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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1919
Page
4
A New York paper calls a Duesseldorf shutdown by bankers merchants and officials a homeopathic remedy for Bolshevism. The city’s laboring classes paused work causing a total halt in business and public life, making Spartacist threats fade as capital and labor cooperate.
A discussion contrasts administration and government blame for wartime neglect and unpaid soldiers. It argues incompetence and partisan management fuel discontent while warning resistance could push troops toward socialism if loyalty to the government erodes. It links Wilson administration to socialism as a corrective force.
The piece argues past labels such as interve nt guation and afflicted harm blind people by implying hopelessness. It highlights Sir Arthur Pearson and St Dunstan's in London showing blinded soldiers can gain skills and better living. It urges all blind civilians and children to strive for independence and avoid preventable blindness.
The magazine Poetry questions who validates the vast sheer output shaping American life. It notes critics may explain the “massive utterances” but laments that neither poets nor readers gain clear insight, leaving the world to stumble in darkness.
The piece argues a strong navy shields the United States from war and can deter conflict more effectively than leagues of nations. It cites World War I figures showing American forces in France outnumbered Britain after 17 months, underscoring readiness, realism, and national strength.
A vintage household page outlines menus and recipes for meals and pies. It lists breakfast items like baked apples and creamed chipped beef on toast, lunches with tongue rolls and banana tapioca, and dinners featuring soup and beef salad with desserts such as raisin, country apple, and cocoa pies. It also provides detailed pie fillings and cooking steps for several dessert pies and a hearty tripe and onion dish with rice.
A doctor answers a prank call from his seven year old son who misnames him as the city’s smartest man. At a Sunday dinner, Willie cannot finish the chicken and admits he is full. A grizzled sergeant sternly recalls finding his long lost tin soldiers, after crying as a child for them.
In early Ohio constitutional practice the supreme court heard few cases from justices of the peace. The 1912 amendment ended routine transfer of such cases, allowing only rare constitutional questions to reach the supreme court. The 1802 common pleas court had one presiding judge and three associate judges, all appointed by the legislature and traveling circuits. Renowned prewar lawyers included Thomas Ewing, Salmon P. Chase, Henry Stanberry, Rufus P. Ranney, Joseph R. Swan, Allen G. Thurman, Chas Hammond, Henry Brush, and Thomas L. Hamer.
Washington reports 1435 names on Sundays casualty lists with 16 dead from wounds and 8 from accidents. It notes 31,369 killed in action including 381 at sea, 13,041 died of wounds, 19,374 died of disease, 173,766 wounded in action and 2,816 missing. Clarence Thompson of Gore in Hocking county is the sole southern Ohio name listed.
Secretary of the interior with war and navy help mails a booklet titled Hey there Do you want a home on a farm to army navy and marine corps camps. It asks for name home address age prior farming experience and preferred farming type. A postcard questionnaire will tally replies for Congress alongside a $100,000,000 request for reclamation projects nationwide.
Beaumont society items list several visits across nearby towns. Homer Durst and daughter. John Wyant visiting relatives. Alfred Carr and Circle Hill hosts. Joe Bradshaw from The Plains visiting his sister Mrs. Durst. Mrs. Julia Wyant attends Mrs. Fick funeral in Nelsonville. family movements include Mrs Myrtles Pidcock in Nelsonville and Mrs. Lee and sons visiting The Plains. Benny Ryan and Edith in Chauncey. Julia Wyant and Nettie return from Orbiston after visiting relatives.
In a health column the author notes digestion impacts overall health and lists related symptoms. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a temperance remedy with no alcohol or opiates, asserting wide success and home treatment benefits from standard roots and herbs.
In a final Athens clash Ohio Wesleyan beat Ohio 22 to 21 after two overtime periods. Injuries and fouls hampered Ohio while Wesleyan benefited from tall players and late free throws by Thomson. Elder and Davis led long-range scoring as both clubs traded leads most of the game.
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