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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
4
A humorous wartime vignette shows GIs in Germany collecting pay while a whiskered German watches. A farm boy’s letter mocks city pleasures of golf and beaches, contrasted with rural chores and a Boston fire relief drive that sends $20 to aid fire victims. The note ends with cautious hope for ongoing suffering.
Mother's Day services filled Chauncey churches with programs and readings. At the Church of Christ 164 attended with 14 officers and teachers as Miss Sarah Guthren read "Mother" and Charles Bradfield and Miss Helen Bradfield sang with Lucile Bradfield at the piano. The Methodist Sunday school also marked the day with a short program led by Supt. Graham. Recitations by Dorothy Linscott Lacey Motting and Selah Shields, readings by Naomi L England, and messages by Mrs Ruth Bridgewater and Mrs L D Shields highlighted the event.
The piece argues that once a peace treaty is signed and armistice effects settle, business and industry will revive. It notes four years of eastern war contraction and a year of prep for war here, predicting strong postwar demand, confidence from Congress, and a push to restart production as prewar prices remain distant.
Veterans and friends criticize a proposed change to Athens Decoration Day observed May 30. They insist the program must honor graves as planned, with conveyances offered to any veteran unable to walk, to preserve respect for Civil War dead alongside World War II veterans.
The piece urges Congress to adopt business like budgeting for appropriations to curb waste. It cites Senator Aldrich on potential savings and criticizes pork barrel and grab bag practices across committees while urging reform and efficiency in federal spending.
The piece reflects on Germans arriving in Paris in April, noting the mismatch between wartime plans and reality. It mocks Wilhelm and his six sons for not leading the march and hints at delays and unresolved peace, closing with no peace in sight.
The federal Department of Agriculture pushes enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act net weight amendment for fruits and vegetables. Prosecutions possible for interstate shipments failing to show contents. States and cities vary in adoption, but chaos from varied box sizes persists. Consumers and retailers often cannot determine exact quantities in containers.
Ohio has no bonded indebtedness though the auditor reports 1665.00 of unpaid state debt from an old canal loan. Interest ceased in 1849 and last payment was 1870. bonds appear lost or destroyed. The 1851 constitution limited state debt to 750000, with minimum 100000 yearly principal payment, except for invasions or insurrections.
The Philadelphia Press argues that the weakening Bolshevist influence in Russia offers only limited encouragement, as it has complicated a situation that European statesmen have failed to resolve thus far.
A household menu lists Breakfast rhubarb with raisins and French toast, plus a luncheon omelet and dinners of asparagus and tomato soup. It describes a baked mashed potato pie with chopped meat, a lettuce and onion salad with mayonnaise, and dried peach tarts with orange zest and cinnamon served with whipped cream.
Hockingport Troy township surpassed quota in Athens county Victory Loan campaign. Mr and Mrs EF A Dutton drove to Parkersburg with Mrs Conklin of Coolville and Mrs Ida Cook of Boaz Alabama. Mrs Mary Pennybaker and baby visit Marietta relatives. Ida Cook returns home for summer from Boaz Mission School. Mrs James Scarlet of Torch dies after Sunday School at Baptist church. Home talent players perform at the school house Friday. Mia Ira Conley and children mentioned among local items.
A short advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless cure for corns and calluses. It claims a few drops on a tender corn will stop pain instantly and enable the corn to be lifted out with root intact. The bottle is said to remove hard corns soft corns and toe calluses.
Sunday afternoon gatherings include Mrs Otho Elliott and Miss Mary A Stone. Julian Adams spent the week at his parents and returned to Marietta to resume school Monday. Dithel and Jessie Parker of Parkersburg visited their aunt Miss Olive McKim. Fred Medley and wife traveled to Parkersburg Saturday to see daughter Mrs Joe Keever after her serious appendicitis operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gunnell who spent the winter at Harmony Hill visited a few days with Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Dutton and Mr. and Mrs. C. Rh. Sherman before returning to Michigan. Miss Edith Watson stayed Friday to Sunday with Mrs. Corrie Knowles near Coolville. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Foster returned from Chauncey after visiting Milo's sister Mrs. Leona Six. Edith Watson also visited Coolville, and A. L. Cornes was a Parkersburg visitor on Tuesday.
The Women's Missionary Society holds its monthly meeting this afternoon. The Session meets tonight at seven. Tomorrow night devotional service features music and a Pastor address on Doing My Share in Strengthening My Own Church. The Men's Club plans a future meeting with Dr Warren D More of the Theological Seminary in San Francisco as speaker. Mr Hinchman, Vice President, will oversee.
The German market fell sharply after peace terms were released, with the franc weakening from 47 to 37 per pound. All bonds linked to German enterprises dropped significantly in value.
A wireless dispatch from Christiania reports that Norway's foreign minister has asked the Paris peace conference for compensation from Germany for Norwegian ships sunk by German forces.
This article shares practical household hacks: a wallpaper cleaner dough with flour water salt coal oil and ammonia. linoleum rug repair using cooked flour paste and old Brussels carpet. restoring rust on stoves with raw linseed oil and stove polish. and a cooking tip adding vinegar to water to keep poached eggs firm.
Great Britain has agreed to pay the United States 35,500,000 dollars as a balance settlement of all war material claims between the two nations. Secretary of War Baker announced the payment on May 13.
The Amesville W C T U holds its regular meeting Thursday May 15 at 2 o clock at Mrs. J M Howard's home. Important business will be discussed and a good program arranged. All members are invited to attend.
A 1918 letter from Fowler Indiana describes severe illness after a fever or cold and multiple doctors failing to help. After using FATONIC, the first tablet allegedly cured appetite and health, allowing normal eating and feeling well. The writer asks to share the experience to aid others.
In Columbus Ohio a guest from farming districts hid a $1000 cash roll in a hotel room but forgot it upon leaving. Maids and bell staff searched the room then found the roll days later slipped into bed springs. A hotel salvage stock survey shows men mislay more items than women including razors letters booze and wallets.
A warning urges buyers to demand Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross on both boxes and tablets to ensure authenticity. It recalls a Brooklyn producer jailed for selling counterfeit talcum powder tablets and highlights genuine Bayer tablets of Aspirin with clear dosing and uses for headaches and other pains.
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