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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
4
Fragmented text mentions times and amounts with garbled names and places. It refers to payments or dues, a revelation of suppression, and a public or postal context. The legible terms include Boers and a place name like Ware, hinting at a historical news fragment with uncertain details.
A warning against get rich quick schemes notes Americans chase rainbow fortunes from coal and timber rights to war contracts and stock scams. It urges investing with trusted partners, avoiding fly-by-night ventures, and using Liberty Bonds as a safer option, emphasizing steady interest over luck.
A discussion of domestic service shortages after the war notes that immigration won t restore old help. It argues for machines and cooperatives to share chores, calls for day nurseries and trained nurses, and asks daring women to lead in creating new support systems for households.
Washington reports say leaders who will control the next Congress plan to abolish the seniority system in House and Senate leadership. The change would grant chairs based on merit rather than length of service, addressing perceived declines in congressional personnel and urging reform supported by both parties and national sentiment.
Mafany notes many returning soldiers will not rejoin former clerical roles. They have trained for higher grade jobs with courses in machinery electricity and automotive work. The shift creates an A class of skilled workers with sup erintendents and supervisory roles, boosting production.
A kitchen feature presents recipes for Cranberry Raisin Pie and Hasty Pudding with variations. Also includes Baked Apple and Rice dessert, plus tips on hiding stains, cake lightening, and fabric care. Notes offer simple remedies using common pantry items and household hints for everyday tasks.
Dr Arthur Davis, once Kaiser’s dentist, testifies the crown prince is the most egotistical German figure he has met recounting scenes at a front palatial dugout with champagne. A separate emigration office encounter shows bureaucratic red tape as a carpenter father claims a seven month old boy is a bachelor prompting surprise.
Discussion covers Northwest Territory laws and governance. It notes Five thousand free male inhabitants to elect a general assembly, first election December 1798 with 22 lower house members, selection of five for the upper council, and prior laws by Governor St Clair. It cites Maxwell printing the first Ohio book and newspaper, and the Scioto Gazette existing by 1800. It explains congressional limits of 3 to 5 states and 60,000 population per division for statehood, Ohio's admitted population shortfall in 1803, and 1810 census growth to 230,760.
The piece questions the stance against a constitutional amendment on cigarettes arguing that moral citizens who send cigarettes to soldiers would not support such a ban. It suggests public sentiment may shift to ease anti-cigarette fears among advocates.
The list enumerates 1241 names with breakdowns for killed in action, died of disease, wounded severely, missing in action, and died from wounds. It names specific individuals by city, including Harvey Taylor Cleveland and Abe Reifen Cincinnati, among many others, with each entry indicating fate and hometown.
Athens Daily Messenger notes January 28 reporting a Senate bill creating a 150 man state constabulary. The piece outlines typical legislative steps and notes farmers seek protection. It compares to Michigan Rural Police and mentions alcohol prohibition context.
Sunday School at the Union begins at two o'clock each Sunday conducted by W L Hudson and James Mathew of Nelson ville Preaching at Deanville every two weeks All welcome to attend
Pat Moran, previously deposed Phillies manager, signed a one year contract to manage Cincinnati after a two hour meeting with the club’s principal owners. The Chadwick era ends and Moran takes charge for the coming season.
A inventor outfits a parachute with hand powered propellers to allow a user to steer during descent. The device aims to give controlled guidance to the falling person.
A veteran druggist notes a medicine sold in this country for more than years. He highlights one enduring product once trusted for blood health and reliability.
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