The Athens Daily Messenger Publication Details
The Daily Messenger, published each afternoon except Sunday, is delivered by carrier. Rates: 12 1 2 cents per week. six months, three months, two months, or one week options with prepaid terms and expiration discounts. Contact First Floor Messenger Building at RED W. Managing. Telephone 70.
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Daily Messenger
Ercepe Saunday
Repentance or destruction in the world federation debate
The piece argues that France and Britain favor a world federation excluding Germany while Paris papers warn Germany must reform or be crushed. It notes Wilsonian ideals clash with German autocracy, concluding Germany must repent or be destroyed to join free nations.
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Germany
France
Clemenceau
L’homme Libre
Wilson
Paris Temps
Fifteen Cans Per Person Urged For Summer Food Storage
The Department of Agriculture urges Americans to can about 15 quarts per person this summer, with vegetables and fruits prioritized. Families able to store more should help others, aiming for self sufficiency, while improved rubber rings containers and sugar supplies bolster the effort amid varied fruit harvests and thriving war gardens from coast to coast.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Maine
Washington
Florida
California
Junker Boss Von Heydebrand Advocates Autocratic Prussia
The piece portrays Herr Von Heydebrand as a Junker leader who scorns equal suffrage and urges autocratic rule. He proclaims opposition to social democratic ideals and praises authority from above, while Wilhelm II is cited for denouncing manhood suffrage. The article notes Prussian masses appear supportive of autocratic rhetoric.
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Germany
Herr von Heydebrand
Prussia
Wilhelm
Moral Confusion in Germany Hits Church Efforts
A Protestant review from Berlin laments diminished religious feeling among people and notes the church faces a harder task amid moral decline. The piece cites a declining moral climate in Germany and reflects on clergy challenges.
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Michael
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Berlin
Germany
Oatmeal Based Recipes Featured In Household Hints
The column lists diverse oat centered dishes and biscuits including Cornmeal Mush Oatmeal Muffins Oat Flour Muffins Scotch Oat Crackers and Oatmeal Tomato Soup with detailed ingredient lists and baking steps. Also includes Raisin Roll and Oatmeal Cookies variations and methods for dates and spice flavoring.
Dinner Stories and Holiday Kitchen Misprints
A series of humorous vignettes about meals and mishaps. Johnny refuses chicken soup with a windpipe noted by a mother figure. A bride-to-be orders a twelve pound turkey, later deemed deformed and difficult to swallow. A German joke ends with a dog fancier remark from a British soldier.
German youth mirror ruling class in wartime moral collapse
A critical editorial argues German youth imitate rulers as the Kaiser era shows pride and license. It warns ethical confusion pervades society, urges decisive action to shape future congresses, and notes German foes altering nicknames from swine dogs to devil dogs.
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Kretuz-Zeitung
Public Forum Warns on Waste Before Fall School
A Athens newspaper letter urges correcting lunch waste by students along the pike and Vore Ridge, urging parental correction before the new school year. The writer laments discarded wheat bread and desserts, calling for food conservation and public action.
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Messenger
Vore Ridge
Athens County
Athens
Etiquette Advice and Etiquette Questions
Marie Reilley answers reader questions on etiquette in this column. Topics include polite responses to invitations marked with a three letter code, and how to handle gifts for a bride with her initials.
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Marie Reilley
Reilley
Edith
Mark
Fighting Under Two Flags fifth installment heroes of the American Legion
The fifth and final installment recounts American Legion heroes who fought first for Britain and later for the United States in the Great War. It notes Lieut. Col. Richard H. Griffiths and Major Alexander Rassmussen posthumously buried in France as the Rosa and Captain Jock characters proceed to the front with the Canadians.
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Griffiths
Mack
American Legion
Frank Hines
Minneapolis
Vimy Ridge
Frank Jones
Oak Cliff
Dallas
Tex
OV Tex
Archie Pannill
Chatham
Vai
Vimy
Pannill
Royal Flying Corps
Minard Brothers
Boston
Minard
England
Rassmussen
Col. Griffiths
Richard H. Griffiths
Alexander Rassmussen
France
Rosa
U S War Spending Totals Billions in June Costs
Washington July 1 The fiscal year ends with US war expenditures for June at about 1.465 billion dollars. The year’s grand total shows 4.78 billion loaned to allies, ordinary running costs near 7.563 billion, and bond and note receipts around 6.7475 billion.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Coolville Carrier Sells War Savings Stamps Bulk Sum Reached
Monroe Starkey, rural route No. 1 out of Coolville, was among Athens deferred class men. He reported selling 11872.50 in War Savings Stamps and nearly 1500 more in progress. Rain and mud hampered travel between Athens and Coolville with cars stuck in mud.
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Monroe Starkey
Coolville
Athens
Troy
Rome
Carthage
Salute the Flag on Fourth of July Across Allied Nations
The Ohio War Board announces a worldwide flag salute on Independence Day. The celebration will span Italy Japan and other war allies with England notably displaying both flags. The Declaration of Independence will be read in over twenty languages nationwide. Citizens from many races prepare to honor America and its wartime ideals.
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Ohio War Board
Italy
Japan
America
England
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Thair
Clover Anthracnose Spreads in Ohio Counties
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station botanists report widespread clover anthracnose affecting red clover in Paulding Clermont Wayne and other counties with 1916 and 1917 patterns. Substituting alsike or white sweet clover is advised to combat disease. deep plowing and early wheat seeding recommended for badly attacked fields.
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Ohio
Paulding
Clermon
Wayne
Ohio men in training at University of Orono Maine
About two hundred Ohio men are in training at the University of Orono Maine for allied war work. Three Athens men Lester Mickley AmesvilleCarlos R White Jinner Athens Alva Pa brakeman Nelsonville are among them. They will be used in the military establishment.
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Ohio
University of Orono
Maine
Athens
Lester Mickley Liveryman
Amesville
Jinner
Alva Pa
Brakeman
Nelsonville
Wien Your Liver is out of Order
The ad lists signs like heavy head and sick stomach and promotes Beng Beecham's Pills as relief. It claims the pills help the stomach regulate the bowels and improve overall well being with a quick dose or two.
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Wien
Beng Beecham
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