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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1921
Page
8
Horicon Wisconsin wife Mrs Frank Selchert says her young daughter suffered months of backache and stomach trouble. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the girl improved, returned to school, and helps with chores. Mrs Selchert permits publication of the testimonial.
An old home remedy outlines making a cough syrup by mixing 21/4 ounces of Pinez with granulated sugar to fill a pint bottle. Suggested substitutes include molasses or corn syrup for sweetness. The maker claims fast relief within 24 hours and notes uses for throat irritation, croup, bronchitis, and asthma with pine extract as the active compound.
An old remedy claims to ease head noises and deafness by taking Parmint double strength with hot water, a tablespoon four times daily. It promises quick relief, clearing nostrils, easing breathing, and reducing mucus, urging those with hearing trouble to try the inexpensive preparation.
The Meigs county farm bureau establishes an official legislative committee. Members are D. W. Cummings JL. B. Thompson J. H. Eastman Pearl Parmer and Will Krider. Each member will select ten advisor names.
A meeting is planned for Monday evening February 7 at the Letart school house to organize a truck growers association. The effort aims to promote a promising project with some state assistance promised to support the formation.
The Simpson M E church banquet hall hosts a men’s Bible class luncheon and social evening tomorrow. The Messenger asks all present former and prospective members to attend as invitations are impracticable. A pleasant time is anticipated.
Charles Francis Foss known as Charles Campbell married Mrs. Martha L. Bumgarner of Mason on January 26 in a ceremony at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Jonas Gibbs with Rev Sleeth of the M E B officiating.
Bluford Malone of the second ward limps with a damaged foot from a gunshot or possible self infliction. He says he was walking from Middleport when a man approached and a shot was fired after he concealed a ring. The ball entered the side of the foot and exited near the little toe.
A group of Stace boys including Gilmore and a Terrill boy appeared before Judge Carleton for disturbing Enterprise school. They were fined $9.50 each and warned of possible Lancaster action if misbehaving. Walter Haylor, 18, of Willis Hill, was jailed on a delinquency charge and spent the night in jail.
Last night at the Remington Hotel a dinner honored Chas Ebersbach, former owner of the Pomeroy Machine Co. The plant, grown under Ebersbach, ships rig irons to Romania and Asia and supplies much Texas well material. The Foundry sale to John M. Crawford and The Big & Ree Co. is noted with expectation of increased capacity.
In 1913 to 1915 a man endured severe cough night sweats and weight loss. After sanatoriums and treatment he improved using Milks Emulsion gaining 12 pounds and regaining appetite sleep and work ability. The ad extols Milks Emulsion as a nourishing remedy and digestive aid with a money back guarantee and local sales via pharmacies.
The Men’s Bible Class of the Middleport Presbyterian Sunday School raised 120 dollars with a hundred dollars directed to the church repair fund.
Mrs Snooks of Youngstown and her sister Miss Hannah Owens have stayed two weeks due to illness. C OBrien of Denver visits his father W J OBrien. Charles Murray of Bloomfield and family visit Murray's mother and sisters. Tom Beach of Akron visits his parents. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Leo Beeson on January 28 in Springfield. grandson to BE PD Jones and W H Beeson families. Miss Mary Whilock was an overnight visitor at Athens.
The Ohio state tax commission planned to announce today whether to recall its order for a statewide real estate revaluation in 61 counties. Hearings held two weeks earlier drew delegations from 67 counties and testimony by others. Four counties urged reappraisal claiming no overpayment and no discrimination.
In Hungary the government shuts in fuel shortages by creating a fuel line beside the Danube. Citizens wait hours in lines for small bundles of brushwood to cook meals as bread lines remain active.
Mrs Gladys Witherell wife of a Hollywood broker was kidnapped last Tuesday and rescued Monday. She described being taken in a car by two men including Floyd Carr, choked, bound, and driven through mountains to a cabin where further details paused as she collapsed from hysteria.
Athens police chief announces parking rules take effect today February 1. South side parking on Court Street and adjacent blocks extends from the post office to College Street. North side on Carpenter Street limits lengthwise parking due to narrow street, with engines running optional on the opposite side.
Evangelist McNall of Athens closed his revival meetings at Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church Sunday and left for Wellston to start a campaign. Large crowds attended the Laurel Cliff meetings as revival services continue at Enterprise L B church under Revs. Compton and Sweazy.
A Portsmouth message to Ira Roush’s father said authorities hold a man thought to be the destroyer in the Pt Pleasant murder. The father was asked to identify him if possible. Sullivan Sayre, uncle of the killed boy, traveled to Portsmouth to view the prisoner.
County Agent K. T. Woodward announces February 10 and 11 demonstrations by Wanda Prizyluska State Home Economics Specialist in Pomeroy Rutland and Rock Springs. The sessions show how to make satisfactory dress forms at home with minimal expense benefiting women who sew.
The Venizon dinner proved profitable for organizers with steady attendee turnout and positive feedback. Revenue exceeded preliminary forecasts, supporting future events and community initiatives tied to the Venizon organization.
A three day conference in Columbus opened with representatives from about a dozen denominations pledging to place at least one resident minister in every community across 20 central and southern Ohio counties. A state survey showed 81 of 298 communities lacked a resident pastor and three isolated towns had no church at all. Bishop W F Anderson spoke as the survey was summarized and the plan targets Meigs Gallia Jackson Scioto Adams Rosas Clinton Greene Fayette Pickaway Fairfield Perry Licking Franklin Madison Pike Clark Champaign Union and Highland counties.
Holland will adopt the American multiple unit train system as it electrifies the corridor connecting Amsterdam The Hague and Rotterdam. The plan involves modernizing rail service to improve speed and efficiency across the three cities.
An 80 year old woman Mrs. John Hill reports relief from sour stomach indigestion and heartburn after a week on Eatonic. The ad touts Eatonic as quick relief by neutralizing acidity and gases and urges readers who have tried everything to give it a try with a drugstore guarantee.
A London inventor says he has perfected a device that can send radio messages without knowledge of telegraph codes. The instrument is described as simple enough for anyone to use, potentially broadening access to wireless communication.
In Podgoritza three hundred Montenegrin soldiers were wounded as fighting erupts. Gunfire was heard at Antivari, the Montenegrin seaport, though details remain unclear.
The Community Traction Company formally assumed control of the Toledo Street Railways today and will implement the franchise provisions approved by voters in November.
Coroner J W Nixon began an investigation into the death of Frank Haines whose body was retrieved from Stillwater Creek near Urichsville on Saturday. He suspects homicide.
An old advertising admonition promises relief from persistent coughs and long lasting colds through Father John’s Medicine. It claims to soothe breathing passages, purify the system, and rebuild strength, with safety guarantees of no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
A university extension class studying the Rural Life Movement is organized for Athens county. The class meets next Saturday afternoon in room 13 on the first floor of Ellis Hall with Professor F. B. Coultrap in charge.
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