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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1919
Page
2
Urinary Irritation Treated With Salts and Lithia Water
An old note describes midney and bladder weakness caused by uric acid irritation. It recommends four ounces of Salta in water daily for several days to neutralize urine acids and ease burning. It also mentions lithia and lemon juice compounds as alternatives and stresses Salts as inexpensive and harmless.
Divorce Asked After Testimony On Attire
Mrs Bertha Joyce testified in a Keene New Hampshire divorce case that her husband kept odd habits including wearing overalls and old barn shoes to bed and claimed he slept in an over list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
N. H
Bertha Oyce
Thousands of Belgian Homes Lost in No Man's Land After War
United Press reports on Ypres Belgium where five years of bombardment erased land marks destroying farms and homes. Families may never locate their former property as surveys and boundaries disappeared amid craters and marshes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Hullinger
United Press
Ypres
Belgium
No Man’s Land
Rel
Middle-West
Pleasanton Students Prepare for Year End Event
Pleasanton Dorothy Kenney Bertina Martin and John Pratt from John Hancock High Athens spent the weekend with parents. The Pleasanton school plans a big entertainment for Saturday evening December 20, 1919 and a pie social inviting all to attend with well filled pies and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kenney
Bertina Martin
John Pratt
John Hancock High School
Athens
Pleasanton School
Ora Morrison
Teachers Association
New Lexington
Frank Barnhill
Circleville
Dave Smalley
Robert Morrison
Isolate colds to curb spread say physicians
Many doctors urge complete isolation for anyone with a bad cold to prevent transmission to family and colleagues, noting colds are highly contagious like measles. They insist the sooner one rid oneself of a cold the lower the danger, and praise Chamberlain's Remed y as a top medicine to aid cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Illinois union official warns on coal strike settlement
Springfield reports vice president Harry Fishwick of the Illinois United Mine Workers warns that any settlement not including a substantial raise above the fourteen percent offer by Fuel Administrator Garfield could fracture the union. He expects the government’s offer to reach twenty percent or more at Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Garfield
United Mine Workers
Harry Fishwick
Ilinois
Fishwick
Indianapolis
Lewis
Gude's Pepto Mangan Promises Health Boost
A vintage health ad touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a cure for thin watery blood anemia, claiming it enriches blood to restore energy and vitality. It emphasizes choosing the genuine "Gude's" product in liquid or tablet form and notes physicians recommend it for anemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
California Sarsaparilla The Safe Laxative For Children
A vintage ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative for kids with a fruity taste. It claims full dosage directions on each bottle and urges mothers to choose California to ensure a harmless stomach and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Officers go west to clear up Tabor case
Officials plan to question Maude Tabor’s mother Mrs Sarah Tabor in Areka California after her arrest with son Walter. Prosecutor Horace Adams and Sheriff Dwight Barker travel to obtain details to resolve the three year old basement death mystery in Lawton Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Mich
Maude Tabor
California
Tabor
Sarah Tabor
Areka
Calif
Walter
Horace Adams
Dwight Barker
Maude
Seed potato shortage prompts new storage push
The Department of Botany at the Ohio Experiment Station urges farmers to store seed tubers carefully this season because seed potatoes rot and sprout loss in poor bins. Dry rot, late blight and black leg survive winter in inapt storage, and excess moisture accelerates rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Botany
Ohio Experiment Station
China lodges second protest over Japanese Foo Chow landing
The Penkin government sent a second protest to the foreign office regarding Japanese forces landing at Foo Chow. A personal investigation by Yosuke Matsuoka of the foreign office will precede any reply. Matsuoka sails for Foo Chow on December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Syndicate Formed to Underwrite Ward and Co Stock
A syndicate led by H. P. Goldschmidt and Company of New York and John Bernham and Company of Chicago plans to underwrite 510000 shares of Montgomery Ward and Company Inc common stock. Shares will be offered to the public at 45 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. P. Goldschmidt and Company
John Bernham and Company
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company Inc
Tonsiline Tonsilene National Sore Throat Remedy Ad
National remedy Tonsiline and Tonsilene sold in every state. People buy a bottle for sore throat relief. Get the bottle now at druggists. Advertises 85 cents 60 cents hospital size 1.00.
