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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
3
A Nelsonville page lists a Friday night dance at the K P Hall with music. Numerous ads offer a coal mine interest for sale a dining table a pony a cottage a Ford touring car and a phonograph sale with steep discounts at Sauter's Phonograph Studio near the depot.
London reports Professor J C Stamp analyzing pre war wealth and income of England Germany and the United States. He cites England 71.5b wealth 11.25b income Germany 82.75b wealth 10.75b income United States 210b wealth 36.25b income per head America leads in capital and income before the war with Japan Spain Italy Austria below.
Camp authorities report a rising typhoid fever prevalence in Chillicothe and order all civilian employees of the camp and other civilians on the military reservation to take precautions and comply with health directives.
Look steadily at the above dial with one eye then the other. If all appear equally dark something may be wrong with your eyesight and you should consult an optometrist. Astigmatism is the defect described and it can be corrected by glasses if treated early.
Army medical officers report fourteen typhoid cases in the city and urge strict measures to prevent disease among those connected to the cantonment, including possible vaccination by army doctors.
The Athens County Teachers Institute recessed at noon for a county wide soldier celebration and fair. Attendance reached four hundred sixty. Dr Williams urged rural teachers to hold night sessions and invite parents to the school to boost efficiency. He cited rural schools reaching high efficiency through parental interest. Dr Jewell urged pupils to think independently not by habit. Supt Lee Driver spoke on personal equation and rural schools in the new democracy. Election of officers will be held Friday.
Theodore Leonard Jr a Columbus local poultry dealer was fined 500 dollars and costs after a guilty verdict for violating the state cold storage law. He faces eleven more affidavits by state inspectors in a broader food hoarding case. Leonard may appeal immediately. other related charges are deferred pending appeals.
Aug. 21. Seventy five hundred soldiers at Camp Sherman and 92,500 others nationwide are to serve as clothing models for the future army. At cantonments, troops are measured for different soldier types, guiding the construction of new uniforms.
The All-American Pathfinders, the largest military aerial unit to visit Ohio's capital, will stay through the state fair week if approved. Officials plan daily flights over the fair grounds from Ohio State University landing field and a large military exhibit on the exposition grounds. Commanded by Major Ora M Baldinger the unit includes 22 officers and 80 enlisted men with nine Curtis bi planes and a 19-vehicle transport convoy.
Visitors at the fair saw on board taxis and incoming trains immense boxes and baskets bulging with fried chicken and farm produce. Large baskets filled with goods and even cats were tied to taxis or loaded on trains. A substantial picnic for the soldiers was held at the fair grounds.
Reports from Bogota say American business leaders tour Colombia to promote a new commercial drive. They expect a ratified treaty with the United States to compensate Colombia for Panama loss, with credits and streamlined duties to aid samples and shipments, starting on the Pacific coast near Buenaventura.
Washington report describes Duke Dodjazmatch Nado of the Abyssinian delegation at the capital's zoo. He gripped the sleeping anaconda by the throat and shook it awake, then tossed it across the cage to the far end, drawing gasps from onlookers and proving snake charming is familiar to him.
The potash syndicate in Weimar Germany seeks government approval to raise prices by 100 percent to cover higher production costs. It reports a first quarter deficit of 46,000,000 marks and warns of a shutdown unless prices rise.
Mr Pearl Stanley of Columbus died suddenly at home, survived by wife and several children, burial in Bethel. Funeral services for Charles W. Lawrence were held at his North College street home with Rev Dr Evans preaching on immortality. Charles Whitmore of East State street, a blacksmith and horseshoer, died at his father in law’s home after diabetes. funeral arrangements pending.
Senator Fernald of Maine defended big packers on the Senate floor urging rejection of bills to regulate large industries. He praised packers as efficient and economical and accused the Federal Trade Commission of misleading the country over supposed extortionate profits. Fernald labeled the Kenyon bill socialistic and warned of threats to civil liberties while urging fair treatment for licensed businesses.
Hocking County Prosecuting Attorney Eugene Wright has summoned a special grand jury for September 2 to investigate alleged profiteering linked to the area’s high cost of living.
Six room frame house with slate roof in a good Glouster location. Includes cistern and city water, bathroom not complete, lot 133 by 125 feet. Notable outbuildings and cellar. Contact R. 166 or P. O. Box 845 ae tana.
Dr. Lewis H. Haney told the Senate agriculture committee that private refrigerator cars grant packers undue control over groceries canned goods and meat shipments in the southwest. He cited a 29 page report and petitions from Chattanooga and San Antonio backing the Kenyon packer regulation bill. An inventor has patented twin beds that stack like ship berths to save space.
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