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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
7
A wartime warlike poem urges North to defend Belgium against tyranny. It calls on Southmen to stand firm, pledging sacrifice and unity to end despotism. The speaker envisions a future where Blue and Gray unite and liberty endures through courage and faith.
Local items note visits and social calls among residents of Deanville Hamley Run Nelsonville Camp Sherman and nearby areas. Birth announced May 19 for a son born to Mr and Mrs John Lewis. Health concerns include Mrs Al Switzer ill and Mrs Clifford very ill. Minor travel and social visits listed with several names and places. Ending line cites factory accident death rates.
Jake Snyder of 1880 Walnut Street Cincinnati reports dramatic relief from rheumatism after ten days on Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment. He says lameness and morning pains vanished and endorses Tanlac for others. Available at Cline's Pharmacy after la grippe or bad cold.
Thirty eight children were brought to the City Building Tuesday as Uncle Sam’s drive to conserve the babies proceeds in Athens. Most mothers enrolled are cooperative, with a few slackers. Tomorrow, residents in published areas must bring children for measurement between 1 and 4 pm. Streets to be covered include East State, Elmwood Place, Sunnyside Drive, Maplewood Drive. Contact Mrs. Robert Lewis for absentees by home or Bell phone. East Side P T A committee led by Mrs. Swanson and others oversees the effort.
A dramatic exhortation urging collective duty in crisis. The speaker declares the reader must act now or bear blame for freedom’s fate. It casts the moment as a defining test where failure rests on one person’s courage and resolve.
Mrs Elizabeth Hawk of Athens R F D No 6 receives a letter from her son Robert in the Texas air service. He reports heat and work on the squadron, talk of possibly not flying this summer, and a plan to visit home on furlough if delayed. He mentions candy boxes, a service cushion, money sent, and hopes Ruth and Don Gabriel have written. He notes weight and a past flight that “got my goat.”
At Camp McClellan officers warn lonely soldiers who advertise in newspapers and zines to seek sympathy may be tried by court martial. Investigations show some soldiers have attracted responses at regimental posts. A line about Philadelphia Frankfort High school states girls have equal votes in athletic affairs.
The passage notes widespread female ailments and promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief, citing letters of commendation as proof of its efficacy for dragging pain and inflammatory conditions.
The indigo plant residue left after indican extraction, sold commercially as indigo, is used as a fertilizer for tobacco in India.
The message calls for eating potatoes to prevent waste and save funds. It notes large losses of millions of bushels and urges using existing food to keep prices down while investing savings with The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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