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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
4
A Children's Bureau bulletin notes many farms still lack basic labor-saving comforts for women. Even where machines exist the female burden remains heavy, with kitchens lacking running water, cool storage, and modern conveniences. The piece argues women deserve relief from such toil.
A government Bureau of Education pamphlet argues for year round schooling to utilize school facilities fully. It notes health and scholarship benefits, retention of pupils, and economies from four three month terms with short breaks, plus options for five week handicrafts or four term plans.
The piece predicts a bumper wheat harvest with Winter wheat improving and spring wheat promising strong yields. It notes potential totals of 600 million to 1 billion bushels, urging conservation to aid France Britain and other allies while criticizing profiteers and urging government action.
A readout of simple kitchen ideas and dishes listed under Household Hints. Items include oranges griddie cakes breakfast options coffee lunch potato pu exe sandwiches on rye apple sauce pickles rolled oats home made syrup tea and a dinner of baked eggs with cheese pickles stewed peas creamed potatoes and cocoanut rice pudding.
Banana Dainty Mix and Ambrosia include banana servings with custard cream and grape juice. Blanc Mange Nut Sundae uses cornstarch milk and cocoa syrup. Sponge Cake With Fresh Strawberry Jam folds in eggs sugar flour and fresh berry filling for a two layer cake.
The page offers practical tips from silk stocking care to kitchen efficiency. It covers sewing stitches to reinforce stockings, a home polish recipe with black lead and copperas, oven cooking tricks to avoid odors, cooking multiple items, cleaning habits, and a simple sandwich filling with ham celery and mayonnaise.
A fragment from a comic page recounts two Pittsburg patter pairs in a newspaper sketch. The San Carlos company’s La Giovanna opened with improvised costumes after a costume car delay. A fisherman hero appeared in a Musselman outfit prompting quips from Stim and Specs.
The piece argues that President Wilson’s Capitol remarks signal a shift in policy and loyalty. It questions Leonard Wood’s continued role, critiques cabinet appointments, and supports a coalition approach despite partisan tensions. It frames adjournment as advancing national unity under the President.
Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions including whether women should keep hats on at breakfast after a simple wedding and if a lady may sit out a dance. The reader is urged to ignore rude comments from acquaintances and consider the gentleness of foreign born friends.
Editor Messenger defends coverage of Carseytown Lodi battle over a city caption. Letter-writer asserts the item targeted Carsey town not Lodi township and denounces slander charges while defending local officials and society leaders.
A couple debates their wartime payroll quotas and the wife doubles the house allowance to a canvasser after reading about a bombed hospital. The husband approves the first amount but the wife ends up quadrupling it, illustrating civilian resolve against the Kaiser.
A critic argues a man named Mr. Hawk must question authorities before backing Miss Shatterfield as housekeeper to Mr. Carsey. He condemns the article writer who claimed to defend her, calling them a gink and urging due process.
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