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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1918
Page
3
Local Nelsonville notices list item ads for engines coal cars bungalows and lost property with contact details. A World War I era soldier writes home describing travel hardships observations of locals wine making and front proximity while crossing to France.
The Board of Health warns residents about a severe influenza outbreak in Nelsonville with 103 confirmed cases and 16 pneumonia cases. Officials urge mask use in patient rooms, avoidance of crowds, and limiting visits while schools, theaters, and saloons remain closed.
Dr W H Rhoades has been commissioned First Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps and ordered to report to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia within fifteen days. Local friends commend his sacrifice and predict rapid advancement with hopes he may soon prescribe for the Kaiser.
A wartime political ad urges voters to oppose open saloon politics, claiming brewers aided Germany and that supporting disloyalty harms soldiers. It warns a November vote aligns with German militarism and lauds patriotic duty. Signed by C. C. Sharp and W. L. Hudson as township chair and campaign manager.
Wesley Imes suffered severe facial and head cuts from a slate fall at Standard Mine No 3 Monday afternoon. He was transported to his home in Maxwell’s ambulance and is reported to be getting along nicely.
Mr and Mrs A U Anderson entertained with a noon dinner Sunday. Guests included Mr Join Mooney and daughters Misses Marie and Loretta, Mr and Mrs James Bland and Mr J W Hampton of Clair Michigan.
Dr and Mrs H L Heck and Mr and Mrs Burns LeFever drove to Granville and Columbus for a Sunday visit. George Lowden is in Columbus on business. R H Jackson and daughter Helen with Harry Jackson were summoned to Columbus to visit Norris Jackson who is ill. Will Piggine and family returned to Columbus after visiting H A Sines and family.
A U S Employment Service appeal urges carpenters for immediate war work in Ohio. Three thousand carpenters are needed nationwide with emphasis on Ohio projects. The call targets both carpenters currently in non war work and employers needing carpenters, urging swift response.
Washington reports Allied generals sense a potential storm attack may soon strike the German front. Observers note shortened lines plus ready British and American forces, with Bulllard’s Second Army to join, aiming for key rail hubs Sedan and Montmedy and a French push west of the Argonne.
Fred Croxton of the Ohio L A Employment Service says the federal labor plan relies on voluntary cooperation to shift workers into war production. Community Labor Boards in several cities seek cooperation from wage earners, employers, and organizations to meet wartime needs without compulsion.
Scouts and scouts together sold 2250 bonds to 2184 people totaling 169 250 dollars. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts earned 66 and 73 medals respectively across four troops with 46 150 dollars from Troop One and 42 medals, 26 500 dollars, Troop Two Boy Scouts 24 medals, 7 250 dollars, Troop One Girl Scouts 25 medals 25 500 dollars, Troop Two Girl Scouts 26 medals 42 250 dollars, and Troop Three Girl Scouts 22 medals 28 250 dollars.
In Trenton on October 22 Dr Henry A Cotton medical director at the New Jersey State Hospital reported to the state department that treating insanity by removing diseased teeth and tonsils and cleansing the intestinal tract yielded recoveries after 11 years of testing. Sanity returned for patients who had long hospital stays and dental neglect was blamed for the illness.
The Students Army Training Corps reaches 242 men as they move beds and belongings into new barracks. The Students Naval Training Corps relocates from rough bunks to Howard Hall barracks. The Quartermaster receives 12 000 gun patches signaling rifles soon and a rifle range site is sought near the barracks. Fred McCoy is named 8 S A T C barber.
A weather bulletin predicts a sharp cool snap within 36 hours from the plains to the eastern Rockies. By Thursday Arctic air will reach the Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys, the west gulf states, and by Thursday night or Sunday cover the middle Atlantic, New England, South Atlantic and east gulf regions.
London October 23 Foreign Secretary Balfour said at a lunch under no circumstances is it consistent with the safety, security and unity of the British Empire that the German colonies should be returned.
Berlin via London reports German troops east of Courtrai forced back to the eastern edge of Vichte and evacuated the temporary bridgehead south of Marle. They withdrew along the Serre in the Bouche area, as stated by the war office.
Washington reports that Baruch of the War Industrial Board urged the nation to “think war, talk wear, make war” arguing peace talks hinder labor and production. He said “Peace may be left to the President,” calling for intensified wartime effort.
