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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1922

Page

6

Real Estate Transfers Across Athens and Alexander Townships

Real estate transfers list multiple deeds across Athens and Alexander Townships including parcels in Athens City and Ames, with buyers and sellers such as McHarg Paterson Mansfield King Baker Lowry Connett White Burton Cray Johnson Dalton Hamilton Swanger Beasley Ellis Dalton Kline Miller Olds Call Temple and Henry, reflecting modest to substantial acreages and total consideration amounts up to 97 328 dollars. The record details specific lots, tracts, and ownership chains among numerous individuals and families.

Athens City Amelia S. Lowry Raymond Connett Frank Moore Carlos R. White Harley Burton Marion Crossen Chas Lydia Cray A. N Laura M. Johnson Ralphy A. Dalton Oden C Mara Johnson Isabelle Frank Hamilton John Erma Swanger Chas. Mariner John Call Elmer Tom Francis Olds Joe Lucy Marcinko Dortha Hudnall Chas. Coen Oscar Fulton Dow C. Grones Alberta C. Grones C. L. Poston Adrian R. White Alexander Township Wm. W. Henry Martha Henry A. Chase Harriett McBee Albert G. Grass Ames Township G. W. Linscott Homer Carl Linscott Nancy Dower Lena Anderson Homer Linscott Esther Linscott Homer Linsecott Nancy Linscott

Musterole promises quick neuralgia relief and comfort

An old time remedy Musterole is advertised for neuralgia. The clean white ointment uses oil of mustard but claims no burning or blistering, suitable for temples and neck. Available in jars or tubes at 65 to 85 cents, hospital size three dollars. Better than a mustard plaster.

Obituary for Isaac H Nice of Athens Ohio Civil War veteran

Isaac H Nice born December 7 1842 in Washington County Ohio died April 1 1922 at Athens Ohio aged 79 years 3 months 24 days He was a Civil War veteran in Company G 92nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry wounded at Chicamauga His life after service centered in Athens County as a carpenter He married Minerva Jane DeVore on May 19 1867 and had five children Surviving are his wife seven brothers and five sisters two sons Harley F E and Henry D Nice two daughters Stella A Creamer and Hattie A Anthony a granddaughter and a grandson plus other relatives The obituary notes his grit in recovery and his strong constitution

Isaac H. Nice Philip Rebecca Nice Washington County Ohio Athens Mr. Nice Co. G 92Nd Reg Nelsonville Jerseyville Road Minerva Jane DeVore Harley FE Henry D. Nice Stella A. Creamer Hattie A. Anthony Etta May Harold Byerly Fisher Harold E. Nice William Max Byerly

Be Careful What You Wash Your Childs Hair With

Advice on choosing hair shampoo for children warns against alkali in common soaps and shampoos. Recommends falsified cocoanut oil shampoo as safe and gentle, showing how to prepare a lather with warm water and use for cleansing scalp. Claims the product cleans effectively, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.

WG Y Plans Two Part Albany Music Via GE Station

WG Y at Schenectady will broadcast a Wednesday two part musical program with the first segment from 8:30 to 9 and the second from 9:30 to 9:55. Albany artists perform courtesy of the Albany chamber of commerce.

WGY General Electric Company Schenectady N. Y Albany, N. Y

Columbus Lawyer Richard Brandon Dies in Apparent Self Inflicted Gunshot

In Columbus on April 10 attorney Richard Brandon, described as a prominent young real attorney, killed himself with a bullet to the temple. The death is attributed to ill health. his body was found this morning after a janitor entered his office in the New Hayden building.

Columbus Richard Brandon Young l Real Jant Tress Brandon New Hayden Building

Women Senators Bill to Amend British North America Act

The matter of amending the British North American Act to allow Canadian women to become senators will be taken up shortly, according to a statement by Premier Es.

Card of Thanks for Help During Illness and Death

We thank friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father. Special thanks to Rev Timmons for consoling words and the Copeland quartet for music. We thank the G A R and Co L for cemetery services and all for floral offerings. Mrs Isaac Nice and Children.

Timmons Copeland Co. L Isaac Nice

Coal Strike Fails To Resume Work In Panhandle Region

In Wheeling West Virginia on April 10 the tenth day of the coal strike saw no mines reopen in the panhandle counties of West Virginia or eastern Ohio. Miners used the mild weather to begin gardens.

Wheeling W. Va Panhandle West Virginia Ohio

Rochester Accepts War Wounded as a Community Task

Rochester Minnesota hosts ex service men from all over the country seeking care at the Mayo clinic under the care of the Mayo brothers and the American Legion. The Legion plans a 500 bed hospital funded by its 30 000 Minnesota members to ensure ongoing relief and treatment.

