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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
4
The piece explains a Senate bill from the Department of Labor to offer federal help for urban home building, mirroring rural credits. It argues city households deserve easy access to government-backed loans through home loan boards and banks, just as rural residents do.
A wartime editorial urges compulsory parachute use for all airmen in the Royal Air Force and English civilian flyers. It argues parachutes have proven trustworthy, compares with German practices, and condemns neglect of life-saving gear beyond wartime flight.
A wartime anniversary editorial celebrates July 4 as the seal of global liberty. It contrasts 1776 with 1919, notes soldiers’ attitudes toward prohibition, and ends with a poke at Germany as “Wilhelm,” implying postwar tensions and American resolve.
A returning officer recalls a colored soldier Rastus who clings to a raz weapon for close combat, arguing a real tool is needed over a bayonet. The tale links life growing complex with vaudeville acts and a juggler cook, and ends with Senator Sorghum’s evasive remark about not saying what he will, to avoid losing nerve.
The Manchester Union urges readers to consider the Paris Peace Conference issues as Senators Lodge and Borah reveal private influence in treaty terms. The piece questions blindly following treaty provisions and highlights concerns about private hands shaping peace terms.
A ponderous column on petty feuds between neighbors in country towns and cities. An elderly farmer’s letter extols forgiving ways and choosing good deeds over retaliation to end cycles of conflict.
A brisk urging poem counsels instant effort in work, writing, home making, and life changes. It warns against procrastination, saying delay costs opportunity and could leave one dead or forgotten if action is postponed. The verse repeats "do it now" to motivate decisive, timely effort.
A collection of asparagus based dishes including soup omelet salad and aspic with detailed steps. Recipes cover asparagus soup with onion milk and butter roux, asparagus omelet with whipped egg whites, tomato and asparagus salad, asparagus sauce and a tomato aspic with gelatin and herbs.
Reported in Paris that due to President Wilson’s opposition the treaty remains unreleased to the public and to the Senate, which alongside the President shares the treaty-making power under the Constitution.
Basle dispatch reports worsening strike actions across Germany with rail and telegraph disruption, food store raids, Spartacan uprisings in several cities, and clashes between armed workers and government troops. Hamburg reportedly under workers control with fatalities and defenses against reinforcements.
Navy seaplane Atlantic crossing documented by painter Lt. C. E. Ruttan. Thirteen oil scenes capture stormy seas, Azores harbor, and NC-3 NC-4 recovery moments with vivid color and technical detail.
Weathered by rain and storm at Toledo the Willard Dempsey fight drew opposition. Representative Randall of California urged Governor Cog of Ohio to intervene. A pneumatic hammer for tamping paving stones was also invented.
Mineola N Y June 28 Attorneys for Dr Walter Keane Wilkins Long Beach physician convicted of murdering his wife were preparing to take the case to the court of appeals after sentence is pronounced Tuesday by Judge David F Manning The verdict was murder in the first degree death is the only penalty though the jury recommended clemency The defendants counsel have announced that if appeal is not granted the case will be carried to Governor Smith
Dr Walter K Wilkins was found guilty of first degree murder in Mineola N Y. Clemency was recommended. Jury verdict delivered at 335 PM. He was accused of killing his wife at their Long Beach home in February by beating her to death with a hammer.
Arthur Henderson announced at the labor congress that workers in Britain France and Italy have agreed to a general demonstration on July 20 or 21 to protest intervention in Russia. The exact form of the protest will be decided later.
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