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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
2
An old advertisement urges readers to prevent a cough from going down into the lungs. It promotes Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as prompt, safe relief for head colds and chest tightness, claiming deep action and suitability for all ages. It lists price and dosage details.
Pomeroy February figures show 3588 pupils enrolled in county schools with 1744 teachers. Schools listed include nine in Chester and twelve in Columbia with others in Lebanon Orange Rutland and Salisbury townships. Additional sites cover Scipio Sutton Racine Forest Run Tuppers Plains Syracuse Harshsonville and more.
Mrs. G. K. Bradford, 67, died at her Palmer street home Tuesday night after years of illness. Born in Rutland in 1860, she married George Offorda and later moved to Middleport where her husband served as mayor. She leaves a husband, two children, three grandchildren, and three brothers. Funeral at 2 pm today with Rev. A. C. V. Skinner. burial in Miles Cemetery, Rutland.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Clarence White age 21 of Middleport and Thelma Adams age 21 of Middleport. White is employed by the Amicon Fruit Company.
Harry L. Williamson age 36 and Edith Kennedy age 24, both of Rutland, were married last evening by Rev. L O Lineburger. The license was issued by Judge Cora B. Roberts on Monday.
The Floyd Daniels assault case in Middleport was postponed from Wednesday to Monday. The trial will be held at the mayor's office before Justice Gilmore.
Jennie Gardner of Rutland and Weyne Kennedy of Rutland announced their marriage with a Saturday ceremony. The bride, a clerk in the Thburn department store, wed during her dinner hour from the Rutland store Saturday evening.
Mrs. Re Seidenabie, 82, died at her daughter's home in Cincinnati and formerly resided in Croy. Her body was sent to Middleport. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Catholic church and burial followed in the local cemetery.
George and Ray Casto appeared before Squire Gil hore on assault charges. Elva Statt e Casto pleaded guilty and paid 21.05 in fines and costs. Ray Casto was found not guilty. trial date set for Thursday. An 1829 omnibus built by Bhiltibeer was drawn by three horses and carried passengers.
W F Wilson the plaintiff in a libel suit against Ralston Russell will be called again as Wiant Barr Hardware of Parkersburg West Virginia files a Meigs County common pleas case seeking 137.94 dollars for building material sold to Wilson. Attorney F W Crow represents Wiant Barr and previously represented Russell in the Wilson Russell libel case.
D. A. Roberts was arrested after a sworn warrant in Pomeroy for passing a worthless check on Henry Swift Middleport. He was jailed then freed on a 2000 bond furnished by A. T. Barton. Roberts has overseen oil wells drilled on the Covert property in Middleport.
Virginia Ohmart files for divorce in Common Pleas alleging garnishment of wages for groceries charged by another woman living as her and with her husband. The couple wed August 26 1925 at Pomeroy and have no children. She seeks restoration of maiden name Virginia Ervin. Represented by D H Peoples.
Mrs M C Hobart of Middleport entertained a bridge party at her Lincoln Street home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs R C Windsor assisted Mrs Hobart.
Mrs Essa Russell of Middleport entertained members of her 500 club at her Third street home on Wednesday afternoon.
Ill residents Katherine Junkerman and Emma Jean Smith are noted at home on Seventh and Sixth streets with influenza. George McCullough and other locals are ill at Pearl street and Sixth street while several visitors arrive from WVa Ohio and Chicago for social and business visits this week.
An advertisement touts Rowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast acting remedy for sore stiff aching joints. It claims immediate tingling heat penetrating to warm the area within minutes and to eliminate pain. The copy urges readers to buy genuine Rowles from a druggist with the Rowles name on every jar.
Gilbert Winegar spent Tuesday at Point Pleasant visiting friends. R. R. Bauer of Cincinnati spent Wednesday here visiting friends. Elizabeth Wise is ill at her home on South Second street. Paul French spent Wednesday in Wilkesville visiting friends. Earl Grimes of Irenton spent Tuesday here on business.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets to bolster weak children. It claims rapid weight gain and health benefits, offering 60 tablets for 60 cents, money back after 90 days if unsatisfied, and notes the tablets are sugar coated to appeal to kids.
A drive to supply clothing for over 1,000 flood refugees in northern Arkansas has begun in Little Rock. Relief workers have rescued more than 1,000 people stranded on high ground and in trees along the White River valley. Churches barns warehouses and public buildings in Brassfield and Cotton Plant are being used for aid.
An advertisement claims Peter gon's Ointment quickly relieves piles after one or two applications. It promises blessed relief and says a generous box costs 35 cents, urging readers to ask their druggist.
Rescue teams searched for refugees in houseboats and flooded lowlands near Cotton through Wednesday night. Cold starving children were pulled from tree tops and second stories as three youngsters were found on a submerged bridge, waist deep in icy water.
A proposed New Hampshire law would abolish direct taxes by financing an enormous Hampton amusement park and marshland reclamation with a floating port. Revenue from the venture would fund the tax abolition, says Representative Adams.
Henry McCabe, condemned for killing six people, expressed relief at facing the scaffold rather than prison. The execution closed a high profile case noted in Dublin.
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick digesting aid for upset stomachs. It claims the product digests food, soothes the stomach, and relieves gas biliousness and heartburn. A 60 cent package is offered at drug stores.
Allian seeks guidance on arranging an invitation for Mary to meet Noel Verit zen. the narrator admits uncertainty and mentions inviting him to dinner but has not set a definite date.
A quirky mix of science and miscellany notes: tides alter day length by a tenth of a second in a millennium, Scapa Flow wrecks raised, Hindenburg salvage planned, and peculiar Swiss graveyard photographs. The text then shifts to a fictional dialogue about Noel Veritzen, Mary, and Lillian planning a dinner, with social intrigue and flirtation in a marginal hotel setting.
In Central Africa, veteran hunter John J. Simpson was killed in his tent by a mad elephant after twenty years of hunting. Local authorities report the incident occurred in Omo.
Secretary of State Kellogg rejected the note from Dr. T. 8. Vaca a Nicaraguan liberal rebel agent proposing mediation. Kellogg refused to recognize Vaca or grant an audience and said the good offices are for Diaz and rebel President Sacasa to seek settlement. Latimer has led informal talks with limited success.
Charles Wright of Willingham England aged 75, a wealthy landowner, discharged 22 servants before killing himself.
A Birmingham born worker in Sloss Sheffield Iron Company describes overwork exhausting him. He credits Tanlac for recovery, saying it ended his stomach and liver troubles and restored vitality. The ad notes Tanlac as nature’s tonic with 52 million bottles sold.
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