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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
4
A fragmented OCR note records a Westowers march or rally with unclear date wording and partial references to participants. The readable elements point to a local civic or labor action, with no specific location or organization clearly identified.
Scores of tons of personal effects of American soldiers who died on battlefields or in hospitals abroad sit at Hoboken Pier No 8 awaiting rightful owners. The Effects Bureau seeks to return items, but many letters to relatives go unanswered or addressed wrongly.
The piece argues for integrated development of railroads waterways and motor trucks. It cites the Chicago Auto Truck Show and notes rural trucking aids cheap distribution, relieves rail congestion on long hauls, and proves most cost effective in short hauls linking towns and farms to nearest tows. Close cooperation among transport modes is urged to maximize efficiency for producers and shippers.
A report citing General Crowder details the nationwide draft mobilization, 4,701,178 men with ore and 2,340,000 Class A awaiting, cost per drafted man $628 vs $38.96 for volunteers, and only 7 percent of any trade mobilized, proving a strong war effort without crippling production.
The article lauds a vice president who condemns foreign influence and calls for lawful redress for grievances. He rejects open borders for outsiders and warns that some seek to exploit America while promoting foreign interests. He urges peaceful means where possible and forcible action if necessary to preserve national security.
The piece argues milk prices rise despite more dairy cows since wartime costs per cow increased and overall maintenance grows. It notes readers may not understand why more cows lead to higher prices, urging consideration of feed, labor, and shipping expenses.
A vintage menu offers Valentine dessert ideas and party foods. It includes heart shaped cakes gelatin and sandwiches, a vegetable soup using rib roast bones, angel gingerbread and lemon pudding with raisins. The plan emphasizes crisp pineapple salad and stuffed steak dishes.
Washington dispatch lists 367 names including soldiers tied in action wounded severely and missing in action. Names from Southern Ohio include Seeene John Burney of Athens and Giovanni Cevolo of Glouster, with Edmund Mayer of Chillicothe reported as died of disease.
Residents recount visits from Morris Illinois and Stewart guests. Theodore Crawford returns from overseas. A dance, pie social, and farmers institute planned with speakers and lunch by Canaanville schools. Weathered by illness, community activity includes school visits and social events.
A column blends a folklore note on the horseshoe superstition attributed to St Dunstan with a regional joke. The piece then shifts to a comic exchange where Smith dislikes winter while Jones claims to speed time by signing a ninety day promissory note each December.
Senator Hiram Johnson of California denounces sending 5000 American soldiers to Russia without war declaration. He says congress and the government violate law and constitution and create Bolshevism at home, warning the senate about dangerous presidential precedent toward President Wilson.
Five hundred third to fifth grade pupils were admitted free at ten this morning to view America's Answer. Courtesy of DeMolet & Slaughter the local amusement house. Pupils will be marched from classrooms under teacher direction. children from the children’s home also admitted free.
S Duton visited relatives at Hook rt one day last week. Miss Edith Watson suffers a severe attack of Seaton cane. Mr. and Mrs. T J Foster hosted visitors Friday to Monday. Mrs Leona Bix cared for a patient at Chain. Mrs Ora Hill and children with A J Crawford of Little ok Te spent days at T er. Emma Smith and son Jesse are sick with the flu. Minnie Town visits with Mrs Emma. Vera and Frank Carnes with Gladys and Layman O Neal of Center spent Sunday at M L Carnes.
Noble county formed March 11 1851 following adjournment of the constitutional convention on March 10 1851. The text explains senatorial district boundaries and the rule that counties joining a district upon reaching population ratios may become independent districts. It notes past redistricting in Ohio under the 1870 and 1880 censuses and outlines limits on common pleas district boundaries, with 1912 amendment guaranteeing each county at least one judge.
Public notice-style promotional health brief extols Dr. Pierce Buffalo NY remedies for female ailments. Claims Favorite Prescription targets the underlying cause of "Daily Health Talks" silliments and cites trial tablets and Pleasant Pellets as aids. Includes address for trial kit at Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY.
Union Mr Norman Saylor is sick. Miss Goldie Bell and M Young shopped in Athens on Wednesday. Mrs Emmett Campbell hosted a gathering last week. John Marshalls, Frank Steinmeyer and families linked with local mines. Lewis Weatherby and family visited Athens Thursday and attended a college play Wednesday. John Mare an ther joined dinner with the Weatherbys Sunday.
Mrs Belle Duncan 65 wife of Scott Duncan died Wednesday at 3 30 p m Funeral services were held Friday at the church Interment in West Union street cemetery She lived near Grosvenor 27 years and is survived by her husband son Clarence Duncan six siblings and several relatives from Racine and nearby communities
An old advertisement urges readers to abandon ineffectual injections and douches for catarrh. It promotes S. S. S. as a blood cleansing treatment claiming to address the disease at its source and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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