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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1919
Page
4
A night school teacher recollects a hopeful pupil who believes every country boy may become president and offers a quarter for the chance. Mrs Robinson hosts her first dinner with a clumsy maid whose open mouth becomes the comic highlight. A stock firm dinner ends with a partner recalling he forgot to lock the safe, only to be reassured that everyone is present.
Okmulgee Oklahoma May 6 last chance for Creek citizens to protest a $100000 bond sale that will transfer the Creek Council House, seat of tribal justice for 41 years, to new ownership. The building and grounds, steeped in tribal history and events from 19th century uprisings to civil era politics, will pass to a municipal future as the tribe blends into the Southwest.
World leaders rely on U S guarantees from war efforts and the need to fund them. The piece urges citizens to subscribe to the Victory Liberty Loan to finance about 35 billion dollars in costs and avoid higher taxes. It frames lending as loyalty and a duty to help Uncle Sam make good on promises.
A discussion argues that Italy cannot defy the Peace Conference without risking Allied pressure, including cutting supplies, to enforce reconstruction standards. It contends Italy relies on Britain France and America for food, fuel, money, and materials and will yield under moral and economic pressure as German sympathy wanes.
The League of Women Voters will form a research department and launch Washington, D. C. meetings to study legislation affecting women families and communities. It targets education, naturalization, and public welfare with aims to raise women's civic knowledge and influence on lawmaking.
A humorous look at how films show feet in different poses from standing to rushing crowds. The piece notes audiences laugh yet glimpse their own feet and mentions Allied and German naval themes and a goodbye dress effort by George Washington, reflecting wartime context.
The New York Evening Sun, Kansas City Times and New York Herald comment on wartime policy and the Paris peace conference. They critique delays in war widow support, urge accountability from the War Department, and question promises to Italy amid American ideals.
Biography of a Whig leader who authored laws abolishing imprisonment for debt and creating the state school commissioner, led canal and school law passage in 1825, built canals as commissioner, and funded debt obligations to protect Ohio’s credit. Notes include tax laws, railroads, and constitutional poll tax history ending in 1912 ban.
The passage lampoons the harm of poorly worn heels and the ripple of public mirth it causes. It urges wide publicity for the pictures to deter others from venturing out in uneven shoes and to preserve bodily health and grace.
Berlin reports German opinion holds Austria will soon join Germany despite Entente pressure and Vienna street protests. Germans cite strategic need to connect Austria to the sea and view opposition as bluff, while noting Vienna fears dominance under a Prussian led federation.
An ad warns that careless living harms kidneys and that early signs include back pain and loss of appetite. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland, claiming quick relief and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Only genuine sealed boxes are labeled GOLD MEDAL.
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