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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1918
Page
4
The menu lists items for breakfast to dinner including cornflakes and milk, poached eggs, toasted bread, lunches with vegetable salad and lettuce sandwiches, raspberry rhubarb marmalade, sponge drop cakes, tea, dinner with lamb shoulder stew, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, squash, celery cabbage salad with sour cream, apple pie and cheese. The offerings cover multiple meals and include beverages like coffee.
A compilation of luncheon sandwich ideas with fillings and preparations. Recipes include beef with Worcestershire and lettuce on white or rye bread, cheese with mustard and almonds, sponge cake with chocolate, capers and eggs in dressing, prunes with peanut butter, oyster sandwiches with drawn butter, raisin and peanut layers, onion ham mustard spread, cheese butter mix on rye, green pepper cheese spread, shrimp egg yolk mix on buttered bread, chow chow spread, sardine on toast, tongue sandwich with onion, and lobster spread with celery on white bread.
The Food Administration loosens sugar limits raising per person monthly allowances from two to three pounds on November 1 and to four pounds in beet sugar states and Louisiana cane territory on December 1. The public and grocers clash over credibility as papers call it newspaper talk and confusion grows among housewives about what is truly allowed.
An Allied demand should require Germany to surrender all army and navy criminals for trial as soon as peace talks begin. The piece argues evidence exists in Belgium and France and cites Kaiser Wilhelm as a potential defendant, urging swift action before the armistice expires.
The Zionist Federation rejects a simple transfer of Palestine as a package. Louis Lipsky says Zionists want opportunity to prove their case in Palestine and seek political and economic autonomy under an international trust or league of nations. They point to past progress under Turkish and German pressures.
Three thousand Brooklyn laborers recently walked out not for an eight hour day but to restore longer working hours. The action contrasts with fears of Bolshevik ideas favoring no hours at all.
The passage recalls Kipling’s line about dawn in the Far East and parallels it with the world’s emergence into peace after recent trials. It frames peace as a sudden, thunderous dawn sweeping across a battered global landscape.
Craft tips describe joining cuffs for the bonnet front and cutting the collar to fit the back. The idea uses embroidered collars and cuffs as reusable material to create decorative baby bonnets. The method emphasizes repurposing existing fabric pieces.
Convert short Dutch waists outgrown by the little brother into a gathered skirt for the smaller sister. Insert a belt to secure the waistline for a neat finish. This method yields substantial wear with minimal effort and materials.
A landlady’s visitors book holds tales from departing guests including an American who wrote only Quoth the raven. Anecdotes cover Sir George Reid’s knighthood, a heckler’s question about K M G, a mule in Alabama, and Bush German gas-m连k jokes, all told with regional humor.
The armistice marks the fall of Kaiserism and a new era for Germany and Europe. It calls for political reform, withdrawal of Bolshevism, and stabilization of the Balkans while the United States must continue alliance work, aid, and military presence for years to come.
With the German fleet surrendering to Britain the disputed outcome of the famed North Sea engagement is considered settled and the victor now clear.
A medical warning urges reduced meat intake to protect kidneys from uric acid and promotes Jad Salts as a safe remedy. The article also reports social notes from Glouster and The Plains, plus a Senate probe into German propaganda slated for December 8 as Congress resumes.
Mrs Clyde Moore and baby of Athens visited Miss Ethyl Barker at her home Sunday. Miss Ethyl and Desie Anderson and their mother, ill with the flu, are improving. Derrell Moore, with Chas Russell of Athens, made a business trip.
Miss Reilly answers etiquette questions in this column. Readers may send questions to this newspaper, enclosing a three cent stamp for a personal reply if desired.
Peggy suggests a current book or a fountain pen in a silver case as birthday gifts if the friend enjoys reading. Ex notes that a thank you note is unnecessary after a theatre outing. simply express enjoyment and invite a return call.
In Columbus on November 23, hundreds of county and city food administrators heard Fred C. Croxton outline a world relief effort. G Harold Powell explained that with Herbert Hoover abroad, the U S Food Administration would steer aid plans and decide how far America assists Germany and Austria Hungary. December 1 was set for World Relief Week.
Ohio producers claim two of five national dairy show gold medals with top prizes in Swiss and cottage cheese. Buckeye cheesemakers also win silver and bronze medals plus four Swiss diplomas, dominating national competition.
Manufacturers of sweetened condensed milk designated Class B may obtain sugar for normal use and new condensaries may be established. These producers will receive sugar certificates on the same basis as all Class B manufacturers.
Colonel House, at Versailles, is reported to have a very mild case of influenza according to State Department advices issued Friday.
Office and full time workers at Swift & Co. packing plant in Chicago received a 19 percent bonus of their annual salaries. The total bonuses amount to 750000 dollars.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a purer vegetable remedy as a calomel substitute. The ad claims they improve bile flow and bowel action without dangerous effects, noting a pink complexion and buoyant feeling. Sold in boxes of 10c and 25c at druggists with nightly use.
An advertisement explains excess stomach acid as the root of indigestion bloating belching and heartburn. It promotes EATONIC tablets as a remedy that absorbs and removes excess acid restoring digestion and vitality with a money back guarantee from the druggist.
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