A New Jersey inventor has secured a patent for a straightforward holder designed to support hot eggs. The device aims to simplify serving and prevent burns by providing a stable grip and heat resistant construction.
A reader asks about a boyfriend who seems distant and whether he has forgotten her. Mrs. Thompson urges patience, noting he will likely return if she shows indifference. Additional letters cover courting guidance, meeting a partner’s parents, and postwar Red Cross clothing donations. A man failing to report a divorce faces up to one year in prison.
A reader asks if she should give a bachelor her picture he wants. the adviser cautions against sharing it saying withholding may spur his marriage motive. The letter ends with the note that human nature drives people to seek what is hard to obtain.
A reader asks about reexamining for limited service after discharge for physical reasons. Advice says many rejected for physicals now serve in limited service. A second reader asks if a brother born in Ireland and living in the U S is Irish or American. guidance: birth in the U S makes him American, birth in Ireland makes him Irish.
A fragmentary note addresses Mrs Thompson asking what becomes of the civilian clothing given to soldiers. The text is incomplete with no clear decision or official policy stated.
Dear Mrs Thompson asks if letters to soldiers in France are censored. Mae Nael replies that the letters are not censored.
Camp Sherman Oct 23 Two more nurses died of pneumonia brought by flu here today Miss Lauretta Bassbeck Martins Ferry and Miss Margaret Kuhlman of Toledo. Five other deaths in the past twenty four hours including three Ohio men.
Fifty nine Ohio cities reported to the State Health Department that influenza is still spreading rapidly. The daily totals show 4,047 new cases and 187 deaths yesterday across the state.
Washington Oct 23 The Railroad Department ordered six towing steamers and forty steel barges to aid Mississippi Black Water river transport. G A Tomlinson head of Inland Waterways Division will tour the river project and then inspect Ohio River cities to assess extending Mississippi river lines up the Ohio River.
Kirkwood Georgia resident Mr and Mrs W J Williams welcomed a baby girl named Aloife formed from the initials of America Belgium Italy France and England The story frames the name as a tribute to Allied nations during the war and notes the new arrival as a symbol of cooperation.
A Newark man over forty five explains to a draft registrar that his wife sews for the Red Cross his son serves in France and his daughter trains as a nurse He says there is nothing for him to do but join the fight in a way beyond buying Liberty bonds and Thrift stamps.
Athens friends mourn the death of Carl Hawk 35 a former Athens resident from pneumonia October 5 in Greenville Tennessee He was born near Athens learned tailoring under Charles Pickering survived by wife and mother and sister Constance Hawk of Tucson Arizona Earl Hawk stock company owner died in Greenville after a week long illness cremated in Cincinnati services held by Masons and Elks
James Dagon aged 60 died today at Athens State hospital of influenza. The remains were shipped to Circleville for burial by the Newsom Walburn Company.
The number of trunk telephone lines in the United Kingdom has trebled over the past decade, reflecting rapid expansion of long distance communications and infrastructure development during that period.
Cincinnati Oct 23 cattle receipts 700 market steady shippers unchanged calves higher by 17.50. Hog receipts 4210 market steady good choice packers and butchers 17. Sheep receipts 610 market unchanged.
In Columbus on October 22 timothy baled No 1 brought 30.50 dollars per unit, No 2 timothy 30.60, No 3 timothy 28.50, No 1 clover mixed 24, oats straw 10, rye straw 11 plus 13.
In Pittsburg on October 23 hogs and pork products show reduced prices. Prime heavies bring 17.40 to 17.50, mediums 11, heavy yorkers 17.00 to 17.60, light yorkers 16.00 to 16.50, pigs 16.00 to 16.59, roughs 15.00 to 16.00, and stags 12.00 to 12.60.
Corn cash 1.45 oats 0.73 to 0.74 rye 1.63 barley 1.02 clover Oct 22.90 Dec 22.80 Jan Feb 22.85 alsike Oct 18.10 Dec 18.20 March 18.30 Timothy new old Oct 4.80 Dec 4.96.
Chicago Grain notes show corn for October at 1.36 and Mars for November at 69 5 8 cents and December at 69 8 e cents.
Eight year old Albert Gruber died when his four year old brother fired his father's shotgun at a family gathering in Canton. The incident followed a taunting invitation to shoot me and occurred on an October day.
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