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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
3
Social news records many residents visiting and traveling for the fair. The column lists Pat Clancy Ike Burnley of Johnson City Illinois and others visiting, staying with friends and relatives in Chillicothe Columbus Buckeye Lake and Akron. It notes military family news and a wedding at the bride's home plus funeral attendees.
Testimonial style ad claims Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation cures long standing cases. Customer C R Kerns from Columbus Ohio reports four boxes cured them and urges others to try the product. A Dr George B Parker endorses the remedy and notes symptoms it relieves. Listed price is $1 at Cline's Pharmacy and druggists.
New York report from August 22 states the gas defense division of the U S army urges conserving peach pits hickory nuts walnuts and butternuts to make carbon for gas masks. It cites a 300 ton daily use and growing demand and proposes schools libraries department stores and banks collect pits with Red Cross leaders to receive bagging and shipping instructions.
An Atlantic port reports seven crewmen missing from the US patrol boat Montauk after it ran aground on Cumberland Island during a northeast gale at 1 am Wednesday. One body had been recovered.
Reno reports Jessa R. Grant son of General A. A. Grant wins a divorce from his wife in Tonopah on desertion grounds. She resides in San Diego and did not contest this time, though five years ago a Goldfield decree was set aside.
Henry Ford announced through his private secretary that he will return all profits he personally makes on war contract work to the government. He said he expects other Ford Motor Company stockholders to follow his example.
Washington August 22 Rep Young of North Dakota returns from the European front and says Americans must not accept premature peace. He praises the soldiers for upholding American temperance and morality standards.
London reports claim Turkish forces starved or killed about 10,000 British and Indian prisoners. Despite some food sent, three of four parcels failed to reach prisoners. five months into the war, Austria has suspended parcel post to Turkey.
Salvation Army doughgirl in France recounts a Fourth of July at a Lorraine front town. American and French officers, a patriotic band, and a crowd of doughboys shared a celebration highlighted by French girls presenting flowers to officers and close battlefield firework displays. The scene fused gratitude, flags, and a humane gesture amid war.
Two years ago Miss Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio suffered frequent stomach trouble and biliousness. She began using Chamberlain's Tablets and improved rapidly, according to her testimony.
Paris reports an unidentified steamship leaving Bordeaux sank a submarine near the Spanish coast as detailed by newspapers in Oporto Portugal.
Victor P. Conkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Conkey, formerly of New Marshfield and now of Mitchell Indiana, was commissioned at Camp Taylor Kentucky on August 17 1918 as part of the class of 1095 officers. He is a Mitchell High School graduate and a 1917 civil engineering alumnus of Ohio University. Conkey served in Company L Ohio National Guard and later trained at Camp Sheridan before transfer to Camp Taylor where he will serve as an instructor for an undetermined period alongside 119 fellow officers.
The Athens County Fair drew a smaller crowd with no races on Wednesday. Vendors advertise War Savings Stamps and Red Cross while various acts entertain. Visitors enjoy rides, games, food, and music from the Ladies Band, with snake shows and mind reading attractions drawing attention.
The Dyar family expresses thanks to friends and neighbors who assisted during Dorothy’s illness and death and for the floral offerings. Mr and Mrs Jas Dyar.
Residents and visitors recount weekend activities and family visits across Flora Ohio region. Names include Roy Goldsberry Clyde Pinkerton Ira Haning Edna Haning Ada Ator Mabel Hawk and others. circus trip to Athens and calls to Mt. Vernon appear among local outings and familial gatherings as week progresses.
An editorial argues that defective vision drives states to adopt optometry laws. It asserts that only trained practitioners with strict exams should prescribe glasses. The piece notes optometrists graduate with years of practice and that they grind their own lenses.
A wartime savings prompt urges residents to buy Liberty Bonds War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps through The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio. It notes assets totaling 14 800 000 and offers five percent interest.
Guest of Dorothy Orr Mrs Leslie Ashcraft spent weekend with husband at Camp Sherman. Roy Goldsberry Columbus spent Thursday with sister, while EB Colburn from Nelsonville visited family. Athens visitors included Mrs C Colburn and sons Frank Ralph, Jacob and Delbert King, Merle King, L J Williams, Cleo Williams, Dr Orr and Dorothy, Flossie Williams, Wayne Ackley, Fred Kilton of Athens, visiting brother R O Burson and others.
Misses Freda and Elizabeth Hayden of Buchtel receive a letter from their brother William Hayden stationed at Camp Humphreys near Alexandria Virginia. He describes guard duty, length of shifts, trips to town, cooking by a local clerk, heat waves and nightly storms. Nearby, Everett McLain, Corporal in France, shares notes on France and conditions with mentions of Athens and Camp Sheridan.
Farmers struggle to harvest oats due to labor shortages as grasshoppers sweep through rural sections. The pests have ruined acre after acre of oats and attacked other vegetation across Paxinos and surrounding areas.
Copenhagen reports Denmark will dispatch a naval mission to the United States. The crew includes Prince Axel, a naval captain and cousin of King George of Great Britain. The voyage will focus mainly on aviation development.
The flag raising and Red Cross social drew a large crowd with a daylong event in the park. Miss Nora Johnson returned from Mountain Lake Park with guests from Los Angeles and Cleveland visiting local residents and hosting meals and gatherings at local homes.
Miss Ethel Parker and Jessie Parker left for Camp Sherman to visit George Parker. Mrs Mary A Hayden hosted relatives including Mrs Joe Keener Carl Medley Lew Welling Helen Henderson Paul Gillan and others from Belpre Parkersburg Wheel ing and Coolville. Rev Harry Buch led a service at the Methodist church Tuesday evening as thirteen star service flag was dedicated. Soldier boys passed through Torch by train en route to camps in New York including Austin Hale Brooks Russell Ralph Scarlet John Hall and Delbert Seeley had gone to eastern camps weeks earlier.
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