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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
A vintage ad touts Tiz as a magical remedy for aching swollen sore feet with corns bunions and raw spots. It claims instant comfort and forgives foot misery with a 25 cent box and a one year money back guarantee.
Mrs Frederick Sommers of Monaca Pennsylvania says her weak tired youngest child recovered after taking Vinol a constitutional cod liver and iron remedy. The advertisement notes formula on every bottle and claims children love it available at McKee Drug Co and in drug stores nationwide.
Washington reports bottlers of soft drinks could save about 50 000 tons of sugar yearly by using substitutes such as starch sugar starch syrup maltose syrup and honey. The Bureau of Chemistry of the U S Department of Agriculture plans to supply formulas to cut sugar content to 60 percent or less while maintaining taste and quality.
Regina, a young woman in wartime, seeks to add fear to contagious diseases and quarantine rules. She reflects on nursing, love, and learning from Anna about overcoming fear to support soldiers, while planning to join friends for ice cream before returning to share more about Ronald and herself.
A fashion note describes a child’s dress pattern with sizes 4 through 12 years, detailing fabric needs and finishing at the waist with shirring. It also lists a mail order pattern offer for 10 cents and includes recipes for Scalloped Hominy and Cheese and a Corn Flour Sponge Cake with mixing steps and baking guidance.
Cook 1 cup rice in boiling salted water until soft and distinct. Sauté 2 cups chopped tomatoes and 1 small onion with green or red pepper for 10 minutes, then fold into the rice and steam 20 minutes. The note suggests using cooked rice for bread and offers hominy substitutions for pasta and breads.
Mixed recipe fragment lists ingredients for chocolate and spice cakes with corn flour oats baking powder cinnamon vanilla ginger cloves and barley flour. Instructions mention creaming fat sugar eggs and alternating liquid and dry but text is incomplete and unclear.
A simple dessert method describes sifting ingredients, adding flavoring, and folding in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake one hour in a moderate oven, then raise to a hot oven after twenty minutes to finish.
Coolville Ohio May 25 Troy Grange will observe May 25 as Patriotic Day with a 2 PM meeting open to the public. The program includes patriotic songs recitations and a talk by State Lecturer Harriet H Dickson of Piqua Ohio urging members to attend and show interest in the country's welfare.
Mr and Mrs P J Fisher of 173 Second Street announce the safe arrival of their daughter Ruth Fisher in France. A Mt. Carmel Hospital trained nurse from Athens County, she has three years of nursing experience and will proceed to Milan, Italy, for Red Cross duty.
East Side children from Morris Avenue Hudson Avenue and nearby streets will report Friday to the City Building, with the East Side committee assisting physicians and the city school nurse Mrs. R. D. Williams. Yesterday thirty eight children were measured and weighed. only noncontagious cases will be admitted, others will be visited at home. Hours are 1 to 4.
In the early American gas industry rosin and oil supplied gas, but later Newcastle coal and the Albert coal of Nova Scotia were adopted as the main fuels.
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