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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
5
Numerous social announcements including club meetings postponed until April 20 and a Higley Study Circle gathering. Birth of Robert Leonard Boetticher announced by Prof. and Mrs. A. W. Boetticher. Easter visits, travel notes, and campus news cover residents from Millfield to Columbus and Marietta.
The Kindergarten Mothers Club schedules a meeting for Wednesday, April 14 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. The note adds a playful aside about young girls painting their faces and ends with a reflection on human nature and social expectation.
A new golden chemical by Dr Price named P D Q promises to eradicate bed bugs roaches fleas and eggs from infested homes. A 35 cent package yields a quart of bug killer and includes a free patent spout for hard to reach areas. Hospital and hotel sizes available, 2 50 for five gallons. sold by Clines Pharmacy Terre Haute Indiana and by mail prepaid from Owl Chemical Co.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalling North Congress armory, Court street tin awning, mud on East State, Albany as Lee Post office, and a host of local landmarks. It recalls Amos Miller’s seminary at Guysville, the Browns families, Round Hole swimming, blue uniforms, Codey’s Magazine, sulfur and molasses seasons, Parkersburg rail service, polka scenes, and a changing cityscape.
French forces moved into Mainz Kassel and other Rhine cities as Marshal Foch ordered an advance to enforce the Versailles treaty. German troops evacuated Darmstadt and Frankfurt while Reichswehr losses were reported at 100 killed and 200 wounded.
London April 6 dispatch reports heavy fighting outside Essen with Reichswehr entering the city and then being driven out by communists. Work halted and red guards fired on looters. The central workers council left Essen overnight, destination unknown, with red leaders possibly fleeing to allied-occupied areas. Reichswehr expected to retake the city soon.
In heavy fog off New York harbor on Monday the Pan American tanker S M Spaulding collided with the ship Eastern Knight, a naval radio reported. The Spaulding suffered a broken top stem and hull holes but was not in immediate danger. the Eastern Knight sustained no reported damage. Both ships were headed to New York from Tampico and Cristobal.
A short ad touts Freezone as a cheap remedy for all corn types and calluses. It claims instant relief with simple fingertip removal and no soreness, promoted as a Cincinnati invention popular with druggists.
The Plains residents Mrs Cain Connett and Mrs Lon Humphrey with their sons visited Athens on Tuesday. Mrs Liz Guess traveled to Athens on Tuesday due to her daughter Mildred Burson’s illness. Mr and Mrs Joe Hutchins attended Abe Mohler’s funeral at Logan on Wednesday and had dinner with her mother Mrs Seth Robinson. Mr and Mrs Harry Stevens of Columbus were in town Tuesday night for Mildred Burson’s illness. Mrs Lon Humphrey with sons Mrs George Ball and Wilmuth Roberts were Athens shoppers on Saturday.
Street car service will resume in Toledo at 5 a m tomorrow after a federal court hearing. Rail-Light Company will operate on seven cent fares with two cent transfers, up one cent. The street car union signed an agreement to call off the strike if a fair increase is granted.
Mrs Helen C Statler of Kalama zoo Michigan announces candidacy on the Republican ticket for the Third Michigan district. Endorsed by a Michigan women committee led by Mrs Caroline Bartlett Crane. She is the daughter of Col F W Curtenius and granddaughter of J P Woodbury. A Wells College graduate.
A health column promotes red lips and pink cheeks by increasing red blood corpuscles. It claims three grain hypo-nuclane tablets, taken over months, improve blood, nervous system, and general health. says apothecary shops sell sealed packages.
An English inventor develops a crutch with a top made from heavy rubber tubing and parallel sides ending in a rocker, detailing a novel ergonomic support device.
Jerseyville Ohio plans a Thursday program with a school exhibit at 2:00 PM and an evening entertainment at 7:30 PM. A pie social and box supper will follow, with proceeds aiding the school. Public invited.
Robert Coates of Athens underwent removal of tonsils and adenoids. Chas W Harrison of The Plains had surgery to remove a polyp and terminate bone.
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