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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
4
Memorial Day Speech Emphasizes Universal Liberty and Sacrifice
The speaker links Memorial Day to American ideals of liberty from the Revolutionary era to modern times. He asserts a shift from self focus to a global, altruistic war for freedom, acknowledging sacrifices to come and expressing faith in eventual victory and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Virginia
A Day of Prayer for Victory and Guidance
The president declares Thursday May 30 Memorial Day a day of public prayer for the war effort. Citizens are urged to seek divine aid for victory, wisdom for leaders, and steadfast sacrifice to uphold justice and peace founded on mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
A Cultured Reprisal by a German Scientist
The piece cites Dr Cart ers proposing a harsh reprisal: force Belgian civilians of high social status to march in winter between Costanza and Riga, punished with prison fare. It argues this reflects Prussian arrogance and Hun justice, noting Belgium’s alliance and misapplied blame for East African abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carters
East Africa
Costanza
Black Sea
Riga
Baltic
Fine work of Boy Scouts in Liberty Loan sales
Reports from local posts show Scouts collected 950 subscriptions totaling 5.6839 million dollars in the Third Liberty Loan. The second Liberty Loan sales reached 102.084 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY
Boy Scouts
Incom
Uts
Household Hints Menu List
A period kitchen menu lists daily meals including breakfast with stewed dried apples graham bread and oatmeal coffee lunch cottage cheese potato cakes oatmeal cookies and sweet cherries milk dinner with vegetable oyster soup meat loaf potatoes rye bread and butter and tea
Asparagus and Fruit Delights From Vintage Cookery
A compact guide mixing Asparagus au Gratia and Cheese Sauce methods with Browning bread crumb topping. Includes Creamy Sauce, Brown Gread style batter, and an orderly method for steaming and baking asparagus with cheese sauce plus a Fruit Delight arrangement of pineapple banana and strawberries with whipped cream.
Practical Household Tips From a Vintage Magazine
A compact guide lists kitchen hacks such as tearing soiled leaves from a magazine to reduce dish cloth use, preserving eggs with a lime and salt brine, purifying the fridge with charcoal, renovating pillows via vacuum cleaning, and applying oilcloth as wall finish for durable, wipeable surfaces.
Dinner Stories in a Stormy Jersey Night
A moody tale unfolds of a chugging automobile toward a munition plant in Jersey as rain falls after dark. Conrad muses on checking a bomb while another scene shows a Bryant household exchange about a chair and an oddly precise equilibrium remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Conrad
Bryant
Lou Donaldson
Scouts Aid War Effort Gleaning In Final Drive
The passage notes that Scouts could only solicit in the last week of the drive and functioned as gleaners after the reapers. It praises the Scouts for their work and experiences gained, shaping their outlook for future roles as men who will replace today’s workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Snedeker
Athens
Mr. Mills
Cambridge
Sharpsburg
Charles Fox
Utley
Two Dollar Doughnuts For War Fund At New York Litho Plant
A New York East Side lithograph plant manager rallied workers during lunch to buy doughnuts at two dollars each and pies at a dollar, raising 1045 dollars in twenty minutes for the Salvation Army war fund. Workers, mostly wage earners, showed broad support for the war effort and charitable drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York East Side
Salvation Army War Fund
Salvation Army
America
Sinn Fein Strategy Aims at Kaiser Promise
A marginally legible remark suggests Sinn Fein leaders hoped to compel Kaiser Wilhelm II to promise his son Tor a kingship. The quirky line hints at political fantasy rather than a concrete plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Men Born 1896 97 Must Register June 5 1918
All male persons born June 6 1896 to June 5 1897 must register on June 5 1918 between 7 am and 9 pm. Register at the local board of jurisdiction or another designated place. Bring or mail a completed card with return envelope. penalties include misdemeanor charges and possible immediate induction into the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Alamosa visitors and local business transfers noted
Messenger Special Correspondence reports Mrs. Charles Orr and daughter Miss Mary of Alamosa Colorado arriving for summer with relatives including G C Dyson. Dr Orr called to France and son may go soon. J D Love of Columbus aided Clark in valuing a telephone system headquartered here. J E Mickle sold motor truck and business to F H Gifford and plans to move to Athens with taxi service continuing there temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Orr
Mary
Alamosa
Colorado
G. C. Dyson
Dr. Orr
France
Rose Curtis
Marietta
City
J.D. Love
Columbus
Clark
W. H. Penrose
Pennaville
Selby Glazier
Cincinnati
J. E. Mickle
F. H. Gifford
Athens
Maple Wood Drive
Local roads and county talk mix with odd notices from Ames and Athens
A jumble of rural news covers county road discussions, claims of real county leadership, and disputes over road surfacing. Included are notes on post draft registrations, a Presbyter ian church reading, a taxi route to Athens, coal land visits, and upcoming industrial plans with a Great Britain glassblowing link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
G. C. Dyson
Ames
Bern
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Margery Kathleen Young
England Looks Ahead in a Business Way
London reports steps to exploit foreign expertise as six Russians win exemptions to teach English lessons from German factory work. Eight interned German civilians offering to sell industrial secrets will join Russians to train English workers under government plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Everyday Etiquette Advice on Shopping and Gifts
A newspaper etiquette column by Marie Reilley answers reader questions on spending, sharing expenses, and giving gifts. It cautions that a girl under sixteen should not accept gifts from a boyfriend unless he offers something simple or they are engaged, and advises modest presents only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Reilley
Miss Reilley
Elizabeth
Giris
Billy
Custom of granting peerage and pension on retirement
The British House of Commons tradition awards a retiring speaker a peerage a town house and a life pension of 20000 dollars annually. The practice reflects long standing parliamentary custom and financial honors for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
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