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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues thrift as a civic duty connecting wartime sacrifice to peacetime saving. It contrasts profugacy and parsimony, praising regular, systematic saving through Thrift Stamps and War-Savings Stamps as safe government-guaranteed investments, fostering individual welfare and national finance.
The Peace Conference plans an international tribunal to try Wilhelm and other war crimes suspects for offenses against morality and the sanctity of treaties. A five judge panel from the five powers will oversee proceedings with defendants choosing counsel. Holland and Germany will be asked to surrender those named.
The government reports native born Americans show less self-control in narcotic use than foreigners and warns that drug use is widespread among non opium hashish cultures. It urges physicians and patients to heed risks and to act to curb drugs influence.
The piece notes 33 000 soldiers eager to take up farms under Secretary Lane's plan. It says the appropriation bill was shelved previously but redesigned to be stronger. If enacted it would boost farm access. more supporters are expected when Congress convenes. The column contrasts U S clarity with Italian media's news gaps.
A household guide extols the egg beater for transforming dried fruit into prune whip and improving cocoa with salt vanilla and whipping. It claims sour milk drinks become wholesome, and cream can enrich soups. Recipes for mayonnaise style dressings and sour cream based sauces are included.
Discoveries When You Have More Pie Dough than you care about using form round grease well roll in oiled papers lay away in a cool place It will keep fresh for several days Dip Your Spoon in milk or water when making drop cakes or muffins The batter will not stick to the spoon until you can get your cakes even sized Washing Hint Only half fill washing machine It works twice as well.
A Us comic piece recounts Calhoun Clay the old witness who cannot sign his name, a theater booking mix up ends with jail, and a six year old Margaret telling her mother she is a failure for being rude to a guest.
An editorial criticizes Venustiano Carranza for Mexico being excluded from the League of Nations inviting list. It argues the move reflects his government’s violation of international law and notes other Latin American nations are included while Mexico is left out. The piece urges Mexico to change course to gain acceptance as a responsible member of the international community.
The ad touts Freezone as a magic remedy to lift off corns without pain. A tiny bottle, sold by druggists, claims to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between toes at low cost, attributed to a Cincinnati genius.
Mrs Elizabeth Perry visits relatives in Downington. Ada Johnson of Loveland visits sister C C Calvert. Miss Mamye Follrod of Cincinnati guests O O Stalder. Indoor school picnic. Kate Hambel hosts dinner for Weatherby Mineard Cottrells. Local residents attend Athens high school play and Stewart commencement. Grace Sutton visits New Marshfield. Newlyweds Bachelor celebrated with cigars and candy. Olive Murphy visits granddaughter in Stewart. Judge Phillips inspects Masonic Lodge.
Ohio mail carriers are selling over 300 thousand dollars in War Savings Stamps weekly. County lead salesmen win free Mackinac Island trips in August. Athens county's A. O. Sloane leads with 5325 in sales by April 26. Rear windshield shields for cars protect riders from drafts on the back seat.
Spring health tip urges purifying the blood to prevent influenza and restore vigor. It praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable tonic made from herbal ingredients, alcohol free, available in tablets and liquid, with testimonials from Mrs Minnie Sprague in Painesville Ohio.
The article traces the modern clown as a paradoxical figure like Dan Rice, unchanged in face paint but transformed in method from song and joke to pantomime due to larger venues and multiple rings. It notes over 50 clowns with Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and previews two performances in Athens on May 7 with a morning street parade.
When stiffness and soreness of muscles and aching joints hinder movement, massaging the affected parts with Chamberlains ointment can relieve the pain and improve rest and sleep.
The frost and cold weather caused damage around Bedford. A stranger aroused alarm by George McCumbers and was arrested by the constable, thought to come from an insane hospital. Mrs. Roger Cullums shows improvement. Della Carsey visited. Ernest Hart and Blake Tubbs returned from overseas. Isaac Cullums visited Athens. Hanford Elliott now runs the Burlingham store. Hanning moved his family to Pleasanton. Myrtle Hawk reported dead in Cleveland. funeral to be shipped home. Visitors included Melvin Cucker, George Gilkey, John Adkins, Golda Haning, Roy Marshall, and others from Athens and Hebbardsville. Villa Whaley aiding Mrs Mabel Lee at the Darwin exchange. Hally Campbell of Columbus visiting relatives.
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