The Case for a Chamber of Commerce in Athens
The Public calls for ending the Athens Chamber of Commerce while The Messenger argues there are many worthy roles beyond courting industries. It urges cooperative civic effort, noteing the chamber represents commercial, industrial and civic activity, promotes public welfare, legislation, health, roads, utilities, education and local loyalty.
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Athens Daily Messenger
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Woodworth
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Farmers urged to stay on the land amid road woes and change
A Country Gentleman editorial counsels farmers to remain on the farm while modern machinery and business methods cut hardship. A reader 45 years old argues he and his wife will move to town after 31 years on the farm, facing eight miles on the worst road. The piece notes farming’s hard work balanced by periods of activity and the gains from new tools. Dr Anna Howard Shaw has retired, marking the end of a long pioneering movement.
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Country Gentleman
Opinions Reprinted on Speech and League Debate
The New York Herald backs Colonel Henry Watterson's view that now is not the time for snap judgments on the league of nations, warning autocracy is un-American. The Rochester Post Express downplays Bolshevik propaganda claiming two million dollars monthly is insufficient to topple the government.
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The
New York Herald
Henry Watterson
Senate of the United States
Watterson
Wilson
League of Nations
League
Rochester
N. Y
Post Express
Fishing I and the cost of trout and gone to waste
A humorous lament on spending a fortune on fancy fishing gear while catching no trout. The narrator contrasts his expensive pole and tackle with a rival boy who returns home with a heavy string of fish, and ends with a quip about Congress failing to fix the situation.
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Walton
Hoyle
Johnson
Congress
Forms of Genius In Everyday Craft and Care
Ruth Cameron argues that genius lies in patient repetitive labor such as carpentry stitching laundry and laundry care. She cites building a house and sewing a gown to illustrate the infinite motions and pains behind ordinary finished goods and honors laundresses as world’s benefactors. She invokes George Eliot to define genius as infinite capacity for taking pains.
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George Elliot
Pineappleade and Egg Lemonade Recipes in Old Time Style
Simple historical menu items and household formulas describe making Pineappleade with pineapple, sugar, water, lemon juice, crushed ice, and carbonated water. Also included are Egg Lemonade and ginger ale syrup, plus Buttermilk Bread, Yeast Biscuits, Jewish Bread, and Graham Muffins with stepwise mixing and baking hints.
Camp Meeting and Chautauqua Begin July 27 in Coolville
Coolville announces a camp meeting starting Sunday July 27 with lecturer Jamea Ball Naylor of Malta Ohio delivering two talks at 10 AM and 1 PM. The Chautauqua opens the same day at 3 PM with an opening program. Attendees are urged to join both events to avoid conflicts.
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Jamea Ball Naylor
Malta
Ohio
Chautauqua
Dharma Rajah D. Souri
India
M. E. Church
Ohio harvest reports show steady wheat and better corn yields
Ohio counties report wheat light to fair with heads not fully filled while corn improves. Oats hay suffer, late potatoes recover with rain. Mahoning and Huron counties note moderate yields and 85 percent quality. Columbus predicts 1919 wheat crop under 50 million bushels.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Stary County
Mahoning County
Huron County
Columbus
C. M. Davis
Bureau of Markets Today
Service Man Is Honored at Family Reunion
Mrs. Dora Heffken hosted a Taylor Ridge gathering to honor her son Henry J. Heffken recently returned from overseas with the 308th Engineers and the army of occupation in Germany. A noon dinner, Victrola music, and ice cream followed a day of flags bunting and fellowship with local relatives and friends.
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W. FE. Daugherty
Coolville Mill Co
Dora Barth
Mayme Hoobler
Athens
Chautauqua
Francis Gunder
Oscar
Gunder
C. B. Harper
Glouster
Dora Heffken
Taylor Ridge
Henry J. Heffken
Heffken
308Th Engineers
Army of Occupation
Germany
Shirley Northings
Hollister
Mr. Heffken
P. H. Willeke
Phyllis
Walter Davis
George Golding
Henry Willeke
Theodore Heffken
W. D. Colyson Garrett
G. E. McVay
Lois
Fred Leake
Garnett
Ada
Ray
Green's Run
Ida Hanning
Lancaster
Abraham Jewett
Fred C. Heffken
Dinner Stories and Rumors in a Cozy Parlor Tale
In a humorous dialogue a washing machine agent asks how Constable Slackputter was hurt. The tavern owner claims joy riders ran him over while another rumor suggests he fell asleep while cranking a car and caused a collision. A father-in-law scene reveals a family favor and a parrot’s escape through comic misunderstanding.
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Slackputter
Petunia
Logan and Athens Scouts Prepare Camp Near Ohio River
Troop 2 of Athens and Troop 3 of Logan prepare for a weeklong camp at Lewis Humphrey farm near Coolville on the Hocking River two miles above its mouth. The site offers a ten room house for quarters, drill grounds, and a bathing beach nearby.
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Troop
Boy Scouts of
Athens
Troop 3
Logan
Lewis Humphrey
Coolville
Hocking
Ohio
Local Boy Scout Troops Plan Week Away Camping Trip
Two troops will camp from Saturday morning August 2 to Saturday August 9 with boating fishing hiking and meals from nearby farms. Scoutmaster Dupler is available after 3 45 p m at the Messenger office or at 451 2 Morris Ave for details.
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Dupler
Morris Ave
Goats Ransom in Brooklyn Court Case
New York July 21 a Brooklyn resident Kate Cuzzo lost her goat in the spotless town section and paid 2 dollars to recover it. The brief incident highlights a quirky local mishap and a small ransom at stake.
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New York N. Y
Kate Cuzzo
Brooklyn
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Athens Messenger
Audit Bureau of Circultions
Associated Ohio Dailies
United Press News
Robert EB. Ward
Fifth Avenue
New York City
South
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Anna Howard Shaw
Reymes
By Walt Mason
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co
Messenger
Athens Ohtfo
BY Ruth Cameron
Henry
Ohio River
S. Court St
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, WN. C
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