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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1922

Page

2

Local Humdrum Notices FromUtley and Athens Area

Community snippets reveal travel for work and visits by Leonard Ogg and Hall Haybrow. Vint White recovers from diphtheria, while Dr. C. Ge Adams relocates to Broadwell. Births, visits, and road work noted among Sedwick, Geoff, Lottridge, Jago, and Webb families near Utley Junction and Amesville.

Leonard Ogg Chesterhill Vint White Hall Haybrow Rutland Holdcroft Henry Sedwick Avere Athens C. Ge. Adams Fate of Wellston Broadwell Neveline Geoff J. F. Linscott Utley

Freezone corn remover promises painless relief

An ad describing Freezone as a fast acting corn remover that makes corns lift off painlessly. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and claims to remove hard corns, soft corns, or corns between the toes, along with calluses, with no pain.

Drugeist

Carbon Hill Social Notes and Health Updates

Carbon Hill residents report visitors in Nelsonville for Sunday gatherings at the Greens and Sparnons who is seriously ill but improving. Agnes Matheny from Long Street called on friends while Maggie Iceuharr visited Nelsonville. Harry Hughes plans Lima departure amid several social events in his honor. Henry Hutchinson recovers from a Columbus hospital operation and is improving. Clifford Hawk and family visit Columbus. Frank Webb heals from a broken arm. Wayne Johnson returned from Columbus as a young folks ice week continues. Joe Blessed laments insurance related misfortune after his picture show burned down.

Agnes Matheny Longstreth Carbon Hill Mr. Webb Wayne Johnson Columus Joe Blessed

Hyomei cough remedy and local meeting in New Marshfield

An ad notes Hyomei medicated air as a cure for catarrh and guarantees by McKee rig co. A Marshfield Grange program at New Marshfield Hall on February 1 features discussions on boosting farmers and bankers cooperation, a roll call, readings, and songs. Also promotes BromO Quinine tablets for headache from colds, with E. Grove’s genuine label at 30 cents.

McKee Rig Co Marshfield Grange New Marshfield New Marshfield Arange Hall Ja Ellis E. W. Grove

Bratton Nonsupport Case Delayed Deciding Divorce Path

Clarke Bratton 32 New Marshfield faced a nonsupport charge from wife Mabel Bratton. Magistrate Pearl W Helwig continued case to decide whether to send his wife’s request to the workhouse or pursue divorce. In Washington, a bill favoring quick exchange posts for American diplomats was reported from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Fireman Peter Gerburn injured and others sustained minor burns in Columbus blaze.

Swife Clarke Bratton New Marshfield Pearl W. Helwig Mabel Bratton Italy Washington Legison Bill House Foreign Smairs Committee

Death of Mrs Iva Frost Feels Local Loss

The death of Mrs Iva Frost of Flora saddened the neighborhood with several attendees at the funeral Sunday. Local residents report bad colds as a common complaint. Mrs Oro Shumway of Pomeroy visits her parents Mr and Mrs Anthony Wood. Warren Bentz spent the weekend in Athens with his sister Mrs Alley Frost. Abe Swartz remains ill, not improving. Cooney Bentz and Herman Findling made a business trip to Pomeroy. William Bentz and family visited his daughter Mrs Sarah Wood of Lottridge. A party was hosted at Jacob Wisenbaugh home Saturday night. William Bentz recently bought a new yard fence.

Iva Frost Flora Oro Shumway Pomeroy Anthony Woode Warren Bentz Athens Alley Frost Abe Swartz Cooney Bentz Herman Findling William Bentz Sarah Woode Lottridge Jacob Wisenbaugh

Woman Blamed by Her Family Restless Overworked Wife and Mother

A harsh portrayal by relatives depicts a weary wife and mother who endures headaches backaches and daily duties. The piece endorses Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound citing grateful letters as proof of restored health and happiness.

Lydia E. Pink

Vogue Hair Shop Changes Hands in Union Street

Mrs. Adrian Lentz and Miss Kya Brooks take over the Vogue Hair Shop at 11 West Union Street from Miss Maud B. Holt who moves to Columbus to join a similar business. Holt had managed the shop for the past year, succeeding Mrs. Lomax who previously ran the salon.

VOGUE Adrian Lentz Kya Brooks West Union Street Maud B. Holt Columbus Lentz Miss Holt Mss Maud Holt Lomax

Ohio Holds Third in Better Lives Stock Pledge Drive

Ohio maintains third in the Better Lives Better Stock campaign as Pulaski County Virginia overtakes Hardin County for most pledged farmers. Ohio reports 901 pledges and 99 fewer than Nebraska, with South Carolina fourth and Washington fifth in the latest USDA counts.

Ohio United States Better Lives United States Department of Agriculture Hardin County Pulaski County Virginia Department of Animal Husbandry Ohio State University Washington Nebraska South Carolina

Woman Health Chief Takes Post in Zanesville

Dr Beatrice T Hagan began duties as Zanesville Ohio health and sanitation superintendent today. She is reported as the second woman in the United States to hold such a post. The remainder is a stray editorial quip about a churchgoer observer.

