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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
6
An expert from the American Medical Tenther discusses a new herbal skin balm promising relief from persistent rashes. He cites client testimonials and urges readers to try the product, noting a claimed success in clearing skin issues with regular use. The piece also references Princeton University President Hibben calling for world sacrifice and action.
Ohio officials led a statewide drive with the Federal Food Administration and state agencies to curb rotten egg sales. Rules require licensing for all egg dealers shipping to nonconsumers, with licenses issued by the U S Food Administration. Dealers must ship only on a loss off basis and include candling date and license in each case.
A dubious health ad promises a seven day regimen to restore vigor and nerves. It touts Bio-feren with ingredients like calcium glycerophosphate manganese and capsicum extract and warns against excesses and tobacco or alcohol. The copy presses a money back claim while urging immediate trial despite vague efficacy.
Columbus report says Ohio in 1915 had 10 to 20 typhoid deaths per 100 000 population, with 12 states lower and four higher. Health department launches a summer campaign to improve sanitation and assist local authorities in preventive efforts.
The Walk in the Water, the first steamboat on Lake Erie, was launched at Black Rock near Buffalo about 100 years ago. It began its maiden voyage from Buffalo to Detroit the following August.
Washington advises a new posture for efficiency as part of wartime culture. Miss Marguerite Sanderson promotes standing straight with weight on the balls of the feet and even steps, criticizing ill fitting shoes and asymmetrical stances as reducing American efficiency. She urges proper walking, stair use, and shoe inspection to support war effort.
New York, June 25. With Benny Kauff, Rube Benton and Jess Barnes in the army the plan to run away with the pennant for the Giants appears unlikely. John McGraw prepares for lineup changes as he may shift Ross Young and Dave Robertson, and may give Jim Thorpe or Joe Wilhoit the outfield duties.
An unidentified man about 30 was shot by holdup men early today in East Liverpool. He lies critically wounded as the attackers fled, and the body was found on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad tracks.
The piece argues party loyalty should serve the nation, urging Ohio committeemen to sell War Savings Stamps to meet a $106,000,000 quota. It cites Hayes and Webster, frames the drive as a high civic task, and calls for both Democratic and Republican leaders to mobilize supporters as stamp sellers.
United States Food Administration menus list Halibut with Mexican Sauce Belgian Baked Potatoes Spinach Corn Bread Jellied Peaches with Rice Fish Pilaf with Spanish Sauce Fried Green Tomatoes Papioca Pudding Jellied Salmon Loaf with Nippy Sauce Cabbage and Green Pepper Salad Tapioca Pudding and detailed steps for baking stewing and steaming halibut with a Mexican sauce and rice mold with rice stock pepper and Worchester sauce.
A basic stew guide lists 2 tablespoons fat 8 tablespoons corn flour 1 teaspoon salt 44 teaspoon pepper 1 cup stewed tomatoes 1 cup stock 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped pimientos. Melt fat then add flour salt and pepper, remove from heat, add tomato and stock.
A recipe note describes returning water to a boil, stirring constantly, adding onion and pimiento. It instructs turning a mold of fish onto a platter and pouring sauce around it.
American soldiers in northern France learn washing with improvised boards and streams. Villages host frequent wash days where young French laundresses mingle with doughboys, who practice a few French words and share gossip as they launder. The piece notes the shift in labor toward military needs.
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