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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1923

Page

2

Redstar Rivalry and Ranch Tensions on the Mesa

On the Fourth of July eve at the Hannon ranch, Redstar draws praise for unmatched speed while Redcloud and the Red Brood stir envy. Val questions why Redstar never races, and John Hannon hints the king is too good, sparking rivalries with Dyke Attison and the Bar-Star outfit as the tale ends with a bold showdown imminent.

Old Hotfoot Firebrand Redcloud Tom Bristow Redstar Sbrood Dad Val Belle Hannon Spike Val Rancho John Hannon Mesa Grande Leandra Way Hell John Tilannon Quinlan Bar-Star Broken Buttes Attison Sam and Dyke Circle A Santa Leandra Duke Backwater Paradise Duke Attison Hannon

Beloved One Remembered On Anniversary

Poem commemorates a deceased family member who died February 12, 1922. Lines express longing, memories, and prayer for eternal rest. Note of sorrow from Robbins Winters and Secoy families.

Robbins, Winters and Secoy

Thanking Neighbors for Kindness After Death of Mr C G Haning

Mrs C G Haning and children thank neighbors and friends for floral tributes and many deeds of kindness during illness and after the death of husband and father Mr C G Haning.

C. G. Haning

Magistrate Rules No Right To Move Pedestrian By Car

An English magistrate held that a person sitting down in the highway would not give an autoist a right to move him with his car. The decision underscores pedestrian protection on public roads and clarifies legal boundaries for drivers.

Olive Tablets advertise Dr Edwards liver cure

A vintage promotion credits Dr F M Edwards with treating many women for liver and bowel ailments over 17 years. It touts his Olive Tablets made from vegetable ingredients with olive oil as a liver and bowel aid. The copy promises a pale or sallow complexion improves, urging nightly use at 15c or 30c and positioning the product as a calomel substitute.

F. M. Edwards Dr Edwards Dr. Edwards

Famous English writer Gleidenning in Western Asylum

Pueblo, Colo. William Gleidenning once a famed English writer and confidant of Tennyson, Hadstone and Disraeli is now in the State Insane Asylum with little chance of recovery. His decline began from unrequited love that prompted his move from England to American journalism before drifting to the West.

Pueblo Colo William Gleidenning England Tennyson Hadstone Disraeli Glendenning Little Glen Park Row New York West

Pimples and skin eruptions linked to bowels and kidneys

An advisory notes toxins from the bowels cause pimples and skin eruptions. It recommends four ounces of Salts with a tablespoon daily in water before breakfast for a week to cleanse toxins, stimulate kidneys, and improve skin. Jad Salts is cited as a pleasant effervescent remedy.

Unidentified man killed by train in Salineville

An unidentified man about 30 was struck and killed by a Cleveland and Pittsburgh train in Salineville Ohio last night. His right arm bore a tattoo with the initials G H W. Police sought to identify him and determine circumstances.

Salineville, O Cleveland and Pittsburg

Ohio detectives seek licensing at convention

Columbus February 2 the Ohio Association of Detective Agencies opened here with discussion of a bill in the state legislature that would require licensing of detective agencies as part of the convention agenda.

Columbus Ohio Association of Detective Agencies

Hoppie Family Celebrates Silver Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hoppie mark their silver wedding anniversary in Cleveland. Their son, State Senator EFidon J. Hoppie, is noted as part of the family in the celebration.

Jerry Hoppie Efidon J. Hoppie Cleveland

Marmola Tablets Offer Quick Fat Reduction Claim

An old advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless, effective way to remove fat. It promises fat loss after meals and at bedtime, claims popularity worldwide, and directs readers to buy a case for one dollar or order from Marmola Co. Detroit.

Marmola Co Woodward Ave Detroit Idh

Battle over Montfaucon: 79th division seeks monument

Washington reports a clash over commemorating Montfaucon capture. The 79th division pushes for a monument, while the 37th Ohio National Guard division claims the honor for first silencing Montfaucon. The House committee defeated the 79th bid. Foster backs the 37th.

Washington Seventy-Ninth Division Congress Montaucon Rance Thirty-Seventh Division Ohio Guards Montfaucon Committee House of Representatives Seventy-Ninth I. M. Foster Seventy Ninth Division Foster Ohio Ohio Rational Guard

Ruling on Weights Calls Health Standard Over Figures

Kansas City notices Charles K. Taylor of Carteret Academy argues against weight charts as health guides. He urges medical exams for school children and diet plans from physicians to prevent malnutrition and illness.

Kansas City Charles K. Taylor Department of Standards Eastern University Taylor Carteret Academy Orange N. J Rotary Club

Thoughtful Fortitude Over Wealth and Moderation

A compact reflection contrasts virtue with wealth and urges fortitude through moderation. The cited Proverb and Epictetus frame moral strength as a protective fortress against excess and folly.

Accident ties Wheeling shooting to local boy

Officials say John Koelison, 30, died from gunshot wounds in a Wheeling hospital after being accidentally shot by a local boy. In other news, an actor in The Beggar's Opera forgot his lines at the 99th performance after 998 previous shows.

Herrick John Koelison Wheeling

Zemo Promises Clear Skin With Drug Store Bottle

The ad promotes Zemo as a solution for skin troubles including eczema pimples blackheads blotches and ring worm. A 35 cent standard size and a dollar extra large bottle are offered as a clean penetrating antiseptic liquid easy to apply and dependable for clear healthy skin.

