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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues that a Chamber of Commerce or similar body unites diverse groups, fosters public welfare, and drives community improvements from street sanitation to roads and utilities. It likens a town with such an organization to an army with guidance, essential for progress in commerce and industry.
A 19th or early 20th century pro-entrepreneurial parable urges merchants to stop matching neighbors and instead aim to compete with their own possibilities. It argues a small town shop can capture regional trade if it expands beyond local limits and creates its own competition.
A humorous anecdote sequence follows Judge White's remark that a police court isn't always grim. A chauffeur explains zigzag avoidance after hitting a pedestrian, a sea captain recalls storms, and a romance ends with Marianne firmly rejecting Reggie as he protests with a single no.
The Minneapolis Journal argues that public schools and public roads are the most appealing forms of public investment. It notes taxes favor schools for indirect returns, while roads pay dividends on the return trip via faster, load capable infrastructure. It cites farmer experiences with mud delays and market timing.
The piece argues advertising helps buyers and purchasing agents pick features and prices before buying. It describes a man who researches catalogues and ads for watches and canoes, avoiding impulsive clerk-driven purchases. It concludes by asking readers to assess their own purchasing acumen.
The speaker urges vigorous action against flies, framing pest control as a noble quest. He extols a relentless hunt using wit and gear, mocking indecision and calling readers to deploy swatters with knightly zeal. The verse satirizes human effort and reproduction, warning against complacency.
A collection of old age recipes including Oats One cup rolled oats with salt water and bran to cook slowly, Morning light heating and serving with milk. Cream Toast with milk and cream over toasted bread, Waffles made with flour baking powder milk eggs and butter substitute, and Cornmeal Griddle Cakes with buttermilk and cornmeal. Plus Ginger Cookies with lard sugar molasses sour milk and spices.
The passage lists practical vinegar applications including treating nits with vinegar and water, stopping hiccups with a teacupful in a warm bath, preserving meat in heat, cleaning steel, making a poultice from vinegar and bran, and reviving faded fabrics with wine in rinsing water.
The Chicago Daily News argues that Mexicans and Americans must choose a constructive sentiment to boost trade. If both sides work to align business and relations for common gain, positive results will follow, with sentiment following material advantage and leading the way.
A Ohio professor argues illiteracy among rural residents threatens democracy and urges a stronger common school system. He calls for longer terms, stricter truancy laws, rural adult schools, natualization campaigns, and a shift to county or state tax units to fund and standardize education across rural areas.
An investigation notes the man who blocks his wife from dating the wrong women at the polls may allow her contact with them in business when she supports him.
Rev. Dr. C. L. Strecker officiated Thursday at 1 pm uniting Charles Deer and Goldie Burns both of Nelsonville at the First M. E. parsonage. Witness was Miss Bessie Deer of Nelsonville, sister of the groom.
Millions now bathe internally by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning. Proponents claim it flushes the stomach liver kidneys and bowels of waste from the prior day, preventing headaches bilious attacks and other ailments. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate is suggested as a cheap health measure.
A reflection on how rumors and silences reveal more than official talk. Citizens sense fear to speak openly while hidden motives shape what is shared and what remains unspoken in public discourse.
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