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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1920
Page
3
An advertising expert in New York cites his wife’s weight loss and health gains from Arbolone Tablets. Claims include stopping cravings and dissolving fat, with testimonials from L. M. Hansen of Philadelphia. Sold by thirty thousand druggists in sealed tubes with directions.
Mrs. Jay Walker and Miss Velma Dowler entertained at High street home. Wedding announced for Miss Minnie Merz and Mr. Jay Walker in Parkersburg West Virginia on November 15 after a pleasant social evening with guests listed.
A notice instructs residents to place unwanted newspapers or magazines on their front porch Tuesday for collection by the foreign missionary society of the Methodist church.
Mrs Earl Lama and her young daughter arrive with Mrs Katherine Sauvage at her Middleport home on Saturday to spend two weeks as guests, joined by the former's mother.
Chief Pearson captured Carl Stone a United States Army deserter at Camp Dix New Jersey and brought him to Camp Sherman on Sunday for custody.
Pearson has been sidelined for roughly five months due to a period away from play. The situation leaves questions about return timing and team impact as analysts assess next steps.
The OO W U trio gave a concert at the Christian auditorium Friday and impressed with their numbers. Miss Latha Green of Nelsonville led, with Helen Wright and Mary Reading supporting, while the other two members accompanied the group.
Mr. Earl Weiss and his two children with Mrs. Lucinda Springer spent the weekend in Lancaster as guests of relatives.
Mrs W H Parks welcomed Hyperion Club members on Saturday afternoon. Roll call elicited reports on other clubs. Mrs Frances Socie presented an engaging paper on Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Valley Lodge No 169 will initiate a class of twenty five in the rank of Esquire this week. A special convention is set for Tuesday evening and the regular session for Wednesday evening, both beginning at 6 30 o clock.
A meeting of citizens in the city building is set for Tuesday at 7:00 PM to plan a welcome for Senator Harding who is to speak in Nelsonville later this week.
The Bateman family extends gratitude to relatives and friends and the K of P for kindness during illness and death of their husband and father. Thanks also for machine loans Rev Mann floral offerings and those who sang. Mrs Ralph Bateman and Children.
Robert Bateman born in England on March 15 1854 died April 11 1920 in his gith year. He moved to the United States at age ten settling in Ohio then Nelsonville where he lived until death. He married twice first to Ida May Hoch producing eleven children eight sons and three daughters. The second marriage to Sarah Lehman left survivors Carl Pearl and Mrs Floyd Call of Nelsonville Mrs Harry Hoover of Middleport Mrs Frederick Phillips and Shawnee and Frank of Columbus. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the Methodist Episcopal church and was widely respected. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Arthur M. Mann were held at the family home with burial services by the Knights of Pythias at the cemetery.
A 40 year old medicine named Number 40 For The Blood is praised by J C Mendenhall and Frank Stacer. The drug is said to cure blood and glandular issues and skin ailments and to have permanent effects. McKee Drug Co sells it.
Delbert Simms Lynn Chapman J H Davis and Chas Reynolds attended a railroad meeting in Columbus Sunday. Mrs Leona McVickers of Columbus spent the weekend here with her mother Mrs John Rhodes and returned home with her daughter for a few days. Mr and Mrs Cliff Sanders of Columbus were weekend guests of their parents. John and Charles Baird were business visitors in Columbus. Charles Lowden of Akron spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs George Lowden. Miss Michael Betts of Columbus was Sunday guest of her mother here. Mr and Mrs Ed Dewhurst of Middleport spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs C C Shockley.
The attendance at yesterday's Sunday school and church services at the Christian church was strong, reflecting a power of good in the city. The church invites all to hear the plain gospel truths as written in The Book, with no special days required to draw crowds.
Junior O U A M announces a regular meeting on Tuesday night and a club and practice session on Monday night. The notes indicate scheduled gatherings to discuss activities and practice.
Phil Kearney Post G A R was hosted by the ladies of Phil Kearney W R C No 24 on Franklin Street. Matilda E. Martin presided in the president's absence and Nellie Spray welcomed the veterans with reminiscences. Ward Ward and Rev Matheny spoke, Ralph Parks sang, and a 12:50 banquet followed with a decorated dinner. Captain C A Cable was ill and unable to attend.
Six room house with bath in Nelsonville listed for sale. Call Bell Phone 977. Revival meeting underway at Independent Holiness church corner Poplar and Watkins streets with nightly services at 7 o clock this week and next. Evangelist J. L. Bond of Wilmore Kentucky invites all to attend.
An eerie Saturday night at Owls Hall promises a pleasant evening with a saxophone orchestra. Tickets cost 75 cents for ladies 15 cents for gentlemen, with a welcoming social atmosphere in a fine venue. A real local entertainment option.
A punctured Racine tire and rim size 30x83 1-2 are missing between Nelsonville and Athens. A reward will be returned to Bart. The Printer. Bell Phone 412. Call.
Pittsburg April 19 hundreds of striking railroad workers resumed duties as freight traffic and passenger service improved toward normal. Baltimore and Ohio trainmen voted to return to work today in a body.
An inter denominational Humane Sunday service in Athens drew a full crowd at the Christian church. Prof Geoffrey Morgan delivered a notable address urging humane education, detailing cruelty to animals and the need for legislation and school Audubon clubs to foster care for birds and pets.
