineapple and rice pudding preparation.
A humorous slice from a rural tale contrasts a country girl on a streetcar with a mock formal fare exchange. The banter shifts to Prohibition, Broncho Bob comments on loneliness, and a Baptist minister cites John the Baptist to emphasize faith against liquor.
J W Tannehill outlines how Ohio elected county officers from 1800s onward, noting sheriff coroner and commissioners creation dates, later salaries and terms, and shifts to elective offices. He discusses early voting rights tied to tax payment and property, including Elijah Hayward’s contested seat and later rise to the Ohio Supreme Court.
The daily casualty list shows 1812 names with categories including Wounded, Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, Died from Accident and Other Causes, Died of Disease, Wounded Severely, and Missing in Action. Ohioans named include Charles Hall North Lawrence and Arthur Hetherington Cleveland among many others, with numerous towns represented and several returned to duty or previously missing statuses.
A 1919 letter from J. Williams in Nelsonville, Ohio criticizes postwar prosperity promises. He laments halted mining work after Armistice, questions wartime food and Liberty bonds losses, urges focusing on hungry home folk and accountability for leaders who disrupted industry.
George Baker of New England visited Canaanville for business today. Mrs. Alice Ayers and her children spent last week at Millfield. Mr and Mrs Jesse Skinner with son and granddaughter Hildreth from Circle Hill were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lewis Devore and son. Jesse Wilford and Clyde Powell spent Saturday and ...
The column promotes nature based cures and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets made from herbs and roots. It claims illness comes from neglecting nature and that animals seek plant remedies. It explains constipation and decayed matter enter the blood and cause symptoms, urging readers to use the pellets from drug stores.
Sunday to Athens. Several of this once were Athens on Saturday evening. Miss Hasel Radcliff had as her guests Sunday: Miss Belva Van Dyke, Rose McDaniel and Alice Ayers Mrs. S. R. Powell spent Monday with Mrs. L. 8. Devore.
At the Globe theatre 1200 members of the Association Generale des Alsaciens Lorrains watched motion pictures showing the French entry into Metz Strasbourg Mulhouse and Colmar. Marcel Knecht spoke on how Alsace and Lorraine became French again. A new water cooler using evaporation was also showcased.
A promotional ad claims Bio-feren can quickly boost vigor and nerves in women within two weeks. It promises a healthy body, clear skin, and sparkling eyes, costing little and offered nationwide at druggists. Take seven tablets daily. money back if not satisfied.
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