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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues eggs should be sold by weight rather than by the dozen, noting egg size varies by breed, age, feeding, season, and freshness. It critiques ring tests and the inconsistent two ounce standard, urging a fair pound-based pricing system. It also reflects on broader price and policy ideas from the Versailles era.
The 1791 Big Bottom massacre near Stockport in Morgan county killed twelve settlers with two escaping. A 25‑man Delaware and Wyandot party carried out the attack, and the site is now state owned with a monument by Obediah Brokaw. Ohio contributed two chief justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, Salmon P. Chase and Morrison R. Waite.
A recipe collection describes Deviled Kidneys, Baked Noodles, Breaded Liver, Liver and Bacon, Beet and Egg, Banana, and Honolulu Salads. It lists ingredients and steps including kidneys with fat substitute and onions, milk eggs and dried noodles, liver fried in breadcrumbs, and decorative fruit salads with pineapple and eggs.
Ruth Cameron argues the doctor bill burden falls hardest on the middle class. She recalls a young married friend paying over five hundred dollars for a hospital operation and ongoing bills, while wages rise slowly for clerical workers. She praises doctors who offer affordable care and suggests health insurance models like university systems to ease costs.
A reflective piece traces a child’s imagined future as a pirate and poet, then tracks friends pursuing varied fates from auctioneering hogs to running a hot dog stand. The narrator ponders why youthful dreams often derail and whether any boyhood plan truly comes true.
A collection of wartime vignettes including a pawnbroker constrained by law, a soldier opening a care box to find bandages and medical supplies, and a comical tale of a teamster who sees payroll deductions after illness.
The Washington Star rebukes Bolshevism as unrealizable and cruel, rooted in false principles and class rule. The Baltimore Sun questions the President's engagement strategy with the French British American alliance, asking whether it echoes entangling alliances warned by Jefferson and if the league of nations could become a farce.
Washington reports the Public Health Service cites industrial physiology to raise efficiency. Findings urge no overtime or Sunday work, rest breaks, shorter long days, and alternate day night shifts where possible. Women’s broader roles are noted, while reducing accidents and ensuring adequate food in canteens to improve output.
Casualties from Stromboli eruption total three killed and a few injured according to advices from Messina. Material damage was slight.
London reports say Foreign Office officials scored a quiet hit at Prime Minister Lloyd George in Paris with a memo noting Teschen as a major town and coal mine region. The remark followed his admitted unfamiliarity with Teschen during discussions with the Big Four on the Polish question.
Washington May 26 Officials from the Labor Department and census plan seek national machinery to record births and deaths as only twenty states have complete vital statistics. They note wartime gaps and urge stronger state systems and city record keeping to improve accuracy and citizenship proof.
Post master S. A. Kinnear of Columbus was elected president of the Ohio Association of Postmasters at a session in Columbus May 24. Other officers named include Richard M. Allison Cambridge secretary James E. Sullivan Lima treasurer George Parrish Toledo Harry A. Flynn Orrville and Hanley R. Grandle Leesburg as vice presidents. Kinnear will form his executive committee shortly. The convention closes with a banquet that night.
In Tiffin Ohio Walter O Bighams defense in his third murder trial brought a surprise as he took the stand He said he and Mrs Bigham had no trouble until days before her death and that he forgave her after she admitted indiscretions with a Toledo man The case is expected to go to the jury before Memorial Day.
A Pla cerco area hermit Ike Schwartz plans to bury wine and beer as he travels weekly from the hills to his place. He states he plans to live twenty more years and fears thieves, having amassed about 2500 dollars worth of alcohol.
Ohio lawmakers return after a three week recess to tackle sundry and general appropriation bills totaling about 49 million dollars. Republicans aim to override Governor Cox on the emergency relief and Busbey-Fouts highway measures while dry forces push for an immediate prohibition law with an emergency clause. The session may adjourn by Memorial Day with a November return planned for new tax laws.
Covington and Newport officials were warned by Governor James D. Black to enforce Sunday closing laws or face proceedings. A late Friday briefing prompted a conference of Newport, Bellevue and Dayton leaders with Campbell county sheriff Joseph Dietz to plan strict enforcement and arrest any saloonkeepers who attempt to tilt the lid.
Amelia Stayeh a 20 year old prisoner at the Woman's Reformatory was moved to the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane Lima after beating two inmates and escaping She allegedly robbed three homes before being recaptured in a clash with Policeman Murphy She had been sent to the reformatory a year ago from Akron A Rhode Island inventor patented a drinking cup with a faucet under which a telescoping tube draws its contents to the mouth.
Druggists praise Dash Balm for fast relief of burning swollen feet foot odor and tiredness. One application removes odor instantly and comforts feet allowing brisk walking and less shoe discomfort. Ask for a small jar and look for the Dash Balm label.
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