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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
4
The article argues Allied navies and U.S. shipbuilding have doomed the U boats. Ostend Zeebrugge bases fade as Germans must sail from Wilhelmshaven or Helgoland, facing rough North Sea routes. Demoralized crews reduce threat while Allied power grows.
The fuel administration lifts Sunday gas ban, allowing limited travel for motorists east of the Mississippi. Officials urge moderation to conserve gasoline for future needs as demand rises abroad and winter reduces usage.
The piece notes a 100 million pay raise for about one million track workers and a McAdoo moratorium barring garnishment of railroad wages. It argues rail labor under Federal control counts as government funds until paid, extending civil immunity similarly to soldiers and sailors. It questions political motives behind the move.
War readers note a shift in German conduct as allies seize French and Belgian cities without the prior destruction. While some theft remains, widespread vandalism appears reduced. Detachment attributes both public anger and Allied pressure to a behavioral change in German leadership, with cautious optimism about postwar rebuilding costs.
The piece recalls the October 11 entry of the Belgian monarchy into Ostend and Bruges, signaling the defeat of German occupation and symbolizing broader restoration. It frames the event as a pivotal and solemn milestone in the crusade to reclaim lands touched by invasion.
A vintage menu lists breakfast cantaloupe poached pears on toast and rice and barley muffins. Luncheon features salmon soup sliced tomatoes with salad dressing and apple dumplings. Dinner offers maple souffle butter nut salad and whipped cream.
A home canning note outlines pepper hash with peppers onions salt and sugar, vinegar method and hot jars. It adds odd preservation tips for tomatoes cucumbers and a raisin cherry preserves recipe to use during run of chores and cold days.
Beefs loaf uses two pounds chopped round steak and salt pork with milk egg and bread crumb baked one hour serves eight. Maple souffle combines maple syrup eggs and gelatin then folded whites and mold served with whipped cream. Pie crust uses flours rice flour lard and water with a custard filling thickened by cornstarch and milk.
A sequence of wry vignettes contrasts con artists and clever fools with a welfare worker, a math professor, and a self confident slum dweller. A preacher notes lack of schooling, a clergyman counters with Balaam, and a quip about a torpedoed bridge closes the exchange.
The text reflects on German aspirations and leadership during conflict. It notes Crown Prince as unlikely to accept a Kaiser role and critiques German political maneuvering as seen by observers. The passage contrasts German and French financial positions and implies broader consequences for Austria-Hungary and regional stability.
The Kaiser’s plan for empire in the East is collapsed as authorities forbid his Arabian Nights Entertainment. Observers say this marks a major fall for the German leader this fall season.
Mrs Lull says Tanlac improved her run down nerves and sleep, noting better sleep after years of headaches. Mrs Ill of 1199 Garrard Street Cincinnati reports 59 percent improvement after one bottle and fuller appetite, sleep, and health after three bottles. They recommend Tanlac from Cline's Pharmacy.
The ad claims meat forms uric acid that overworks kidneys and promotes bladder irritation. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts or Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush acids, cleanse sluggish kidneys, and prevent kidney and bladder diseases.
Athens resident Mrs. E. Kyle describes kidney trouble followed by backache and faint twinges. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she reports fast relief and renewed health, with further endorsement from Mrs Kyte in 1917. Pills sold nationwide through Foster Milburn Co.
Estimates place Russia with over 4,000,000 acres of arable land that could yield cotton with sufficient irrigation. Analysts point to water infrastructure as the key factor in unlocking this agricultural potential.
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