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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
4
A call to increase productivity urges every worker to exert maximum effort on the job. With 2,000,000 workers moved to the front, the nation must surpass prewar output to supply clothing, ammunition, coal, and weapons. The aim is to shorten the war and save lives.
A wartime exhortation argues Europe faces millions of widows and orphans as men go to war. It urges better training of youth in government schools to reduce future losses, claiming preparedness by citizens and using a Liberty Bond as a key weapon. It warns that the fate of mothers, children, and families hinges on collective choices and support.
The Army will train millions of men 18 to 45 in jiu jitsu under the Commission on Training Camp Activities. Instructors emphasize practical, no rules fighting used against German adversaries, with focus on surprise and overcoming physical disadvantage.
The article argues Marshal Foch will not permit a lull and may unleash a major surprise attack on a weak German flank. It envisions a thrust with the spearhead of over 1,000,000 trained American troops eager for action, promising a massive smash against the German line.
A vintage breakfast luncheon and dinner menu lists simple kitchen staples. Entries include oatmeal mashed potatoes homemade raspberry jam new apple sauce coddled eggs coffee sardines riced potato cucumber and radish salad on shredded lettuce and war bread followed by sliced peaches spaghetti with tomato and cheese green peas in turnip cups celery and apple salad rolled oats date cookies and iced tea.
A collage of home cookery tips and recipes including Stuffed Artichokes with garlic oil, Eggplant Shells with breadcrumb filling, Luncheon Tomatoes with cheese and eggs, Camouflaged Tea, gravy tips from vegetable juices, removing fresh paint from fabrics, and polishing forks with a wooden skewer.
The item recounts Hert Lytell during a Hollywood hike noticing an elderly woman knitting a sweater for her cavalry son, asking about it and hearing it has taken weeks. It also notes a liberal lawyer’s death and a friend’s rush back for rites, joking about the defense. A Philadelphia worker asks to go south, joking about church roles.
The piece notes that rents have not risen as sharply as many other cost increases, shaping the discussion on housing affordability and economic pressures for landlords and tenants alike.
Soldiers blame slow mail on senders careless addressing. Four-fifths of letters to the American Expeditionary Force read simply “Somewhere in France” or to A E F, with many soldiers sharing common names. Relatives urged to include regiment, company and A P O numbers to ease delivery and lessen post office burden.
The August 24 draft listing from Athens County names twenty-one year old registrants with registration and order numbers. Names include Harold Bentley, James Rowan, Alfred Morrison, John Fader, Kepler Cowen, Cyril Oxley, Walter Poston, Winfield Ogan, Allan Sprague, David Owens, and many others across Athens Nelsonville Glouster and surrounding towns.
Fragmentary listings include Ellott Clifford Pyle Deau Adam Byron Rairden Box 37 Nelsonville and John Henry Thorp 53 RB State Athens with Louis Washington 19 8 Lancaster Athens. Details unclear but appear to be a roster or address notes from Athens area records.
An old editorial cautions young women entertaining male friends to be careful with orders as menu prices now require a full pocketbook to stay indifferent.
A newspaper column explains etiquette for wedding ceremonies and gifts. It notes the engagement ring is set aside during the ceremony and returned afterward, and that the bride often gives her maid of honor a lasting personal gift such as a vanity case or beauty pin to remember the bride.
The bride’s friends are asked to bring thimbles and craft small items as gifts for the shower. Guests will make pads, sachets, hangers, dust cloths, and tea towels from cheesecloth and cotton batting, filling the afternoon with a simple, playful activity.
The advertisement touts 20th Century Liniment for backache rheumatism lumbago neuraglia sciatica and other pains with claims of rapid relief. It stresses non irritant formula containing camphor menthol iodine and other authorities approved ingredients and promises money back if results fail after a week of nightly rubbing.
Next Sunday September 15 marks the fourth anniversary of the Mohicans Class with a program honoring the event. Original members will recall early history including the first meeting name colors baseball minstrel show Warwhoop Pathers and Sons dinner. The group has grown from seven to fifty five members and invites all past and present members to attend.
A testimonial highlights lasting stomach trouble relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The writer reports renewed energy and daily tasks, including caring for two cows and chickens. The ad also mentions a money back guarantee and McKee Drug Co. involvement. Also notes new heart shaped spectacle lenses with claimed advantages.
The article extols S S S as a century old vegetable blood purifier, claims it cleanses impurities, and notes free medical advice from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia. It emphasizes the product's reliability and long-standing use by druggists across the country.
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