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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1919
Page
4
A motivational piece arguing the law of compensation. It stresses that effort and service yield advancement in work, business, and the arts. Readers are urged to give their best to receive the best, with finance and success tied to personal effort. It repeats the message: You Must Give To Get.
An analysis notes living costs surged 75 to 80 percent in major cities like Chicago and New York since the war, with rural areas lower. Wages rose by more than 75 percent, so many families may be better off otherwise, though unnecessary spending strains budgets. The piece also mentions Murphy suing the New York Post for libel.
A nostalgic poem depicts frost on hills and valleys as life’s vigor returns. The speaker contrasts summer lethargy with winter sharpness and praises frost as life saving, noting its intoxicating bite and the revitalizing chill that stirs action. The narrator embraces age and vitality sparked by cold air.
Cincinnati Enquirer reprints an opinion arguing war multiplies immorality and theft, condemning contractors and fraudsters exposed by congressional inquiry. The piece urges treason charges and severe punishment to deter corruption harming service members.
A grocer's boy whistles while serving a customer and cites instruction from the boss to whistle for payment causing a sharp rebuke. A woman enters a railroad office seeking a Canadian emigration ticket as her son plans to depart.
A reflective piece compares two drowned boys with people who sacrifice life daily for possessions. It asks readers to choose life over material gains, urging clarity about what really matters and highlighting peace time reading health and self respect versus endless consumption.
Recipes for Chocolate Cake Frosting Spice Cakes Oatmeal Cookies and gingerbread with notes on sugar use and baking. Contains ingredient lists including fats sugars syrups eggs flours spices and spices. Article suggests serving gingerbread warm with whipped cream and mentions autumn dessert appeal.
Raisin Fudge combines two cups sugar milk butter and chocolate with walnuts and California raisins until stiff then cooled and cut into squares. Raisin Panache cooks brown sugar milk chocolate and raisins to soft ball then cools and forms cake dough with vanilla and raisins. Stuffed Tomato Salad fills peeled tomatoes with celery walnuts and apples in mayonnaise served on lettuce with curled celery.
A quirky dialogue showcases a glass case moose description and humorous exchanges. A wife jokes about money and suitors while a complaining neighbor and a yelling child spark flare ups. The snippets hint at social misreads and everyday friction in a domestic setting.
Mrs S E Daniels and daughter Freda visited Mrs W Cass of Millfield Friday. Numerous neighbors and kin called on Sunday including the Leake and Mingus families. A birthday surprise for R M Snyder celebrated with a noon dinner and social hour. Doris and Gladys McGee of Hollister visited Freda Daniels Monday. Clyde Grinstead spent a week with friends.
Miss Doris Brown is very ill with tonsillitis. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wade hosted the local ball team with an oyster supper. The Needle Club met with Mrs. F. E. Boudinot and served oysters to four members. The Ladies Aid Society held a November meeting at Mrs. Charles Robinett with 23 present and one new member Mrs. William Sisson. A mortgage on the church piano was burned after the program. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Grant Knight’s home on December 4.
Visiting his grandmother Mrs J W Grinstead Mr and Mrs M H Grinstead and family called on the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Jno Holsington on Sunday Mrs Lewis Anderson of Iowa who has been visiting relatives here has returned home Miss Minnie Parks of Glouster called on Miss Orphin Nutter Saturday A party at William Cartwrights Tuesday honored Wilfred Cooley just back from overseas service Guests included Fred Daniels Doris McGee Carrie Smith Lavella Cartwright Mrs Cartwright and many Grinsteads in games and music
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