The Daily Messenger notice page details and prices
The Athens Daily Messenger lists publication details, pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions, advertising rates, obituary notice charges, and office addresses in Athens Ohio with regional bureau locations in New York and Chicago. It shows subscription options from monthly to yearly, and notes a five cent penalty for obituary related notices.
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Athens “Messenger
Mecald Pritming Company
Frey W. Hush
Manawing
Fire
Tior
Messenger Building
Musamnger
Stunday
Postoffice
Athens
Ohto
Harter
Audit Bureau
Leenlationa
Ohio
Eagle Boats Spark Ford Shipyard Industrial War Drive
Detroit last week saw the first Eagle Boat launched with more to follow as production ramps to 200 ships by January. Henry Ford applies the flivver method to shipbuilding at Hog Island and claims fabricated sheet metal craft will outpace traditional methods, aiming to prove war’s industrial power and deter Prussia.
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Detroit
Crystal Palace
London
Henry Ford
Uncle Sem
Hog Island
Germany
Mr. Ford
Prohibition Urged by Ohio Coal Operators in War Effort
The Pittsburg Vein Operators Association asks the President to ban all alcohol sales during the war as a patriotic measure to boost fuel production. They cite a 30,000 ton loss on July 5 in the district after Independence Day celebrations and argue drink undermines war needs. They warn that removing liquor could raise wartime output by over 10 percent.
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Pittsburg
Less Baggage for Traveling Salesmen Under State Ration
Government plans trunk rationing as 24 million sample trunks last year accounted for 30 percent of free baggage. Few baggage cars remain 9 700 and many converted to troop train dining cars. Salesmen will cut to basic samples with catalogs replacing visits.
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McAdoo
New Anthem Proposes Calling Troops Usonians
A New York or American inspired piece contemplates naming troops Usonians implying Men of Americans and Yankees. A New Jersey man writes to a city paper extending the idea to its logical conclusion.
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New York
S. A
New Jersey
Household Hints Menu Highlights
The page lists a day’s menu items including Corn Muffins Breakfast Blackberries and Cream Scrambled Eggs Lunch Baked Beans Rye Bread Stewed Apricots Asparagus Potato Salad Butter Wheatless Cakes Dinner Creamed Tuna fish Parsley Potatoes Radishes and Onions Pineapple Rings Coffee. The variety spans breakfast to dinner with standard pantry staples and simple preparations.
Things Worth Knowing Tips for everyday care
Paint that sticks to glass can be removed with hot vin. Tie a bell around a poison bottle neck for dark checks. To mend a silk bag slip with adhesive tape on handles then cover. Borax water softens hands and cleans stains. Do not wash windows in sun. Squeeze lemon juice on rust stains and steam to remove.
Household Recipes From An Old Cook Book Treasure
A collection of basic kitchen preparations including Johnny Cake batter Economy Dish with ground meat and macaroni Meat Substitute with cottage cheese and walnuts Simple nourishing supper dish using stale bread and cheese Excellent Pie Crust using corn starch and shortening guidance for mixing and baking tasks
Dinner Stories from a Cantonment Train Ride
A train halted and a Black passenger asks the crew where they are and what state, replying in dialect. In the base hospital a chaplain questions a Darky about his bed rest after a mule kicks him. he jokes about forgetting to salute.
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Darky
Sam
Pahson
Eye of a Man Syndicate Joke
A husband tells a wife a supposed sad tale about a girl believed blind whose surgeon finds a young man in her eye. She reacts with wit about seeing through him. He jokes about organizing a syndicate to win her hand.
Roumanians Starvation and Crop Failure Noted
The Roumanians, though starving, take grim satisfaction in their crop failure as Germans cannot obtain those crops.
Sinn Feiners Push for Home Rule Echo Bolshevik Russia
The Sinn Feiners and Anti-Conscriptionists warn that home rule for Ireland resembles Bolshevik aims for Russia and fear it may come about similarly if Germany remains willing and pressure continues.
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Sinn
Everyday Etiquette Question Column by Marie Riley
A newspaper etiquette column by Marie Riley answers readers questions on manners. Doris explains engraved invitations should be answered in writing and not by telephone unless requested. Mariana notes when one cannot attend a reception or tea, send cards on the event date.
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Marie Riley
Miss Riley
Doris
Mariana
The Old Lady Talks
Mary seeks reassurance from an elderly relative amid a war casualty list. The old woman shares a story of comforting her son with a steady hand and faith, urging Mary to trust that God’s hand is in the dark and to face fear with duty and hope. James M. Stevens, 58, dies of pneumonia at home after moving from Beaumont to Athens. Funeral plans pending.
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Mary
Junior
France
William
John
Ben
God
Moses
James M. Stevens
Woodland Avenue
Stevens
James Vernon
Lois
Oriie
Randall
Athens
Beaumont
Mr. Stevens
Vinton County
Legal Aid for Troops and Families
Washington reports free legal and business advice for all military men and their families, available wherever they are. The War Department, American Red Cross, Council of National Defense, and American Bar Association organize the system. camp judge advocates direct cases to home service and local advisory groups for home matters.
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Washington
War Department
Army
American Red Cross
Council of National Defense
American Bar Association
Home Service Section
The
Red Cross
Coal Squeeze Burns at New Straitsville Plant Fire
Fire at coal chute number three of the Hocking Block Coal Co in New Straitsville destroyed by spark from a slack-bin explosion. About two hundred workers displaced and damage estimated at 10600 dollars. Fire reported July 15.
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Shawnee
Hocking Block Coal Company
New Straitsville
We Do Not Take Mental Inventories Of Enough
A terse note asserts that society should not rely on mind counting or overthinking. It emphasizes practical actions over exhaustive internal inventories and argues for decisive, tangible steps.
British Columbia Develops Canned Herring for Army Supplies
British Columbia produces annually around 15 million dollars in fish with two thirds salmon and has started canning herring to support army supplies.
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British Columbia
Emphatic Claim on Quick Revitalization with G Seven
A vintage advertisement touts G Seven as a cure for run down nerves and low energy. It promises rapid vigor in under two weeks with a seven day dosing plan and claims a secret formula printed on the package.
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