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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1919
Page
4
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Woods praises the soldier’s self sacrifice and warns against viewing small tasks as worthless. He argues every job, even peeling potatoes or cleaning a typhoid germ, ties to the larger war effort and social order. If veterans treat each task as a step to growth, unemployment ends.
The article argues Secretary Daniels should decide against bringing NC 4 back to America to preserve it in its historic condition for future generations. It likens the relic to Columbus caravels and the Savannah and urges keeping the seaplane as a priceless artifact for descendants while noting public desire for a non stop Europe to America flight remains.
Mr Jinks returns home to a lit lamp and a silent figure below the stairs. Mrs Jinks reveals the visitor is a dressmaker’s model and jokes about cooks who lose their employers. The odd dialogue unfolds with jokes about debts and payback.
A column argues that why women are misinterpreted stems from male authorship of most literature on women. It questions talkativeness humor vanity and notes men also claim I told you so while observing appearances. The piece cites examples from magazines and feminist thought.
The Ireland Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Frank Clark Thursday afternoon. An ice cream social was held at Ray Clarks Saturday evening drawing a large crowd. Several local families spent Sunday visiting relatives. Sunday school starts at nine o clock and a church meeting follows after.
A distressed speaker laments high living costs and insufficient wages. Groceries, clothing, and services drain pay, leaving no money for savings. The piece depicts daily toil, debt, and faint hope for a future with saved earnings.
A string of neighborhood visits were reported with Mr and Mrs P B Chalfant hosting in Guysville and many others from Glouster Greens Run Millfield and Jacksonville spending Sundays with relatives. The piece also notes a single line about a new cigarette case design that ejects a cigarette from one side when a trigger is pressed, allowing use with one hand.
A collection of cake recipes including Marble Cake split into white and dark batters with spices, Cocoa Cake with frosting, Yellow Sponge Cake, Dandy Cake with creamed butter and sugar, and a vanilla iced frosting. Each item lists ingredients and steps, using coffee cups for measures and noting large yield and division options.
Margaret Anne Druggan born April 7 1846 in Canaan Township Athens Co Ohio died May 6 1919 at the Ames Township homestead aged 73 years 28 days She moved to Missouri at age ten returned after her father’s death married John Hixson Sept 15 1864 and lived fifty five years in wedded life She was mother of ten children and two grandchildren with one daughter and granddaughter preceding her to the Great Beyond Her faith in Christ guided her through illness and she bears a lifelong devotion to family friends and church leadership She is survived by ten children and two grandchildren with one daughter and one granddaughter deceased.
Directions describe rinsing glass bottles with soapy soda solution and shaking with torn newspaper or shot, then rinsing and drying. Instructions also cover cooking rice by boiling water with salt, adding rice, simmering on low heat without stirring until water dries.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger critiques President Wilsons long discourse on labor and capital. It questions whether he advocates a true partnership, asks how much workers should share in direction and profits, and notes a lack of precise commitment. The piece views the discourse as amiable but vague.
The Hixon family thanks all who helped during illness and after the death of their wife and mother.
Attendees joined the Farmer's meeting in Pomeroy while Emmet Hull started work for a Newark firm. John Blackwood and wife visited Dr. Hawk's family in Zaleski. Children's Day at M E church is June 15. Evelyn Dye wed Avon Jones at Pomeroy M E parsonage. Schrrmer family hosted Cust Hysell and wife. Emmett Hull's son injured his arm after a fall.
Budapest dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau invited Hungary to send representatives to Paris to learn the peace conference frontier decisions. An answer was required within forty eight hours.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims quick relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists and praises a Cincinnati inventor.
Harold Tibbett faced retribution from classmates after marrying a coed. They clipped his hair, ducked him in a lake, and forced him to walk back to town barefooted as punishment for the wedding.
An old style weight loss ad promotes oil of korein capsules as a simple path to shedding 10 to 60 pounds. It claims health benefits and a youthful look without hard dieting or exercise, urging readers to visit a druggist and follow the program with a satisfaction guarantee.
Article urges care of internal organs to stay fit, warning kidneys bear heavy workload. Describes symptoms like back pain and indigestion, promoting GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules as treatment with refund policy.
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