The Athens Daily Messenger Contact and Pricing Note
The Athens Daily Messenger lists management details, offices in Athens Ohio and New York Chicago, subscription rates by mail and in advance, and advertising policies including a five cent per line charge for obituaries and memorials.
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Athens
Thames
Ohio
Sharter
Audit Bureau
Robert B. Ward
Fastern
Fifth Ave
New York
Western
Wabash Ave
Chicago
College Training Camps Will Begin Next School Year
A new government backed plan will place military training in all colleges with 100 or more able bodied men over 18 starting September. Enlistment remains voluntary and instructors will be provided by the army.
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War Department
Army
America
Renegade German-Americans Called Out by Berlin Writer
Victor Ottman in the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger harshly criticizes German citizens in America for not defending the German cause before the war. He argues decades of German emigration included many poorly educated individuals and laments the lost potential for Germanism and Kultur in the United States. He declares the renegade is Germany, not German-Americans.
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Victor Ottman
Berlin
Lokal-Anmaiger
America
Herr Ottman
Germany
Deferred Production and the War Mobilization Outlook
The article notes improved national mood and rising optimism as shipping progress hints at broader gains in airplanes and artillery. It cites the Public Information Committee on delayed versus deferred ordnance production due to vast wartime manufacturing, predicting speedier output once capacity expands to meet unprecedented volume.
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Public Information Committee
Household Hints for Oatmeal Corn Muffins and Puddings
A collection of simple kitchen tips and recipes includes oat meal corn muffins fried bread batter serving four, apple graham cracker pudding with spices and milk, carrot soup with stock and croutons, and a shrimp salad with a homemade dressing. The notes emphasize using leftovers and basic ingredients to create easy meals.
Things Worth Knowing for Everyday Kitchen Tricks
Quick tips for household tasks. Improve flour clumping, brighten linoleum, optimize refrigerator space, grate lemons easily, and preserve pimientos with oil and paraffin. Practical notes emphasize small economy gains and simple methods.
Marmalade Recipes From Historic Kitchen Note
Apricot marmalade combines one and a half pounds dried apricot soaked overnight one pint water one cup raisins juice of one lemon one orange sliced one cup light corn syrup simmer one and a quarter hours then add half cup nuts boil ten minutes longer Orange and rhubarb marmalade uses three oranges ground six cups stewed rhubarb and sugar Cook all together for a classic preserve.
Dinner Stories and Phrenology Oddities
A jostled passenger feigns sleep to dodge fares in a crowded car. A phrenologist exposed by a blacksmith’s helper’s wink reads bumps and jokes about real. The blacksmith later strikes the phrenologist after being accused of calf theft. A boy plays spy with cake and jam.
Scratches on Farms Reach Global Scope Across Continents
The text discusses scratches on American farms and counts for Europe Asia Africa Australia and nearby islands, questioning how many will remain unclaimed. It notes Germany has not yet asked Austria for aid in a western push and speculates on Italy’s possible actions when Austria is unguarded.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Germany
Austria
Italy
Memorial Scythes and War Talk Echo Old News
A fragmentary reminiscence notes three scythes hung on a farm near Auburn NX Y linked to Civil War memory and WWI era patriotism. The piece contrasts relics with wartime sentiment, then shifts to brief, satirical observations on currency depreciation, Allied strategy, and gender roles, ending with a cryptic German-frontier remark.
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Paris
Auburn
James Johnson
Tle
United States
Raymond Schaeffer
Lynn
Navy
Phose
Public Forum The Cannon On The Campus
Athens June 16 1918 Old Soldier laments the badly cared for wartime cannons on campus. Describes rotted trailers wheels sunken into earth and guns protruding from ground. Calls for repairs and proper placement to preserve these national relics as ornaments.
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Dutor Mesenger
United States
Court
Union Streets
Court Street
Masonic Temple
Athens
Etiquette Answers and Party Tips From a Column
Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions on knife handling and social gifts. Miss Grundy cautions gift etiquette for officers. Mothers advised to hire storytellers or games for children and suggests a simple party menu with chicken, sandwiches, bonbons, cake, and ice cream.
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Marie Reilley
Miss Reilley
Miss Grundy
Gasoline use to be curbed if demand grows says Requa
Washington June 14. Joy riding may be curtailed if General Pershing's gasoline demands continue to rise, Oil Director Requa indicated today. Large orders for airplane fuel will not cut off gasoline for pleasure autos now, but a rise in airplane activity could force such a measure.
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Washington
General Pershing
Requa
Two Sams Sons Reach Allied Ports and Camp Meade Update
Mrs. Ray Richey learns her son Corporal Harold H. Sams’ ship has arrived at a European port. Her other son Lieutenant Darral Sams is undergoing training at Camp Meade in Maryland.
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Ray Richey
Harold H. Sams
Corporal Sams
German submarine U-151 raided off coast during WWI
The U-151 submarine captured New York Americans crews off the coast and forced sailors to polish torpedoes bound for U.S. transports. The raider carried 18 torpedoes and a crew of 76, commanded by Captain Neustidt, a former Hamburg American Line officer and former U.S. Navy gunner.
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New York
United States
Neustidt
Hamburg-American Line
United States Navy
Never break from the pasture to deceptive fields warns Athens ad
A moral advertising piece urges shoppers to stay with local merchants in Athens Ohio. It lists many area businesses including electric, ice and storage, bank, printery, harness, hardware, druggists, grocers, furniture, shoe stores, jewelers, and auto dealers. The piece promotes community prosperity and cautions against catalogue deception.
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The
Athens Daily Messenger
People’s Home Journal
Bobby
Gen. Foch
Vossiche Zeitung
England
VU. 8S
Athens Electric CO
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens Messenger
Athens National Bank
F. L. Alderman
Athens Printery CO
Bank OF Athens National Banking Association
W. B. Golden
W. S. Blackwood
Carpenter Hdw. CO
Glouster
Nelsonville
Cash Shoe Store
Corner Court
Mill Streets
the Cline Pharmacy CO
Cline Ice Cream CO
Cornwell & Co., Jewelers and Optometrists
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Emmett H. Cotton
W. M. Cray
M. T. Ellis
Foutch’s
Hibbard’s Music Shop
Columbia Grafonolas
Home Furnishing CO
J. H. Johnson Novelty CO
Kerr Hardware CO
Lash’s Drug
Lash
Lostro Auto Sales CO
Overland and
Willys-Knight Automobiles
Federal Trucks
Maxwell’s Novelty Store
China
McHenry & Sisler
Wooltex
the Messenger Printery CO
Moler Auto Sales CO
Chevrolet and
Cadillac Motor Cars
Republic and
Sterling Trucks
Murphy Bros
Roach
Scott Haney CO
Home of
Good Clothes
Sam Sommer
Star Mineral Water Works CO
F. C. Stedman CO
Union Grocery CO
Campbell Block
Wolfe Bros
D. Zenner Co.—Modern Department Store
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