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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1921
Page
6
Chauncey December meeting of the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Isaae France’s home honored three members including Mrs. France and others with gifts and a fine dinner. Mrs. France received reminiscences from her children and a reception item for the occasion.
Paper lists J. M. Kerr Co of Huntington and Brinker Hooser Deardorff-Sisler Co of Ironton and East End Howe Co as participating entities in a regional procurement notice. No further details follow in readable text.
The Bible school at the First Christian church chose J. H. Burst as General Superintendent W. R Cable as Educational Superintendent Mrs Wiley Sprague as Social Superintendent Frances March as Secretary and Fred Cornwell as Treasurer for the coming year. Mexico's national beverage Pulque is described as fermented cactus milk with a tangy taste and skim milk appearance.
Miss Florence Myers of Hinsdale reports in a letter from Cleveland that the refugee situation in Erivan, Transcaucasian Russia, is dire. Daily breadlines serve five hundred children, building shortages hinder relief, and a soup line with a basic meal is organized by the American Near East Relief to feed orphans as winter nears.
The Phillipine Lodge No. 709 Knights of Pythias notes the death of Brother Andrew Jackson on November 25. The lodge offers sympathy to his wife and children, drapes its charter in mourning for 30 days, and forwards copies to the bereaved family and to the Athens Daily Messenger for publication. Committee: Edward Munster Robert Varner Harry Schoonover.
William Bird of 1254 N Sartain St Philadelphia reports Tanlac built him up twenty pounds after three years of indigestion gas headaches and weakness. He says appetite returned sleep improved and nervous symptoms vanished. Tanlac is sold at Athens Bu line Pharmacy Co and by leading druggists.
In Welch West Virginia on December 12 the trial of C. E. Lively Buster Pence and William Salters for the Hatfield Chambers courthouse killings was set to begin. Salters illness delayed proceedings but has recovered and the defense plans to argue self defense with Lively admitting the shooting. Mrs. Sid Hatfield and Mrs. Ed Chambers are expected to testify in what could be the trial’s most sensational witness moments.
An advertisement urges readers with stomach trouble gas belching sour stomach nervousness dizziness and biliousness to use Mi-O-Na stomach tablets from McKee Drug Co with a guarantee.
The defense today began its bid to save Dominic Benigno from the electric chair in the payroll murder case linked to the Sly-Fanner gang.
Queen Alexandra established England's first model dairy farm, marking a pioneer effort in agricultural reform. The project showcases modern farming practices and aims to improve dairy yields and welfare across the countryside.
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Liberal leader and descendant of the Scottish founder, heads a Liberal sweep that toppled Meighen’s government by a wide margin. King is expected to form a government without the need for coalition.
United States British Japan France and Italy will sign a five power naval limited pact with a ten year holiday and Pacific fortifications limits. A nine power treaty will cover China and the Far East with a Shantung settlement. A US Japan Yap mandate accord is also anticipated. all are to go to the Senate for approval.
MARQUETTE MICH Dec 12 Warden Theodore B Catlin and three staffers were hospitalized after a fight with three Detroit long term inmates Arthur Gypsy Harvey Jasper Perry and Charles Roberts in the prison chapel during a moving picture showing yesterday morning.
Frank M. Ransbottom of Zanesville says the fifteenth district Republicans will support Harry C. Smith for governor next year. The remark fuels talk that Governor Harry L. Davis may seek a senatorial nomination rather than a second term. Ransbottom spoke before leaving for Washington to discuss Ohio political matters.
Arthur C. Burch on trial for the murder of John Belton Kennedy prepared to present his insanity defense in Los Angeles on December 12. The proceeding marks a key turn in the case as defense attorneys argue mental incapacity.
A remark notes that peasants from European countries where black bread is common tend to have notably good teeth.
A 71 year old Cambridge Ohio resident credits Dreco herbal remedy with restored appetite restful sleep and renewed energy enabling her to walk a mile or more without fatigue. She praised the product and noted The Cline Pharmacy Co Athens distributes it widely through local druggists.
Government experts warn 5,000,000 American children suffer malnutrition from wrong feeding. Dr. Philip B. Hawk promotes SUSTO a tonic food rich in Yeast Rice Eggs Milk Beef Protein Nuclein Iron claiming rapid weight gains and boosted vitality with no medicine. McKee Drug Co. store advertises availability.
Washington reports this fifth week of the arms talks is poised to settle the naval ratio and Hughes program points, pledge non fortification of Pacific Islands, and move toward signing a covenant with Japan to end the Yap dispute. Far Eastern issues including Shantung and Chinese problems progress, while ratification of the four power treaty tightens as officials seek to deter Senate opposition.
An advertisement explains overwork drains energy and clogs the blood, causing pale, tired looks. It promotes Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy to enrich blood, drive out poisons, and renew strength with oxygen carried by red cells.
Court records show marriage licenses issued to John Hook Jr. and Eunice Lowry of The Plains, John Andrews Hunley and Carrie Annis Coss of Athens, Frank Labara and Frances Covell of Glouster, Harry Jackson Pettit and Evelyn Bauer of Trimble, Gerald Baird and Ethel Pierce of Orbiston, Harry Cooper and Beatrice Dyer of Glouster, Roy Robinson and Ardella Parker of Glouster, Nathan Botkins and Stella Elliott of Athens, Ralph Ray and Violet Dunlavy of Jacksonville.
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