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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1919

Page

3

Hypo Cod Tonic Boosts Akron Daughters In Ad

A local testimonial from Mrs. Peter Kind of Akron Ohio praises Earle's Hypo-Cod as a wonderful medicine that rebuilt her two ill daughters ages 12 and 8. The ad notes improved appetites weight gain and vigor after using the tonic food medicine sold at McKee's Drug Co and leading drugstores for 1.20 plus 5c war tax per large bottle.

Larle Akron Eerie Peter Kind Rosalind Court Ohio McKee's Drug Co

Pilot Miller Crashes at State Fair Grounds

Wheeling report says pilot Carl Miller of Triadelphia West Virginia en route from Buckeye Lake Ohio to Waynesburg Pennsylvania crashed into the fence at the state fair grounds while taking off after a gasoline stop. He escaped injury and the plane was wrecked.

Wheeling W. Va Carl Miller Triadelphia Buckeye Lake Waynesburg Miller

Nelsonville Official Assesses Costs After Guilty Plea

Charles Huffman was ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to a charge of hurting Ben Schwartz. A hearing before Mayor Donley was set for this evening. Miss Lillian McLaughlin hosted a Monday gathering on Adams street with Ruth and Dolly Stevenson of Wellston as guests along with Nellie Skivers and others enjoying games music and a luncheon.

Charles Huffman Donley Ben Schwartz Lillian McLaughlin Adams Street Ruth Dolly Stevenson Wellston Nellie Skivers Frankfort Ind Bernice Cope Eva Minner Lillian McNaughton Elizabeth McNaughton Gwendolene Pidcock Helen McLaughlin

Miss Louise Kennard Hosts 11th Birthday Party

Miss Louise Kennard celebrated her eleventh birthday Tuesday from 3 to 5 pm with many young guests. A dainty lunch followed at five. Attendees included Dorothy Jones Columbus Helen Sharp Margaret Vorhes Cherrel Taggart Sonoma Mounts Mary Pritchard Margery Vorhes Ruth Evans Rhebeca Sharp Marguerite Nelson Ruth Eberle Ilean Rauch Josephine Porter Elizabeth Smith Louise Johnson Audrey Ailes Elizabeth Edington Floy and Blake Mechem Charles Kennard Frank Poston Ralph Figck Fred Preston Dallas Bay Harry Kelly Max Haskins Paul Figgins and others.

Louise Kennard Louise Dorothy Jones Columbus Helen Sharp Margaret Vorhes Cherrel Taggart Sonoma Mounts Mary Pritchard Margery Vorhes Ruth Evans Rhebeca Sharp Marguerite Nelson Ruth Eberle Ilean Rauch Josephine Porter Elizabeth Smith

Quiet Wedding Ties Murray City Pair

Miss Gladys Linton and Albert Storer of Murray City wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Arthur Mann officiating. The bride works at the Bell exchange and the couple’s friends in town share happiness at the ceremony.

Gladys Happy) Linton Albert Storer Murray City Arthur M. Mann Bell Exchange

Local residents visit Buckeye Lake and relatives in Clarksburg

C. W. Juniper spent Tuesday in Co. Mrs. Sam Longley and son John left Tuesday for Clarksburg West Virginia to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Weltzheimer and family L. R. Kelch Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mechem and family and F. X. Maxwell spent Sunday at Buckeye Lake.

Miss Swartz Pittsburgh Anna Harris Charles Preston Fred Preston Will Morgan Columbus Rolland Tomelison Dun Glen E. J. Kessinger F. R. Terry Akron C. H. Terry M. M. McBride Delaware BE. J. Cable Ruth Louise Jones Earl Scott Toledo L. L. Scott E. R. Rike Cincinnati Sam Lengley Newark W. H. Cann Buckeye Lake C. W. Juniper Sam Longley John Clarksburg W. Va Chas. Weltzheimer L. R. Kelch Walter Mechem F. X. Maxwell

Miss Gladys Valkenburg Hosts West Franklin House Party

Miss Gladys Valkenburg entertained friends at a West Franklin street home on Wednesday evening with music and games. Late refreshments followed. Attendees included Marguerite Scheller Ada Scheller Nellie Wend Elizabeth Hilton Hazel Grose Sophia Carsener Ruth Crow Alice Crow John Brown Virgil Brown James Haskins Ernest Haskins Babe Harmony Lester Tailor John Sollsburger Max Valkenburg Dorothy Vorhes Doris Raden Nettie Raden who are attending the county teachers institute at Athens.

Gladys Valkenburg West Franklin Street Marguerite Ada Scheller Nellie Wend Elizabeth Hilton Hazel Grose Sophia Carsener Ruth Alice Crow John Virgil Brown James Ernest Haskins Babe Harmony Lester Tailor John Sollsburger Max Valkingburg

Nelsonville Classified Ads Dance and Sales Listings

Local classifieds list a Friday night dance at K. of P. Hall with music. Multiple sale items include a half interest in a coal mine and dining room furniture. Lost glasses with case. a brown pony lost with contact to Deanville Coal Co. for bounty. Households goods and a phonograph sale offered. A male cook is sought for a Boy Scout Conference in late August.

E. J. Rosser Nelsonville

Cooperative stores eyed for Sunday Creek valley

Cooperative stores for the Sunday Creek valley appear assured with plans to open three or four shops in Glouster Trimble and Jacksonville. Stock sells at 25 dollars per share with a four share limit per person and quarterly dividends similar to the Athens store. An Athens store has posted strong results with 13 000 dollars in stock and 10 000 dollars monthly business. Cecil Lunsford has returned from Coblenz and resumes his lineman role at Union Telephone Company. A carnival under a grand order will be held in the city next week with Clark and Conklin providing attractions.