Woman Rules Prison Riot Exposes Abuse At Maryland Jail

At Maryland House of Correction officials probe a riot where 18 prisoners were shot. Myrtle Lankford, daughter of Warden William Lankford, allegedly led a club granting privileges, while prisoners claim wormy food and harsh punishment. Welfare board investigates abuse and discipline practices amid the revolt.

Baltimore Maryland House of Correction William A. Lankford Myrtle Lankford Emory Coblentz State Welfare Board Miss Lankford Myrtle Honor Club

Trio to face conspiracy charge in Denver swindle case

J Homer French A W Duff and Thomas Beach now on trial at Denver on charges of swindling western business men will be charged with conspiracy in United States court here. Indicted at Miami for a swindle that cost coal operator Peter R Nicholson of Dillonville Ohio about 120000, Nicholson to be called as a witness. complaint sworn by Albert Seuring of Cleveland.

Cleveland J. Homer Jack H.) French A. W. Duff Thomas Beach Denver United States Gerard J. Piliod Miami Ila Peter RK. Nicholson Dillonville Ohio Nicholson Albert Seuring

Germany denies upcoming war plans in Ruhr reports

Berlin February 12 Minister of Defense Gessier told the Reichstag budget committee that French reports of Germany preparing for war due to Ruhr developments are untrue. He said Germany has no money and no arms and has no intention of making war preparations.

Berlin Gessier Reichstag Budget Committee Germany Ruhr

Clean-Up-Paint Up and Spruce Up Ad Column Promises Affordable Help

The Messenger highlights the Want Ad Section as the place to find firms and individuals for roofing, bricklaying, wallpaper cleaning and general repairs. The daily column promises cheap, efficient service and urges readers to check the classified ads.

The Messenger

Former Wooster People Victims of Sad Tragedy

Arrangements were under way at Balton near Wooster to bury N. R. Cooney and his wife side by side. Cooney, a former Balton lawyer, was shot and killed in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon by his wife who then killed herself. Both were former residents, the woman a daughter of the town's wealthiest citizen.

Lincoln First Vote Cast By War Veteran Ezra Walker

Ezra Walker, Civil War veteran and longtime Ath ens citizen, cast his first vote in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln. The event responded to W. B. Johnson’s inquiry about first Lincoln voters, with Frank B. Wolfe of Lancaster Street also voting for Lincoln.

Ezra Walker Athens Abraham Lincoln Mr. Walker W. B. Johnson Lincoln Frank 8. Wolfe Lancaster Street J ™ Lincoln

Buyer Lautman Located After Disappearance in Pittsburgh

New York February 12. An arrest order for Mortimer F E Lautman buyer for S Kaufmann Brothers department store in Pittsburgh, issued after he vanished with 75000, will not be served. Police say he has amnesia and is in a sanitarium near Pittsburgh. The arrest order followed a complaint by lace maker Sol Michaels who said he gave Lautman 20000 that was not accounted for.

New York Mortimer FE Lautman S Kaufmann Brothers Pittsburgh Lahey Cousin

Railroad settles for two deaths at Delphos crossing

The Pennsylvania railroad paid $2000 to the estates of Walter R. Poling and Joseph Von Sossen of Delphos in probate. The settlement covers the wrongful death at a grade crossing in Delphos on the night of January 5 as Poling and Von Sossen returned to Delphos from Lima during a heavy snowstorm.

Lima, O Walter R. Poling Joseph von Sossen Delphos Pennsylvania Railroad Lima

English innkeepers allow water in whiskey under law

The 1923 Victuallers Annual notes English licensed innkeepers may dilute whiskey with water but cannot dilute beer. They may charge the same for diluted whiskey as for undiluted. The law forbids mixing beers of different qualities and warns that no alcoholic strength is guaranteed when water is added to whiskey.

London England Victuallers Kingdom Boniface

Woman Awarded Damages Over Prohibition-Era Grape Juice

In Belmont County Common Pleas Ettor DeGuzzi of Bellaire must pay Candida Bocabella $104.47 after prohibition agents drained grape juice she produced in DeGuzzi’s house into a sewer. The ruling cites her manufacture of the beverage and the raid that led to disposal.

ST. Clairsville Belmont County Common Pleas Court Ettor DeGuzzi Bellaire Candida Bocabella del Guzzi Prohibition

Hagerman Returned to Toledo after Bond Jump Arrest

Chanda Hagerman a Toledo and Ohio Central brakeman who jumped a 2500 bond in Toledo where he was arrested was arrested here and taken back to Toledo by officers.

Bucyrus Chanda Hagerman Toledo and Ohio Censtral Toledo

Hardware meeting opens in Cleveland

Sessions of the Ohio Hardware association open tomorrow at the Hotel Hollen den. More than 2,500 dealers from all parts of the state are expected to be present. James B. Carson, secretary, in charge of arrangements announced.

Cleveland Ohio Hardware Association Hollenden James B. Carson

Council in wrangle over city garbage ban in Elyria

Elyria Ohio February council members are split over a plan to ban city garbage collection and street cleaning after voters rejected the extra 1.6 mill special levy to cover the current deficit.

Elyria

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