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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
4
The piece notes a shift from party conventions to direct primaries and discusses attempts in New York to return to state conventions. It argues primaries curb political bosses but questions turnout and urges voters to scrutinize who supports change and the reasons offered.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin states there is no difference between pure beet sugar and pure cane sugar. No chemical test distinguishes them, and properly purified beet sugar has the same sweetness and preservative power as cane sugar. Improper mixing can ruin canning results, and stricter pure food enforcement would boost demand and production.
An editorial urges American households to resist lax spending despite a stock market lull and falling commodity prices. It argues one dollar saved today strengthens finances against future inflation and debt, urging sustained frugality to weather high prices without slipping into financial ruin.
Editorials reprint opinions from Fort Wayne and St. Cloud urging focus on American interests and criticizing world duties. The Fort Worth Republican notes party splits in Texas could give Republicans a big victory, claiming Democratic leaders’ failures and looming end of Democratic rule.
Two miners debate the minimum wage revealing views on labor and brass. A bric a brac dealer tests a job applicant with a porcelain vase scenario. A Shoreditch street squabble ends in a sharp verbal jab about faces and outings.
In a cafe discussion two waitresses recount Rose Schweiberg a Chicago bookkeeper who stole large sums to sustain a double life as Monda Rose. The piece argues parental control over earnings can curb theft and teaches money value and responsibility.
Pioneer in electric propulsion for ships and Curtis turbine designer W L R Emmet earns the Edison medal. Born July 10 1869 in Pelham New York he served as GE consulting engineer designing electric propulsion for the battleship New Mexico and the collier Jupiter. He resides in Schenectady New York.
A collage of quips on marriage, ego, and gender roles from a 1920s voice. The pieces touch on cynicism in relationships, the shift from old fashioned vows to modern dating, and humorous jabs at divorce, money, and social behavior. Includes brief satirical snippets about ads and a New York newspaper joke.
Instructions cover Roast Pork and Pork Steak with Sweet Potatoes and a Pork Pie. Steps include wiping and seasoning with salt and pepper, roasting with flour in a pan, and basing every fifteen minutes. Pork steak uses tenderloins browned quickly, with sweet potatoes baked alongside. Pie combines pork, potatoes, carrot, lemon, parsley, celery, butter, catsup, and crust, simmering then baking to brown.
Mrs. Lervis Haxdee of Rochester Indiana credits Bakham's Vegetable Compound for relief from age related nervous troubles and a long list of symptoms including suffocation hot flashes headaches and dizziness after trying various doctors medicines.
A vintage ad urges readers to visit their druggist for Dr King s New Discovery to fight colds coughs grippe and croup. It markets relief for all ages with no after effects and prices 69c and 1 20 per bottle.
An ad extols Dr Kings New Life Pills to cleanse bowels and purify the liver, claiming mild yet effective relief from indigestive and sluggish bowels. It urges readers to act now and buy from druggists for 25 cents.
Mrs G W Williams of Salem visited Mrs Joseph McBride on Tuesday. Victor Leroy Beckle, once ill, is slowly recovering. Mrs Frank Risley made a business trip to Deanville Friday. Lubrig shoppers included Mrs Grover Douglass, Mrs Joseph McBride, and Mrs Frank Risley on Thursday. Mr and Mrs George Hompson moved their household goods to Lubrig. Several ladies— Mrs Guy Burkett, Mrs Selby Cox, Mrs T A Gurrett, and Mrs Chapman —were on the sick list. Thelma Jones and Enid Fitzer of Lubrig visited Miss Alice McBride Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Risley and daughter Lucile spent Sunday with Mrs Had Risly at Strouds. Miss Mary Haines called Sunday afternoon. Stella DeWees and Victoria Chapman were afternoon guests of Agnes and Mabel McBride.
The community battles flu with a townwide effort to care for patients. Lena King dies after a long illness. the local school closes temporarily. Daisy Orr returns from Parkersburg to help her ailing parents and sister Dorothy. Relatives visit, and others, including Mr. and Mrs. Orr, Mr. Burson, and Mr. King, assist at homes amid the outbreak.
Henry Russell, arrested four weeks ago on a bigamy charge, is being sent back to Carbondale today. Authorities say the case falls under Gy county jurisdiction and Russell’s crippled condition led to his release.
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