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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
4
The piece celebrates global and domestic commemorations of Independence Day while highlighting over 90 ships launched in American shipyards. These half a million tons of new merchantmen will sustain 150000 troops in France and symbolize the restoration of freedom of the seas decoupled from autocratic control.
The War Industries Board reports a 3,000,000 bale cotton surplus from last year and ample acre-age for cotton, with output possibly higher than 1917. Wool supplies are adequate, combating rumors of shortages. No official basis for widespread price rises. potential government action to curb speculation and regulate prices if needed.
The piece argues that true democracy supports wartime democracy as framed by Wilson. It condemns German and Austrian Socialists as traitors for not repudiating autocracy and stresses that only a sane, unified stance can grant socialism respect. It emphasizes international unity against autocracy and warns against betraying the working class.
The U S senate resists any cloture rule and rejects a one and a half hour speech limit. Advocates say the plan would curb liberties, while opponents warn it threatens wartime efficiency and long form debate.
A compact menu list outlines meals from Rye Toast and Breakfast Cantaloupe to Iced Tea and Coffee. Dinner features Baked Veal Liver with Parsley, Creamed Peas and Potatoes, Cold Slaw, and Hot Corn Muffins with Jelly. Desert hints include Gingerbread with Whipped Cream and a Jelly.
Recipes outline multiple meatless offerings including Baked Macaroni with Cheese One-and-a-half cups macaroni and cheese sauce baked until brown, Vegetable Salad mold using gelatin and vegetables, Meatless Loaf with lentil pulp and bread crumbs baked an hour, Savory Rice and Tomato Dish with tomato gravy and seasoned rice, and Baked Rice and Carrots combining boiled rice carrots onions and milk baked one to one and a half hours.
Useful kitchen and craft tips from gilding with clear varnish to silver powder ideas and practical substitutions. Beaten egg yolk substitutes cream in coffee, corn starch for laundry starch, shellac varnish for lacquer, and fat savings for croquettes baked to brown.
A man asks for a divorce on odd grounds as a lawyer notes the missing fee. Norah, a new servant, drops roast eel. Mrs Brown plans cold beef for supper. Norah blames the cat as the conversation spirals into comic confusion about a supposed cat.
The piece notes no time limit on Senate talks and argues for concise public discourse. It cites a Columbus savings company showing deposits up 2 million dollars in 1918 vs 1917, a 17 percent gain, suggesting wider gains in fiduciary institutions during the Liberty Loan and Thrift Stamp campaigns amid wartime sentiment.
Arrangements are nearly complete for Glouster Ohio's Independence Day celebration with a day and evening program expected to draw a record crowd. Speakers include Congressman Switzer and prospective Representative Foster. Boxing wrestler Matty Matsuda faces Cyclone Bill in the evening and the Glouster Band with the Athens Ladies Band will lead a march to Tracy’s Grove. Local news covers tax and wage notes, a mine injury, a Navy enlistment, a funeral, and a new military liquor regulation affecting soldiers off base.
Selections from home front letters written by servicemen in France, dated June 1918. Thearre Shafer describes frontline life with the AEF, writing from the Y M C A and noting raids, guard duty, and morale aided by letters and reading material. Ralph Shafer, Hobart and William Johnson also send brief war messages to family in Athens and Guysville.
A notice explains that items lost may be recovered by placing an advertisement in the Messenger Classified Want Ad Columns. It advises readers to use the columns to regain possession and invites reporting or inquiry through the public notice.
Local retailer promotes White Mountain Refrigerators highlighting low price and efficient operation with less ice formation and circulating dry air. Customers urged to place orders at once.
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