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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
4
The article notes a national rise in practical physical training in schools and colleges after wartime calls, citing Harvard’s four principles: outdoor activity, enjoyment, competitive play, and lasting, transferable games. It argues improved youth fitness could lessen the draft failure rate and frame postwar life around healthier habits and stronger discipline.
A clear wall of text debates hired men and overtime. It argues the worker’s dawn-to-dusk routine fuels delays and suggests speed, discipline, and prompt action could replace long hours. It notes overwork and underpayment occur, but many hours stem from doing too much with insufficient efficiency.
The article notes women across the country study political issues and prepare to vote, with women’s clubs holding frequent meetings to learn about government. It argues men may still guide the educated approach, while praising women for joining the political discourse and viewing failure as a learning step.
A child asks if the poor thing will catch old as humor turns to concern. Governor Goodrich notes harsh customs faded from usage. A boar’s head dinner tale shows a rich man’s risky revival. Capt. Powline muses about motorboats versus sailing, noting the thrill and danger.
Edith E Moriarty argues against clergy enforcing dress codes for communion insisting attire should not define devotion. She questions when a woman’s dress becomes unsuitable and urges focus on faith over worldly appearance. Copyright 1920.
Instructions for Washington Pie-Cream with butter substitute, sugar, egg yolks, flour, milk, and folds, plus jam filling and topping. Adds potato pancake with grated potato, eggs, flour, and pepper. prune pie with prunes, lemon, and spices. luncheon dish layering hamburg steak, potatoes, and milk-water bake. Contains multiple recipes and steps.
A vintage guide promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy at home hair darkener. The article contrasts old time sage tea methods with modern ready to use product that darkens gray hair and adds a soft lustre, applied with a comb or brush.
James C. Andrews visited Athens on Tuesday. Wade Richardson returns from Akron where he wintered with Goodrich Rubber Co. Byron Frost recovers from flu. Mrs. Frank Kinney returns to the house. Avery Chalfant visits Parkersburg to see his hospitalized son. Ed Oliver improves after hospital stay. Mrs. George Mitchell hosts a farewell party for daughter Allene Haddox with music and lunch. Allene to enter Rural Rest Hospital in Columbus as a nurse.
Circle Hill residents report visits and calls throughout the area. Mrs. Charles Stewart visited Mrs. Elmer Locke in Haydenville Monday. W M Savage and George Johnson attended a show in Athens Saturday evening.
A new student court in Evansville will hear cases from upper grades with a judge jury and officers drawn from the school body. The court will have full jurisdiction over disciplinary matters replacing the old harsh reprimand system.
Portsmouth officials authorize moving clocks one hour ahead on April 25 and setting them back October 3. The ordinance directs daylight saving observance in the city.
A brisk revival of an old folk remedy promotes Hypo Cod a cod liver oil based tonic. It touts strengthened digestion blood and lungs to prevent winter illnesses and includes testimonials from local customers. The era’s health rhetoric highlights family use and prepayment by druggists with emphasis on avoiding doctors.
Bates residents share visits and updates with neighbors and relatives. Alvira Kenney hosts Dr. Pugh and Mrs. Sams as they call, while Earl Ator moves to Akron for work at a rubber factory. Local teens attend school and church activities as families visit Athens Mechanicsburg and Zanesville.
A satirical column mocks a congressional inquiry into General Pershing’s English cut pants. The piece riffs on prohibition, politics, and public figures, mentioning Lansing, Michigan’s dry move, Cuba’s party scene, and calls to exile profiteers while lampooning international flair and Dutch humor.
Mrs. Samuel Nicholl of Barberton testifies that her sister recovered from a severe cough and pneumonia after using Earle's Hypo Cod. She notes appetite, sleep, and strength improving, and praises the tonic as a godsend. The ad urges readers to purchase two bottles at the local drug store.
University of Illinois Prof Stuart Sherman cites John Hay who said office holding lacks attraction. Sherman notes Hay’s far sighted policies but says 34 percent of the Senate would oppose any proposal, hindering passage of the peace treaty and League of Nations.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant medicine made from vegetable herbs for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims uniform quality in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents with a newspaper mention request.
A humorous vignette follows Mrs Ghostwalk who chases spiritual messages and cures her craze, prompting her husband to reveal a sly trick. Their child runs in to announce rain, prompting a sharp shrug from the absorbed father as the rain arrives.
A man describes long illness that left him pale weak and with poor digestion. After three strokes his speech and movement failed. A friend recommended Hypo-Cod and he began using it and reports regained strength and energy.
Detroit nurse Mrs. W McCaffrey touts Hypo-Cod as a miracle cure after eight years of illness. She claims it restored her health, ended a severe cough, and let her walk blocks again, urging readers to buy two bottles and share the remedy with others in need.
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