Marshall Clint Hook of Glouster brought 17 year old William Gwillan and Alonzo Marks to the county jail after they confessed to stealing an automobile in Shawnee a week earlier. The machine belonged to John Fox. The boys, residents of Nelsonville and Glouster, had prior time in the Lancaster industrial school.
The Supreme Court reconvenes after a three week recess to decide on prohibition issues. Across suits from Rhode Island, New Jersey and others, the court may issue a blanket ruling on the amendment and the Volstead act. Decisions could come today or tomorrow.
At 7 15 am carrier Fred Lee Tom and an assistant distributed most of Court Street postal staff for parcel post duties. A large truck at Beckieys corner carried hundreds of parcels while the Junod mill stop followed half an hour later, boosting parcel post business amid a freight embargo.
Farmers and gardeners report a slow start to spring planting with few days of real growing weather. Despite a cautious start, many have begun spring work while recent days offered discouraging prospects. The arrival of reliable spring weather is welcomed by residents and growers nearby.
Athens reports about many water meters in service citywide reducing domestic water use. Meter enforcement highlights defective plumbing and warns residents to repair leaks. A resident who paid 9 dollars a year ago faced 25 dollars six months later before fixing a leak.
Clay McLean brought an antique loan exhibition catalogue to The Messenger. The event, held in December 1880, featured relics owned by Athens residents and drew a large crowd to Paramythia Lodge No. 25 kr. & A. M.
The condition of Probate Judge Phillips does not improve quickly. He remains bedridden and gravely ill from a severe cold. He has been actively campaigning for General Wood and working in his office despite illness, and may be confined to his home for some time.
Pete Carsey expresses disgust with local fishing conditions in the Hocking area and says he has given up angling as a side line. He has taken up gardening and reports a promising crop. He notes mineral water from local mines has caused river stones to turn rusty.
R A Daltons bought the Constable residence on West State street from George Hopkins to clear space for a new Ford garage. The old home will be dismantled with lumber reused in Daltonhurst. Much material found in excellent condition. Excavation progresses under Charles Mariner with about 1300 yards of dirt to be moved.
M. E. Man notices moths feasting on his fine overalls while a local urge grows for an overall club in Athens. Men across nearby towns begin adopting overalls, and the M. E. Man fears wearing them all summer if he ever wears any.
Two local boys William Gwillyn Jr and Alonzo Marquis were arrested in Nelsonville with a stolen auto and sent to Athens Juvenile Court. They were then moved to Lancaster Industrial School where Gwillyn escaped earlier and Marquis is on parole.
A strong mother, once robust, falls to anemia after her two sons' illnesses. Her brother-in-law, a doctor, prescribes Pepto Mangan. She credits it with rebuilding vitality, appetite, and color, and notes it stays in her medicine closet. Gude's Pepto Mangan advertised as a dependable red-blood builder.
Glouster high school alumni association schedules a meeting at the high school building Tuesday at 7 80 PM. It may be the last gathering before the banquet and all members are urged to attend.
Vivian Hambel received the first $1 bounty per hawk from the Glouster Sportsmen Club after shooting a hawk at the Stoecklein farm near the city. Township trustees distribute the $1 award, and the Oyster Sportsmen Club adds another dollar, making a dead hawk worth two dollars to deter hawk predation.
Mike and Joe Bashara travel to Cleveland after death of their sister Mrs. Lillian Moses. Word of her illness arrived Friday. Joe left Saturday, but she died before his arrival. Mike will stay until after the funeral. Mrs. J. J. McDonald and sons Dallas and James depart for Kenmore home.
Tom Gibson of Middleport visited the city yesterday with J. B. Stiff and family while Mine 255 remains the valley’s sole mine active for work today.
W. B. Morris of Columbus visited yesterday as a guest of Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Gibson. He formerly worked for the Poston Consolidated Store Co. in Millfield and now operates his own business in the capital city.
Ohio University dropped a 5 to 1 game to Cincinnati U as fielding miscues plagued the Green and White. Barstowe pitched well for Cincinnati while Seltz struggled, though OU nearly halted the shutout. Crook collected one of OU’s three hits in a back and forth contest.
Ohio University edge slipped past as Seltz walked nine and hit trouble with runners. Stockdale drew four walks and swiped a base, Loomis lined a game deciding fly for Stocky, while Kreiger closed the ninth after a Sharpe error. Final: Cin 6 Ohio 1 with Seltz and Sharpe behind the plate.
In common pleas court this morning Fred W. Gray of Buchtel won a divorce from Ada Bailey Gray on wilful absence. Arthur A. Campbell sued William Smith for equitable relief with case continued to April 26 involving Dover township land. Carrie Douglas sued John Douglas for cruelty. Trustees in Athens township got approval to move 1500 from road to general fund and Albany school board to shift 1850 from contingent to tuition. Dora Hoak’s contested alimony suit with James Hoak from Carbondale heard with multiple witnesses.
The Bayer Cross on tablets marks genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin trusted by millions and prescribed by physicians. Each package includes directions for colds headaches toothache neuralgia rheumatism lumbago sciatica and general pain. Tin boxes of 12 cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
An ad touts Corn Silk extract and Balmwort Tablets as a treatment for kidney and bladder inflammation. It claims rapid soothing effects, reduced pain and improved natural function, citing a Passaic, New Jersey testimonial and a $1 price.
Mrs. Frank Crocker of Pana Illinois recounts a severe winter cold that settled on her five year old son Paul’s lungs. She credits the first dose with immediate benefit and says continued use cured him.
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