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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
4
A discussion on future advertising emphasizes smaller but more engaging ads over oversized, flashy campaigns. Publishers argue that concise, honest presentations with truthful statements and intelligent design attract reader interest and boost sales.
Herbert Moorer testifies before Senate and House on sugar conditions noting per capita consumption rose from 72 to 94 pounds. He blames consumers for high prices and sugar shortages, urges reducing intake and halting profiteering to relieve a national sugar famine.
A regional letter argues rents rise not from new costs but from profits while citing frequent maintenance, repairs, and wages as factors. It challenges landlords to explain high rents given only existing structures and ongoing upkeep.
The owner retires at 62 with $200000 fortune after selling coffee and rolls for 10 cents fried sausage for 10 cents ham and eggs for 85 cents. He cites three policies success good product advertising charity. He believes acts of kindness return a hundredfold and that giving is more blessed than receiving.
A sequence of anecdotes unfolds from a dinner table and courtroom. A dentist recounts pulling his own tooth after a severe ulcer, joking that he was paid $400 for treating such a tooth. A lawyer describes defending a man by calling him a fool, leading to acquittal and an outside confrontation. The mis-edited Detroit doctor incident and a pithy call to laughter close the clippings.
A writer imagines using a million dollars to fund rural experiences for urban children. She recalls a New York classroom where thirty five pupils, aged ten to thirteen, had never seen a live cow, illustrating the value of direct exposure to country life and simple farm chores.
Elton H Hooker of New York City announces his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. The 50 year old president of Hooker Electrochemical, born in Rochester, points to business like governance, reduced waste, and expanded state resources as goals. He was deputy state superintendent under Theodore Roosevelt and treasurer of the 1912 Progressive campaign.
A collection of simple recipes: Rice and Pimento Salad with lettuce garnish, Cocoa with condensed milk and cocoa, a Bacon Veal Casserole with potatoes and beans, and Washington Cream Pie with custard. Includes hints for serving with mayonnaise or whipped cream.
Prune and Nut Sandwich uses one lemon a pinch of salt and one-half pound stewed prunes with one cup chopped nut meats. Spread on sliced bread after sieving prunes and mixing with strained lemon juice and salt. Chocolate Nut Sandwich mixes peanut butter with thick chocolate syrup and spreads on buttered bread. Cream and Peanut Butter uses whipped cream from milk with peanut butter and salt as a sandwich filing or table spread.
The Hamden Enterprise praises Congressman I M Foster of Athens Ohio as the right man for a second term. It urges World War soldiers to support Foster for the Tenth Ohio District, praising his responsiveness and welfare efforts for servicemen.
The Salvation Army prepares its second annual appeal for fiscal year 1920 in Athens County with Roger J. Jones as county chairman and Grace M. Stickney as secretary. The drive runs May 24 through the week, backed by a $1000 pledge from the War Chest Board led by Dr. T. R. Biddle, aiming to fund Ohio programs statewide. A new portable electric circular saw is also mentioned.
Fred Daugherty born February 16 1881 in Meigs County Ohio died May 4 1920 at work aged 39 years two months and 18 days He married Mayme Knowlton in Athens Ohio on October 25 1905 The family lived in London for years where he worked as a Metropolitan Life Insurance agent and later a prison farm guard He is survived by widow six children mother two brothers and was a Presbyterian Church member known for faithfulness and upright character He died suddenly while employed and left a community saddened by his loss
In Columbus a local sugar jobber faces John F. Pfeifer, Ohio fair price commissioner, after distributing a truckload to a manufacturer while claiming a shortage. Pfeifer says he suspects a violation of the fair margin rule limiting wholesalers to one cent and retailers to two cents per pound and insists on equal distribution for consumers.
The national Democratic committee sent Mrs. George Bass to Baton Rouge to urge Louisiana Democrats to ratify the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment. The move aims to boost the party by securing ratification from the state legislature.
Two New Jersey men invent an attachment that automatically switches on the lights of a fin automobile left standing in a street at a set time.
The Welsh Presbyterian church faces its most significant issue as it considers a merger with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Final settlement is expected this session in Columbus with Dr. John Davies of Utica, N. Y. chairing the union committee. Pre-assembly conferences and Ohio synod sessions begin, with delegates from six synods attending.
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