The Athens Daily Messenger Advertisement Notice
The Athens Daily Messenger outlines pricing and delivery options with rates by carrier mail and time periods. It lists advertising terms and notices, obituary charges, and office addresses in Athens Ohio and Chicago.
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Athens Ocsenges To
Merald Weteang Company
Daily Messenger
Postoffice
Ay Vires
Ohio
Audit Bureau Circulations
Robert B. Ward
Stern Office
Fifth Ave
New York
TERN
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Land and soldiers plan to reclaim vast western and southern lands
Secretary Lane urges a nationwide land reclamation program for returning soldiers. He cites 15 million acres irrigable, 60 million swamp lands, and 200 million acres cut over across the West, East, and Gulf. Lane requests 2 million dollars to start the plan, arguing Congress should approve swiftly.
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Lane
Pacific Northwest
Atlantic and
Gulf Plates
Congress
Sane Patriotism in Fitchburg Flag Tale
A Fitchburg man displayed a string of garden flags touted as ornamental and protective against crows. Neighbors objected, leading him to replace them with a scarecrow, prompting discussion on patriotism and the flag as emblem and aid to war efforts.
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Fitchburg
Maas
Arden
Austrian Stomachs and Shortages Shape War Fatigue
The diet in Austria-Hungary is severely rationed with meager items like bread potatoes bran mash fat sugar eggs and meat often only obtained after long waits. The text argues food shortages drain morale and even rival bullets as the war’s decisive factor.
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Austria
Napoleon
Austria-Hungary
Deadly tool kit tactic shocks Austrian lines
A British airman in World War I dropped bombs and fired his guns while using repair tools from his kit to pelt Austrian positions near the Piave. Flying low, he delivered spare parts to break the enemy resolve, who hid under river banks and bushes before the pilot left safely.
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Italy
Piave
Sky
Profitable Season for Sheep Growers and Wool Trade
Utah Wool Growers Association reports 16 million dollars from wool and sheep sales this year. Sheep shearers earn 25 or 30 dollars daily plus lodging. Wool quality is high. grease and dirt largely absent. War effort noted. whales drift ashore on Atlantic coast with gunners hailed for marksmanship.
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Utah
Wyoming
Ihe
Utah Wool Growers Association
Atlantic
Household Hints Potato Pancakes and Puddings
Household hints present a collection of recipes and cooking tips including Potato Pancakes, Chocolate Cake, Barley Biscuits, Pastry, Boston Brown Bread and a rich Potato Pudding recipe. The era style instructions list ingredients, ratios and methods such as steaming, frying and baking for these home dishes.
Household Tips for Cleaning and Laundry
To remove wallpaper layers mix one third vinegar with two thirds warm water and wet walls with a sponge. Paper absorbs water and peels away. To remove grease from clothing place a thick blotter on spot and iron to absorb grease. To clean a hair comb use one tablespoon salva vida in a pint of water and soak five minutes for dirt to lift out. For a broken bodkin use a small safety pin to guide ribbons through casings and beading.
Dinner Tales From a Curio Cabinet of Quips
A miscellany of jokes and wry lines. A Sunday school scene ends with counted delays before a punchline. Private quips include a pigeon fancier tale and a German last word Kamerad, plus a punchy exchange about engagement and a darky’s response.
Etiquette Column Tips and Personal Notices
Public etiquette guidance advises private, calm conversations with children and timing for discipline while avoiding public scolding. The column by Marie Reilley invites readers to submit questions. Miss Reilley offers personal answers by mail. A note on celebrations links a fifth wedding anniversary to wooden motifs and suggests unique wooden favors for combined occasions.
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Marie Reilley
Miss Reilley
Nightingales and shells in Picardy gathering of soldiers
In Picardy near the front lines on May 29 American troops sing for home as war drums beat softly. Soldiers gather by a French stable street, military police control traffic while caissons and wagons roll by and shells whine in the distance.
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Picardy
United Press
Paris
Night of Bombardment Rages Over Quiet Village
The air grows thick with traffic as shell fire intensifies and guns roar. The sky lights up in flames, windows quiver, and a small house shakes from the concussions as another night of heavy fighting begins.
A Ball Fan Sees War Dope From Front Lines
A baseball fan sailing to France reports joining the Sammies of the Allied League for a series against the Huns of the Assassination League in Berlin. He predicts a walk for victory, mocks their dirty play, and compares them to the defunct Federal League.
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France
Sammies
Huns
Bill Satan
Hincreee
Berlin
Federal League
Barrie Explains What Every Woman Knows
London playwright Sir J. M. Barrie says he now understands What Every Woman Knows. He states the play shows that every woman should fight in the best way to win the war.
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London
J. M. Barrie
War Savings Wall tours Ohio for publicity drive
The Ohio War Savings Wall, a galvanised iron sphere 19 feet in circumference weighing about 1010 pounds, tours the state. Donated by W. E. Lamneck Furnace Co of Columbus, it is piloted by a Garford Motor Truck and supported by Jima and the Ohio Mandam Association. It will return to Columbus in August before heading to Washington.
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Olumbus
Ohio
Ohio War Savings Committee
War Savings
Ohio War Savings Wall
Columbus
Washington
W. EB. Lamneck Furnace Company
Garford Motor Truck Company
Jima
Ohio Mandam Association
Not a Hun at Heart and He Proved It
Frederick Brandauer, a German millionaire long resident in England, killed himself in a British internment camp on the Isle of Man rather than be repatriated. He had lived thirty years in England and his naturalization was invalidated on a technicality. his sister is married to a German general.
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London
Frederick Brandauer
Isle of Man
Brandauer
England
Cadore Shuts Out Cardinals After Army Training
In Brooklyn Lieut Leon Cadore pitched his first game of the season and shut out the Cardinals. The article notes army training improving soldiers athletic ability and says players on leave must get consent of commanding officers before returning to play. It cites concerns over injuries to soldiers and mentions Marvin Goodwin in an unrelated Dallas club incident.
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New York
Brooklyn
Leon Cadore
Cardinals
Cadore
Uncle Sam
Wth
National League
Jack Hendricks
Dallas Club
Texas League
Marvin Goodwin
Cardinal
Dallas
Goodwin
Greece Receives New US Credit of 15.79 Million
Washington announced a first installment under the new financial agreement with Greece, granting a credit of 15,790,000. This narrows to a total credit of 25,970,340,000 across all arrangements with the United States.
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Washington
Greece
United States
Treasury Department
Willis Declines Ohio University Presidency Candidacy
Columbus June 24 Former Governor Frank Willis states he is a candidate for governor and not for any college post. He denies a report he sought the presidency of Ohio University Athens to replace Dr Alston Ellis, saying the rumor comes from political enemies aiming to obstruct his gubernatorial bid.
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Willis
Columbus
Frank Jk. Willis
Ohio University
Athens
Alston Ellis
Beecham’s Pills Promised to Aid Nervousness and Headache
Advert describes Beecham’s Pills as a natural aid to stomach liver bowels and blood for women suffering nervoursness lassitude low spirits and loss of appetite. It claims renewed strength brighter looks better health and clearer complexions with gentle positive action and no disagreeable after effects.
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Beecham
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