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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
2
A letter from Mrs M E van Wart of Lents Oregon extols Mentho Laxene cough syrup concentrate. She says mixing it at home with water yields a pint of cough medicine that cured her husband and later helped her children with severe coughs and asthma. The note claims high effectiveness and popularity with druggists offering the concentrate.
A garbled diary style passage describes plans to sail, return, and travel to France and Britain. The speaker mentions being deloused, boarding a boat, and asking a mother about accompanying others while facing nerves and uncertain destinations. The text reads as a fragmented wartime or emigration note.
Wet Poling aged 50 died at Athens State hospital. The body was shipped for burial by the album Co.
Mrs. Sarah Brooks died after an illness at home with five daughters and a son, Joe Brooks. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home, burial in Grass Roads cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. Dent Robinett and others, three grandsons and one grandchild.
Washington Feb 10 Vice Admiral Wilson in command of American forces in French waters is ill with pneumonia following influenza. Navy cablegram says condition serious but not critical. earlier message noted plans to move on the voyage to Mexico as convey for the president.
Senate Bill No. 31 proposes a new Ohio state police department with a governor appointed superintendent, a two year term, and salaries for a staff including deputy, bookkeeper, stenographer, and a three troop force. The act would authorize arrests without warrants and empower wardens, with local cooperation to preserve order across the state.
The article warns that mineral waters and strong cathartics often worsen bowel issues by dehydrating the body. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative tonic that yields gentle bowel movements without provoking further constipation.
Chicago will have a newspaper edited and published by wounded men at Fort Sheridan. The first issue will appear in March.
Official casualty summary lists 5 511 killed or injured from German raids, with 4 750 civilians. Civilians comprised 1 508 men, 1 210 women and 772 children wounded. 310 service members killed or 551 injured. Major raids cited include Norfolk and London home counties October 18 1915, West Suffolk January 21 1916, and Hartlepool Scarborough Whitby December 16 1914.
In St. Louis motor men on the Clayton Log Cabin line shoot rabbits from front car vestibules at night. Patrons note the car halts briefly, a revolver report sounds, the motorman leaps out, returns with a fat rabbit, and service continues.
In Cleveland, Mrs. Elsie Kuntz seeks a divorce citing neglect and cruelty by her husband toward her and their six children. The three sets of twins, aged ten, seven, and three months, are plaintiff's offspring.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa warned in the Senate that a tax payers party will rise in the United States and drive out both Democrats and Republicans if wasteful spending continues. The remark framed a broader critique of federal budgeting and party politics.
The Messenger reports casualty lists grow daily with many listed as wounded degree undetermined or slightly. few killed in action and fewer missing. Local business owners P G Moler and B T Dailey plan a poultry and produce house in Gallipolis linked to Athens and Spencer WV.
Both Athens High and Ohio University have been competitive in tight games. Ohio narrowly lost to Denison and Wittenberg by two points, while Athens has fallen to Parkersburg twice by two and one points respectively.
The forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures tomorrow and tonight in the area. Last night the low reached fifteen degrees above zero, seventeen below freezing, with a brisk wind from the west plains. Sunday remained below freezing with chilly, raw air and gusty winds.
Judge Woratell hosted a Berry gathering Saturday for Judge J M Wood with 24 covers including the Athens County Bar Association Sheriff Parker and Deputy Sheriff McKinley Court Bailiff Warden and Clerk Copeland. E J Jones presented a gold watch from the bar and court staff in recognition of his long service on the bench. Judge Wood spoke briefly about his pleasant relations with colleagues. Sayre served as toastmaster and called on several lawyers. Stenographer Morgan was absent due to illness.
A dispute from a few weeks past over a shovel strike among grave diggers moves to common pleas court after Elsa Graham is sued to keep the peace. Alfred Laughlin is named in the state suit. The matter was first heard in a Justices' court in January and has been carried upward.
Willie Ahle eleven year old grandson of Theodore Fleming Ames township traps rabbits on his father’s farm and drives them through the fence into his grandfather’s land. He plans to harvest a large crop of cotton tails next year.
Supt Morgan secured Clifton Tribe of Central avenue as engineer for several days at the Central school building on the hill until Art Oxley returns. Tribe is an experienced Athens boy who attended the old brick building on the hill nearby.
The report shows 604 attendees with 36 officers, 18 visitors, and 650 scholars. It lists breakdowns by gender and department, notes large classes led by Prof Copeland and the Martizofff group, and records a total collection of 22.22 dollars with Class Six contributing 1.90.
Ray Lash recalls February 10 1899 when Athens saw 36 degrees below zero marking the city’s all time low. Residents remember the frigid, nearly freezing stiff thermometer morning and the chill that followed.
In Upton Kentucky Thomas Routt a L and N railroad brakeman shot and killed his mother-in-law Mrs Charles Carby wounded his wife and her sister Mrs Hubb Wood and Charles Carby his father in law then died by suicide here yesterday Darby owner of a hotel was wounded slightly leaving the two women in serious condition.
Cincinnati police failed to identify a man found dead Saturday in a vacant house. His head lay in one sack arms and legs in another with the torso in a third. Fingerprints will be checked against army records. detectives suspect a railroad employee slain over gang activity or to stop him from talking about freight car thieves. A laundry mark on his undershirt may provide a clue.
A church fire prompts questions on salvation priorities while locals recall people and events. Mentions Mr. Byrd of Mansfield and a contested check to landlord Mr. Geese endorsed by Mr. Foul as details surface from the incident.
Chicago report notes a February meeting of the league congress. Details on agenda and participants are not fully readable.
Force peace opened today with a keynote by Edgar A. Bancroft on the plain necessity for a league of nations. The speech framed collective security as essential to global stability.
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