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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
2
Ohio jubilant over Governor Cox chosen as Democratic presidential nominee while Senator Harding gains strength. The piece notes party divisions in Ohio, the relevance of geography, and predicts Ohio will be a presidential battleground with Harding campaigning from Marion and Cox from his country estate.
The text argues against claims of a party plank banning strikes against the government. It notes the platform reserves individual rights and cites transportation acts. It defends anti strike provisions as ensuring uninterrupted rail service and public welfare.
Officials urge rapid school improvements and staffing to have the fall term ready. They stress priority of materials and labor for building repairs and securing teachers, warning that in September overcrowded and understaffed conditions will draw public concern unless preparations are pushed now.
Reprinted opinions discuss U S population 106 million in continental states with ten year gain 13 million versus 16 million 1900 to 1910. Influenza deaths 87000 citywide in four months and call for productivity over sheer numbers. Wallace's Farmer praises Republican agricultural plank as intelligent and straightforward.
A college entrant seeks] admission to local politics amid stammering praise. He chats with a pressman at a table, asks about a newspaper, and recalls a comic postcard artist. A classroom moment ends with a misanswer on sheep products and old trousers.
Edith Moriarty portrays business women facing hurdles in raising funds for a clubhouse. They report obstructed canvassing, unequal pay, and bias during business hours, while noting progressive employers who support female employees. The campaign aims to educate both employers and women for better privileges and equal pay.
Household hints present recipes for Nut and Macaroni Savory-Cut with nuts bread crumbs milk eggs and cheese baked in a dish. Salmon Cup uses salmon milk eggs butter and heat. Dearborn Pudding stews suet raisins molasses cinnamon milk and flour. Shortcake explains a two layer biscuit method with baking powder lard dough and berry filling served hot.
Sunday visits and family gatherings fill the column with names and places. Residents like Eva Gill, Hazel Fierce, Jamie Snyder, and Orpha Simons are listed with relatives in Wellston Glouster Cedar Falls Athens and Columbus alongside weekend trips to Jerseyville and Jersey visits from Carnegie.
Instructions describe canning green beans with vinegar salt and sugar, cooking thirty minutes, sealing in glass cans, then using baking soda and water for rehydration. Pineapple method involves salting peeling salving sugar and standing, boiling pineapple juice, adding fruit, and canning, yielding one quart per large pineapple.
A vintage recipe lists three cups of sugar and one and a half cups of cold water with a splash of vinegar and a walnut sized piece of butter. Flavor with vanilla extract, boil until it hardens, then pull until white.
A collection of satirical items about inventions, nuttier tech ideas, and changing social attitudes. It mentions a one thousand ton lighthouse in England, a talking box for lawn mowers, a dubious new telephone, and lighthearted takes on elopement, marriage, and political mandates.
The Plains Dr. and Mrs. Nelson with children visited Athens on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Richey of Athens joined dinner guests at Cain Connett’s home on Sunday. Orla Shreves, Fred Slater and family, and Joe Slater’s kin spent Saturday evening in Athens. Joe Hutchins learns his sister is in Davenport Iowa and will visit soon. Anna Geisicke and Joe Geisicke of Akron stayed with Mrs Lon Humphrey for a weekend visit. The pair attended a family reunion and picnic at Haydenville on Sunday. J K Brown and Roscoe Shields families toured to Nelsonville on Saturday. Roscoe Shields and children celebrated the Fourth at Liz Guess’s home. Mrs. Roy Hawk entertained Sunday guests including Mrs. Joe Barstow and children and Mrs. Tom Davis.
The report notes Rev Roberts filled his appointment at a local church Saturday night and Sunday. It mentions attendees from the area at a baptism at Shade Church the previous Sunday. Several local residents and visitors are named in brief notices of travel and social events around Athens and Clyde Ballanger.
White Hall residents hosted guests over the weekend with extended visits from Ben Gillette of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore. Elsie Braley vacationed with Rose Marks in Hamden while Mrs. James Jewell and her son joined Frank Moore’s household in Athens.
Lowell, Margaret Louise, Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Tribe and daughter Anna Ruth spent Monday evening at the home of Frank Barnes in Albany.
Governor James M. Cox, the Democratic presidential hopeful, is aligned with organized labor in Ohio, AFL Secretary Frank Morrison said. Morrison and others declined further comment until Samuel Gompers arrives in Washington as Gompers travels to San Francisco.
Amesville beats The Plains 7 to 6 in a tight game on July 4 with Potter pitching eleven strikeouts. The Plains had ten hits and four errors while Amesville had eight hits and eight errors as Potter and Seamon toiled on the mound.
Amesville beat Rockland 3 to 0 in a fast well played game on Monday. Linscott starred on the mound, and only one Rockland hitter reached third base. Rockland has one of the cleanest lineups seen here this year, and Amesville hopes to meet them again this season.
Bolshevik troops have defeated Polish forces along the entire front between the Berecins and Pripet rivers, according to a Moscow wireless dispatch. Northeast of Rovno the Soviet forces gained momentum as the conflict continued.
A dispatch claims armies pushed Poles back from Kostopol to Dria and defeated the enemy along the entire front between the Beresina and Pripet rivers, indicating gains on multiple sectors.
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York reports relief from a severe summer complaint after using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The testimonial promotes the remedy as excellent for colic and diarrhoea and urges families to keep it on hand.
An old essay claims rheumatism stems from tiny blood germs that colonize muscles and joints. It promotes S.S.S. as a blood cleanse to eliminate disease germs, urging readers to buy it at a drug store and seek medical advice from the Swift Laboratory chief medical advisor in Atlanta Georgia.
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