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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
4
The Boy Scouts have proven their wartime value and seek to expand. They now number over half a million and aim to recruit 1,000 new boys daily while inviting about a million associate members. The movement enjoys broad support across faiths and communities as a guardian of health morals and citizenship.
An old humorous guide advises delaying wake time to avoid dawn chill, dressing in winterlike layers, wearing worn cotton, and consuming hot meals and drinks. It suggests avoiding shade, writing with thermometer details, and reading by lamp indoors to induce heat, even warning of heat stroke risks if overdone.
The piece notes Americans face rising food costs with foreign comparisons. It cites a champagne bottle at $3 in the US sold for $18 in Rome, a fifth of a pound of meat at $1, and a dollar net per asparagus portion after overhead. The author asks about uplifters and the high life as prices climb.
A collection of brief vignettes from a newspaper page features a cautious couple debating umbrella etiquette, a BRT strike discussion with Judge Mayer, a quip about Bob Ingersoll, and a gown mishap with a witty riposte comparing Balaam’s ass to an angel. The tone blends light social observations with literary allusions and urban anecdotes.
The Washington Post questions why the United States should stay in Europe for 26 to 30 years to collect reparations from Germany. It argues the U S has no financial claim and no allied obligation justifying permanent involvement. Public sentiment would likely favor avoiding entanglements in Europe.
Ruth Cameron reflects on efficiency minded bosses replacing partitions with glass and flat desks to monitor workers. She contemplates self discipline, mind wandering during work, and the balance between business time and leisure time for both workers and employers.
A playful lament celebrates June as a muse for poets and common folk alike. It reflects on the joy and wonder of summer, the urge to write, and the humor of the era as nature inspires vivid, lyrical longing.
A compact guide offers meatless dishes including Vegetable Nut Loaf with rice and sauces, Deviled Salmon au Gratin, and a rhubarb preparation note. It also gives a basic bread loaf recipe and a tip to clean a Panama hat with white shoe cleaner.
The article notes that U S policy hints at withdrawal from Europe when feasible and observes the Baltimore Star stating the cables have been privatized. It suggests changing opinions on government ownership of utilities as the wires are returned to private control.
Federal Sidney Carpenter and family visited Glouster recently. Harlen Lent, back from overseas service, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lent. Edwin Carpenter, employed on the line between here and Paris, was guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Robinson. Roy Lent visited Walter Sayers for turtle hunting. A. C. Easler and A. A. Robinson, leveling Morris hill, note motorists’ appreciation. Pearley Kierns family and Vera Kasler motored to Glouster last week.
George Harper of Glouster buys nearly all local wool at sixty five. Some buyers bid sixty eight. Visitors Homer Linscott and Lesley Wogan toured the area with J. W. Wilson. Nellie Johnson of Trimble manages the R F D service here and earns patron praise. Harry Fleming visited his father in law Harvey Linscott. Vern and Stanley Sayers of Trimble were in town on business. J. W. Wilson, a local merchant, traveled to Athens on business.
The saying argues economy within the family is about propriety of form not weight or fatness, implying restraint and discipline trump concern with appearance or growth. It treats economic behavior as a matter of personal conduct and aesthetic form.
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