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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
4
The Athens Daily Messenger notes its publishing schedule with afternoon editions except Sundays and provides carriage and mail rates, along with advance payment terms. Advertising rates are available on request. Obituary notices and similar notices incur a five cent per line charge.
The German protest claims the fourteen points are violated by the Paris treaty though the World finds adherence overall. It notes the League exists but Germany lacks membership, raising a debate over whether admission should await full obligation fulfillment and what conditions would allow eligibility.
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance mailed 1 159 623 checks in March. A 96 graphotype machine fleet writes plates for checks printed on an addressograph, then signed by labor-saving devices. Twenty checks still use pen signatures in a single operation.
Army airplanes will launch a forest fire patrol service on June 19 with two routes from Marshfield California. Early fire detection is crucial to prevent losses of property and life in forest conflagrations. California home to the Redwoods makes it a fitting start, given their unmatched timber.
Ohio history records major floods on the river in 1772 1832 1847 1883 1884 1898 and 1913 with the 1913 flood the most destructive. The Cincinnati crest reached just over 71 feet in 1884. The June frost occurred June 5 1869 and several notable tornadoes include 1885 Washington DC 1884 Jamestown Green County 1825 Burlington through Delaware Licking Knox Coshocton.
The Sacramento Union notes that the government guaranteed railway owners a return based on three years of earnings, and under McAdoo and Wilson era control taxpayers bore heavy costs. Walter Hines, ex Santa Fe official, adds to the burden before the predicted eventual settlement, with no clear end in sight.
A columnist discusses whether popularity is a gift or a cultivated social talent. Practical tips include observing others interests, mastering small talk, learning popular pastimes, and avoiding pushiness while showing genuine concern for others. The writer wonders if a correspondence course on popularity could help individuals improve.
A fishmonger hawks a large fish at shilling a pound while a customer questions its freshness. The merchant mocks the doubt, claiming the fish is dead and cannot answer back. A veteran tries to join the marines, while a barber’s scent and a celery crunch spark a romantic quip.
Step by step method for preparing sweetbreads with peas in a cream sauce, bean salad with fresh green beans, celery and onion, and a baked ham with cider glaze. Includes soaking, parboiling, coating, frying, and final glazing instructions and serving suggestions.
Instructions for potato soup cherry soup and scotch broth. Includes browning potatoes with butter substitute, using stock or milk, straining vegetables, and seasoning. Cherry soup uses cherries lemon juice tapioca claret and chilling. Scotch broth uses veal scraps bone stock simmered slowly with vegetables and parsley added near the end.
The text argues that McAdoo and Hines have steered railways under federal control with favorable operation yet produced a failure costing about one third of a billion dollars. It warns that continuing federal ownership will add taxpayer burden unless the rails are returned to private hands.
The transport Plattsburg reaches New York from Brest carrying 1899 personnel including 1357 soldiers of the 822nd field artillery eighty third division from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The ship also brings 10 children 60 wives of soldiers 13 wives of sailors and 13 Americans stranded in Europe. Total regiment casualties reach 200 with 70 officers and men earning decorations including 15 Distinguished Service Crosses.
Beaumont residents share a week of calling on neighbors and relatives in Chauncey Nelsonville and The Plains. Julia Wyant, Matilda Bricker, Myrtle Pidcock, and Emma Ryan appear in multiple visits while Bricker and Shaffer families face illness and travel for errands and shows.
Mr. Joe Bradshaw of The Plains called on friends Saturday evening. Miss Mildred Ryan and sister Olive Ryan visited Mrs. Julia Wyant and her daughter Nettie Sunday evening.
The Plains reports a string of personal updates including Mrs. George Ball's heart trouble, Mahlon Bradshaw losing a cow, and many residents traveling to Athens or Gore on various days. Oil and gas leases near Sand Rock and Antel farms are noted, with coal lands being prepared for sale. Baseball results show Chauncey trip and a Kid team victory 20 to 17.
A series of social and civic notes from Amesville describe visits by Dace D. T. Moore of Orange California, and Mrs. Moore with their son in Nelsonville. George Dean plans a return to Kansas after visiting his mother in Athens. Alice Woll returns to Chicago after a month with her sister. Mrs. Sarah Gilligan is buried in Athens beside her husband. Local lodge activities and road talks involve residents and officials.
Winnipeg, Manitoba May 16. A citywide general strike paralyses Winnipeg as more than 25,000 workers from nearly all trades walk out in solidarity with metal trades. Firemen, bakers, utility workers quit. bread supplies run low. postmen and telephone services halt. police and railroad workers stay on. The mayor seeks arbitration. Senator Robinson appeals with limited effect.
Private Joseph H. Christian of Company F 359 Infantry 90th Division Army of Occupation writes April 26 from Wittlich to say how the paper travels home to The Plains and cheers a homesick soldier. He notes many names of local boys and relief at seeing comrades return home.
A serviceman writes from a German post about marching through Liverpool to France in a wagon train, the Argonne battles with gas and shells, prison in Germany, Pershing's inspection, and hope of sailing to a French port on May 12, expressing homesickness and gratitude for the paper.
The fourth district surpassed its $450 million quota by $16.4 million with total subscriptions of $271.3 million. Ohio subscriptions exceeded its quota by $21.6 million, contributing to the district total.
A large church crowd gathered last Sunday in Salem. Local residents report visitors Mary Harvey, Martin Boyles and family, and trips by Amy Nice in Athens. Wrenzie Graham has returned from overseas to New York, while Ber gie Morgan remains away. Local residents Gus Graham Chauncey and William Six visited acquaintances in the week.
Washington May 15 United Press war department reports list combat division casualties in France. The second regular army division suffered 25,076 killed and wounded, while the 88th national army division had 90 casualties, the lightest overall.
In Cleveland on May 10 Marie Weintraub21 charged her father in law with assault and battery after offering to pinch his ankle in Judge Howell's court. Prosecutor Stanton noted the ankle appeared swollen and declined the request. The father in law paid a 10 dollar fine.
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