Need of Scout Masters for War Effort
The Boy Scouts of America call for Scoutmasters to guide troop growth during wartime. Desired men are former regular boys with understanding of youth, able to be "chums" and role models. No prior scouting experience needed. one weekly meeting and a clean character suffice. draft-age and older men welcome. Scouting aims to sustain training of boys and support national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Boy Scouts of America
Sccu
Gide
America
England
Congress
Now or Never Liberty Bond Call to World War Effort
The piece argues Germany planned the war, invaded Belgium, and seeks unconditional surrender. It urges total victory to prevent harsh terms and lifelong consequences, calling for unwavering support of Liberty Bonds as a sane response to the global crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
Brewery editors and loans to buy a newspaper
Brewers offered a New York editor nearly half a million to purchase a Washington newspaper with no interest and repayment from future profits. The editor, already sympathetic, would write pro brewery editorials. The plan was exposed, revealing the pressure on breweries and their editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Condin
Government rules take hold as merchants face price controls
A New Haven grocers firm contributes 85 000 to the Red Cross by order of the Food Administration after charging excessive prices. Other cases from Greenville, Fargo, Watertown, Indianapolis, Oneida and Phoenix show licenses revoked, stores closed, or refusals of sugar for misstatements. The piece argues government authority is real and obedience shows democracy’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven .Conn
Red Cross
Food Administration
Greenville Tex
State Council of National Defense
Commission
Fargo
N. D
Watertown
Wis
Indianapolis
Oneida
N. Y
Phoenix
Ariz
Uncle Sam
America
Breakfast and Dinner Menu Highlights
A period style household menu lists breakfast items such as sliced peaches ready cooked cereal beef in the shell toast and coffee. Luncheon features string beans and beer salad sour cream biscuits and blueberry tea cake. Dinner calls for broiled steak new potatoes Swiss chard greens dressed cucumbers cake and hot sauce with coffee.
Vintage Recipes and Household Tips Share The Kitchen
A compact collection of old time kitchen instructions covers Huckleberry Pudding and Yellow Tomato Salad with steps for creaming butter and sugar, folding in egg whites, and baking. It also includes Bathtub Cleaner using chloride of lime and baking soda, plus guidance for cream sauces and Shrimp Salad with mayo dressing.
Dinner Stories and Jests in Old Park Tales
A girl inflates a lion tale to her mother and a nurse, prompting a reprimand and a joke about angels. An egotistical man marries a gentler, loyal wife and is teased by friends. A convalescent reader jokes that The German Invasion of Belgium made him stronger as he grew angrier.
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Nurse
John
Belgium
Liberty Day marks 426 years since Columbus discovery
A Brazilian league plans a Pan American propaganda push on October 12 to celebrate Liberty Day. The date marks 426 years since Columbus discovered America. The remark notes some South American countries have not discovered Germany yet.
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America
Germany
Athens county to raise funds for Liberty Loan drive
Athens county plans to absorb 1 136 890 in fourth issue bonds during a three week campaign ending October 19 at midnight. Salesmen will report daily to captains and Chairman Alderman. Partial payments are allowed with installments from 10 to 30 percent across several dates. County subdivisions are allocated specific bond amounts by population and wealth.
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Liberty Loan
Athens County
Alderman
Liberty Loa
Worl
Athens
Nelsonville
York
Glouster and Trimble
Amesville
Ames
Marshfield and
Waterloo
Coolville
Troy
Albany and Lee Township
Carthage Township
Canaan Township
Alexander Township
Dover Township
Sage Fogamid
Rome Township
Bern Township
Real Estate Transfers In Chauncey and Surrounding Townships
George W. Green transfers a 100 by 150 foot lot in Chauncey to Ellen Archer valued at 920 dollars. H R Burchfield transfers 1185 lot in Nelsonville to Raymond T Lamb valued at 1350 dollars. Ina Conkey transfers 5 acres in Waterloo Township to Eldon Conkey valued at 165 dollars. Ira Conkey and family transfer 95 acres to Everett M and Austin R Conkey valued at 1110 dollars. Ira Conkey transfers 50 acres to Arthur Conkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Green
Ellen Archer
Chauncey Lands
Nelsonville
H. R. Burchfield
Raymond T. Lamb
Waterloo Township
Ina Conkey
Eldon Conkey
Ira Conkey
Everett M
Austin R. Conkey
Arthur Conkey
Mother Grays Powders Benefit Many Children
Mothers report Mother Gray's Sweet Powders ease headaches colds feverishness stomach troubles and bowel irregularities in children. Easy pleasant to take and effective after 39 years of use. Sold by druggists everywhere for 25 cents.
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Mother Gray
Etiquette Advice Column by Marie Riley
Questions answered on etiquette in this column. Readers send in inquiries with self addressed stamped envelopes for personal responses. The piece notes that women should dress for entertaining at home and to align attire with the event.
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Marie Riley
Mourning Etiquette Adapts As War Changes Customs
The piece urges inviting mourners to maintain normal life after an initial bereavement month. It notes the war has tempered mourning rituals, with people more active daily despite loss, and argues bereaved individuals should carry on with a cheerful, usual appearance.
Proper funeral attire for mourning in quiet black
The article advises wearing a quiet black dress for funerals though dark colors suffice. It notes that relatives by marriage who do not plan to mourn may still appear in black at the service.
Felt bad fits and old world tailoring advice
A humorous piece contrasts home tailoring with out-of-town services, warning that fittings from afar often produce ill results. It ends with a moral about poor fits and social jibes, then lists Athens merchants and services across multiple categories from banks to dry goods.
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The
Athens Daily Messenger
Now OR
Pottatoes
Athens Electric CO
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens Messenger
Athens National Bank
F. L. Alderman
Athens Printery CO
Bank OF Athens National Banking Association
W. B. Golden
W. S. Blackwood
Carpenter How. CO
Glouster
Cash Shoe Store
Corner Court
Mill Streets
the Cline Pharmacy CO
Cline Ice Cream CO
Cornwell & Co., Jewelers and Optometrists
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Emmett H. Cotton
W. M. Cray
M. T. Ellis
Foutch’s Bakery
Pose Alipiecy Magheon
Hibbard’s Music Shop
Edison Diamond Disc
Columbia Grafonolas
Home Furnishing CO
the Home Telephone CO
J. H. Johnson Novelty CO
Kerr Hardware CO
Lash’s Drug
Lash
Lostro Auto Sales CO
Overland and
Willys-Knight Automobiles
Federal Trucks
Maxwell’s
McHenry & Sisler
Wooltex
the Messenger Printery CO
Moler Auto Sales CO
Chevrolet and
Cadillac Motor Cars
Republic and
Sterling Trucks
Murphy Bros
Scott Haney CO
Home of Good Clothes
Sam Sommer
Star Mineral Water Works CO
F. C. Stedman CO
Ohio
the Union Grocery CO
Cambell Block
Wolfe Bros
D. Zenner Co.—Modern Department Store
Missouri
MC Merker
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