Athens county fair elects officers for next year
New directors and officers were chosen by fair stockholders on Saturday. Bern township gains a new director Harry Henry. W R Goddard is re elected. W S Bowers succeeds Bob Wood. A C Rossi re elected from Athens township. Harlan Linsecott takes A A Campbell’s seat. James McClanahan re elected from Canaan. Everett Hayes becomes Rome township director. George Johnson elected York township member for one year. Race purses will rise and premium list revised. grounds rental to be bid on. a county wide school exhibit will be staged under Alex Root. Charles Daugherty becomes president. A E Potter is vice president. John Harner treasurer. C M Gill secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fair Board
Bern Township
Harry Henry
W. R. Goddard
W.S. Bowers
Bob Wood
A. C. Rossi
Athens Township
Harlan Linsecott
A. A. Campbell
Trimble Township
James McClanahan
Canaan
Alex Root
Harner
Gill
W. S. Bowers
S. F. Beverage
Athens
Pie Social Rescheduled and Net Proceeds Boost School
The pie social planned for the night before Thanksgiving was postponed to Friday December 5 due to high water. A good crowd gathered at the school house, enjoyed a program and eats, with proceeds near fifteen dollars to benefit the school. Out of town guests included Mary and Florence Tilton of Coolville Nell Starkey Miss Rowland Kyle McAfee and earnest Seman of Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary and
Florence Tilton
Coolville
Nell Starkey
Miss Rowland
Kyle McAfee Andarnest Seman
Stewart
Wyatt Minear
Art Finsterwald
Mary Christene
Athens
Roy Martin
Phillis McLane
Green Valley
Garnett
Hostettle
Utica
Parkersburg
War risk insurance demand rises amid North Sea mine fears
New York December reports show underwriters noting a heavy rise in demand for war risk insurance. Anticipated mine damage in the North Sea this winter could surpass wartime levels, with current rates higher than last summer but well below wartime peaks of fifteen percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Sea
Ohio to retry automobile tax bill in legislature
Columbus reports the Ohio legislature will reopen debate on the automobile tax law. Negotiations aim to remove objectionable details that caused defeat. Secretary of State Smith will withdraw opposition and back the bill if distribution provisions are revised. Crabbe plans new prohibition bill and coal settlement action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Smith
Crabbe
Anarchist Leaders Emma Goldman and Berkman Threaten Deportation Hearing
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, noted anarchists, await deportation to Russia as they appear before Federal Judge Mayer this afternoon. They seek release via a writ of habeas corpus on the claim they are American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Russia
Mayer
FUEL SHORTAGE FORECAST AS WAGE TALKS CONTINUE
Washington reports the coal shortage will stay acute through January 1 despite a possible wage settlement in Indianapolis. Rail officials plan prolonged curtailment of train service to free coal hauling capacity while many plants stay closed. Miners may accept President Wilson’s plan without a wage increase, with a commission to study fixes and prevent recurrence. Lewis and Green seek a favorable union wage committee vote, Palmer traveling with them after a meeting in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Indianapolis
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Lewis
Garfield
Green
Palmer
Union
C. B. Ames
Attendance at First M. E. Church Sunday School
The First M. E. Church Sunday school drew 608 attendees with 28 officers and teachers, 7 visitors, and 573 scholars. Among the 399 adults and youth, Prof. Copeland led 209 in the largest class, followed by Mrs. Martzolff 82, Mrs. Noss 47, Mr. Porter 29, and Miss Leache 15. The total collection reached $33.92, with Class Six contributing $24.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Copeland
Martzolff
Noss
Porter
Leache
Red Cross Christmas Seals sales near last year total
Canvass leaders report sales approaching last year’s total but Athens residents must buy more seals to hit the goal. House to house selling by children ends Wednesday while permanent booths stay open for Christmas shoppers. Seals go on mail back, not front, and can replace twine on packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Athens
Roosevelt’s son writes on America in the war
Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt in a new book Average Americans argues the first lesson of the war was our ill preparedness. He credits allied shelter for allowing slow buildup before joining the conflict and warns that next time England and France may not stand between the US and the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
England
France
Ohio miners eye government plan to end coal strike
Ohio miners officials and operators await government proposals for ending the strike this week. No details will be known until the two factions meet in Indianapolis on Tuesday. W. D. McKinney of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange estimates settlement would restore about 5000 carloads of coal weekly and says no car shortage exists, mines can run at capacity once workers return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Citizens Press Palmer to Enforce Lever Act in Columbus
More than 2,000 residents of Columbus and nearby areas sign petitions urging Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer to enforce the Lever Act against profiteers. The messages demand investigations cease and penalties apply evenly, citing the sugar trust and government backed troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Columbus
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Washington
Palmer
Washington Herald Sold to Group of Investors
The Washington Herald, a morning newspaper, is sold from C. T. Brainard to a group including Herbert Hoover Walter S. Rogers Herman Suter Chas. R. Crane and Julius H. Barnes. Rogers and Suter will handle the actual work of putting out the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Herald
C. T. Brainard
Herbert Hoover
Walter S. Rogers
Herman Suter
Chas. R. Crane
Julius H. Barnes
Herald
Rogers
Suter
Public Forum on Miners Wages and Auto Ownership
The Messenger editor cites two miner letters responding to President Ellis remarks. He argues wages and car ownership reflect prosperity and challenges, calling for an adequate wage figure and questioning high salaries elsewhere while urging thrift and rewards for talent. He notes miners’ wages and car ownership as topic of dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
the Messenger
Ellis
Dayton
Ohio University
Miner Wage Debate Sparks Five Day Week Demand
A letter from Athens Ohio dated December 8 1919 argues for a five day week and six hour day to attract workers and keep miners content. It claims past wages were unsatisfactory but warns equal returns are foolish and miners must accept a just reward without derailing the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
French Bid Two Million Franc Offer for Dempsey Fight
France's National Sporting Club offered Jack Kearns two million francs for the Carpenter Dempsey bout in Paris. The message marks France as an active bidder for the world champion clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Jack Kearns
Wilson Takes Lead In Strike In Washington
White House officials decline to detail the president's miner proposals as rumors of a Palmer Garfield clash are dismissed. They say the issue rests with President Wilson with the attorney general and Garfield acting under his orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Palmer
Garfield
Wilson
Morristown Opens One Room Schoolhouse Near Chauncey
Scholars at Morristown begin classes in a new single room school completed after starting September first. The building near Chauncey accommodates forty pupils with Miss Florence Smart as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown
Florence Smart
Berger Seeks Return in Wisconsin Fifth District
Milwaukee voters chose Victor Berger’s successor at the primary with no contest. Socialists aim to renominate Berger, while Henry Bodenstab stands as the fusion choice for Democratic and Republican factions in the wake of Berger’s espionage act conviction.
Britain Patents Road Using Recycled Shoes
An inventive British patent estimates 55 720 pairs of old shoes required per mile of road made from slag rock asphalt and scrap leather. The plan reuses worn footwear to create a durable surface and reduce waste.
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Bloomfield, N. J
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Pleasanton
China
FAIR
Neumonia Pysician
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Ralph F. Couch
Teddy JR
America
Waid Mnes
Big Uncle Sam
Profiteer
Public Forum
Hipco
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