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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
8
A vintage ad extols Senreco Tooth Paste as a preventive against Pyorrhea and mouth disease. It links dental health to overall well being, urging regular brushing to avoid decay that harms teeth, stomach, heart, and eyes, and offers a free sample from Cincinnati Ohio.
The forecast notes showers and cooler conditions in the early part of the week. It then calls for fair weather through the middle and latter portion.
The Athena city council held a long June session approving the traction company rail type for Court street with a plan for first class track construction. They ordered action on the unsanitary Carpenter street water nuisance, directing the health board and city attorney to pursue all legal remedies.
Ohio’s health department reports typhoid fever cost the state about 6 million dollars annually over the past nine years, with totals ranging from 37 to 66 million. Officials urge local communities to adopt simple sanitary measures to cut deaths and expenses, and the Ohio Public Health Journal offers prevention guidance.
A nationwide pitch extols Phosphated Iron as a root remedy for weak blood and nerves after a hard winter. It claims to purify blood, restore strength, improve appetite, and promote restful sleep, urging demand for capsule form only through McKee Drug Company and other leading druggists.
President E W Dickerson of the Western league says attendance is down because fans are busy. He proposes 6 30 pm games six days a week in Kansas Iowa Missouri Nebraska to fit evenings and keep public interest while workers are employed. He notes Sunday and Saturday crowds remain strong and early games may aid morale.
United Press dispatch from the front describes a diverse group of doughboys resting in ruined villages. Italians, Irish, Poles, and others volunteer to fight Germany, unified by a shared goal to make the world safe for democracy.
Joseph B. Tinker is relieved of managerial duties of the Columbus American Association team. Mordecai Brown, formerly with the Chicago Club, is installed as manager. Brown announces the move while with the Columbus club in Toledo. Under Brown, the team has won 14 of 17 on the road.
John Olsen twenty seven Lithuanian who came from Chicago had a drink and cursed the United States saying he hoped they were defeated a policeman saved him He will be inducted into the army after an investigation showed he failed to appear before his draft board in Chicago
Detroit reports a 30 percent fall in pleasure car production since the U S entered the war as war work replaces civilian output. Ford continues near prior volume for war needs while Cadillac Packard Hudson and Studebaker shift 25 to 40 percent of capacity to military orders. Output cuts forecast nationwide with government likely to request further reductions.
Former President Taft describes the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago in a National Geographic Society bulletin. He notes its size 25 000 men large drill halls and discipline of cadet age trainees highlighting winter training advantages and calls for expanding army manpower to win the war.
Messenger Special Correspondence notes Mrs Wadebox returns to Lancaster after a weeks visit with her parents Mr and Mrs James Hartman. The column lists local residents visiting relatives and guests including Fred Leake Harley Feebe Daniels Snyder Mingus Hanley Mingus Daft and others in nearby towns.
The notice lists visits by residents including Miss Ethel Fierce in Glouster and Mrs. Fred Leake with children visiting Mr and Mrs W D Coey in Glouster. It also notes Mr and Mrs Homer Simons and son Otto visiting Mrs Schrappe in Chauncey.
Saturday through Sunday visits show residents of Carbondale and Floodwood hosting and traveling guests. Notables include Mrs Hartman hosting visitors and several Hartman relatives joining relatives at homes and on leisure outings.
Mrs John Bendthson told a Pittsburgh court she would sign a release allowing her husband to join the army but not the navy The argument persuaded her that the navy is as dangerous as the army and she finally signed the release in the non support case.
Stockholm reports Finland now largely Germanized with licenses for imports needing German approval. The Deutsche Bank has opened a branch in Helsingfors to oversee financial operations, signaling tight German influence over Finnish affairs.
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