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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
2
In Knoxville a round-up of over 300 youths across twelve poolrooms prompted deputies to check permits. One patrolman confessed lacking final cards, while another secured a replacement from the local board. A navy recruit hopeful balked at service, expressing fear of consequences in a tense encounter.
Mrs. Martin S. Hardman of Northampton Massachusetts spoke for the first time in eighteen months when bidding her son Peave goodbye at the station as he joined the draft at Camp Devens. Doctors had been puzzled by her long loss of voice and warned recovery might come only in an emotional crisis.
The infant of Mrs. J. Wert of Newport was born in a skiff as floods from the Ohio forced the family from their water-bound home. Her husband was removing her from the residence while Mrs. Bogart helped during the perilous moment as icy Ohio waters swirled around the boat.
A Chinese traveler bound for the Orient offered a tin box of biscuits to a customs inspector. An opened biscuit revealed a $20 gold piece, and nearly $500 in gold was found concealed in the biscuits.
A wartime item urges workers to stay committed and act in support of the war effort. It condemns dissent and urges perseverance, praising a female conductor and the duty of every citizen to support the front lines. The tone is urgent and combative, calling for unity and decisive action.
Reports from Ruhleben prisoners describe barbed wire fever mental strain after nearly three years of confinement. Observations from civilians in Germany depict a nation under blight with deserted stations, fuel shortages, and women working on railways as a wartime strain widens.
London crowds at Burlington House view forty uniforms worn by women in service including messengers munition and agricultural workers and nurses. Exhibition organizers urge reporters to note women in out of the way positions to add to daily growing lists.
In Pasco Washington a large gas well in sagebrush country has been tamed after three years of discovery and development. Gas flow started from a water-seeking settler incident, a passerby sparked it with a lighted match, and 18 months of continuous burning followed. The old well was capped three months ago and gas now fuels a modern drilling engine as an 18 inch pipe is sunk into the reservoir.
The Christian Church congregation unanimously extended a call to Rev. B. Db. Murch of Parkersburg. Murch accepted and will start his work soon bringing his family to town. He previously led the local church for years before leaving to enter business in Athens.
Beginning today taps will be sounded across the United States at the same moment as in France for Our Boys. The time difference places central states at 4 30 PM. Citizens should stand at attention with uncovered heads to honor American soldiers who have fallen. In Athens Harold Wise will cue taps daily from the courthouse steps at 4 20 PM.
A Columbus telegram urges Athens County merchants to report sugar quantities sold from July 1 to August 25 for canning. Merchants must mail totals to the county food committee by September 11, with Frank Roach as committee chairman.
A sharp saying warns that those who boast of honesty may still waste your time. It contrasts theft of time with theft of money, implying deceitful behavior can hide in plain virtue.
A man, unable to make money, consoles himself with the thought that mere weak gulgar. The remark hints at personal resignation and a self comforting view amid financial struggle.
The central delivery system ends after years of operation as labor troubles during the war hamper staff. Merchants shift to cash and carry or own trucks, reducing reliance on the central service and possibly adding a delivery surcharge.
Playground Director W. P. Porter states the facility is in excellent condition for football and other sports and invites anyone wanting to practice to come during proper hours before the football season.
Flore presents a dainty collar and vestee of vallance and net as the season's new vogue. The planned style pairs well with an Eton suit or frock or with a brown and yellow single piece sweater, highlighting the fresh fall look.
The first American tank battalion, trained by British veterans and equipped with advanced tanks, is prepared for shipment to the western front. British instructors praise the crews as well trained and adaptable, ready to operate machines and deliver as an effective force. The men are carefully selected for physical fitness and temperament, becoming expert mechanics and tacticians.
The American bark Retriever found peril near Honolulu with a bad leak and imminent sinking but failed to attract aid as passing ships reportedly mistook it for an enemy raider. Captain John Ross reported repeated distress signals. federal officials investigate as the vessel docks in Honolulu.
A nervous system expert touts Bio-seven as a quick path from fatigue to vigor and ambition. It claims to restore energy in less than two weeks for those worn down by fast living or substance use, with a seven day starter and a physician note about the formula.
Seattle schooner officers say nearly one hundred Kuskokwim district natives in Western Alaska died of starvation this spring after a severe winter left them unable to hunt or fish. The crew rescued twelve miners at Good News who had subsisted on moss until relief arrived, delayed by Behring Sea breakup.
Sir Bernard Mallet, registrar general of Great Britain, estimates the war has cost Europe at least 12.5 million potential births. Britain alone reportedly loses about 650,000 future children, with other belligerents suffering greater losses. He calculates daily a 7,000 child-life deficit for the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and the central powers.
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