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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
5
Mrs J S Duncan of 8 South Congress Street goes to Columbus this morning to spend Easter with her daughter Miss Ethel Cabeen.
Cincinnati resident T J Davis returns from Athens after trustees meeting at Ohio University. Mrs Dupler and son Ralph go to Logan to visit Easter with Blosser family. Blanche and Rose Price depart for Columbus for a weekend visit. Blackwood and Dr Stanley travel to Columbus hospital for treatment. H M Taylor returns from Cumberland Maryland visiting Leo Schaeffler. Frank Dean goes to Lima for aunt Elizabeth Morris death. Minnie Dean to join him. I M Foster travels to Washington after Ohio University trustees meeting. McVickers move to Columbus. property bought and goods shipped. Marty Poston arrives from Ogontz School to spend Easter with grandparents in Park Place. Missionary address by Rev Arthur J Bowen at Richland Avenue M P Church Sunday. Martin family return from visit with son.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple weight loss method requiring four small tablets daily with no dieting or exercise. It urges readers to buy a case from a druggist or mail $1 to Marmola Co. in Detroit and follow directions, claiming harmlessness as an absolute safeguard.
Mrs. Dave Russell leaves for Akron after a two week visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dean. She is joined to Toledo by Miss Edith Sweeney to spend time with Mrs. Sarah McCoy and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sweeney, relatives of Athens residents Brent G. Metcalf and A. C. Stewart.
Secretary Daniels told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee he did not say Japan's Pacific activities menace the United States nor urge fortifications. He did urge funding for a large Pacific base in San Francisco with a $10,000,000 appropriation, noting the discussion touched on Japan's naval program.
Washington led the states in apple production for the first time, pushing New York to second place, with Virginia third and California fourth.
Funeral services for Mrs. W. B. Johnson were held Friday at 10 a m in the Christian church. Rev E D Murch presided with a quartet singing hymns and a life sketch read. Attendees included relatives from Trimble Logan Columbus and Glouster among others.
President Jewell of the AFL railway department says 2,000,000 railway workers will appeal to the transportation labor board for wage increases totaling one billion dollars annually. He cites a break up of talks and notes the act provisions guiding the labor board under Esch Cummins.
Rome reports the senate voted confidence in Premier Nitti after his speech outlining cabinet policies. The 107 to 11 result followed a similar deputies vote and was seen as granting the government a free hand to carry out the Nitti program.
Cleveland officials said a former city hall employee caused a shortage estimated at about 15000 dollars. State examiner F D Green from Columbus will report to State Auditor A V Donahey next week. Action may await Donahey's review as the resigning employee lacked sufficient bond.
Rain again halted the game in Jackson Tennessee causing the Giants and Red Sox to travel to Nashville. A matinee is planned today if weather allows.
An Athens drug store advertises Nerv Worth as a spring tonic that strengthens nerves aids digestion and improves sleep while restoring energy after influenza. It promises a money back guarantee if the product does not tone and build the body. The ad lists Nerv Worth pills and the accompanying liquid and notes several partner pharmacies in nearby towns.
A 19th century style home remedy advises growing deafness sufferers to take 1 ounce double strength peppermint steeped in a pint of hot water with a bit of sugar, drink 1 tablespoon four times daily. Clogged nostrils clear and breathing improves, mucus stops dropping, and relief from head noises is claimed.
A Decatur reader, Mia Benjamin F Blakeney, testifies that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best medicine for colds and coughs. She notes giving it to her children for croup and using it herself, highlighting widespread gratitude from families.
Four U S customs officers clashed with seven Mexican smugglers forty miles southeast of Laredo. Three smugglers were killed, four escaped, and no officers were injured.
A joint legislative committee in Columbus on April 2 recommended abolishing the current board of administration and appointing a single director to oversee 23 state institutions. The plan would centralize four board members’ powers into a Department of Welfare with one head supervising the blind commission revenue research and child welfare programs. The Soldiers and Labor orphans home proposal faces disagreement, with GA Reed American Legion post to be asked for input.
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