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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
4
The House enforces wartime prohibition but grants a cider exception, allowing hard cider with 8 to 10 percent alcohol. The piece critiques Congress for carving a safety valve, noting the likely rise in cider demand and farmers' cider apple harvests.
The Department of Agriculture reveals large storage stocks after the war, with meat and poultry up sharply from 1918 levels. Frozen beef and pork totals run into hundreds of millions of pounds while excess reserves delay market access. The piece urges lawmakers to create a plan to mobilize supplies for the public.
The article accuses Germany of repeated thefts of American bacon in Germany and of plotting to steal food from France and the American army. It describes finds of a freight car with a concealed top full of cigarets and coal-covered goods in a locomotive tender. The piece condemns German crimes and mocks their ethics while noting political worry about attacking wartime issues.
A collection of light anecdotes features a druggist and a customer debating a hair tonic, a drill captain scolding a misaligned platoon, a clerk mistaken for an Indian, and a profiteer bragging of taking advantage of an opportunity. The pieces reflect humorous exchanges and patriotic banter.
Ruth Cameron argues that personal dislikes become fuddyduddyisms when others call them nonsense. She recalls a guest who slept on the sofa cushions to avoid high pillows and a couple uneasy about boat and train travel, illustrating how private preferences are easy to mislabel. The piece ends with a quip about Horace Walpole and humor in heaven.
A collection of simple kitchen recipes including Cherry Tarte made with butter crackers marshmallows and cherries, Surprise Gems batter filled with jam, Frozen Marshmallow Pudding with milk eggs and marshmallow whip, Fruit Salad with custard dressing, and Cherry Syrup from cooked cherries. Each item explains steps, quantities, and serving ideas.
A speaker in a hill cottage basks above snow while lamenting friends left in heat. He contrasts frosty peaks with towns sweltering, queries his own meanness, and finds ironic solace in a cold view while recognizing others’ hardship. The piece dwells on mood, privilege, and the pull of seasonal scenery.
A. W. Jashson and family visited East Mansfield for a few days. Mrs. Reed travels from Parkersburg after recovery from illness. W. D. Lanning and family spent Sunday at Will Turner’s with Frank Turner Mrs Huntsinger of Akron visiting Rutland relatives. Kellogg 100 line switchboard installation at central improves service. John Beckley ill near Beech Grove. Farm Bureau meeting at Auditorium Friday promises interest. E. L. Bingham and wife at Alvin Carpenter’s. Rawlings homestead addition nearing completion. Lottie Stewart and Missouri nieces visiting W. E. Williams.
A pole fell during a bell raising at Bradbury Christian Church killing Dale Gilmore twelve son of Mr and Mrs Sheridan Gilmore. Funeral services are planned Tuesday led by Rev G L Ashton. Rutland baseball beat Henderson 9 to 8 on Sunday.
Mrs Walter Lowery and daughter K Hunice along with Miss Dessie Anderson shopped in Athens on Wednesday. The Stauffer family and two daughters visited Athens on Saturday. Dave Alshire, Evelyn, Bea, Hebber, Lou Humphrey and sons also shopped in Athens Saturday. More locals visited Athens Sunday and Saturday. News of returns and visits includes Charles Patton returning from overseas and Ambrose Terrel called home from Akron.
Local residents and relatives from Athens and nearby towns spent Sunday visiting and socializing. Several dinners were shared on lawns with baskets and beans canned at Dowler home. A prayer meeting was held at Mrs Bennett's, inviting all.
Police and fire departments responded to a call about a mad dog in Springfield. A veterinary officer later pronounced the canine suffering its first heat prostration in the city, case details ongoing.
James Murray tied to a Gloustoe street carnival faced arrest on a stolen belt case. The belt held about fifty military buttons from Germany England Canada Australia France and the United States. A girl charged Murray while a boy later appeared, but no prosecuting evidence emerged and Murray was released with the belt.
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