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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
2
Advertisement-style notice touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a guaranteed cure for rheumatic pain and joint stiffness. Claims quick relief after several days and urges purchase from McKee Drug Co and other druggists.
In Franc Ramps Mich prosecutors set January 27 for the federal conspiracy trial of Senator Truman H Newberry and 144 associates over 1918 campaigns. Judge Clarence W Sessions fixed the date after arraignment. Jurors will be warned not to discuss the case and to report any contact.
The Messenger editorial criticizes the gas rate proposal and lauds the courage of advocates while noting the city’s widespread anxiety about higher charges and the public reaction to the plan.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root promoted to aid women with kidney and bladder issues. The ad claims back pain, headaches and nervousness signal kidney trouble and urges quick treatment. A sample offer and mail order from Dr Kilmer Co is included. An accompanying Athens, Ohio letter references miners gains and a gas company dispute dated December 9, 1919.
Editorial notes a yearlong gas problem in Athens with a 92 percent rate increase within a year. The piece questions the settlement and contrasts it with a 31 percent miner demand, accusing the gas company and authorities of lax response and raising consumer bills. It warns the humor is not welcome.
W D Wallace of Hollister, Ohio protests observer reports on union doubts during the postwar reconstruction era. He accuses certain miners and leaders of agitation and political revolutionism and urges attendance at local union meetings to insist on economic, industrial discourse and to guard workers rights. He cites a Cleveland convention of over 400,000 miners as evidence of constructive, nonpolitical terms.
A long list of property transactions recorded at the court house includes James P. McVey trading seven lots for 2250 dollars and numerous jumps in ownership among residents. The notes show multiple parcels, half acres and coal tracts with varied prices and sometimes no stated consideration.
L. W. Roberts president of the city council will speak at the noon Chamber lunch in Athens. He will discuss civic matters with emphasis on street improvements including resurfacing Court street repaving Union street and extending ornamental lighting from the Government Building to Union Depot.
Ohio State Grange opens its annual meeting to the public in Columbus with L. J. Taber and Judge Wanamaker delivering addresses. About 2,000 Grangers from across the state are expected to attend as the convention runs through Thursday. Governor Cox will speak at Memorial Hall while hundreds seek the sixth degree.
In Cincinnati Ohio Miss Hazel M Smith a bond broker hoisted at her office shot the intruder Howard Conley of Coveington Kentucky six times as he attempted to enter. Conley was critically wounded and Smith was exonerated by police after four suspicious visits by a stranger prompted her actions.
The Ohio supreme court ruled that the Berthad Siemer estate from Meigs County should be divided into eight equal parts among the deceased’s brothers and sisters. An relative named Andrew Godfrey had claimed one half of the estate.
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