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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1919
Page
4
In a Successful Farming piece, farmers weigh a hypothetical eight hour day and higher pay. They warn city workers that reduced farming could raise prices and threaten food supply, urging mutual cooperation to avoid hunger and economic strain.
The article notes prohibition trends spreading beyond the United States into Europe and Bohemia. It cites Scotch whisky consumption and moral concern over hard drinking, suggesting potential dry votes, and mentions Bohemia and Germany considering strict liquor laws.
A worker reflects on the strike wave with envy and resolve. He notes colleagues abandoning their tasks while he keeps steady pay and routine life, yet contemplates joining the strike as others march by with red banners, feeling both lonesome and tempted. He weighs labor pride against disruption and chooses how to respond.
A man trails a traveler toward a churchyard until he confronts the pursuer who reveals a parcel delivery mistake. Memeralda contemplates love for a portrait as her brother ejects a suitor, then she muses that her affection for Arthur is a refined, noble passion.
A narrator ruminates on Mrs G and others who travel by car yet see little. The piece contrasts mindful seeing with motion driven touring, citing Thoreau and the lure of sharing travel stories. It suggests the drive to travel is as much psychological as physical.
A household guide describes substitutes for apple butter using pumpkin and cranberry mix with sugar and nutmeg, plus steps to sterilize jars. It then provides a long mince meat recipe using beef, apples, suet, cider, molasses and spices, and finishing notes for roil and canoa fruit, green tomato marmalade, and canned beef greens with vinegar.
Practical tips advise covering blanket ends with a tennis flannel strip to protect them and reduce laundering. Instructions show sewing a removal stitch to allow easy washing and extending blanket length by adding a fabric sleeve. Also included is a home watering trick using a string and water reservoir to wick moisture to a plant.
Opinions reprinted from the Philadelphia Record question sugar supply causes and potential famine in 1929, noting a Cuban crop surplus, larger beet sugar, and possible East Indies imports. The New York Sun lauds Secretary Lansing for defending U S independence from League of Nations oversight in elections.
A series of Halloween events filled Pomeroy with community gatherings. Miss Bernice West hosted a music and games party. Bethany M. E. church hosted 35 in costumes. Mrs. Charles Haffner honored Mrs. John Haffner on her 61st. Pythian Sisters staged a masquerade at K of P hall with prize-winning costumes. Red Cross nurse Florence Bullard to speak at the Red Cross meeting. Pomeroy Volunteer Firemen plan a New Year’s Eve masked ball at the Armory.
Rev John C Ford and George P Daniels announce Rally and Decision Day at the First Baptist Church of Pomeroy Sunday at 9 15 am All Sunday school and church members expected Friends and public invited to attend with a program of songs recitations exercises and Bible readings.
Columbus Ohio October 27 1919 letter from F B Pearson via A E Wagner to BE D Will President of Education commends Pomeroy High School for complete equipment good instruction satisfactory discipline and a complete library system proposing future courses for handcraft labor and potential cooperation akin to Toledo programs.
Curtis Hood, aged 75, a respected Minersville resident, died Friday morning at home after a long illness. Survived by his wife and two stepsons Dan Steward of Pomeroy and Frank Steward of Minersville. He was employed for years at the Pomeroy boat yard. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm in Minersville with burial at Gilmore's Cemetery. Finsterwald Funeral Directing Co.
The Daily News praises L. T. R. Foulk as a candidate for Pomeroy councilman. A longtime newspaper man and Business Men's club affiliate, he has attended council meetings for years and is deeply familiar with municipal affairs and public utilities.
A terse snippet suggests filling an office with credit to the individual and his associates. The readable text does not provide names dates or clear context to confirm the office or affiliations.
Coolville reports a candy social at Sharp school on Wednesday November 5 inviting all the girls to bring a plate of candy. The belling of Mr Carl Haning and bride Sylvia Steimetz drew a large crowd. Mr Clyde Shaver was in Athens on business Monday. Mr Charley Green has moved to his
A local note reports a house formerly owned by Sid Dickson’s molasses plant now in operation producing cane molasses with sweetness. Goodwin and wife visited their mother Mrs Mary Goodwin on Main street. Farmers delay wheat sowing due to wet weather. Miss Kezia Day visited Carpenter Sunday. Cross Roads Sunday School asks community turnout this Sunday.
Fragmentary ad copy describes catarrh causing deafness and inflammation of mucous surfaces. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can restore normal condition and offers a free sample with a dollar prize. Includes filmy details about the powder and distribution through druggists.
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