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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
The piece argues the Atlantic U-boat raid fails to impact Allied shipping significantly. It says losses are offset by production and that German success would only stiffen American resolve, increasing military commitment and manpower for France.
Democrats oppose new revenue measures arguing elections bias. Claude R. Kitchin of the Ways and Means Committee defends partisan and sectional aims in revenue legislation. He notes most taxes are paid north of the Mason-Dixon line and predicts future bills will reflect that bias. The argument centers on political fortunes shaping tax policy.
The conviction of Rose Pastor Stokes marks the first test under new espionage and sedition statutes. The socialite is married to wealth and faces scrutiny beyond law, with critics arguing public opinion and politics drive the case as much as the tribunal.
Annual reports of Germanys great banks emphasize economic rehabilitation after the war and declare a huge indemnity will be needed from the Entente Powers. The shift from earlier positions shows new hopes or near bankruptcy prompting a demand for indemnity to secure Germanys future.
The Athens County farming community faces a shortfall of about one hundred workers for the upcoming wheat and hay harvest. Local supply is expected to come from city and village labor pools as Athens Chamber of Commerce mobilizes to recruit from its membership.
A reader provides practical kitchen ideas with recipes for Oak Hill Potatoes dishes including cold boiled potatoes and eggs cream sauce bake, Kettle Roast with potatoes, Fried Potatoes, Codfish or Meat Cakes with leftover potatoes, Irish Stew and Oatmeal porridge notes, plus Cornbread style cornmeal batter.
A collection of practical tips on baking meringue with baking powder to prevent collapse, using a cheap paint brush to spread butter on bread for better browning, making a baby receiving blanket from Turkish toweling and muslin, and keeping silver bright by soaking in hot soapy water with a dash of ammonia for cleaner, brighter utensils.
A collection of brief comic anecdotes: a cold scare for a singer, a sailor’s cross cut saw prank, a young man at a doorway with shoes predicting funeral, and verses praising Attila the Hun and the Kaiser with punchy rhymes.
In a wartime scene workers band together to aid harvests with one day of unpaid labor. Huskies handpicked from farms promise effort to beat shortages, risking sunstroke to prove their willingness. A New York voter noted as a housewife in election rolls amid wartime labor anxieties.
The American public is accused of selfishness yet generously donates to charity, oversubscribing the Red Cross fund more than the Third Liberty Loan drive. The contrast highlights broad philanthropic giving during the period.
A collage of etiquette Q and A guidance from Marie Reilley, hotel registration naming conventions for Miss and Mrs, note writing tips for engagement announcements, and farming advice on preparing seedbeds for wheat including soil moisture and seed depth recommendations.
Messenger Special Correspondence reports visits and family events across Amesville Guysville Canaanville Stewart and Mush Run. Families mentioned include Potter Burchfield Poston Sutton Wright Showalter Copeland McBee Morrison and Harrison with hospital visit for Georgia Poston and a May 30 birth to Mr. and Mrs. Charles McBee.
Much data and experience show early thorough preparation of the seed bed for wheat yields. To extend the area of wheat this year, it will be necessary to do more plow work and cultivate to improve soil conditions.
Mrs. Ne son Henry recalls seeing women in city roles including street car conductors and munitions work. The Old Lady urges women to win the war by ensuring the last bullet and grain of wheat go to the American side, stressing education and broader duties for women in wartime.
The Columbus district reports crops growing rapidly under favorable weather, but some localities still need rain. Wheat heads in Lake counties and turns in western counties, ready to eat in extreme south. Corn in excellent condition with good stands despite replanting and cutworm damage in the west. Barley heading in Wood county with rye harvest to start in Marion on the 24th. Gardens and pastures are fine.
American boys at the front stage Blackface shows and minstrel shindigs to dispel homesickness. Boxes of burnt cork wigs and minstrel gear have been shipped to the A E F by the Drama League of America.
The ad claims Tiz cures foot trouble by drawing out poisonous exudations, ending soreness, callouses, bunions, and swelling. It guarantees immediate relief and shoe comfort for 25 cents, urging a trial for perpetual foot ease.
New York June 6 Mobilization of manpower for war industries and essential home activities occupies attention at the National Conference on War Time Economy. Speakers include F D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy Samuel Gompers AFL president and W E Macy chairman shipbuilding labor adjustment board discussing The Government as Employer.
Evidence of a scheme to smuggle the Russian crown jewels into the United States was uncovered in New York with the arrest of Vladimir Jogelsen of Russia and M. G. Kahn of New York.
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