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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1919

Page

4

Bullsheviks Bluff: Swiss Professor Predicts A Bolshevik Invasion

The writer debunks Prof Philippe Jeaneret who claims 1,000,000 Reds march on Poland and 6,000,000 assault western Europe to crush France and England. He argues Bolshevism relies on propaganda, not real military power, noting Russia lacks industrial base and logistics for a mass invasion. The piece casts doubt on Trotsky and Braunstein’s grandeur.

Russia Trotsky Philippe Jeaneret Poland Germany Austria Europe France England Herr Trotsky Braunstein Alexander

The Sailors Bonds Lost With San Diego Sinking

Congress faces a dispute over $100,000 in Liberty Bonds lost when the U S cruiser San Diego sank off Fire Island during convoy duty. No law allows replacing lost coupons, leaving sailors at risk of losing their investment after months aboard ship and a thief's raid. The piece urges prompt action to reimburse the men who served in need.

Congress U. S San Diego Fire Island Cances San Francisco New York Harbor

War at Home Prompts Boston Poets to Battle

In a vivid editorial sketch, the piece notes civil strife at home as Boston mobilizes poets from near and far to judge new war verse against traditional forms. The imagined clash pits rhymed and free verse while praising courage of writers who dare their lines.

Italy Boston Good Bee

Breweries Plan to Start Non Alcoholic Line After Coal Cuts

Bituminous coal suppliers to breweries halted by government may resume via non intoxicating beverage production. Fuel Administration lifted curtailment but brewers seek grain aid for non alcoholic cereal as grain becomes available. Secretary Redfield to assist. Bryan rumored for vaudeville gig. Russians in Archangel dislike white bread and propose Black Bread R pose to use surplus subs.

Iri Fuel ‘Administration Palman Redfield

Northwest Territory governance and early Ohio settlements

The text recounts governance of the Northwest Territory with General Arthur St. Clair as governor from 1787 to 1802, Marietta as first settlement and former seat of government, and the sequence of capitals and laws across Marietta Cincinnati Vincennes and Chillicothe. It also notes slave presence in Ohio and Illinois and details about land sale controversy.

Illinois Northwest Territory Congress Ohio Arthur St. Clair Ohio Company Jefferson Charles Willing Byrd Marietta Putnam New England Muskingum St. Clair Cincinnati Vincennes Chillicothe

Timely kitchen hints and Red Cross sewing tips

A vintage page offers recipes for tomato bouillon with oysters and winter vegetable salad plus Loganberry sponge and apple stump desserts. It includes practical notes for Red Cross workers on threading a sewing machine and a furnace cleaning tip using tin cans.

RED Cross

Dinner Stories and Seaside Oddities in a Humorous Tale

Theodore Thespian on a sea yacht cries Man overboard as a lone head surfaces amid waves. The audience roars while the drama continues and the sea steals another fate. A southern California resort owner pesters a guest about a missing leg, and a farmer comments on a new hired man with a wary smile.

Theodore Thespian Theodore California Bill Square

Holmes Event Among Fractured Clues In Europe Tale

The French claim a full inventory of stolen machinery and parts from Belgium and Germany, with current locations, while Holmes is described as an English creation. The piece notes locals mocking taxes on soda water.

Belgium Germany Sherlock Holmes

Ohio Names On War Casualty List From Washington

Washington reports 1454 names on today's casualty list with 21 died in action and 24 died of wounds. Ohio entries include Joseph Morton Cleveland and Abe Reifen Cincinnati as KIA and several others listed as died of wounds or wounded, with numerous towns represented.