Zanesville, CO Beatrice T. Hagan Zanesville United States

Kick in Cigarettes Described As Demoralizing Girls

Lucy Page Gaston, former Anti Cigarette League leader, warns the pleasant Kick in cigarettes, called fur something, morally suiting and alluring girls, destabilizing morals and behavior.

Lucy Lucy Page Gaston Anti-Cigarette League

Votometer Thief Is Working Here

A light fingered man stealing auto motometers in Athens has taken about a dozen instruments from cars parked in dark streets. Police warn owners to watch vehicles and avoid buying second hand metre devices, as many meters are locked to cars and hard to remove.

Athens

Work House Prisoner Dies After Indigestion

Columbus report describes guard Charles H. Rowden unlocking the cell door as James Page aged 34 collapses in the corridor and dies. A physician had been treating Page for indigestion prior to the incident, occurring just as he began a one year sentence in the work house.

Work House Columbus James Page Charles H. Rowden Page Rowden

Bold Mail Robbery at Whiting Station Stuns Indiana

Five bandits robbed the Whiting Indiana Pennsylvania railroad station mail clerk Jos Schwartz. They seized five mail sacks likely containing registered items and aimed to steal the $200,000 Standard Oil payroll due on the next train. A shot was fired but no injuries reported as police pursue the suspects.

Chicago International News Service Pennsylvania Railroad Whiting Ind Pennsylvania Fort Wares Jos Schwartz Standard Oil Company

Master Baker Sent to Special Training School

Clyde Burt of Palmer street, longtime Athens baker, was sent by his employer F. X. Rauch to Fleishman's baker training school in New York City for a special course to improve his qualifications as foreman.

Clyde Burt Palmer Street F. X. Rauch Burt Fleishman’s New York City Athens Rauch Jeastern

Theatre Runs Buses to Cut Taxi Charges

A suburban theatre in Philadelphia plans to run a dedicated bus line to reduce patrons' taxi costs. Owners say they will operate enough buses to meet demand as more people use the theatre, aiming to provide affordable transport to and from the venue.

International News Service Philadelphia Motion Picture House

Brutal Grime Out a Light Near Kansas City Viaduct

The body of a 35 year old woman, violently beaten and gagged with a shirt, was found near a viaduct to the railroad tracks sixty feet below. Police suspect she was murdered the prior night and placed at the location by her attackers, possibly transported by car.

Kansas City

Alleged Wrecker of Bank Freed Under Huge Road

Max Mitchell president of the Cosmopolitan Trust Company surrendered in Suffolk court on five true bills. He pleaded not guilty to numerous counts charging larceny of 1,731,803 dollars. Bail set at 50,000 by Judge Bishop and posted by his wife.

Boston Max Mitchell Cosmopolitan Trust Company Suffolk County Grand Jury J. Weston Allen Michell Bishop

Centers for Special Work Established Across U S

Washington February 1 The Veterans Bureau has established fifty eight training centers outside hospitals to aid neuropsychiatric and tubercular patients. A rehabilitation study identifies best vocations and predicts each patient can achieve social recovery through proper training.

Washington United States Veterans’ Bureau Veterans’ Bureau

More Japanese Emigrants Depart for South America

Japanese emigrants totaling 25,000 sailed from Kobe aboard the Chicago Maru to settle in Brazil. This marks the largest single-ship emigration to South America since the peace, as Japan’s postwar industrial boom keeps many workers at home seeking higher wages.

South America International News Service Tokio Kobe Brazil Japan

Old Statesman Dies in Japan’s Last Elder Leaders

Washington Feb 1 Prince Yamagata long influential elder statesman of Japan has died, per private advices reaching Tokyo correspondent today. His passing marks the end of a era in Japanese politics and diplomacy.

OLD Statesman Washington Prince Yamagata Japan Tokio Ashin

Dodge cuts price on delivered cars in Detroit

Dodge Brothers today announced price cuts on delivered vehicles. Touring car 119 dollars, roadster 100, coupe 233, sedan 379, station wagon 170, panel wagon 173.

DODGE Detroit Dodge Brothers

First woman named as general prohibition agent

Washington February 1 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes appointed Miss Georgia Hopley of Bucyrus Ohio as a general prohibition agent She becomes the first woman to hold such a post in the agency's history

Washington Haynes Georgia Hopley Bucyrus Ohio

Ohio Will Play Twice This Week Versus Xavier Saints

Ohio University basketball coach Finsterwald has his team ready for a Wednesday night game at 7:36 against Xavier at the Ohio gym. The Green and White beat the Saints in Cincinnati weeks ago, and Ohio aims to erase a prior setback while gambling on a strong conference bid.

Ohio University St. XK Xavier Ohio Gym Finsterwald Ohio Saints Cincinnati

Local folks share weekend visits and new arrival

The Plains residents Ethel Anderson and her brother Quincy with Raymond visited Jacksonville for a weekend. Will and Mrs. Roberts hosted the Shafer family in Emont. Ed Anderson spent time in McArthur. William Whetstone of Buchtel stayed with Ed Anderson and family. Keeton and Harrison families drove to Athens. Clifford Powell welcomed a newborn son. Dr. L D Nelson and Ed Michea joined Grant Michealg for a Columbus hospital operation.

