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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1922
Page
5
Mrs Mabel Hornsby of Coolville and Mr Floyd Russell wed in Athens at the First Christian Church with Rev M E Chatley officiating. The couple departed for their Coolville home after the ceremony.
Mrs. L. W. Russell of 60 Mill Street hosted the Tuesday Needle Club. Fourteen members attended with a social hour contest where Mrs. Wiley T. Sprague won first prize and Mrs. Roy Pilcher the consolation. Dainty refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs. H. Ee. Haning Mrs. G. H. Maxwell Mrs. C. E. Wells and Mrs. Frank Bellows.
At 11 30 Wednesday morning the marriage of Mr Martin Taylor of Newark and Mrs Gertrude Thomas of Nelsonville was officiated by Rev M E Chatley at the First Christian church parsonage. The couple will reside in Newark.
Miss M Louise Stahl of Ohio university Fine Arts spoke to the Social Literary club at 37 Elmwood Place Tuesday evening. Her distinguished art work was praised by members and guests. Mrs Tom Cotton played a piano solo Rain Drops by Holst and a social hour with collation followed.
The Childs Conservation League met Tuesday evening at the Chamber of Commerce in regular session to conduct its business and elect officers.
The extender year program was read and approved. This year the group will study girls. Officers elected: Mrs. Ernest Gross president, Mrs. F. W. Cone first vice president, Mrs. Thomas Clark second vice president, Mrs. Thomas aa a treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Burt press correspondent. Mrs. Thomas Rosser read an article from congress on nurturing the inner life. Nurse Munn commends their layette relief work with ten complete baby outfits produced.
Gerald Sprague resumes studies at the Cincinnati medical school after a brief visit with his parents Dr and Mrs Wiley T Sprague at 50 Morris Avenue.
Mrs Rafael Ek Johnson of 46 Fast State Street will host the Friendship Needle Club Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock.
An important meeting of the Pi Beta Phi alumnae club will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the fraternity hall in West Wing.
Miss Doris Henry arrives home this evening and will stay until she can resume studies at the Columbus School for Girls. She has been staying in Columbus where she has been for her education.
Mildred Jennings wife of Howard McHarge is listed as recovering from typhoid fever in a local health update.
More than fifty residents from Athens gathered Tuesday night at the Stuart Opera House in Nelsonville to hear baritone Paul Parks perform in recital.
Mrs. Harry W. Hallenbeck Florence Nelson left Tuesday after a Christmas visit with her mother Mrs. Alex Nelson and family. She will go to Washington DC to stay with a Madrid acquaintance now at General Farnsworth’s home, then to New York to see Mrs. Gladys Van Valey Woodrow before Rhode Island. Mr. Hallenbeck, who was in France with the foreign office, will join the family in May from France and work with a home company in Pittsburg. The Missionary Society of the Christian church meets Thursday at 2 PM at Mrs. Roy Saylor’s home, 145 Grosvenor Street.
Berlin dispatches report Dr Otto Wiedfeldt the new German ambassador to the United States will sail for America at the end of April. He said as a manufacturer he would set aside past questions and focus on present and future problems after Ambassador Houghtons peace and amity speech.
Mrs W A Reading of 35 West State Street received a telegram Tuesday stating her brother James Ziggatoos of Fairfield Nebraska is dangerously ill with no hope of recovery. He was taken to a Lincoln hospital Monday morning where doctors said the case was hopeless.
George S. Laidley, who led Charleston schools for 25 years, resigns to take effect at the end of the current school year after acceptance by the school board.
The article notes a fifty fifty split in current leadership among thirty six major countries, with eighteen sovereigns and eighteen presidents. It highlights the equal distribution of ruling titles across principal nations and state collections.
Glouster Wilford Hawkins of Athens paid a $25 fine and costs after pleading guilty to shooting a wild duck out of season. Charges were filed by game Protector LeFever on April 6 and trial set for April 11. Hawkins changed plea to guilty days before the scheduled trial.
The article explains that gas and bloating after meals signal excess stomach acid and acid indigestion. It warns against weak remedies and advocates Bisulated Magnesia taken after eating to neutralize acid, relieve gas and flatulence, and protect the stomach.
Shot making remains largely unchanged after more than a century as molten lead pours from shot towers. Small calibers need roughly a 100 foot drop, while larger drops approach nearly 200 feet to form the shot.
A historical note on nervous stomach gas caused by sensitive stomach nerves not from dyspepsia. It cautions against artificial digesters like pepsin or bismuth and promotes Baalmann's Gas Tablets as a direct nerve aid to ease gas bloating and related pains, sold in a yellow package through Cline Pharmacy Co. and leading druggists.
A century ago Europe housed scarcely twenty cities with populations surpassing ten thousand, highlighting the sparse distribution of large urban centers across the continent.
Athens County Commissioners announce a hearing on Monday April 17 at 1 o'clock to consider claims for damages on the Luhrie Salem road. The route begins east side of the bridge west of Luhrig School in Waterloo township and runs north through Allison and Van Meter farms to George Van Meter's barn gate. Written claims must be filed by the date.
Laura B. Day has filed for divorce and restoration of maiden name against Pearl Day in cause 12429 of the common pleas court of Athens County Ohio. Hearing set on or after May 4. Hugh Hughes is attorney for plaintiff.
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