Washington Ohio Joseph J. Morton Cleveland Abe Reifen Cincinnati Frank W. Stanford Francis J. McLeary Toledo Dayton Albert H. Holter Minersville Samuel Holter William E. Cogan Sciotoville William H. Miner Barberton John Kossman Howard EE. Brown Benny Goldstein Columbus John L. Hanerty Germantown Leonard Gibson Haning Albany Mary Haning R. CO Fillmont Kolloniski Roy Meyers Anna William M. Trautman Fred W. Moeller Ironton Ralph Francis John T. Lippert Steubenville Lewis Petropoulos Akron John H. Hemlinger Jackson Center John Allegretti Canton Fred Beckett Tabasco Leroy E. Detriec Bay Village Ross Shrader Bayara Harry W. Abbott Newark Roger L. Deitz Springfield George B. Gall Mansfield Andrew McMaster Youngstown David O. Phillips Wm. W. Rose Chas. W. Wagoner Lawrence FE. Merkle Felix Wachowaix Ray H. Mouser Latty Elmer S. Tablin John Swan Llowy G. Beck Monroeville Hays Stodium Raymond J. Higgins Gates Mills John F. Jackson Loveland John W. Dillard Charles C. Eakin Elm Grove John E. Croxall East Liverpool Fred Hillbrunner Willard Calendine Roxbury Fred Calmes Adrian Charles W. Jeremiah Clarence O. Rice Batavia Casper W. Treitenger Floyd H. Weeks Alva, Woods Jamestown Erett W. Becraft Miamisburg James Dugan Lansing Edward D. Jones Wilmington Edgar Chapman North Baltimore Albert C. Derbel Archibald L. Greene Stoutsville Ed Hovarka Ed. L. Kohnen St. Henry Steven Morden J. Stockman Floyd Taber Clarence L. Wobert Clarence Maddox Chillicothe Clement Mackenatrum Fred Schafer Reading

Amesville Social News Reports and Local Visits

A. J. Ogg of Columbus revisits Amesville and old friends. Missionary Rev. Jas D Dutweiler from Japan lectures at the Presbyterian church, with Ladies Aid serving refreshments. Socials and visits abound as families host relatives and attend local events. A picnic and Grange officer installation yield a good time. Civil War veteran Albert Brooks fractures his hip, Dr. Howard attends. Local residents await news from Charles Brown, S I F, with no casualty reported yet.

A. J. Ogg Columbus Jas. D. Dutweiler Japan Presbyterian Church Charles Sands Corning John Fleming Sands Metta Glazier Red Cross Addie Owen Jessie John Smith Glouster Gail Harrie Toledo Overland J. M. Murphy McArthur C. D. Henry Ralph Henry Blanch Huston Albert Brooks Bern Dr. Howard

County officials plan repairs on Athens Sharpsburg road

A group including Fred Falloon and Mr. Jones surveyed roads Friday and will press for repairs along the Athens Sharpsburg road near the railroad line. The note references a hospital proposal funded by surplus Red Cross money and local support for funding or upgrading a county facility. George Ogg of Sand Rock died after a brief illness at age 88. Funeral at the family cemetery is planned Wednesday at 1 pm.

Lion Blossoms Red Co Athens County Athens Charlton Gilbert Columbus Huffman George Ogg Sand Rock Home Cemetery Federal Valley Church Hines

Tax provisions in new revenue bill described as Kitch inette affair

The article notes that the levy of taxes in the proposed revenue bill appears to be a small, intricate issue with limited scope. It discusses potential political implications and public reaction to the tax measures within the bill.

Mandrake Pills Promising Quick Vitality Boost

Advert says Schenck's Mandrake Pills cure laziness and liver complaints. One dose supposedly restores energy, relieving constipation bilious headaches and biliousness. Sold by ck & Son in Philadelphia for 25 cents a box with coated or sugar coated options.

Schenck Ck & Son Philadelphia

Dangerous stage of Catarrh warns of lung involvement

The notice cautions that catarrh can progress beyond nasal symptoms to the lungs, risking consumption. It condemns inhalers and local treatments and promotes S. 8 as the direct blood remedy, urging readers to obtain it from a druggist and consult medical staff in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tory Atlanta

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