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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
6
An old advertising claim proposes using four ounces of plain liquid argon at night to moisten and rub the scalp. It asserts most dandruff will vanish by morning and itching will stop, with further applications destroying all signs. It notes argon is inexpensive and available at druggists.
A letter from an aunt discusses how women often misuse their voices, preferring soft tones over clear enunciation. She cites a streetcar encounter with a soft voice specialist and warns that poor articulation strains listeners. She urges study of pronunciation, clarity, and sympathetic delivery to influence others.
eead Strouds Run and Amesville relatives visited kin for the weekend. Several families including Dowler Booth Gillett Hatch Caplinger and Hubler hosted or traveled to nearby towns while farmers around the area began sheep shearing and corn planting.
May 19 celebration honored Mrs. Bolin for her fifty second birthday at a country home near Albany. Guests from Urbana to Harrisonville attended with baskets, sharing a noon dinner and gifts. Hostess received cake and flowers as friends wished many more birthdays.
The weekend featured numerous Athens area visits and hospitality selections. Local residents hosted relatives and guests from Coolville Canaanville Hebron and Meigs County while Miss Georgia Ahart of West Virginia visited her grandmother Mrs. Russell. An ice cream social at the M E Church drew a large crowd and a War Council meeting is planned May 26 with speakers Prof Bert Thompson and L W Roberts to boost church support for soldiers.
Ohio War Board announces the second American Red Cross drive starting today with a $6.4 million quota. It follows a prior state subscription of over $10 million, and Ohio’s large wartime investments include $252.5523 million in the Third Liberty Loan and over $20 billion in War Savings Stamps.
A vivid wartime verse celebrates a mighty parade through a city’s streets. It imagines flags from Britain, France, Belgium, and the United States marching together while stirring bagpipes and drums rally the crowd. The speaker calls for a day when freedom triumphs over autocracy in Berlin.
The piece mocks Mr McAdoo’s instinctive flaws in proposing and lampoons Kaiser Davis the dentist. It imagines devising ruses against the Kaiser, from mined molars to sneezing powder. The tone blends satire on leadership and wartime genius with a jab at German methods and American naivety.
Etiquette guidance urges proper address for officers and thoughtful guest room hospitality. Advice covers how to write to a lieutenant with rank and to imagine a guest’s needs, emphasizing comfort, beauty, and avoiding clutter in the guest space.
Washington May 21. Director General McAdoo approved consolidating thirty seven Chicago ticket offices into one central office. The move will save nearly $200000 in annual rental costs and streamline operations.
A pattern suitable for gingham chambray lawn percale drill Indian Head jean and alpaca uses belt extensions at the back to gather fullness at the waist and fasten at the center front. It comes in four sizes with bust ranges and lists fabric yardage for size Medium.
Downington Ohio May 21 The temperance speech at the M E church Sunday evening drew a large audience. James Knox of Indianapolis Ind spoke with clear force and manner that impressed listeners. Reported as the best talk on the subject ever heard in town. Canadian letter carriers ask increased wages.
Riley Keeton appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Walter Lowry of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated May 4 1918. H T Phillips Probate Judge.
Cora E. Hooper has been appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of Thomas McCarty late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 3rd day of May, 1918. Probate Judge of said County. 6-8-3-0.t.w
Fiddlers Ridge hosts Mr. Okey McDaniel and family as he departs for Camp Sherman with 144 recruits. The sendoff honors McDaniel and his brother Riley in the community gathering attended by numerous local residents and families.
Thomas Felles allegedly shot and killed his wife in Warren while she placed an American flag in a rooming house window. He fired four bullets, then attempted suicide. doctors say he will recover. He had threatened to blind her over her Red Cross work. Australians consider naming the new capital Shakespeare.
Dan McBride was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Mary McBride, late of Ath, this Sunday of May, A. D. 1918, by the Probate Judge of the county.
Gertrude A. Barth is appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Mary A. Morrison, deceased, of Athens County Ohio. Date noted as the fifth day of May in the year 1918. The record is signed by Phlllips.
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