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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
4
A wartime editorial urges thrift stamps as patriotic saving. It argues money saved for Uncle Sam helps fund the war, compares saving to investment with guaranteed interest, and urges citizens to pledge five dollars monthly for the rest of the year. It condemns spendthrift habits and promotes thrift card as citizenship proof.
A patriotic editorial questions the meaning of duty as it recalls a local hero who died performing his duty overseas. It contrasts costly public gestures with true sacrifice and asks families at home what real service asks beyond charity and material gifts.
The food administration notes a large export effort from July 1 1917 to June 1 1918 with 120 million bushels of wheat shipped to allies and peak beef and pork exports of 87 million pounds and 308 million pounds respectively. Supplies supported France Belgium England Italy and civilian needs. It praises public sacrifice and asks how much readers saved.
Oregon volunteer women register with government farm help specialists to harvest berries. Over 100 enroll, with 1000 workers expected, ensuring berry crops are picked in June and July. Mothers and sisters will can the berries after harvest.
Germany hails a supposed collapse in American advertising as evidence of defeat. An editorial in Tageblatt claims U S ad agencies are closing and that American efforts to win markets abroad are failing.
A household hints section lists menu items including breakfast baked apples stuffed with oatmeal, tomato cakes, coffee, cream of vegetable soup, and potato gems for a meal plan.
A selection of home made dishes and desserts with practical steps for apples with lemon cream dressing, pineapple frappe, white cake with a light filling, ginger dropperkes, cookies, and an iron spider Johnny cake. Includes ingredients, proportions, and basic method hints typical of early 20th century kitchen guidance.
A collection of old instructions for War Bread and related breads including Steamed Brown Bread Barley Gingerbread Fine Cornbread and variations. Ingredients list sour milk molasses corn meal graham flour and flours with soda salt and spices plus steps for steaming and baking using tins.
A vignette of colorful characters includes a brick cart driver cursing the sun and asking what last January was like. A litigant wants a case heard by a judge without a jury, while a boy and father swap jokes on inertia. A woman explains ending a romance with kindness, and a ruse of decorating with roses averts heartbreak.
The Berlin Tageblatt notes that merchants cut doors due to lack of patronage and that German advertisers are expanding space in neutral markets and at home. It argues that advertising pays in war as well as peace and warns against withdrawing publicity.
The piece notes American soldiers favor revolvers and sawed off shotguns as inherent to the frontier spirit. It observes American weapons in use in France and contrasts Austrian prisoners' spoils of iron money and tin medals after four years of war.
A letter from Williamsburg Ontario praises Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets for backache kidneys and rheumatism. The writer, Mark Curis, describes relief after a trial and full treatment, urging others to try a sample by sending ten cents or consulting a druggist for a bottle.
A soldier writes from Camp Jackson South Carolina describing daily life near Columbia in June 1918. He details camp layout, climate, reveille, mess, drills, officers, canteens, YMCA services, mail, inoculations, and optimism about the U S war effort and readiness for France.
Questions answered by Marie Reilley on proper public dining conduct. A gentleman should remain calm, speak quietly to the waiter about any requested changes, avoiding anger or displeasure at the staff.
A brief newspaper notice indicates readers may address inquiries or comments through the paper and requests a three cent stamp for a personal reply.
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