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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
6
The Athens Daily Messenger notes publication as a second class mail matter in Athens Ohio with circulation details and post office handling. Advertising and obituary notice charges are specified and rates are listed for subscriptions and delivery.
The piece argues for a world federation excluding Germany if it remains autocratic and predatory. It cites French and British positions preferring a union of free nations, with Germany as an outcast unless it reforms. The author insists Germany must change or be crushed to ensure peace.
The Department of Agriculture urges Americans to can about 15 quarts per person this summer to avoid famine next winter. A family of five should aim for 75 quarts, with vegetables and fruit spreads totaling substantial quantities. Rubber rings and container quality are improving, sugar will be available, and war gardens are thriving from Maine to California, boosting bean canning prospects.
The Junker leader Were Von Heydebrand, dubbed the uncrowned king of Prussia, argues at a convention that social democracy is intolerable and vows to resist equal electoral law. He claims conservatives will adapt while demanding autocratic authority as Wilhelm II reverses manhood suffrage, Uprooting democracy.
The Protestant Kreutz of Berlin laments a deterioration of morals among Germans and criticizes the church for a lack of religious feeling amid widespread secularism. The review decries moral decline and questions faith in contemporary German society.
A cookbook style list presents breakfast and lunch ideas including cornmeal mush, oatmeal muffins, savory beans, stewed bread, fruit salad with mayonnaise, sliced tongue scalloped potatoes, Larley bread, butter cookies, rhubarb tea, and an oatmeal pudding. Recipes detail measurements and steps for mush, oat flour muffins, Scotch oat crackers, and oatmeal tomato soup.
A collection of economical cookie and biscuit ideas detailing Raisin Roll Oatmeal Cookies and Oatmeal Date Cookies. Includes proportions for soda, lard or shortening, oats, flour, raisins, dates, spices, and baking methods for soft doughs and rolled fillings.
A humorous piece recounts a child refusing chicken soup with windpipes and a bride cooking her first turkey. It notes misheard family notes about what was in the soup and a turkey delivery mix up with a deformity. The humor expands to wartime quips about Germans and a dog fancier remark from a soldier.
A quarrelsome rant condemns youth depravity and ethical confusion under the Farman government. It argues rulers corrupt the next generation, urging swift action to persuade all civilians, noting the shift from “swine dogs” to “devil dogs” in enemy rhetoric.
A letter from Athens complaints about bread pie and cake waste along the pike and Vore Ridge during last winter and urges parents to curb waste before fall school start. The writer cites food conservation and appeals to readers to address the issue in the community.
A column on etiquette notes that a gentleman should not lean over another’s chair even if married. It explains that RSVP letters on invitations mean please reply and urges sending gifts to the bride with her initials, ahead of the wedding.
Fifth and final installment recalls American Legion heroes who first served with the British and then with the United States. It notes Lieut. Col. Richard H. Griffiths and Major Alexander Rassmussen among those buried in France. The tale follows Rass and Captain Jock crossing paths with Canadian units at the front.
Washington reports total year spending near 12.65 billion for war purposes with June outlays about 1.465 billion. Expenditures include 4.708 billion in loans to allies and ordinary running expenses around 7.568 billion. Bonds and notes contributed 6.748 billion in funds.
Monroe Starkey, carrier of rural route No. 1 out of Coolville, reported selling $11 872.50 in War Savings Stamps with nearly $1 500 more to go. He noted terrible road conditions in Troy Rome and Carthage townships after heavy rain Saturday night causing many vehicles to stall and eight cars to pile up in mud between Athens and Coolville.
The War Board promotes a global flag salute on Independence Day. Millions from Italy, Japan, England, and other allied countries will observe the day as liberty and devotion to America’s war aims. Citizens of diverse races express support in many languages and pledge allegiance to the nation.
Botanists at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station report clover anthracnose spreading in many counties including Paulding Clermont and Wayne. The disease damaged red clover at harvest in 1917 and may rise with seasonal changes. Officials suggest substituting alsike or white clover and deep plowing with early wheat seeding to recover affected fields.
About two hundred Ohio men chosen from the ed men are training at the University of Orono Maine. Three Athens men Lester Eiveryman Amenville Carlos White Jinner Athens Alva brakeman Nelsonville are among them. They will become experts in war work for the military establishment. Think It over now advertise for it in the Want Ad section of the Messenger.
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