Rochester Minn United States Mayo Brothers American Legion The Legion Auxiliary Legion Minnesota

Supreme Court Asked to Review Divorce Alimony Ruling

The Washington Supreme Court is asked to review a county judge’s decision awarding the husband alimony suit money and attorney fees in a divorce action brought by the wife.

Supreme Court of the State of Washington

An April Guide for Backyard Gardeners

An April guide for gardeners recommends planting trans planted cabbage beets carrots Swiss chard Kohlrabi lettuce onion seed and sets parsnips radishes spinach. It warns against working wet soil and advises testing soil texture by crumbling a soil ball then preparing seed beds only where planting can occur. It notes depth depends on soil season and seed size with carrots and parsnips sown thickly and firming soil after sowing.

Dear Annie Laurie Advice Column Snapshot

A young baker asks whether to quit night work to please a girlfriend who disapproves. Tom advises keeping the job, not engagement dependent. Annie Laurie replies on propriety of meeting a suitor’s mother and accepting invitations. Brownie weighs in on returning a picture after a falling out.

Lonesome Tom Annie Laurie Tam

Doctor Counsels Slow Recovery After Flu

Dr Copeland replies that recovery from the flu can take months and urges the patient to remain under a doctor’s care and follow advice carefully as severe shoulder and nerve pains persist. The exchange notes a cautious prognosis and emphasizes continued medical supervision.

Kindly send self addressed stamped envelope for details

A brief notice requests readers to mail a self addressed stamped envelope enclosing the question to obtain full particulars. The ad emphasizes repeating the question for clarity and prompts action.

Athens

Professor Lee Everett Found Dead After Jump

The mangled body of Professor Lee Everett aged 50 of New Philadelphia will be shipped to New Philadelphia for funeral and burial. He suffered a nervous breakdown and leaped in front of a Big Four flyer at the Granville Worthington pike crossing near Worthington just north of Columbus. He had been living in Sharon Township. He is survived by a widow.

Columbus Professor Lee Everett New Philadelphia Everett Granville-Wothington Pike Worthington Sharon Township

Prefers Quiet Life As paralyzed widow tours city

In Cincinnati on April 10 Pauline Wa hatche a 50 year old confined to her room for 15 years due to paralysis experienced a rare outing in an auto with friends. The trip exposed her to modern fashion like bobbed hair short skirts and peekaboo waists which she labeled shocking and disgraceful and she chose to return home preferring the privacy of her room over the city’s changes.

Cincinnati Pauline Wahatche

Sturdy Youngsters Take Father Johns Medicine

An advertisement touts Father Johns Medicine as a spring health tonic for children. It claims to build strength and flesh, fight disease, and cleanse impurities with pure food elements and no drugs.

Father John

Hocking Valley Baseball Prospects and Local Teams

The Messenger asks for reports on base ball prospects in the Hocking Valley for the coming season. It lists Jacksonville Glouster Chauncey Millfield and Murray City as potential teams and urges communities planning independent teams to send details. Timely reports by early the day after games ensure fair coverage and to avoid omissions.

Hocking Valley Jacksonville Glouster Chauncey Millfield Murray City Messenger The

Arrests Expected in Delaware Theft of Groceries

In Columbus on April 10 authorities anticipate arrests in a case charging that thousands of dollars of canned goods sugar and coffee stolen from Moneypenny Hammond Wholesale Grocers were shipped to Delaware and sold. Suspects include George Howard 41 W R Watkins 22 and R M Ritter 23 all company employees and Albert Clark 57 Columbus freight handler linked to plans for sending the loot to Delaware.

Columbus Delaware Moneypenny-Hammond Company George Howard W. R. Watkins R. M. Ritter Albert Clark Columbus, Delaware and Marion Traction Company Clark

Prominent Ohio Republican bids for secretary of state

Major Thad H. Brown of Columbus declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He promised to improve ballot procedures for Ohio women and to devise a system to expedite ballot counting.

Ohio International News Service Columbus Thad H. Brown State Civil Service Commission

Average Ohio farm wage declines to 52 monthly

Ohio farm wages on April 1 averaged 52 dollars a month, down 8 to 10 dollars from a year earlier per C. J. West agricultural statistician. Labor supply in most regions is ample, suggesting normal farm labor conditions but urban unemployed may not be skilled enough for farm work.

Ohio C. J. West Federal Crop Reporting Service

Farmers Gain as War Daze Ends and Prices Rise

Chicago reports stockmen and farmers have increased wealth by about 1.046 billion dollars in ninety days due to market rebounds. President E C Brown of the National Live Stock Exchange cites hog cattle and sheep gains, plus higher wheat corn and oats values, boosting postwar wealth to about 1.569 billion in current terms. He credits established marketing systems for lifting farmers from a low mood after the war.

