The Daily Messenger Ad Rates and Notices
The Athens newspaper announces prices and delivery options for the Daily Messenger. Details include afternoon publication, carrier delivery, in print and mail rates, and fees for obituaries, memorials, and cards. Advertising offices listed in New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Proteenassaul Herald Eriging Company
Frey W. Bush
Pizot
Massenger
Daily Messenger
Pegadie Striets
Anl
Postoffice
Athens
Chin
Audit Bureau Circulationa
Onio
Robert 8. Ward
Eastern Offick
Fifth Ave
New York
Western Offick
Wannan Ave
Chicago
German suffrage claims insult to American women
A harsh critique of German enfranchisement arguing it stems from centuries of male dominance and that German women’s empowerment is a hollow act. The piece accuses German men of teaching contempt for women and warns American women against adopting “free voter” rhetoric from Germans as insincere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Free Republic
United States
Whole Wheat Bread in the Postwar Era
The article argues Americans prefer whole wheat over substitutes and credits peace with restoring wheat supplies from India, Australia, and Argentina. It warns against returning to wasteful wheat use after wartime saving and urges restraint while global demand remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Australia
Argentina
Europe
Those German freight cars a complete answer
Stephen Lauzanne head of the official bureau of French information says the armistice terms requiring Germany to hand over 5000 locomotives and 150000 cars are not harsh but fair. He asserts these rails were seized in Belgium and northern France and belong to France and Belgium and are needed for rationing and reconstruction of those populations. The plan would also ration Germany to avert famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Laursiane
Bureau of
Germany
Belgium
France
Lauzanne
Remarkable one day playground built by 2000 workers
A dispatch from Adelaide describes a 2 acre playground created in a single day on a quagmire. Two thousand workers from a large smelting works collaborated, from general manager to office boy, to construct a sea sand floor, pavilions, wading pools, swings and a shrub and palm garden. Each team cheered as its part was finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
South Australia
Remembering War's End Yet Leaving Kaiser's Lid Untied
In reflecting on victory, the speaker notes that Americans did not drive every front to conclusion and that the war’s end left unresolved elements tied to the former Kaiser's regime. The tone urges sober pride and continued vigilance beyond immediate triumph.
Holiday recipes and local notices from Latrobe
A collage of tested receipts includes Calves Hearts in Casserole Potato Cakes and Potato Puree with notes on ingredients and methods. Local obliquely reported items mention funerals, family visits, wartime letters from France, medical recoveries, and influenza cases in Latrobe with community updates and travel of residents to Parkersburg and Coolville.
Dinner Stories and Timely Tales From The Orient
A collage of an illusionist routine with a magic cabinet gag, a Timur-leak tale about a tearful conqueror and jester, and a hospital scene where Casey teases while his wife recovers from a serious operation. Mrs Kelley asks after Mrs Casey as the comic interplay continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Wen
Bolshevism Among Neutrals in Europe
The article argues Bolshevism spread in neutral nations like Holland and Sweden due to aristocratic pro German ties and wartime profiteering. As Germany falls, popular anger rises against elites, potentially threatening the throne in Sweden and Holland, unlike Switzerland where democratic institutions limited the spread.
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Europe
Holland
Sweden
Switzerland
Denmark
Norway
Germany
The Philanthropist and a Day of Rest
A narrator laments the burden of global reliance on philanthropic aid. The piece argues a Christian nation deserves a single day of rest from constant charitable demands each week.
