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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
6
Ferrol abandons conservative sales to woo buyers at lunch, using lavish meals and high fashion to clinch deals. The Bonanza Copper rise backs his new method, financing growing expenses as commissions lag behind.
A reader asks about red vaseline to grow eyelashes, blackhead remedies, and tweezing eyebrows. Guidance covers vaseline types and drug store availability, a green soap and witch hazel facial treatment, sterilized needle guidance, and advice against tweezing eyebrows. The column also responds to two letters about heartbreak from a married man and about real love, urging self-respect and deliberate forgetting of the flirtation.
Mrs Thompson receives guidance on whether to answer a long overdue letter from a man she met during vacation. The correspondent notes mail delays, eight months of silence, and a possible upcoming departure to France. The reply encourages Peggy to respond, saying the long silence could make him glad to hear from her.
Amesville's village schools began Monday with typical enrollment. The staff includes Prof. Dinsmore as Dist Supt and Miss Edytha Trickett as principal with Miss Helen Morris and Miss Jessie Lotta as assistants. Local visits include W E Smith of Somerset and Mrs. Johnson of Chesterhill. News notes cover coroner candidate B A Rutledge, Sunday guests, and a tall tale about a 73 year old being youngest in the family. A need for a local blacksmith is noted amid various registrations and community updates.
Virgil Anthony writes to his parents reporting good health and a better morale as he adapts to army life. He describes home cooking, no meal lines, and toast at every meal while noting a German artillery bombardment that missed its target. He recalls Italian scenery, snow capped mountains, river colors from melted snow, quaint castles, and locals offering souvenirs. He mentions village life, water carriers, fig trees, and a band performance for titled locals.
Pvt Earnest Sidenstricker writes from France describing arrival at camp, muddy march life, wine regions, old cities and cathedrals, and encounters with prisoners and Chinese laborers. G Everette Stephenson reports from Italy noting language mixups, warm days, and vivid impressions of Italian countryside and culture.
Pvt Francis Blackwood and Private Robert Blackwood report from France on mail delays, shellfire nearby, gas casualties, and camp life. They describe ruined towns, craters, air raids, and brief visits to Paris, noting weather, hunger, and a joking “Hell Heaven or Hoboken” refrain.
In August 1918 letters from Dudley Swindell in Europe and a France front line note to Velma and Walter Barnhill are published. Dudley writes he is well at an unfamiliar camp and may move soon while Ben Lent stays with him. The Barnhills’ brother says he is well with a cold after two weeks of movement and short stays in towns damaged by shelling.
Advice favors plain cocoanut oil over soaps and shampoos to wash hair. Moisten hair, rub in oil to create rich lather, rinse to remove dust dirt and debris, leaving hair soft and silky. The oil is inexpensive, grease free, and lasts for months for a family.
French inventors announce a vertical axis rotary motor for hydro planes that is completely protected from water. The device aims to improve durability and performance in aquatic environments.
Morgan county resumes see veteran educators like Charlie Dunn promising strong spelling results. Lillian Rardin teaches in Mt. Hermon district after a 30 year rest. Local visits include Henry Burns and Lilian Rardin in Athens. A birth reported for Mr. Roberts.
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