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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1919
Page
4
Former President Taft warns against a concurrent resolution by Congress to declare peace with Germany. He says such a measure would be nonbinding and require presidential consent to be transmitted. He urges Senators to craft reservations and ratify the treaty through normal channels in the upcoming session.
During the war a few hundred dough boys served as traffic managers in war zones and on approaches to front lines. Now Boston guardsmen, amid a police strike, issue rules to ease congestion on busy streets and cross country roads. Follow these: be alert and considerate, signal before leaving the curb, stay to the right, moderate speed, and be mindful of pedestrians and heavy horse drawn vehicles. Play fair with others sharing the street.
The article argues that anti rat propaganda misleads on extermination progress. It notes no concerted action, estimates US rat numbers far above ideal, cites 28 Indiana counties holding a recent rat day, and advocates annual rat days to save food losses, fires, and disease spread. mentions ongoing Russian factional conflict.
A humorous portrait of Ebenezer who ignores global doom and daily turmoil. He whittles and whistles by the wall, content with his simple meal and routines while headlines warn of doom and doomsday prophets.
A humorous memory from Monroe Salisbury as a child at Sunday school. He watches others quote Bible phrases for pennies before delivering his own line with a whisk of mischief. He declares with a nickel that fools and money are soon parted.
A reflective piece discusses smug gratitude amid poverty and questions the sincerity of thanks. It contrasts self contentment with compassion and asks how true thanksgiving should translate into action rather than lip service.
Flousehold shimts TO REMOVE STAINS covers methods for removing tar grease from fabrics using fat soap and warm water or solvents. It lists steps for shoe polish coats, syrup stains, stove polish, Vaseline, water spotted fabrics, wax, and heat bleaching with French chalk or absorbents.
A vintage recipe excerpt detailing Cottage Pie with meat, fat, flour, onion or parsley, milk, stock, and breadcrumbs, plus brown sauce and baking steps. It also covers Stuffed Baked Peppers with ground steak, egg, breadcrumbs, onion. Maple Nut Pudding with brown sugar, water, cornstarch, nuts, maple flavor. and Glazed Sweet Potatoes with sugar syrup and butter baked to finish.
The Democrat Herald of Denison reprints remarks by ex Secretary McAdoo in Wichita Falls blaming Republicans for labor unrest and postwar economic woes. It calls Republicans hostile to construction and accuses them of obstructing reconstruction and prosperity.
Increased fur prices spark heavy activity among trappers and fur dealers. A singles trapper in Alexander township reportedly took about a dozen skunks in one day last week, mostly black, as locals guard hunting access. Opera House reports demand for furs rising with shipments flooding post office and express services.
The article notes the Ladies' Bible class of the Christian church met at Mrs Earl Downey's home on Thursday evening. It also lists Glouster and Athens area visitors, Columbus and Nelsonville trips, and the completion of the first half mile of the Chauncey to Jacksonville pike easing detours.
Mr and Mrs G E Tribe and two children spent Sunday with George Richey and family in Mechanicsburg. Isaac and Fred Kern were business visitors at Columbus last week. C B Moore and daughter Edna and Bertha visited E W McVay and family in Albany. Pie supper at Jackville drew several locals. Homer Graves visited Robert Cook and family in Canaanville. F J Hooper and family vis ited D E Blackburn and family. Ada Higgins of Charleston visited her parents C M Higgins and wife. Mrs Will Decke called on Mrs Golda Tribe. Mrs Charles Clark and children of Vinton county stayed with her parents N W Radford. Mack and Elsie Braley visited E Mills and Hebbardsville. Earl R Ator and family were serenaded at the home of his parents.
A newly invented golf practice device features a hanging paper strip as a target that is punctured by an accurately driven ball, illustrating how golfers test aim and power with a movable sight.
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