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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
4
John Glantz a real estate dealer was killed and Frank Kloth pool room operator was believed fatally injured when their car struck a flat car on Lake Shore Electric tracks. The collision sent the auto into a string of parked cars.
An article notes several Y W C A branches adding open house Fridays where city youths are welcome. Directors greet guests, introduce them, provide refreshments, and encourage conversation that leads to singing, creating a home like social space for young people in boarding houses and dorms. The piece weighs vesper services against practical social benefits.
The article warns that indoor fires stem from stove and furnace use and improper handling of matches and fuels. It advises keeping inflammables away from clutter, never dropping matches, storing gasoline and kerosene properly, and using sand or a bucket for oil fires while maintaining caution to save life and property.
The New York Telegraph counsels prohibition drinkers to quit surreptitious tippling after federal enforcement. It urges not to break the law, promises financial relief over time, and urges readers to focus on work and industry while marking November 11 with productive effort.
A fragmentary verse vignette contrasts a pessimistic market scene with Johnson the grocer who hums and weighs boneless prunes and hard boiled eggs. The piece praises Johnson for his unfurrowed brow and cheerful, hopeful mood amid commerce talk and weary tales.
An opinion reprint questions how radical doctrines permeate the government service, focusing on the Federal Trade Commission. It asks who placed radicals in federal posts, whether responsibility rests with Congress, and calls for identifying those responsible for such appointments.
A pair of women walking beside a railway hear an express train as the engine screams. One woman, nearly deaf, finds a bright note in catastrophe saying she finally hears the first robin of spring. The other man, John Simmons, had abstained long but relapses, prompting his son to seek a drink at a nearby inn despite the hostelry keeper’s rebuke.
A personal essay recalls how a small act or shared experience lifted a friend from a mental and physical low. A two day trip and a thoughtful gesture sparked new energy, re framing life’s routine and encouraging readers to help others escape dull cycles with simple, timely levers.
A set of kitchen instructions detailing peach jam preparation from multiple lemons, grape marmalade with apples and oranges, sour Dutch beans packed with salt and weight, and a tomato cream aimed as a substitute for chili sauce. Includes steps for washing, cutting, cooking times, sterilizing jars, and storage guidance.
Velvet piles can be refreshed by steaming. Place two wet cloths over the back, lift together, and pass over a hot iron or steam from a kettle spout. Dust is removed by brushing then sponging and steaming.
A Good Soup Clear Tomato Noodie Soup instructs to place stewed tomatoes onions carrot and soup herbs in water boil then simmer rub through a sieve season and add noodles cook ten minutes for serving.
A boy explains his abstinent father sent him for a cork to make a float for fishing. The boy recalls a week with his aunt and a folding bed described as it “lays down.” A traveler complains of damp dining while a hotel hears a Ward wire whisper.
Agent Woodworth announced new express packing requirements approved by the United States Railroad Administration. Shipments over 25 pounds must be packed in wooden or fiberboard cartons with specified test strength, effective December 10. Packages under 25 pounds remain exempt.
Judge O'Brien O'Donnell told the Ohio Osteopathic Society that films approved by the Ohio board of censors drive audiences away on burlesque stages and he blamed movies for the bulk of juvenile delinquents. The convention closes today in Toledo.
Jerseyville Ohio notices that Jerseyville M E Church worship hours switch to mornings. Next Sunday service starts at ten o clock with the sermon titled Nothing But Leaves. All are invited to attend.
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