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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
2
Local notice states First Presbyterian church midweek meetings are discontinued until September 10. The report also mentions multiple residents traveling for visits, reunions, and short trips, with several families hosting guests and a funeral notice for Eli Foster of Mil rat Wis.
Fragmentary記 report notes morale in Polish units during World War II era. Mentions Grabincki and a BL tor unit as part of ongoing wartime assessments.
Factional state fights play out across Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois as August primaries set the stage for presidential electors and state candidates. Key contests include Michigan parochial school issues Wisconsin Lenroot versus Thompson and La Follette supporters opposing Lenroot. Republican factions align with war records shaping Senate races nationwide.
In Columbus the Cox camp argues the Democratic nominee overplays the international question. Some governor advisers advised against highlighting the league in speeches to avoid public concern about the League of Nations.
New York District Attorney Swann refused to rush the case involving the Slavin-McGraw incident. The Volstead Act relation case was set for court today as part of action against club officials and mayoral cases.
W H Brandes, a longtime Des Moines plumber, reports a rise from 125 to 146 pounds after using Taniac. He credits relief from long standing indigestion and renewed strength, noting teachers and students have seen his transformation. Sold in multiple Ohio towns by local pharmacies.
Marcus Garvey announces a provisional president for Africa to be chosen from Negro leaders with a black house near the White House in Washington. Balloting starts at Liberty Hall amid large mail ballots as Garvey plans a national leadership to direct African affairs from the capital.
Mrs T. E. Hullinger of Mansfield Ohio was ill three months with stomach trouble and constipation. She tried Chamberlains Tablets after seeing an ad and reports the first dose helped more than all prior medicines. After using two bottles she says she was positively cured.
The annual session begins Thursday at 2 PM in Lodi township with public worship through Sunday. Conveyances meet ministers and church delegates at Union station to transport them to the church. Trains from the south, east and west bring attendees to meet the event.
Washington reports Secretary of the Navy Daniels rejected John F. Ohmer's bid for a Dayton instrument factory project in the shelter program. The decision leaves $160,000 as a potential consideration in related actions.
William C Ferrel sues Edgid Ferrel for divorce claiming adultery with George Partee in Columbus about January 1 1920 and asks custody of son William Ferrel Jr age seven. Helen Hammond infant seeks release and equity. Ori A Griffin sues Joseph L Griffin for cruelty neglect custody of two children Joseph nine and Charles eight. Rockford Cabinet Company sues T C Green for 225 due on promissory note with interest since May 9 1920 and 118 due June 9 1920.
The Ohio Forestry Association will hold its second camp fire meeting September 10-11 at Carbondale on Carbondale Coal Company holdings and Waterloo state forest. Delegates will tour both forests and mines with speakers from U S forest service and Ohio State University. The Carbondale Coal Company promotes forestry with hundreds of planted trees and the Waterloo tract covers 221 acres near Mineral with thousands of trees planted in four years.
Backache relief claim for St Jacobs Oil promises fast, gentle rub on the back or sciatic pain with lasting relief. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for a trial bottle to stop stiffness, soreness, and pain.
In New York on August 18 a storeroom filled with celluloid under a Fourteenth Street store ignited. A three hour blaze left one firefighter dead and seventy others overcome as crews fought the flames using gas masks and gun masks to combat the dangerous fire.
Washington August 18 Twenty thousand cigar lighters or telephone cords called the fourragere of the French army have been received at Marine Corps headquarters for distribution among past and present Fifth and Sixth Marines and the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion of the Marine Brigade of the Second Division. Men who left the corps or were killed next of kin will receive the decorations through the Marine Corps recruiting service.
Governor Cox, in Columbus, requests a Monday afternoon meeting with public utility heads, city mayors, and Federation of Woman's Clubs leaders to plan natural gas conservation for next winter. He will attend, with utility chiefs expected to respond. An inventor from Texas introduces a fan-waving sewing machine attachment.
The interview recounts private talk about delivering labor votes and fears of misusing labor for partisan ends. It cites Wilbur E. Sutton and Marion figures, with Daniel O’Connor endorsing Senator Harding as “square deal” and warning that European entanglements could influence U S policy. The piece notes concerns over Southern labor support for Democrats.
R. E. Bower of Dixie Brooks County Georgia says he has used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for years and it is one of the best family medicines for dysentery flux and similar diseases. He notes that captor oil should be given when used for dysentery.
Mr Guy M. Secoy and Miss Daisy Potter both of Guysville were married in Parkersburg on August 14 by Rev Fisher. The wedding came as a surprise to many friends who send hearty congratulations.
The Atheneon Restaurant on South Court Street is sold to Baker Brothers, owners of the Central Restaurant at 11 North Court Street, for 3600 dollars. They plan to keep the Atheneon running with the same staff and high class service, and both eateries will continue as usual.
Mrs. Julie of 321 West Hartford Street Dayton Ohio says after trying one bottle of Dreco she bought a second and a third and now reports relief from long standing stomach trouble gas and pains. She notes improved sleep stronger nerves and no headaches since starting Dreco and adds it never hurts her. Cline Pharmacy sells Dreco and introduced it in the area.
Officials weigh actions after Ray Chapman death caused by a pitch from Carl Mays. Boston and Detroit players threaten protest through possible strikes and a boycott by Washington and St Louis AL clubs. Mays claims the ball was misjudged and accidental with no intent to hit Chapman.
Drowned while wading, two bodies recovered from a pond in Warren Oregon. Anna Urau and Victoria Chisea, ages seven and unspecified, were found in each other’s arms after drowning. Authorities reported the incident occurred yesterday and are investigating the pond accident.
Dr. Robert Lockwood of the Ohio Health Department outlined trachoma symptoms and prevention at the Athens County Teachers Institute at Ohio University. He noted transmission via towels and wash basins, higher rural prevalence, and that early cases are curable though advanced cases require surgery.
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