Founders Day Luncheon at Ohio University Saturday
Founders Day events include an alumni faculty luncheon at 11 30 at the Students Union served by First Presbyterian women. Reservations limited to 200 lates via committee members Mrs Gullum Mrs Hoover and Mrs Morton. Dr BE Lindley chancellor of the University of Kansas will be the speaker. Athens friends accompany weekend visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Students Union
First Presbyterian Church
Frank B. Gullum
T. N. Hoover
R. L. Morton
BE. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Reverend Chatley Officiates Two Marriages at Home
The Rev. M F E Chatley of First Christian church marries George Luther to Anna Selby of Jacksonville at 4 PM and Freda Smart to Otto Schrappe of Chauncey at 8 PM, both ceremonies held at the minister’s home. A Bishop class meeting is set for February 14 at 7 PM at Mrs W O Jones 31 Central avenue. The Lillie Class girls meet at Cees Shoe store to ride to Mrs E G Pedigo’s for a planned good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatley
M. FE. Chatley
First Christian Church
George Luther
Anna Selby
Jacksonville
Freda Smart
Otto Schrappe
Chauncey
Central Avenue
W. O. Jones
Lillie
The
Christian Church
Cee
Pedigo
Local Club Activities Populate Tuesday Schedule
The Standard Bearers plan a 6 39 P M meeting at 10 South High street led by Mrs J L Pickering with a note that a large attendance is desired for important business. The Order of Eastern Star has a 7 o clock meeting with three candidates to be exemplified. Mrs C G Jordan returns from Hemlock visit. Child's Conservation League host moves to Wednesday at 7. Mrs Fred Fenzel hosts at 34 West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Pickering
South High Street
Order of Eastern Star
Fred Fenzel
West Washington Street
Child’s Conservation League
Banquet Postponed and Fraternity Guest Visit
The Scout headquarters banquet tonight has been postponed to a later date. Mr. R. K. Bowers of Alliance, national secretary of Phi Kappa Tau, was the weekend guest for Beta chapter at the East State street home. The Womans Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday at 2 30 in church parlors and asks yearly pledges be paid. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woolley left for Clarington after the death of Mrs. Woolley’s mother, Mrs. John Stauffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Georner
Cincinnati
Athens
Edgar C. Mariner
Lancaster Street
W. al. Barstow
Delaware
James van Meter
R. K. Bowers
Alliance
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
Beta Chapter
East State Street
Womans Missionary Society of
The
First Presbyterian Church
John J. Woolley
Clarington
John Stauffer
Favoring Mrs Harry White Hal Lenbeck Hosts Social Bridge
Paris social event features six tables of bridge at Mrs Grones 65 Elmwood Place with 28 guests. Mrs L V Brown wins prize as out of town guests Mrs M F Cooley Cleveland, Mrs Byron Wolfe Logan, and Mrs Hallenbeck attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry. White Hallenbeck
Paris
France
Dow S. Grones
Ena Nelson
Bridge
Grones
Elmwood Place
L. V. Brown
M. F. Cooley
Cleveland
Byron Wolfe
Logan
Hallenbeck
Pallas Club Holds Anniversary Day at Twiss Home
At 46 East Union Street Mrs. M E Twiss hosted the Pallas club Anniversary Day. Members sang Battle Hymn of the Republic America and the Star Spangled Banner with Grace I Spring at the piano who also accompanied Mary Joe Twiss. Plates were set for 40 and a picnic supper was served. This is the club’s only annual social and refreshment event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Twiss
East Union Street
Pallas Club
America
Grace i
Spring
Mrs Bush Hosts Alpha Xi Delta Tea at The Beeches
Mrs F W Bush and Mrs W W Ackley hosted an afternoon tea Sunday at The Beeches home of Mrs Bush. The event honored the Alpha Xi Delta sorority with twenty five girls in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Bush
Pedestrian Safety Rule Bans Roller Skating in Athens
Mayor T B Roush announces a city edict banning coasting roller skating and bicycle riding on sidewalks after many complaints. Violators face arrest and parents may be held responsible, with enforcement focused in the business district to protect pedestrians from frequent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
T. B. Roush
Roush
Foreign trade declines deepen in January
The Commerce Department reports January exports at 297 million dollars, the lowest since July, while imports total 216 million. Secretary Hoover says the drop reflects falling values rather than reduced trade volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washngton
Commerce Hoover
Hoover
Bride Attended by Forty Bridesmaids in Tripoli
In Tripoli a bride is attended by forty or fifty bridesmaids, all powdered to gashtly whiteness and with vivid crimson triangles painted on either cheek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Ohio University Alumni Rally for Memorial Auditorium
Ohio university alumni from Columbus and across Ohio attend a fundraising banquet backing a memorial auditorium to expand capacity. Ex president W H Scott and Judge T A Jones address loyalty to the university and the need for a practical, well rounded liberal education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Friends of the University
Martzolff
Floyd Crooks
Coumbus
Alumni Association
Columbus
Ohio University Alumni Association
Ohio
Girls
Ohio University
Clara D. Thompson
T. A. Jones
Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
T. G. Wakefield
W. H. Scott
Scott
Tim Hogan
KE. B. Bryan
FE. D. Sayre
George W. Reed
Urichsville
C. M. Shepard
Women Enter Previously Male Trades In Seattle Report