Ethel Anderson Broter Quincy Raymond Jacksonville Will Roberts Charles Shafer Emont Ed Anderson McArthur William Whetstone Buchtel Charles. Keeton Jeff Harrison Athens Clifford Powell L. D. Nelson Ed Michea Grant Michealg Columbus

Man Battles Windows With Rocks In Parson incident

Benjamin Harrison Bishop aged 24 acted on an aversion to plate glass by gathering rocks and smashing window panes along a main street in Parson. He caused costly damage before law enforcement intervened.

International News Service Parsons W. Va Benjamin Harrison Bishop

Bishop Won't Officiate Princess Mary Wedding at Westminster

The Rt. Rev. Winnington Ingram, bishop of London, will officiate at the wedding of Princess Mary of Great Britain and Viscountess at Westminster Abbey, according to dispatches.

Winnington Ingram London Princess Mary of Great Britain Westminster Abbey

McAdoo Sees 1918 Railroads Paid Hundred Million Deal

Washington report on Senate testimony by William Gibbs McAdoo former director general of railroads. He said federal control in 1918 yielded $900 million in rentals to stockholders while transforming the rail system from a menace to a stable operation. He blamed a $216 million 1918 deficit on private mismanagement.

Washington William Gibbs McAdoo Senate Interstate Commerce Committee McAdoo

Athens chamber official to attend Ohio Good Roads meeting

C H Bryson secretary of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the educational department of the Ohio Good Roads Federation will join the executive committee meeting in Dayton on Thursday February 2. A person begins to lose height at fifty and by ninety has lost about one and a half inches.

C. H. Bryson Athens Chamber of Commerce Ohio Good Roads Fedon Ohio Good Roads Federation Dayton

Pupils Study Bible In Nebraska School

In University Place near Lincoln Nebraska public schools adopt a non religious non sectarian Bible study course. Superintendent A J Dixon says the aim is to make better Christians like geometry makes better mathematicians. Course adopted with school board consent and counsel that Bible study cannot be prohibited under Nebraska law.

International News Service Lincoln Neb University Place A.J. Dixon Athens County Ohio Nebraska

Viscountess Windsor Wins Ludlow Seat in Commons

Viscountess Windsor, born Lady Irene Charteris, aged about twenty, enters Parliament without opposition as Conservative MP for Ludlow division, Shropshire. Formerly Irene Charteris, she visited the United States several years ago.

Windsor Ludlow Shropshire Irene Charteris U. S

Murder arrest of farmer William Landy shocks Marietta

Marietta Ohio February 1 Sheriff J A Roberts started at noon for Wade to take charge of William Landy farmer accused of shooting and killing his six year old child last night. Landy was previously a suspect in the unsolved murder of Charles Reese. He admitted being near the Reese site with a young son on the night of the crime.

Marietta J. A. Roberts Wade William Landy Sandy Charles Reese Reese

Lobster Haul Is Big But Price Fails to Drop

SAN DIEGO Calif An official statement from the California game land fish commission insists supply and demand should make lobsters cheap. The commission proclaims a war on profiteers and says prices to consumers have not fallen despite a large influx of shellfish.

San Diego Cal California Game Land Fish Commission

Letter on 6 percent certificates and plan to receive funds

A missive asks for an explanation of a plan to receive money on 6 percent certificates of deposit. It notes potential access to 54,000 customers and mentions assets over 21.3 million dollars all loaned on first mortgage real estate security with a reserve fund over 586 thousand dollars. Also references a Soviet labor dispute settlement and details about ruble denominations.

First Mortgag Real Estate

All Day Meeting At Jobs Church

All day service set for Sunday February 5 at Jobs church in Jobs, O. Sunday school at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Rev. H. L. Sheldon of Jacksonville to preach. L. A. Donnally to lead in song prayer and testimony at 1. Paul E. Kemper to lead round table at 1:45 to 2:30. H. E. Bon Durant to speak on church recreational life at 2:30. Evening service by Rev. Sheldon at 7 with community sing at 6:30.

Jobs' Jobs Jobs Church H. L. Sheldon Jacksonville L. A. Donnally Paul E. Kemper

Canaanville School Progress Noted at Morning, Noon Hours

Canaanville township high school shows steady student effort with pupils busy before school and at noon. Teachers Mrs Lucy Sutton Ralph Dinsmoor and Chas E Miller lead by example. February 13 lecture at M E church features Miss Elizabeth Cavanaugh. Ohio University registration noted. Sunday school attendance reported at 246.

Canaan Township High School Lucy Sutton Ralph Dinsmoor Chas. E. Miller Canaanville M. E Elizabeth Cavanaugh Ohio University

Coeds Buckle Up as Arctic Boots Replace Golosh at Michigan

In Ann Arbor Michigan cold weather dictates a change in footwear at the University of Michigan Coeds abandon floppy golosh stock in favor of buckled arctics as winter frosts set in.

Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan

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