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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1919
Page
4
An eastern expert warns trolley lines face decline like stagecoaches as cars grow. He argues electric railways remain essential for urban life while autos serve as a luxury, urging better management or higher fares to sustain lines and proposing freight service expansion to boost revenue and aid rural development.
A clothing retailer at a public forum argues that fear of low priced items drives demand for expensive outfits. He notes buyers, especially women, overpay for up to date styles and luxuries, while critics complain of gouging. The talk urges shoppers to seek fair prices and plain goods.
Ghauncey M. Depew in Briarcliff N Y warns in his sixth annual address that the industrial problem must be solved by thrift and production. He urges better labor capital understanding and rejects a six hour day as a danger to production. He calls for careful budgeting and steady national effort.
A speaker laments buying numerous luxuries on monthly plans with a dollar down and notes the looming payday of poverty. He contrasts his frugal past with neighbors flaunting possessions, fearing a descent into debt as prosperity slips away. The piece ends with a stark image of riding to the poorhouse in a gleaming car.
A mother and child discuss helping a ragged boy during a walk. The boy asks what the child would give and the child, after a pause, suggests offering something more than toys, saying he would rather give his father.
A husband and wife show opposite money temperaments shaped by childhood. His thrift stems from a father who failed financially. hers from a family that spent and gained through luck. They seek a middle ground by calmly discussing their upbringings and recognizing divergent yet valid influences. Look back at your own past to spot a similar bend shaping character.
Instructions describe peeling peaches by blanching, mashing and cooking with sugar, and sterilizing jars. Also details yellow tomato conserve with lemon and orange juice, mace and ginger, plus methods for preserving whole small tomatoes and strawberry tomatoes.
A collection of vintage salad dressings and an apple pudding recipe. Waldorf Salad combines apples celery Malaga grapes and nut meats with a thickened vinegar egg dressing. Golden Glow Dressing cooks to coat a spoon with fruit juice sugar eggs and lemon juice. Apple Pudding bakes apples with a stiff batter and steams until tender served with milk or cream.
The Gray's Armory Cleveland January 29 1916 event featured Bascom Little then president of the chamber of commerce delivering a pointed intro for President Wilson. The quip highlights tense moments as introductions stretch long provoking impatience among crowds.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in Washington urges a very strong Pacific navy to curb Japan and protect China. He criticizes the Shantung settlement in the peace treaty as a threat to world safety and accuses Japan of exploiting China for future military power. He recalls past US open door policy and urges a record of opposition to wrongs against China.
Columbus Ohio Oct 13 Health officials say no influenza epidemic has appeared in Ohio two weeks after last year’s start. Scattered cases in about thirty localities reflect normal seasonal prevalence. larger cities report few cases. An emergency force of physicians for influenza work is being assembled and district boards of health will coordinate an anti influenza program to unite local efforts.
Health officials say disease not reportable until last year leaves data gaps. Common flu presence at this time is expected but monitoring continues daily to implement control measures promptly if an epidemic develops.
After an all day conference an agreement was reached late last night in Altoona Pennsylvania. The striking shopmen of the Pennsylvania railroad will return to work this afternoon pending an adjustment of their grievances.
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