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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
2
A garbled cry appears to describe someone shouting Let me go I’m all right I can swim and expressing intent about a medal. The text lacks clear context or identifiable names, places, or organizations.
Miss Maria P Kouroyen an American Red Cross nurse born to Greek parents and trained at Massachusetts General Hospital operated on a wounded Greek soldier in a box car using a razor ether and chloroform to conduct an amputation. The patient later recovered and received an American artificial limb from the Red Cross factory in Athens.
In Rome the horse drawn cab remains dominant with thousands of cabs while no taxicabs operate. Municipal statistics show 8,000 cab drivers influence elections, blocking motor vehicle concessions. Gasoline supplies are reserved for military use to curb private motor traffic.
A Baltimore avenue firehouse horse named Burglar escaped a locked stall as firefighters answered a blaze fifteen blocks away. The eager horse galloped toward the engine, whinnying with joy as it reached the pumping apparatus.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Citizens Telephone Co. will be held at Coolville Saturday August 30 at 1 P.M. C. D. Robinson Secretary.
A disk phonograph record invented in Europe features a groove that automatically returns the needle to the start, enabling the recording to repeat. The mechanism allows for seamless looping without manual rewinding.
Washington August 25 The Senate faces a renewed push to force publication of the Japanese written pledge guaranteeing the return of Shantung to China. Administration leaders expect to strike the Shantung clause on the floor but insist the treaty be ratified without amendments. Diplomats hope release will bolster ratification and peace prospects.
Local sports notes highlight an Elks baseball clash with Millfield next Thursday as Millfield’s team is described as dominant in the region. The piece also touches on Athens football coming soon, and other county events including a record Athens County Fair and heavy rains boosting corn crops.
Washington August 25 Definite talk of President Wilson’s travel plan rested on treaty developments in the Senate The president intends to tour after the foreign relations committee reports the treaty This timing would let him answer opponents’ arguments during daily Senate debate and avoid a crowded speaking tour with senators summoned to Washington for treaty votes Act may come in September or earlier
Columbus August 25 high food prices are not due to farmer profiteering says C E Thorne director Wooster Experiment Station and Alfred Vivian dean College of Agriculture Ohio State University They cite statistics showing government funded scientific farming raises yields and lowers unit costs and that farmers labor is undervalued in cost comparisons.
Sunday on Grosvenor street by Tom my Vercoe the copperhead was spotted on the steps of the Fred Slaughter home. The small deadly snake arrived in town by mistake and was killed where the frost missed it. A farmer along Stroud'n Run sold peaches at 4 dollars per bushel due to a light Athens county crop.
A Springfield, Illinois hen is reported to have laid an egg weighing fifteen ounces, a remarkable produce for a single hen. Local observers noted the unusual size, with farmers and poultry enthusiasts weighing the egg and discussing its rarity.
Analysis of Bulphan village well water shows magnesium sulphate at one ounce per gallon. Residents now drink rain water while the study continues. A lead smelter in Europe reduced its employees' infractions from 75 percent to three percent after installing ventilating devices.
Washington awaited action as Attorney General Palmer sought 2 400 000 for profiteers prosecutions and anti trust suits. The House appropriations committee prepared to consider the request likely to be included in a deficiency bill. Chairman Good said a series of profiteer prosecutions could curb the cost of living more quickly than other measures.
A week of rain slowed threshing but machines move, yielding heavy grain. Locals visited the Athens County Fair. a Sharpsburg Hill trip was completed safely. Rev. Garrett preached the final Mt. Herman sermon for the year and will not return. Mr and Mrs Harry Glover traveled to Glouster with Gerald Cunningham, away two weeks.
Six hundred workers at the Lackawanna Steel Company's plant in Buffalo were laid off today due to a slackening of steel orders. President McCullough cited reduced demand as the reason for the move.
Advertisement extols Chamberlain’s Tablets as easy to take and mild in effect. Praised by users for good qualities and priced at a quarter.
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