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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
4
The writing humorously imagines barbers adopting sports and comic language. A barber might ask if a capillisectomy should be performed laterally perpendicular or rounded posteriorly and whether to use occipitofrontal vibrotherapy.
German critics condemn a contract to import five million dollars worth of American films yearly arguing Germany should export films instead. They call German cinema corrupt and smutty while praising the wholesome American fare as a moral benefit, even if funded publicly.
A bequest to Harvard funds $100,000 for studying and curing criminals. The essay argues criminals are sick and can be cured by treating bodily defects, praising philanthropy that funds such reforms and viewing crime as a disease to be treated.
A crowded scene unfolds with Johnny at a grocer asking about a sister and lamenting wishing for a brother. A park incident follows where skaters fall through thin ice. A drowning call ends with a twist about a fat boy and a joke on wealth.
The Hartford Courant notes strong sentiment against Wilson and the Democratic party in the south and Florida Republicans expect to win in 1920 with a ticket mostly voting Democratic in 1916. The Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph comments on motor trucks not displacing railroads but suggests shifts in transportation discourse.
The piece questions whether spouses who force themselves to like their partner’s choices are truly happy. It contrasts cheerful adaptation with deliberate self deception, suggesting the habit can smooth life or erode genuine feeling. The author asks readers to decide which view is correct.
A reflective monologue on rapid progress where daily devices and big ideas reshape life. The speaker imagines a dead ancestor returning to witness airships, wireless, and new comforts, while pondering what future centuries will bring and how the living chase endless invention.
Household uses one and one half cups sweet milk two tablespoons sugar two eggs twelve large strawberries beaten eggs and sugar then milk and berries baked without a top crust served cold. Strawberries in Snowdrifts uses hot water sugar cornstarch egg whites lemon flavor and strawberries to create a light glossy layer over the fruit. Rhubarb recipes include Spiced Rhubarb with vinegar cinnamon and clove cooked to marmalade texture and Rhubarb Conserve with rhubarb sugar raisins oranges and lemon juice sealed for storage.
Salted peanuts replace almonds on fashionable tables with the same preparation. Repair china and glass with alum cement applied to breaks and dried to hold rigidly. Clean Panama hats with lemon and powdered sulfur rubbed on and sun dried. Also suggests banana sandwiches for children's noon meals as a meat substitute.
Railroad managers acknowledge the strain of current operations and see trucks as a solution. They support rural truck lines, especially those perpendicular to main routes, to meet rising transportation demand. Private firms already profit from truck service and seek public backing for road projects nationwide.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to relieve dizziness backache and period pain. It claims to strengthen weak nervous women and restore health and features a testimonial from Sarah Uilderbread of Conneaut Ohio.
Amesville reports visiting families from Beverly and Columbus and returning residents like B A Ellis from Columbus hospital treatment. A Boy Scout troop encamped near Henderson school. Presbyterian Sunday school classes race from San Francisco to Boston with 2600 miles completed. End of ninth inning at Floodwood shows a 3 to score.
Amesville defeated Floodwood in a 15 inning thriller as Floodwood went scoreless after the fifth. Lathrop lost 8 to 3 at Canaanville. Missionary society to host ice cream and cake on Dr Weber’s lawn Saturday June 25, 15 cents.
A June 29 program outlines a full Children Day at Pleasant Valley M P Church with classes, recitations, songs, and prayers led by Rev A H Franks and local children including Beatrice Wood Genevieve Males Dorothy Wood and others. The program includes readings such as If You Win The Call of Modern Macedonia and The Dawning, with offerings and a Benediction closing.
Henry Breckenridge, president of the Navy League, denounces Secretary Daniels remarks before the House Naval Affairs Committee as a gross insult to 300000 American women and a slander of the organization and its noted members.
Senator Cummins, chairman of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, announced that a permanent railroad policy will be presented to Congress within six weeks. He named a five member sub committee to draft the bill, with himself as chair. No preliminary hearings are planned before the bill is drafted.
Pearl button manufacturers testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington urging tariffs to shield the industry. They warned Japanese copyists could undercut U S prices by exploiting low labor costs and sell goods in America below actual production costs.
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