Ills and visits in Harrisonville and Millersport
Mrs Will Lee and son Kenneth returned home to Millersport after visiting friends in Harrisonville. Daniel Wice fell ill suddenly Monday but improved. Libel Welch came from Lima to care for a sick relative. Mrs George Bradfield stayed with Mrs George Turner. A pre social occurred at White Oak schoolhouse. Imma Dye and son John came from Carpenter due to Mr Wice’s illness. Jennie Sullivan came from Columbus for her father Wizie Pettit’s throat illness. People traveled to Athens for a planned function. Mary Graves visits her parents, having worked in Athens. Frank Alkire is reported killed in France after training then overseas. The aeroplane shadowed Carpenter on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lee
Kenneth
Millersport
Daniel Wice
Libel Welch
Lima
George Bradfield
George Turner
White Oak School
Imma Dye
John
Carpenter
Wice
Jennie Sullivan
Columbus
Wizie Pettit
Athens
Mary Graves
Frank Alkire
France
Frank
Illness Report Mentions Local Residents
Mr. Ben Taylor of this place has been quite ill with influenza. Mrs. Mary McKee and Mollie are noted in the accompanying brief mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben ‘Taylor
Mary McKee
Mollie
Phosphated Iron Promises Nerve and Blood Strength
A nerve specialist warns nerve trouble can be worse than a broken leg and cites overwork and worry draining nerve cells. Phosphated Iron is praised as a fast absorbing nerve food and blood builder in capsule form, with testimonials of renewed vitality and reduced nerve issues. McKee Drug Company and major druggists sell the capsules.
Cure for Eczema Promises by D D P Remedy
A testimonial from multiple readers across towns including Rho Prophetta Roanoke and Hopkinton claims D D P cures eczema and barber's itch after years of suffering. Advertises doctors endorsements, money back guarantee, and relief promised within one bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Motchkins
Rho
Prophettatown
Standin
Barber
F. R. Tesar
Hopkinton
Rev. L. i
Av. Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
McKee Family Social and Travel Notes Across Town
McKee family members and relatives from Buchtel Tick Ridge Chauncey and Alma visit towns for trips illness visits and gatherings. Individuals named include Mollie McKee Emma McKee Raymond McKee Frank Martin Donald Keeney Ralph McKee LeRoy McKee Opal Hiles Louis Hiles Carl Bailey and others with several motor trips to Nelsonville Chauncey Albany Morgan County and Imperial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Buchtel
Olive Keeney
Franke Martin
Donald, Keeney
Buehtel
Mollie McKee
Imma McKee
Raymond McKee
Tick Ridge
Nelsonville
Frank Martin
Donald Keeney
Emma McKee
Chauncey
James McKee
Rank Martin
Ralph Mckee
Ella McKee
Deanville
LeRoy McKee
Opal Hiles
Louis Hiles
Carl Bailey
Mollie
Ben Taylor
Albany
Clem Cable
Imperial
Norma
Joe Shepherd
Mose Keeney
Thurman Lockett
Morgan County
Former Athens Vet Now Army Officer at Camp Logan
First Lieutenant Charles W. Secoy, formerly a veterinary surgeon in Athens, serves with A R D 325 at Camp Logan Houston Texas. He trains 116 horse shoeing students and oversees veterinary hospital wards including glanders testing. He led 500 horses by train from Houston to Camp Sherman Ohio with all animals arriving safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Secoy
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Lieut. Secoy
Big
Lecoy
Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Mor invention uses two pointed pins to hang pictures
A new device with pins at both ends is described for hanging pictures. One point is driven into the wall and the frame is pressed against the other, securing the picture without nails.
Bio seven health booster promises vigor for nervous women
An advertisement touts Bio-feren as a world class health builder claiming two weeks to a vigorous body, sparkling eyes, and rosy cheeks. It urges women to take seven days of a seven a day schedule, assuring double improvement or a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bio-seven
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Blouselaold Jéhimts
A. H. Huggins
Evelyn
Gus Griffin
Tomah
Harry Carlton
Parkersburg
C. E B. Keller
Bertha
R. G. Keller
Success
Mildred Fitch
Arthur Bean
Guynville
R. A. Frame
Hot Springs
Arkansas
A. Gaskins
Coolville
Maria
Wilson
Timur-leak
Timur
Tion
Harrisonville
Bailey
McKee Drug Company
Telis Row
Swift & Company
U.S. A
S. Court St
Bio-feren
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