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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
6
The United States demobilizes its 4,000,000 strong force after World War I, with 2,000,000 from the European expeditionary corps brought home. The nation shifts to a volunteer army and faces hopes and fears about postwar life, while soldiers are credited with stabilizing society. The Kaiser’s plan to reach America victoriously flips to the Belgian king’s arrival.
A garbled local note discusses whisky in homes and a whisky still in the home amid political tensions. Police in Youngstown reported a whisky haul found in a wrecked vehicle from the previous night, described as an unavoidable accident.
A quoted remark speculates that the King of Belgium could provide ideas to strengthen democracy in America and keep the nation safe from threats. The comment frames European perspectives on U S political stability and security.
Senator Thomas of Colorado reaffirms opposition to ratification without amendments. In a letter to the Colorado Democratic executive committee he argues the issue surpasses partisanship and cites oath and duty not to barter votes for partisan advantage. He references months of study and states he cannot vote for the treaty in its current form.
An unsettled scene as residents slam crisis talk at Blue Front store while feuds and idle rants flood the day. One narrator toils in a shack salting spuds for winter as others quit work, hoping problems will rise then skip away.
A fragment describes a conversation between a wife and John about money as they recall a family picnic and a park stroll ending near their car. The passage hints at provocative imagery and modest finances in a domestic setting.
A reflective essay argues that people waste energy resisting weather and wind. The author urges relaxing to what occurs, accepting uncontrollable elements, and letting God sort the weather, claiming no one hurts you but yourself and you control the response.
The article lists several recipes including vegetables la jardiniere with carrots celery onions bacon peas salt paprika and vinegar then simmered. old fashioned succotash with bacon potatoes beans corn cooked together. tomato based salads using sliced red and yellow tomatoes, peppers, watercress and mayonnaise. and stuffed peppers with macaroni tuna and cream sauce baked with buttered crumbs.
A well cared for brush lasts twice as long as a neglected one. Hang brushes and brooms so bristles do not touch walls or floors. Clean brushes with warm water and ammonia or borax, rinse in warm then cold water. Wash brooms in hot soapy water, rinse, dry quickly, and trim irregular bristle edges.
A girl named Betty rushes back for gum while a mother calls, a schoolboy listens to a Nero lecture and responds with silence, and a veteran jokes about a wooden leg being used to hold up socks with thumb tacks.
Miss Ruth Pollock returns from a week visit with relatives at Nelsonville. Miss Hazel Hoak a Chillicothe Public Schools teacher spends weekend with her parents in Carbondale. Miss Mary Gardner returns from Columbus. Miss Dollie Mace visits relatives at Raccoon. Mrs Leota Bartisit of Parkersburg West Virginia visits Mrs M J Callahan and family. Mr and Mrs Prestley Enderlin shop in Logan Tuesday. Mattie Cox and Clarice McKibben visit relatives with their parents. Ms James Gascoyne and son Mont of Barberton visit relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Carbaugh visited friends in Albany Sunday evening. Several families were visiting W. T. Martin including Mr. and Mrs. George Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin and children Earl Bernice and Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin with children Orville Clarence Leonard and Leo.
Mr and Mrs Everett Carbaugh visited on Tuesday. Mrs Maggie Merser stayed with the Martins over the weekend. Miss Winnie Martin was thrown from a horse but recovered to return to school. Road improvements include cement bridges. Frank and Herb Carbaugh moved their baler to the Martins and are baling hay. Arnstein Carbaugh teaches at the local school. Mr and Mrs Fred Oberholzer and son Lester were in Albany Sunday evening.
Hildreth Skinner visited Chauncey this week. Mrs. Russell Childress and Mrs. Will Savage are ill. The Hartley family's young daughter is very sick. Mrs. W. M. Gordon was in Nelsonville Saturday. The Jordan family traveled to Barberton for their son’s illness. Ollie Gardlinger visited Athens Tuesday. Mrs. Eatha Moore of Chauncey was ...
Mr and Mrs Arnold Smith were in Nelsonville Tuesday. In Italy motion picture makers begin avalanche filming by blasting snow with electricity. Mrs George Fisher is also noted in the call.
A Kentucky man claims a simple mentholated arsenic remedy can conquer hay fever or render it harmless. He shares it with sufferers and now dispenses it through pharmacists at low cost. By gargling with mentholized arsenic solution and daily spray, many expect relief within a week to ten days.
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