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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
4
Mabel Coppings, a London manicurist, spent a day in handcuffs when a Canadian client locked her wrists with a missing key. Locksmiths failed, army depot freed her. The Canadian man is still missing. A separate note mentions Britain’s postwar wages plan for agricultural workers.
Private Herbert M. Lake of Cha roin Falls Ohio had his life sentence from a general court martial at Camp Sherman reduced to confinement in the conscientious objectors camp. He had pleaded guilty after claiming conscientious objector status and his case led to tighter rules restricting objectors at Camp Sherman. Fifteen objectors have recently applied for combatant service, with all requests granted.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Post of Los Angeles visited Marietta on July 15, staying with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mills before continuing to Battle Creek. Post lived in Marietta from 1833 to 1838, making his first return in 80 years. His son, W. Post, invented the well known Postum.
McKee Drug Co promotes Mi-ohna tablets with a money-back guarantee to promptly relieve stomach distress. The ad claims the tablet aids overworked stomachs after meals and can banish indigestion with regular use by strengthening stomach walls.
War notes from July 16 1917 report furious German assaults to retake positions in Champagne. On July 16 1916 German counterattack in Picardy drove British from recently won posts and they retook two villages from the French. Paris statements mention Russian troops fighting with French. Also July 16 1915 Austrians cross the Dniester in a new offensive and German submarine U-61 sunk by Russian warships in the Baltic. Romania refuses German munitions transit to the Turks via Romania.
In Snokomish Washington on July 16 Charles Ludwick aged 70 and deaf writes to the national war garden commission saying he will support the war effort with his war garden. He asks for a canning booklet and information about the commission’s $10,000 prize for canning.
A man plagued by stomach bloating and illness reports using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured his ailments and allowed him to resume work with no further days lost. The advertisement claims the product clears intestinal mucus and inflammation, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee. McKee Drug Co. distributes the remedy.
An insect of the Hercules variety weighing three ounces carried a brick over a pound on its back. The feat implies a human would be crushed under a proportionate load.
German sailors interned in the Southern States are being utilized in agricultural work. The note references seasonal fruit and dining at Cline's as part of the era’s social context.
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