This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
4
The Athens Board of Education promised teachers a 50 percent salary increase for the coming year, drawing away from the legal levy limit. A three mill additional tax levy is proposed for August 10 to cover the costs, with voters urged to approve to avoid mass teacher departures and preserve school quality.
An editorial discusses the changing role of women as they enter business, professional, and political life. It argues women’s increasing public presence reflects evolving thoughts on femininity and capability in modern society.
Harvard Beets and a simple sauce with sugar cornstarch vinegar butter are paired with a fruit salad using orange banana apple pineapple juice gelatin and optional nuts. Summer squash methods include baked and boiled options with butter pepper salt and parsley for flavor.
Instructions for testing pectin and sugar in jelly making. Rules cover pectin percentages, when to add sugar, heating timing, and how to perform a jelly test. The excerpt ends with a quip about people who never read newspapers.
Hugh F Dowler born April 29 1865 in Canaan township Athens Ohio died July 27 1920 in Akron Ohio after two years illness. Married Hulda Andrews then Ella McFarland and had son Harvey. Survived by wife Ella Dowler mother Electa Dowler sisters Luella Bailey Grace Harner brothers Charles A Austin S grandson Don Dowler. Funeral devotion notes express Christian faith and hope in immortality.
James Powell aged 20 of Burghill shot himself at 7 oclock in Warren. Death was instantaneous. Powell had been ill for some time and was brought home from Ashtabula Monday night in seemingly good spirits. His mother found him in a side room off the sitting room.
Amesville residents share visits and health concerns. Miss Myrtle Foote of Corning recalls Turk history. Eber Wooley of Leipsic and Cambridge visit friends. Gifford leads annual association meeting at Logan. Taylor Patterson and Lum Wedthern plant potatoes with Ella as host. W. C. Hume and Mary greet R. R. Marquis. Fred Wilson returns to McArthur for Standard Oil. A carload of youths visits Spencer and Glouster. Editha Trickett of Bedford and Eliza Caruthers of Columbus as guests. Tire stolen from Roy Pierce’s car. suspect seen near ball ground.
E H Brawley underwent an ankle abscess operation by Dr Howard Sunday and remains in very dangerous condition though showing slight improvement since the procedure.
A Sunday Aug 15 rally and reunion will be held on the Albany M. E. church lawn with an appropriate program and a basket dinner at noon. Everyone is invited to attend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.