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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
4
An essay warns against overpreparation and endless labor for leisure. It argues true living comes from real exposure to air and sunshine, not perpetual planning. It urges readers to enjoy the moment, dust-free but unburdened by excessive prep. It concludes one must act and enjoy life now.
Late reports put U S net war indebtedness at 12 billion with foreign loans and taxes totaling about 9 billion each. The piece argues the nation is financially strong, having funded much of the cost through taxes and bond sales, enabling recovery and growth while noting a quip about boxers and retirement.
The World's Work reprints discuss mounting distrust in the League of Nations as major powers doubt its ability to secure peace. It notes U S neutrality toward Monroe Doctrine, France seeks pledges from Britain and U S, and Italy and Japan resisting or delaying submissions to the league.
Poet Walt Mason contrasts a lavish home with a simple shack in the woods and a distant mountain retreat. He notes comforts like glass panes and pies against a rural life of mosquitos, heat, and hardship, ending with a humorous jab at his own rustic surroundings.
A colonel of a colored regiment approached a camp gate around 10:30 PM. Sentry challenged and the exchange grew tense as darkness hid the rank. After failed detection, the sentry conceded and the colonel asserted his identity and demanded entry. The scene highlights confusion and protocol at night security.
Ruth Cameron argues colors reflect personality and physical attributes. Dark blue is sensible and dependable while pink remains feminine and youthful. Pale greens and subtle off shades suit more subtle complex characters.
Recipes detail Asparagus Salads with two cups cooked asparagus two eggs two cups shredded lettuce dressing oil and vinegar served nests with eggs. Potatoes and onions with white sauce and cheese bake in casserole. Cabbage a la Cauliflower uses cabbage butter flour milk pepper salt soda and optional eggs bread crumbs baked until set.
Household tips advise saving husbands and sons razor blades for removing hooks and eyes or buttons. Cleaning suggestions include damp stiff brush with soap for white linen and canvass shoes, and using ammonia solution to clean white paint with a sponge and dry duster.
A narrator recalls a boastful hunter chasing a bear who yells at a rock and leaps away when a huge grizzly appears. A cautious woman trusts a speeding chauffeur despite fears, illustrating playful quirks in friends and self. The piece ends by noting job hunters often fail to show up or stay.
Mrs. Nettie DeMay of 537 Merchants Road Rochester recalls tests with Dr Williams Pink Pills after failed medicines left her weak. Within weeks her nerves strengthened and energy returned though recovery was slow. She praises the pills as a tonic to build blood and nerves and notes affordability. The piece also discusses teacher salaries and inflation with comments by D B Waldo and Colonel Leonard Ayres, then closes with Geoffrey F Morgan from Santa Monica.
Brief report notes Milwaukee as ideal convention host with new hotels and a large hall. Highlights include Boy Scouts displays, long sessions, and speeches by Finley, Strayer, Waldo, Driver, and McGill. Dominant themes: Towner bill, Americanization, and higher salaries with a demand for at least one hundred dollars a month for teachers.
The Scioto Gazette reports Ross County Ohio has top roads due to steady funding. Auditor Walter Barrett cites tax and state money totaling about 380000 used for new roads maintenance and gravelling. Gravel distribution across the county keeps costs low for road upkeep.
The county highlights its road system with minimal spending this year about 17 000 and notes two extra mills in Highland county would raise about 110 000 annually. It compares costs of macadam and brick roads, mentions six pikes in Ross, and cites Frankfort Clarksburg Columbus roads Waverly Cincinnati pikes as well maintained under patrol.
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