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The Athens Daily Messenger outlines publication details and pricing. It lists the managing editor Frey W. Buch and shows advertising rates, obituaries charges, and office addresses in New York and Chicago.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
4
The Athens Daily Messenger outlines publication details and pricing. It lists the managing editor Frey W. Buch and shows advertising rates, obituaries charges, and office addresses in New York and Chicago.
In a San Francisco talk, William H Rankin promotes aggressive, efficient ads. He says advertising is a rapid messenger and a time saver guiding Liberty Loans Red Cross and Y M C A campaigns. He urges not to stint space and to use ads to sell bonds stamps and save time for the nation.
A satirical portrait contrasts two lazy porch sitters with active neighbors during wartime. The piece notes mothers and daughters idle daily on the porch while others knit, shop, or volunteer with Red Cross and war efforts, questioning wasted labor and urging action against slackers.
A defense of veterans families against opportunistic lawyers seeking fees for back pay and government claims. The piece stresses government handling of benefits at no cost, free legal advice in cities, and urges sharing concerns with representatives if issues arise. It cites Representative Quinn as endorsing no lawyer fees for soldier benefits.
The article lists a simple menu of breakfast and lunch items including Corn Flakes raspberries with cream scrambled eggs rye toast coffee millet for children creamed potatoes peanut butter sandwiches cottage cheese gelatin with whipped cream radishes mashed potatoes cheese souffle banana salad butter green onions green peas oatmeal bread grape conserves sponge cupcakes tea.
The Ohio War Board reports Food Administrator Hoover promises enough sugar if used sparingly. The rationing plan targets equitable distribution, asks soft drink places and confectioners to cut syrups, dining rooms to remove sugar bowls, and servings to be by request. Patriotic housewives should protect the sugar bowl while canning is urged to preserve fruits and vegetables. Maximum canning with minimum sugar is the rule.
Cabbage dishes include baked cabbage boil tender with layers of cabbage and crackers topped with milk or cream for baking. Creamed cabbage thickens with flour and milk. Country style cabbage uses salt pepper vinegar and cream final touch sugar. Cabbage salad combines shredded cabbage celery and dressing. chill before serving with a celery or lettuce garnish.
The passage lists several vintage kitchen preparations. Oatmeal Ginger Dropcakes use molasses and sour milk with oats and flours. Jellied Lamb cooks lamb stock with gelatin and mint. English Mashed Potatoes adds onion for flavor and crust. Rice Flour Mash uses rice flour with optional egg. Meal Doughnuts combine cornmeal and wheat flour with sugar and eggs, fried and served with milk.
A church wedding guide suggests a semicircular chalk line around the altar to mark bridal party positions during the ceremony. Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions in this column. send a stamped self addressed envelope for personal replies.
A persistent book agent forces his way into Brown's busy office provoking impatience. Hoover comments on censorship in French papers with blank pages used for jokes. A patronizing rival remarks and a young actor deflects professional jealousy with blunt honesty.
The fifth German drive failed to meet its objectives, yielding a clear Allied advantage. The attack produced fewer gains and prisoners for Germany, with German morale sinking while Allied casualties remained lower and momentum grew. The piece argues this may be Germany’s final major effort.
A guide urges polite behavior at lectures readings plays and operas. Attendees should avoid loud praise or disparaging remarks and applaud mildly. A separate note advises parents to control children at others homes and ensure timely meals or limit play with neighbors.
A July 17 1918 public forum letter complains about a writer Sam who criticized the Karthege mud pike project. The author defends local labor, urges less supervision and more actual road work, and proposes repairing the Kyleville road to improve safety and reduce detours.
A newly married couple falls prey to schemes of a mail order house. The husband yields to his wife who becomes the local pilferer to lure friends into the scam, sacrificing friendships for shoddy rewards. The moral notes two falls to reach a memory.
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