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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1924
Page
4
Local residents travel to Chicago for the gift market and Cincinnati for family visits. Veterans of the Civil War, Mrs. Wetherholt, Miss Wells, and many others are listed among visitors, weddings, funerals, and social events. The Current Events club picnic drew 73 attendees at the Fair Grounds with baseball and horseshoes.
A Howard Lake reader endorses Earl Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after relief from years of pains. The letter claims cure and asks for the private text book for women. Sent to Lynn Massachusetts firm, urging others to request the guide.
The resignation of Rafael John as city safety director, effective August 1, is accepted by Mayor L. A. Koons. Franz I. Woodworth is appointed to the position, replacing Johnson who leaves to devote time to his county treasurer campaign. Woodworth previously held the post and is noted for a strong past record.
Sycamore reports Mrs Frank Rope, 60, died by suicide after swallowing carbolic acid. The death is attributed to ill health as the cause.
Columbus man notes no grade crossing crashes by state licensed motor buses since the Free man-Collister act. Judge K R W Sanborn of Cleveland, president of the Ohio Motor Bus Owners' Association, says operators require state certification and driver licensing after passing exams.
An advertisement promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tastier flesh builder for children. It urges mothers to ask local druggists like Cline Pharmacy Co. or McKee Drug Co. for the 60 tablet bottle at 60 cents, claiming easy, candy-like consumption. A final line notes a separate legal prohibition about hunting gorillas in the Belgian Congo.
Jacob Beitler jailed at Barberton for $500 liquor charge began talking soon after, continuing for 14 hours. Police Chief Fred Werntz judged he was too old to quit, while Beitler said he hadn't finished talking.
Chauncey Welch family members and relatives gathered at the Kenneth Welch home in Reinersville Morgan County for the annual reunion. More than 200 guests from Zanesville Nelsonville Chauncey Newark Lowel Sharpsburg and Philo attended. The day featured a five course lawn dinner ice cream and cake, photos, music by the Reinersville band, and a notable meeting of twelve first cousins for the first time in 20 years.
Mr and Mrs Rye Cunningham hosted a two course chicken dinner Sunday at their Main street home honoring Mrs Watkins and Mr Frank Watkins of Chauncey. The Millfield Christian church Ladies Aid plans annual picnic Thursday Aug 7 at Mrs C H Boudinot's home near Millfield with dinner music and a short program.
George Green of Chauncey, injured in a short wall machine accident at a Millstone, Kentucky mine, is recovering in a Secoy, Kentucky hospital. Earlier reports said his left foot was amputated, but that is not required. He is the son of Mrs. Bess Green of Mill Street, Kentucky, who is with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cline hosted a Sunday chicken dinner at their country home near Chauncey for a group of guests including Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. M. D. Hughes of Athens Ohio receives a note from John Thomas Taylor of the National Legislative Committee praising Congressman Foster as an ardent ally of ex service men. Taylor notes Foster has backed all vital legislation for veterans.
Charles Scott and family of Coalton Ohio with George Scott and Carl Edward join a family reunion. Numerous Chauncey and Athens residents visit relatives and attend dinners in Meigs County with trips to Zaleski Jacksonville and Lost Run noted. Alfalfa grows wild in the vale of Kashmir in India.
We offer a personal recommendation and money back guarantee for Naga-Tone. Take it 30 days and if results are not all you expect, return the remainder for a refund. The product claims to improve health strength vigor and energy for men and women.
In New Mexico forests a forest lookout Victor Ortega was killed by a first bolt on Conjilon Mountain and a second bolt struck him in the head minutes later as Mrs Ortega prepared his body. The incident disproves the belief that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
British aircraft experts ran successful experiments with a plane capable of landing in almost any field. The tests showcased versatility and potential use in rugged or emergency environments.
An advertisement touts Dr Daniel G Carey and his Marshroot Prescription No 777 as a cure for kidney ailments and backache. It urges readers with symptoms like backache headaches and nocturnal urination to ask their druggist for the remedy with a money back guarantee if not satisfied within a week.
Mrs Prea TT Smith of Bucyrus suffered a severed artery in her left hand after stumbling while leaving her home with two glasses of jelly. One glass broke, causing the injury.
Weather dispatch from Rangoon says Major Zannl the Argentine round the world flyer has reached India and is believed weather bound. Cyclone warnings have been raised in the Bay of Bengal region.
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