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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
8
The Cunard liner Mauretania brings the first large group of American troops home after armistice signing. Four thousand aviators stationed in England are aboard, their cheers roaring as the ship enters New York Harbor.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful relieves waste buildup in the stomach liver and bowels within hours and promises a pleasant taste. It warns against counterfeit syrups and directs buyers to the California Fig Syrup Company.
The forty sixth annual Ohio State Grange session in Canton ended after three days of business and social activities. Delegates from nearly every county, including Athens, elected new officers led by Master L J Tabier. A large class received Pomona and Ceres degrees amid a night of illness with many affected by suspected ptomaine poisoning.
The Womans Home Missionary Society appeals for worn apparel and bedding for a minister's Oklahoma family struck by illness and death. The household includes parents, two daughters aged twelve and fifteen, and two sons aged eight and ten. Contributions may be left at First Methodist Church parlors today through Monday noon or arranged for pick up by calling Mrs. H Horn at Home 2191.
Chicago December 18. At the American Public Health Association meeting Dr Jeanette Throckmorton of Chariton Iowa argues against scanty dress by women doctors. She says the street attire last summer offended public decency and blames women for letting daughters rely on lavalier ornaments to fend off influenza and pneumonia.
The American Red Cross mails bilingual postals to identify American and other English speaking soldiers in French hospitals. Cards request name rank regiment number company condition and next of kin. Red Cross offices sort responses and send aid while hospitals request supplies to comfort wounded men.
An Iowa or Midwest farmer audience is urged to adopt spring dragging as the simplest cost effective road maintenance after locating and properly preparing roads. The piece argues drag use yields long term benefits, highlights cheap tools over graders, and stresses civic pride and personal integrity over pay.
Postmaster General Burleson released Theodore Vail of AT&T’s letter announcing a practical multiplex telephony and telegraphy system. The technical staff developed a method to carry five telephone conversations simultaneously on a single pair of wires with performance equal to ordinary service.
An old buyer notes Kemp's Balsam as a disagreeable but reliable cough and sore throat remedy. The seller claims guaranteed quick relief and recommends keeping a bottle on hand, sold by druggists nationwide.
The United States for administration issued an order to eight Columbus based gas companies serving 50 Ohio cities directing they stop selling natural gas for industrial use. Gas pumped from West Virginia to Ohio and Indiana must be reserved for domestic consumers through April 15, following a hearing with city and company reps. The firms named include Logan Natural Gas and Fuel, Marion Gas, Fremont Light Heat and Power, Bellevue Gas, Citizens Gas and Electric, Newark Natural Gas and Fuel, Buckeye Gas, and Athens Gas Light and Electric.
Pittsburg officials announced a embargo on shipment of hogs into the Pittsburg stockyards today likely until market conditions improve. Pens are filled with live hogs while packers face an oversupply of dressed pork.
W D P McCandless quits as traveling salesman with the Cline Ice Cream Company after a year. He accepts a similar role with Sharpless Separator Company of West Chester Pennsylvania and will base his headquarters in Columbus. He previously worked at Athens State Hospital.
A new porous earthenware cover keeps a quart milk bottle cool without ice. The cover is saturated with water and relies on evaporation to lower the liquid’s temperature.
Next week Athens High School will hold a Christmas party for youths at the Athens County Children's Home. No formal program due to flu and broken class work. Five desired items candy toys books cakes and clothing. Collection day next Wednesday with Boy and Girl Scouts canvassing. Last year candy was scarce. this year it will be provided. Each child should receive a present.
Lord Cecil, assistant secretary of state for foreign affairs, outlined a plan to prevent future wars by creating a public discussion mechanism for international disputes. He argued nations won’t wage war when populations understand what is just and fair. The British Trades Union Congress also endorsed the League of Nations in a message to President Wilson.
Fred W. Weymuller files for divorce from Belle C. Weymuller in probate court on Saturday both from New Straitsville. He cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks an injunction to prevent interference with his business. Married in Nelsonville in 1894. Edwin D. Ricketts represents the plaintiff.
State Auditor Donahey warns there are too many judges in Ohio and salaries are high for the work, citing 180 common pleas judges earning 586 775 and probate judges 250 842. He urges combining courts in counties under 60 000 to save salaries, noting 74 counties qualify.
Amesville residents celebrate learning that local Athens county National Guard members Alva Bennett Harry Henry Watt Grover Wilbur Carpenter and Artie Donaldson are safe after weeks on active service at the front. Relatives had feared the worst until today. The town dismisses Friday the thirteenth superstition.
Prof Martzolff, invited by the American Lutheran Survey of Columbia, to write the Christmas story for its holiday number, furnished the story last year to good reception. The forthcoming Sec 18 issue carries "The First Service Star" with scenes partly in a Jewish Babylonian colony.
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