International News Service Chicago Til E. C. Brown National Live Stock Exchange Iowa Nebraska Brown

Is It Proper For Girls to Ask Dates Debate

Wooster College faces a delay as no volunteers agree to argue the negative side of Is It Proper for Girls to Ask for Dates. The affirmative side has many volunteers, while the faculty dispute continues amid rapid spread of the fact. All but two girls in one dormitory have secured dates with Kennarden fellows.

International News Service Wooster Wooster College Kennarden

Knights of the road held by Athens sheriff after tip

Eight men were detained in Athens after Sheriff Herb Parker received a call from Pomeroy directing the arrest of all persons found on the northbound K and M freight train following a rail delivery in Pomeroy. None of the detained suspects were from the Pomeroy jail.

Knights of the Road Athens Herb Parker Pomeroy

Train Halt Near Grosvenor Yields No Former Prisoner

Early Sunday morning Sheriff Packer and Deputy McKinley stopped a train at Grosvenor arriving at 7:50. They removed fighting hoboes, but Sheriff Reeves later released them in Athens after determining none was a former prisoner from Pomeroy jail.

Packer McKinley Grosvenor Reeves Athens Pomeroy

Albany Church to Be Repaired After Storm Damage

Albany Ohio April 10 The Baptist church damaged by a storm will be repaired with funds raised locally. Furniture moved, homeless congregation using Presbyterian church temporarily. Church conference held with four churches to secure a pastor. Rev Bowen of Granville and State Agent Thompson attended.

Albany, O Presbyterian Church Belle Lindley Bowen Granville Thompson

Carnegie Steel suspends Mingo Junction furnaces in strike

The Ohio Valley sees first strike impact as Carnegie Steel at Mingo Junction suspends three furnaces affecting about 1500 mill workers. The plant, consuming 30 carloads of coke daily, lacks fuel and market supply, prompting shutdown. The strike reportedly halts plans to open the Bellaire mill as well.

Wheeling W. Va Ohio Valley Carnegie Steel Company Mingo Junction Carnegie Bellaire

Local Visitors and Illness Reported in Plains Area

The Plains residents hosted visitors including Earl Guseman and family from Carbondale and James Bell households while others stayed for mining resumption. Cliff Wolf of Logan visited Roscoe Shields and Jim Anderson from Jacksonville stayed with Ed Anderson. Jessie Dicken attended a party in Athens with Margaret Boyles. Cliff Gabriel is seriously ill from poison effects and Mrs Aude Gabriel suffers bladder trouble. Rhody Waymer of unknown origin also noted.

Earl Guseman Carbondale William Guseman Aude Gabriel Rhody Waymer

Orchard area notes and local errands reported

Sugar Creek residents perform house chores while families like Worth Dickens and Mr and Mrs Floyd Whitlatch report ill children. A group including Mr and Mrs Dave Aleshire and daughter Evelyn join the Lyons on a trip to Athens for American Legion Arbor Day events. Road work on The Plains road halts due to baked dry gravel, and families Zine Courtney Porter Thorn and May Campbell travel to Athens. Hutchins family hosts Pattons from Nelsonville and Haydenville for Sunday dinner.

Sugar Creek Worth Dicken Youraa Floyd Whitlatch Yell Buffington Orla Shreves Hubert Dave Aleshire Evelyn James Lyons Athens American Legion Plains Zine Courtney Harry Porter Ralph George Thorn May Campbell Joe Hutchins Harry Patton and Sons Nelsonvile J. W. Patton Haydenville

Beck Slaying in Oklahoma Closed as Day Is Cleared

Oklahoma City April 10 Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ward Beck's body is en route to Washington marking a closed chapter in Beck s slaying. Prosecuting Attorney Forest Hughes said no action against Judge Jean P Day will be taken unless new evidence emerges. Army officials plan to present inquest transcripts to Washington as Burns and army intelligence consider further inquiry.

International News Service Oklahoma City Okla Paul Ward Beck Washington Pioneer Army Oklahoma Forest Hughes Jean P. Day Beck Army Intelligence Bureau of the Judge Day William J. Burns United States Secret Service Army Intelligence Bureau

Injuries Prove Fatal in Auto Motorcycle Crash

Mrs. Florence Boncilla died in a local hospital from injuries after an auto collided with the motorcycle she rode on Coitsville road last night. The accident occurred on the road near Youngstown, Ohio, and authorities were investigating the crash. The victim was a resident of the area and the incident prompted a police inquiry.

Youngstown, O Florence Boncilla Coitsville Road

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