Sunday Creek Valley John Moore G. W. Savage Glouster Trimble Jacksonville Athens Cecil Lunsford Army of Occupation Coblenz Germany Porto Cecil Union Telephone Company Clark & Conklin

Miss Mary Herbert Returns From Visit to Jasonville Ind

Miss Mary Herbert returns yesterday from an extended visit with relatives at Jasonville Indiana. Sergeant Lawrence Kine of Chester Hill arrived here early this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. M M Bryson. He served with the army since the armistice signing landing overseas August 3. Mr and Mrs Clint Kine and three children of Crooksville stayed the first of the week with Mr and Mrs Hull F Kittle and Mr and Mrs S R Kittle at Trimble. Miss Helen Crawford spent the first of the week with friends in New Lexington.

Mary Herbert Jasonville Ind Lawrence Kine Chesterhill M M. Bryson Clint Kine Crooksville Hull F. Kittle Hull F. Kittle In This City and Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Kittle Trimble Helen Crawford New Lexington

Second Battlefronts Lifted in Washington Front

United States officials face a heated day as President prepares for a history making conference with the foreign nations committee. The scene mirrors post peace talks in Paris when the President summoned major leaders to discuss policy.

Fred Ferguson United Washington Faris Foreign Nations Committee George Wash

Buckeye State Building and Loan Co Ad Speaks Of Safety

Needs No Vacation. It Never Gets Weary. It Is a Willing and Tire less Worker, Requiring Only a Safe Place to Work. We supply this requirement And employ every possible safe guard and precaution To protect money left here. Our appraisers are competent and our loans are therefore safe. Our accounting is accurate. Our officers and auditors daily su pervise all transactions. The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co., Rankin Bldg., 22 West Gay St., Columbus, O. Assets over $17,400,000.

Buckeye State Building and Loan Co Rankin Bldg West Gay St Columbus

Washington Fight Over Treaty Ratification Continues

The article notes the final phase of the U S effort to ratify the peace treaty with President relying on public opinion, the Senate preparing a separate resolution, while European powers see it as an internal U S matter. France earlier supported a Rhine army but will not maintain it. Information for senators mirrors conference details in Paris.

Ington Brest George Washington Senate France Rhine Washington Paris

Mrs Volta Bankson Praises Chamberlains Tablets

In Chilli cothe Missouri Mrs Volta Bankson reports relief from indigestion and a toned liver with backache and dizziness fading after using Chamberlains Tablets. She says they did a world of good and she will always speak a good word for them.

Deaths and Funerals Owen Taylor 29 Athens State Hospital

Owen Taylor died at Athens State hospital age 29 after a 30 day stay. His body was shipped to Malta for burial by Undertaker Baughman.

Owen Taylor Athens State Hospital Malta Baughman

Athens State hospital death of Anna Hritz aged 47

Anna Hritz age 47 died at Athens State hospital on August 18 from acute dysentery after a two year stay. Her remains were sent to Belle Valley for burial by Undertaker Dowler.

Anna Hritz Athens State Hospital Athens Institution Belle Valley Dowler

Secret watch on Chicago grocers starts unfair list

United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne announced an unfair list for profiteering grocers in Chicago. He said the list already names a dealer charging 19 cents a pound for sugar and 4.80 a bushel for potatoes as the leader.

Chicago Ill United States Charles F. Clyne

Payoigian to Hear Expert on Social Disease

A meeting of Athens area physicians will study social diseases from a scientific viewpoint on Tuesday September 2. The session, part of a fall lecture series by the Ohio State Medical Association on medical education, is supported by the United States Public Health Service. Dr. H. N. Cole of Western Reserve University will lecture, sharing Army wartime experiences and methods for diagnosis and treatment.

Athens Ohio State Medical Association United States Public Health Service H. N. Cole Bureau of Social Diseases State of Ohio Western Reserve University

Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Indigestion Sufferers

Despondent indigestion patients may doubt recovery but many have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. The medicine strengthens the stomach and helps it function naturally so readers are urged to try them at once.

Periscope Lets Shoppers View Upper Floor Goods Display

A novel periscope design allows a shopper peering into a store window to glimpse a larger display of goods located on an upper level. The device offers expanded visibility without entering the store, highlighting innovative retail viewing methods.

Delaware County Farmer Praises Dreco Remedy

61 year old farmer R. L. Westcott of Harlem Delaware County Ohio says the herbal Dreco medicine greatly improved his kidneys liver digestion and energy after a long struggle with gas constipation and tired nerves. He urges others to try Dreco which is sold by local druggists and recommended in Athens by The Cline Pharmacy Co.

R. L. Westcott Harlem Delaware County Athens Cline Pharmacy Co

Olson to Remain as Physical Instructor at University

Thor Olson will stay at Ohio University as physical instructor for the coming season. Drake University offered him a liberal salary, but President Ellis and local wrestling champion status influenced the decision. Olson prefers Athens for his pleasant connections.

Thor Olson Drake University Iowa Ohio University Olson Banks Ellis Athens

Treman Denies Secret Marriage To Irene Castle

Ithaca New York August 20 Robert E Treman a former air service captain denied reports that he and Mrs Irene Castle were secretly married a year before their May 8 wedding at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York He said he was stationed in Michigan on May 21 1918 the date alleged for a secret ceremony at Pickens South Carolina Outing Buckeye Lake Park Thursday August 28

Irene Castle Ithaca N. Y Robert E. Treman Air Service New York Treman Michigan

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