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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
4
General Peyton C. March tells West Point graduates that courage is common to all nations but victory hinges on superior leadership and brains. He argues the key is American intelligence and ingenuity, not just heroism, to outthink and beat the German war machine.
The article argues for deporting American citizens who refuse to fight or work after the war, citing Secretary Baker’s proposal to expel conscientious objectors and others deterred from duties. It asserts no facial right to citizenship for these individuals and frames expulsion as moral justice.
In a magazine excerpt Charles E. Gapen argues dogs threaten the U S sheep industry while gardeners rely on birds to curb pests. He warns sentiment cannot override food supply and notes a neighbor's cat harms yard bird life, framing a broader battle between livestock and pets.
International lawyers dismiss Germany’s claim that British action freed von Rintelen as invalid. They accuse Germany of violating international law since 1914 with Belgium’s neutral status and ongoing U boat offenses. The piece adds a Berlin claim that Foch has reserves is later called incorrect.
Food tips and simple fixes cover breakfast to dinner from rations era. Practical advice includes sterilizing jars with rubber slips over glass, making velvety ice cream from sour cream, saving fingers with a cork tip on peeling knives, baking bacon to reduce smoke, dust control with oily sawdust, hemming tips, and refreshing mesh veils with alcohol for quick shape restoration.
Recipes include Buckwheat Waffles with buckwheat flour, milk, molasses, eggs, and shortening. Rice Flour Wafers with butter substitute and lemon. Deviled Bones using rib roast bones with mustard and lemon. Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce with onion, butter, tomatoes, and bouillon.
A collection of humorous village scenes from a WWI era setting. A doctor discusses a mysterious bite believed to come from a woman, Private Jenkins recalls narrow escapes in France, and a farmer’s wife refuses to vote. Subumi gains a cook by marrying her.
A wartime thrift campaign urges citizens to convert spare cash into Thrift Stamps on National Thrift Day. The editorial mocks waste and compares leftover funds from prior drives to a practical use for postwar savings, urging households to pool small amounts for future financial stability.
Congressmen cope with recurring liquor related issues as lawmakers tackle drinking policy and enforcement challenges across sessions. The article outlines multiple incidents highlighting the ongoing tension between legislation and personal conduct.
Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions in this column. Rules include not lending borrowed books and proper behavior in social settings. The piece notes formal engagement announcements, wedding showers, and how couples gain parental consent, with a few local social notes.
Albany and surrounding towns report a steady string of visitors and calls. Elmer Searles and family traveled to Gloucester to spend a day with Loyal Robinett. Florence Strong returns from Athens after two weeks. Dr. McKibben and family from Carbondale visit friends. Flora Watson and Everett Watson visit John P. Coe in Center Belpre and Columbus.
A. E. Taylor of the Ohio Experiment Station Wooster argues that Ohio's 3 5 million acres of woodland can yield over 1 000 000 cords of wood annually if cut with regeneration in mind. He notes indiscriminate cutting accelerates depreciation and urges leaving seed trees, protecting young growth, and converting dead and inferior material to fuel wood to meet demand without sacrificing forest areas.
Under the Food Control Act the USDA Bureau of Markets will require threshers to report bushels of wheat threshed and producing acreage. A threshers list is being compiled, with blank forms and a pocket diary provided. Reports start in June during winter wheat harvest and will aid USDA, FTC, and other agencies.
Italy's tobacco authority introduces a denicotinized variety sold at a low price, containing only ten percent of nicotine. The move aims to expand market access while reducing nicotine exposure. Public health considerations accompany the new product rollout.
Ohio Experiment Station results show ten pounds of alfalfa seed per acre yields better long term results than 5 15 20 or 25 pounds. July or early August sowing in a firm moist seed bed produces about 85 to 112 plants per square foot and improves winter hardiness. Heavy seeding thins naturally and totals per acre do not surpass the 10 pound rate.
Washington reports arrangements to provide box cars for wheat movement with prompt handling. Railroads expect to have more than normal cars on lines and are parking cars in wheat territory, easing last year’s bottlenecks. Cooperation with the Grain Corp aims to prevent seaboard congestion. An English saying notes each wasted shilling harms soldiers.
Nellie Canter visits friends at The Plains. Wade Dowler and Clara Shirley host Mansfield couple Sunday. Mrs. Cobb of Hollister visits the Silvias. Families travel to Athens and Jacksonville for gatherings. Band Hall dance aids War Chest. Horton Border in New York state. Swimming club forms for local girls. Several residents visit relatives in Athens and surrounding towns.
The Rev Antoinette Brown Blackwell, first woman preacher in America and pioneer of the equal suffrage movement, recently celebrated her ninety third birthday at her home in Elizabeth New Jersey. She was ordained more than fifty years ago. It isn't so much what we do as how we do it.
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