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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
4
Rates listed for carrier delivery at 12 1 2 cents weekly or 6 dollars yearly. Mail subscriptions in Ohio set at 4 dollars yearly, 1.00 for ten weeks, 45 cents for four weeks, and 15 cents for one week. Outside Ohio the yearly rate is 5 dollars, with monthly option 50 cents. All mail subscriptions require advance payment and end on expiration.
In a millinery shop a young woman declares a hard limit of fifteen dollars for a finest hat and asks if hats can be copied cheaply. The saleswoman agrees, praising prudence. The piece argues that such price-conscious purchases could lower costs across goods, noting the woman’s poise contrasts with others who concede to gouging. The narrator links the idea of cheap to sensible wealth building.
The piece notes MIT students volunteered to substitute for fire fighters during a Boston strike, practicing with engines and hoses in under 48 hours. It argues colleges foster public-spirited citizens and counters the view of student lawlessness, with side remarks on wages, thrift stamps, and a Japanese tale of a woman talking to herself.
Opinion excerpts warn that backing the Shantung provision will entangle the US with Japan in China. Supporters of the amendment claim it shifts responsibility away from the United States, avoiding direct involvement in aggression while urging the Senate to adopt the measure.
A humorous monologue portrays overindulgence at a roast dinner. The speaker laments wasteful appetite, joking about hoarding wealth in a safe deposit box and toying with medical bills as indigestion and moralizing about food.
A reflective column presents ideas on turning around negative thought patterns and breaking vicious cycles. It argues that mood and effort influence outcomes, suggesting practical steps to restore order at home and work and questioning the claim that happiness causes smiling.
Instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture describe making a sweet syrup from apple juice or cider using five ounces of powdered calcium carbonate per seven gallons. The process covers boiling, settling, reboiling to concentrate, and preserving in jars or kettles for winter storage.
Three hard boiled eggs with chopped celery or cabbage and nuts. Remove yolks, season, layer with eggs and dressing, top with yolks and parsley. Cauliflower is simmered in a vinega r sugar spiced syrup and kept without canning. Rice Cakes mix cooked rice with shortening sour milk baking soda paprika onion pepper parsley and flour to form a dough then chill wrap and fry or bake.
A man recalls joining a waiter strike that led to healthier habits and improved work life. He shares how walkable commutes after streetcar strikes boosted his health and productivity. A playful exchange with children ends with a joke about Skye terriers and sky origins.
Mrs J R Rathburn visits her son I E Rathburn in Athens. Howard Haybrow among overseas soldiers has moved to Utley. Mr and Mrs W B Foutch visit relatives Friday. Harry McGill of Indiana assists sister Mrs Leota Brill. Mrs Sarah Johnston visits daughter Mrs F L Goshoun in Lathrop. Attendees from here attend D M Beasley sale Friday. A G Jennings returns from New York Saturday. School dismisses Friday afternoon for teachers meeting in Athens. T J White buys a new Ford. Mr and Mrs M P Totman W W Totman and C F Gorham family drive from Athens Sunday. Clyde and George Ludwick visit Ray Priest and family Sunday.
A surprise party was hosted at Mrs Pan cake home Friday for Dave Pancake’s birthday after his overseas duty. Attendees included numerous Keatings and Tittles from Nelsonville and Circle Hill, with lunch and music reported. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs James Galliger was born recently, while the husband remains in Columbus hospital with a broken limb. Deanville hosts a masquerade ball in Glen Ebon, many attending. The town grows industrial with four mines planned. Mrs Thomas Perry hosted Pearl McCombe of Dayton. Lela Coon from The Plains visited over the weekend.
Charley Parker of Harrison Arkansas returned home after visiting his sisters Miss Mary E Parker and Mrs H F E Adams and family. On Sunday Mary E Parker hosted C C Parker E K Parker and George Parker and wife from Akron plus Hattie Parker and two daughters Jessie and Gladys and many relatives from Little Hocking Cleveland and more. Horace Knowles hosted Mr and Mrs E A Dutton and son Herbert for a Sunday gathering.
Mrs. Hattie Sherman of Little Hocking visited friends Monday. Mrs. J A Dutton hosted guests from Newbury and Coolville leaders. Mrs. Achas M Elliott visited Amanda Forester. Wesley Humphrey of Giltner Nebraska stayed with Charles Napier. Ray Strickler drove to Athens with Mrs. Fred Medley and Mrs. John Barrows.
Six teen Texas oil millionaires arrived in Cincinnati with five hundred thousand dollars to bet on the Chicago White Sox to win the World Series against the Reds. Their money was not covered.
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