The Drive That Failed
Analysis praises Italians for halting Austrian offensives and turning the tide in favor of the Allies. It credits Italy with initiating the counteroffensive, noting Austria-Hungary’s decline while Italy rises in military strength and morale. The piece frames Italy as a key ally and predicts the Central Powers’ retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
France
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Kaiser Karl
T Allied Brotherhood
Britain
America
Jess
Thrift Stamp Slackers in Athens County Urged to Act
Athens County urges immediate action on Thrift Stamps after shortfalls in the quota. Officials emphasize each person should buy nineteen dollars worth and that failure amounts to slacking in a time of national peril. The message warns taxation if the goal cannot be met and calls on all families to participate today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
War Chest
O . Voxel
Areenga
One Man Captured Highlighting Marine Casualties At Paris Wedge
A recent casualty summary shows 717 marines affected by the Helm of the German wedge near Paris. It lists 160 killed in action, 160 severely wounded, 878 lightly wounded, and only one man recorded as missing or possibly captured. It notes Marines and other U S branches do not surrender, contrasting with German captures.
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Paris
Their Name Is Legion Flies Swatted In Wartime Rhetoric
Wartime letter urges readers to vent anger at the Kaiser by using a fly swatter to eliminate all spreading foes. The piece frames propaganda as a practical, everyday act against the enemy while expressing strong patriotic sentiment.
Household Hints Menu Appears Instructive List
A dated household hints menu lists recipes and pantry items including Cream of Rice, egg on toast, coffee, cottage cheese, potatoes and onions, toasted corn bread, jelly, hamburger cutlets, mashed potatoes, canned string beans, lettuce salad, rice, canned raspberries, butter and ice cream.
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Appie
Homestyle 1920s Kitchen Staples Menus and Dishes
A collection of recipe snippets including Hamburger Cutlets Bran and Rye Gems Hash Cakes with Parsley Sauce Oatmeal Muffins Wheatless Johnnycake and Gems Steamed Omelet Salad Dressing Without Eggs and Pie Crust Without Lard. Each item gives ingredients and brief method for home cooking and serving.
Dinner Stories Show Soldiers’ Wry Bravery and Humor
A veteran officer recalls inspecting a draft camp and finds a solitaire player guarding the fence. A lieutenant seeks paper for aviators while the captain offers flypaper. A French kiss joke follows a German killer and a witty trench remark. A Pennsylvania illusionist vanishes his wife and a man bids $1000 to learn the trick.
Garden Warfare Mood and Post Office Strains Highlighted
A wartime editorial urges citizens to exterminate garden pests and channel anti German rage into domestic effort. It notes peace will follow victory and cites a New York girl seeking higher allowance as living costs rise. It also mentions postal service strain due to selective service calls and the remaining workers doing their best.
Massachusetts Men Earn Croix de Guerre In WWI Glory
A Massachusetts regiment and 122 local men were decorated by the French army with the Croix de Guerre for bravery at Apremont Woods. A front-line veteran recalls the ceremony on a hillside, the band in concert, and the pride of the crossing flag as shells, gas, and Heinies raged nearby.
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Massachusetts
Apremont
Woods
Heinie
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Etiquette Q and A on Proper Table Manners
A reader asks about seating a lady and proper conduct at table. Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions through this column, advising chaperones for safe return and that a man should offer a photograph rather than request one, reflecting social norms of polite behavior.
The Club Promoters Talk It Over In Community
A critical view of women promoting mail order clubs in communities. It warns they conspire to steal from home merchants and urges caution of such clubs as bait or graft. Mentions husbands opposing wives and scenes of deception, ending with a moral caution.
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Thrift
Legion
Lee
Pennsylvania
Lany
New York
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Marie Reilley
Reilley
Ethquette
John
Oby MC Meiker 1916
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Athens Electric CO
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens Messenger
Athens National Bank
F. L. Alderman
Athens Printery CO
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Athens
Bank OF Athens National Banking Association
W. B. Golden
W. S. Blackwood
Carpenter How. 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 Bakery
Acion
Hibbard’s Music Shop
Columbia Grafonolas
Home Furnishing CO
J. H. Johnson
Novelty Co
Curtain Goods
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
the Star Mineral .Water Works CO
F. C. Stedman CO
Ohio
Union Grocery CO
Campbell Block
Wolfe Bros
D. Zenner Co.—Modern Department Store
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