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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary obituary notice references Cragg and related names with dates and rates. It notes offerings, advance sneaks, and expiration terms. The readable text hints at memorial details and a formal thank you message.
A critic questions editors' foreign reporting while urging more local coverage of municipal and domestic life. The piece argues America and its towns are global players and papers must reflect a broad, world-spanning perspective alongside local insight.
Last year women urged to can surplus from war gardens to stockpile for winter. A family shows canned goods, but the point was to feed the home now, not hoard for later. The wife preserves while the grocer provides, proving fresh garden produce should be eaten promptly.
The piece notes a long standing stigma against horse theft and argues for harsh penalties for auto theft. It cites an Arkansas legislature bill making it illegal to take a car without the owner's assent, urging strict action to protect property.
A fragmentary columnist piece argues a peace conference should value art trade and international craft commerce. It envisions a simple four square peace shaped by beauty and practicality, linking art display to global harmony.
A breakfast and luncheon menu features Venetian Egg in Chafing Dish, Cream of Spinach Soup, Tomato Gelatine with Olives and Celery, and Lecalloped Sweet Potato. Recipes outline heating tomato soup with cheese, beating eggs into milk, and simmering spinach with butter, onion, and cream.
A warden holds a death warrant as a condemned man asks what it is. Yale’s H Emory jokes that Germany has rival gangs pulling in different directions. A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls the Blue Lightning express arriving eight hours late with railroading quips about Horseshoe Hill and tight brakes.
War correspondent James Hooper denounces faked stories at Prunier's in Paris as a fellow reporter denies authorship while an elderly general-store keeper weighs in with a sharp jest about memory and honesty. The exchange highlights wartime journalism scrutiny and public skepticism of reports.
General Lafayette visited Ohio in 1825 amid a 1824 26 tour of America. He arrived in Cincinnati welcomed by Governor Jeremiah Morrow before traveling by boat to Wheeling. Ohio’s rapid growth impressed him and the state’s 1820 1830 population milestones are noted, with Ohio rising in rank from fifth to fourth by 1830.
Public opinion greets Congress with mixed hopes and cautious remarks about daylight saving legislation. Some urge patience while others argue individuals can save daylight without federal action.
The piece argues thrift as solution to war debts, compares French wealth and debt, critiques the balance of power idea, cites Patrick Henry on the Constitution, praises the U S founding document, and notes pervasive but discordant claims about Russia.
Washington observers report 686 casualties on today's lists with numbers for killed in action wounded severely and other categories. Names from Southern Ohio include Charles Barnhouse Belle Valley Alonso Carpenter Newport Victor Easterday Waverly and Robert Malta Woodsfield among the listed wounded and deceased.
In New York Far 6 Mrs Douglas Fairbanks obtained a final divorce from the noted actor. The decree names an unknown woman as the correspondent and awards custody of their son Douglas Fairbanks Jr to the mother while allowing frequent paternal visits.
Camp Sherman, Ohio, March 5. Among 81 wounded and two Yanks arriving from Camp Merritt late last night are Horatio H. Geddes of Malta and John F. Schaefer of Ironton.
A reader rebukes the Messenger editorial on self-determination for Ireland, arguing the case for Irish independence, detailing support within Parliament, and naming Sinn Fein, Ulster Protestants, and opposition from English-leaning factions. The letter cites Wilsonian principles, the 1919-20 convention, and regional divisions within Ireland.
Fragmentary notice from Buchtel Ohio dated March 3 1919 references Eugene Owens and an army of occupation and a call to quit the call amid solemn conclave.
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