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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary notice mentions a postoffice entry and monthly rates for duties and adv issued in Chicago. Addresses nearby include Wabash Avenue and references to memorials and rotated entries.
A World War I era call asserts seventy thousand American soldiers died and warns six more months of war could cost 500,000 additional lives. It pleads gratitude to returning veterans and explains the Victory Liberty Loan to pay for the sacrifices. It emphasizes Uncle Sam funded unprecedented war material to force Germany’s surrender and urges citizens to support the loan.
Rural advocates and two farm state congressmen push to repeal the daylight saving law arguing it harms farming operations by delaying dew clearance and forcing earlier stop times. Farmers say the change harms work hours while merchants note city and country schedules clash over God’s time versus Wilson’s time. Congress is likely to act on repeal.
In a discussion of self-determination and annexation claims, France asserts its interest in the Saar valley along Lorraine’s border, highlighting coal wealth and the Lens disaster as a prompt for compensation. The piece notes German seizure of French coal and questions Allied objections to France seeking Saar rights.
Kemp Prosser, a noted English color specialist, demonstrates how pale sunshiny yellow walls sky blue ceilings and apple blossom pink rooms bring outdoor colors indoors. He argues bright, cheerful tones boost mood and health, accessible even for small budgets, though balance matters.
The aging statesman Clemenceau remains unfazed by criticism and threats, a leader long accustomed to danger. In his prime he challenged any man to a duel over insults to his suit or necktie.
Household hints cover recipes and homemaking tips for cleaning and cooking. Advice includes making a crochet bag to protect handkerchiefs in washers, using steel wool for aluminum cleaning, a waxed-paper lettuce storage tip, and a flax of practical kitchen ideas such as a flowered oilcloth apron and a sponge cake recipe.
A station agent guides a Scandinavian farmer to a woman minister's home for marriage. The farmer’s hesitation about marrying her reveals the minister is a woman. The scene ends with the farmer deciding he has a daughter to wed elsewhere and avoiding the parsonage. Earl C. Dodge notes a Chinese proverb book of 106000 sayings showing wisdom in proverbs.
Senator Smoot mocks German statecraft calling it transparently crooked. He compares it to a German waiter who brings Chambertin labeled Medoc claiming the label was switched, illustrating a bungled misrepresentation in a humorous anecdote.
The Great Seal of Ohio shows a mountain and rising sun with a sheaf of wheat and arrows, marking Ohio as the 17th state east of the Alleghenies. Mt Logan near Chillicothe is the mountain. seals changed several times before 1868 and then stabilized. Ohio's floral emblem is the scarlet carnation, designated in 1904, and the state flag, adopted 1908, features 17 white stars on a blue field around a white circle with a red center.
Washington lists 3566 casualties with Southern Ohio attendance. wounded and missing names include Raymond Brown Crooksville Lafe Russell Trimbie John Southward Chillicothe Harry Eikelberry Marietta William Sharp The Plains Leo Wilt Jeffersonville Ralph Wendell Zanesville George Krouskroupfe Zanesville Wilbur Baker Jeffersonville Joe Dever Lancaster Pearl Wolcett Murray City Manley L Coultrap McArthur Robert McMahon Ironton William Lechner Lancaster Charles Gibson Hillsboro Ignate Steward Nelsonville R D Carl J James New Straitsville Frank Stephenson Ironton Welcome Aplin New Plymouth Lewis Sowards McArthur and others among 1692 1674 257 totals recorded by the AEF commander.
Government forces occupy Welhelmshaven, a major naval base, with an official Berlin statement noting no combat. A communist dictatorship is proclaimed before troops arrive. The report emphasizes the swift transfer of control amid postwar upheaval.
Twenty five Western Union messenger boys in Toledo walk out at 2 PM after local officials fail to respond to their demand for a wage boost. They seek half of the dime fees collected on long distance deliveries and eight and one half cents for every five messages carried.
In Paris on February 22 the internationalization sub committee concluded the Suez Canal falls outside peace conference discussions. It noted the St Lawrence river Great Lakes and interior waterways are not on the agenda and that Panama Canal also likely will not be debated. The panel had already said the Panama canal is not a subject of dispute.
Rome reports the cabinet has set March 1 as the reopening date for the Italian parliament after a cabinet meeting. The move signals the resumption of legislative business and government oversight.
An advertisement urges women to seek advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York. It promotes Favorite Prescription to relieve feminine disorders including backache and despondency and recommends Pleasant Pellets for constipation accompanying those conditions. It invites free confidential consultation via the Invalids' Hotel.
Rev. C. L. Strecker told students and young people that honest business can ease capital labor strife and urged the church to expand in coming years. He cited vast needs in Methodist work, including thousands of ministers and workers for missions, colleges, and local churches, and urged God fearing choices over secular paths.
In Rome on February 33 a committee of American British French and Japanese Red Cross bodies will push for internationalising Red Cross societies to become a vital League of Nations sector. H P Davison chaired a dinner outlining the scheme.
A call to Americans to pay their income tax promptly highlights the ongoing workload for Uncle Sam. The message stresses urgency and fiscal duty as citizens fulfill their tax obligations.
The New Jersey Society of the Revolution adopted resolutions denouncing belahevium and urging real Americanism. Beere was elected and a tablet was unveiled at St Marys Cathedral where Celene Hall Hensen, commander in the Battle of Trenton, had his headquarters and died. An inventor patented a street lamp post with flexible gas and electric connections that tilts and recovers when struck by a vehicle.
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