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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1918

Page

2

The Struggle Promoter Targeting Ned Flowerton

Ned Flowerton visits Arcadia to meet Nicholas Larney a confident promoter who claims quick returns on inventions. Larney pits himself as a firm with a fifty fifty deal and a planned stock launch promising millions while Ned and Edith share mixed hopes and wary trust as John Ferrol questions the venture. The scene ends with tension between Ned’s supporters and Larney’s ambitions as the plot continues.

Ned Flowerton Nicholas Larney Ned Mr. Larney Suavely Arcadia Flowerton Superperfect Heater Corporation Redgar Flowerton Mr. Flowerton John Ferrol L Larney John Edith Ferrol

Mentho-Laxene Syrup Ad Urges Cold Relief

Pack a pint of Mentho Laxene to abort colds and relieve coughing. Beginning at first signs offers best relief and may prevent pneumonia. Pure, non narcotic and curative with full directions and guarantee. Blackburn Products Co Day ton Ohio refunds promised if not satisfied.

Blackburn Products Co Dayton Ohio Ady

Athens Boys to Tour New York and Washington Sites

Supt. Morgan leads a party of ten Athens boys on a week long trip to Washington and New York. They visit the Capitol White House libraries museums Chinatown and Wall Street with stops at the Hippodrome and Metropolitan Museum. The trip includes a Giants review of battleships and a Fifth Avenue parade possibility.

New York City Washington, D. C Supt. Morgan Athens Washington Capitol White House Washington's Monument Museum Bureau of Printing and Engraving Tower of Babel Chinatown Library Metropolitan Museum Delaware Jane Cowl New York Pullman Floyd Brown Clark Kenney Seth Lewis Harold Liggett John Rood Mohican Hudson Fifth Avenue Athens Party

Heart and Home Problems and Letters to Mrs Thompson

A collection of advice and reader questions from a column featuring Mrs Thompson. Includes a nineteen year old seeking guidance on romance despite a slight limp, a reader told to avoid Christmas cards to a preacher, and three questions from Mary and Jane about dating multiple partners, gum chewing, sending gifts to a boyfriend in France, and dances with parental consent.

Tam Mrs. Thompson France Mary and Jane

Real estate transfers and notices from Athens area listings

A long list of real estate transfers in Athens Township and Athens City shows numerous property trades with values from $2,000 to $7,100. The notice includes names such as Ambrose Smith, George R. Lawrence, H. Tinkham, Harry Porter, and Bessie Hoch, among others. Additional items mention a pattern department sewing pattern and a wart treatment tip.

Athens Ambrose Smith George R. Lawrence Mechanicsville H. Tinkham Harry J. Porter Bessie Robert Hoch Paul Alicini Butte Robert M. Paterson Robert M. Patterson Eastwood Jesse Ll. Maxwell Harry Armitage Benjamin Ball H. M. Barker Geo. Gabriel Jr John H. Martin Jerry Hunter Athens City Frank L. Smith Eva Smith J. D. Guess Eliza Rice Wimer E. King Francis King Randal R. Marquis Jacob Niggemeyer Geo. J. Maxwell Athens Brick Co John R. Woods Johanna J. Moreary William TD. Powell

Great School Sets Record at Pagt Year Listing

Attendance at First M. E. Sunday School totals 385 with 28 officers and teachers 8 visitors and 349 scholars. The annual report shows 1724 officers and teachers, 341 visitors, 28207 scholars, and total receipts of 891.02 with a treasury of 1312.85. Classes by attendance and collections list Prof Copeland Martzolff Dunkle and others with notable totals.

M. E Copeland Martzolff Noss Weaver Porter Cass Treasury Dunkle

New Regime Tension Sparks Berlin Reichstag Row

Berlin waits as Constantin Fehrenbach defies the Ebert Haase government by convoking the Reichstag in the Rhineland. Rumors say Von Hindenburg may move troops. a volunteer army call is issued while workers and soldiers' councils meet amid calls for strong action against the Spartacus group.

Frank J. Taylor Berlin Reichstag Constantin Fehrenbach Ebert-Haase Rhineland Fahrenbach von Hindenberg Spartacus Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council

Real Amen Ne Turn From Overseas Duty

Lieuts KE Barnhill and G W Pay recount a formidable aerial era of service in the aviation section overseas. They describe joining Caproni bomb work for Berlin at an English armistice period and returning via New York on the liner Geo Washington. Barnhill heads to Jerseyville then home to Guysville. Pay to Oberlin after visits in the city.

Terlin D. Barnhill Guysville G. W. Pay Oberlin England Berlin New York Dee Geo Washington New York Harbor Italy Barnhill Jerseyville Leith

Glouster School Holiday Break and Health Board Actions

Glouster schools will close Friday and reopen January 6 after a two week holiday. The board of health paused closing orders while 13 homes remain under quarantine, with prior days peaking at 32 quarantines. Ray Dulaney returns from Camp Taylor after honorable discharge. Ambrose Tulius dies from flu complications. Trimble Township lifts some school closings. Modoc and Derthick remain closed. New Year’s meeting set for township trustees.

Glouster Board of Education Board of Health Henry Williams Trimble Township

Red Cross to Start New Campaign Today

Washington dispatch reports the Red Cross begins its annual Christmas roll call to secure millions of members and funds. Enrollment is voluntary and a small membership fee is requested as stations open in cities towns and rural crossroads to give every person a chance to enroll.

Washington The Red Cross Country Cross Roads

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