A Seattle Chamber of Commerce study shows 1920 figures for women workers in Washington. Among trades, 581 women are barbers hair dressers and manicurists, 48 women fisherman and oystermen, 7 women draymen and teamsters, 5 longshorewomen, 24 laborers in shipyards, 261 building laborers, 233 sawmill and planing mill workers, and 53 lumbermen raftsmen and wood choppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
California Fig Syrup Ad Seeks Mothers in Need
Vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to relieve constipation in children. It praises a fruity taste and promises gentle cleansing with a teaspoonful for immediate effect and potential prevention of illness, warning to insist on genuine product with proper directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Jazz as National Anthem Sparks Church Sermon
New York, Feb 13. Reverend Percy Stickney Grant of the Church of the Ascension denounces jazz as a national symbol. He calls jazz a jungle gesture lacking pathos, linking dancing to sexual fixation and moral decline. He cites Plato on music and morals and urges Christ’s words to guide society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Percy Stickney Grant
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Dr. Grant
Christ
Gabong the Orangutan Foils Fingerprint Experts
New York reports Gabong at the Bronx Zoo has fingerprints on file. Scientists and police cannot distinguish his prints from those of humans after attempts to ink and dust prints. Raymond Ditmars and Sgt Hamersley find the orangutan’s prints resemble human ones closely, leaving experts baffled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gabong
Zoological Park
Bronx
Raymond Ditmars
William H. Hamersley
Identification Bureau
Ditmars
Hamersley
Mr. Ditmars
Glouster Mine No 1 Boosts Output in Ohio Coal Field
Glouster Mine No. 1 in Jacksonville, operated by Ohio Mining Company, has raised capacity from 1500 to 1686 tons per day after four years of work. Superintendent Bert Knight began as a trapper boy at Mine 4 at 13 and has since held every mine job, earning the crew’s loyalty for clean coal. Inside boss Charles McFillan is a capable, popular assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Mining Company
Jacksonville
Bert Knight
Charles McFillan
Librarian Joins French Trip to Desert Wilds
Burton E. Stevenson city librarian sails for Constantine Algeria to join a French military expedition led by Colonel J Maurice. The group will visit the interior desert country including the principal oasis and the Auree Mountain regions to gain support from tribal chiefs for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Burton E. Stevenson
Constantine
Algeria
J. Maurice
Auree
Fifteen Is Average Age for Girls Marrying in Italy
A report notes the average marriage age for girls in Italy stands at fifteen. It discusses social and legal implications and hints at broader regional patterns without detailing specific cities or families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
United States to Protect German Seizures Until All Claims Settled
The Harding administration plans legislation to shield up to 400 million dollars in American claims for loss of life and property at sea from German submarine attacks. A law will govern the disposition of alien property held by the custodian, with President Harding, Secretary Hughes, and Attorney General Daugherty guiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Atkins
Washington
Germany
United States
Congress
Harding
Hughes
Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Coughs and Colds Invite Father John's Medicine
An advertisement urges readers with lingering coughs or colds to try Father John's Medicine. It claims the tonic soothes breathing passages, removes impurities, and rebuilds strength, noting 65 years of success and warning against experimenting with colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Father John
Health report shows high rate of defective children in Bucyrus region
Bucyrus Ohio February 13. Of 017 children examined outside Bucyrus and Galion only 13 percent or 394 were normal. Dr J J Martin county health commissioner reports 87 percent defective. Findings include 41 percent of defectives with enlarged tonsils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus, O
Bucyrus and
Galion
J. J. Martin
Dairymen Hear OSU Expert On Feeding Cows
Two dairy meetings set for Friday February 24 in Coolville at 1 pm and in Athens at 7 pm. An Ohio State University dairy specialist will lead a feeding topic for dairy farmers attending a school style class. Farmers interested in feeding dairy cows urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Farm Bureau
Athens
Agricultural College
Ohio State University
Fateful Berlin Verdict Ends In Sudden Death
In Berlin a prisoner Franz Hoppe fainted and died after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter for murdering a Konig Westerhausen woman. The verdict, delivered in his absence, triggered his collapse as he heard the court announce the verdict. The article notes a prior link to Thomas A. Foison’s mother who once taught in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Franz Hoppe
Konigwesterhausen
Hoppe
Britain May Delay Genoa Conference To Align With Allies
London reports foreign office concedes postponement of the Genoa international economic conference seems inevitable. Britain hopes a meeting of French British German Belgian and Italian experts can be arranged within a fortnight to set the agenda. Original opening date was March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Genoa
Downing Street
Great Britain
United States
Britain
France
Obituary of Christiana Gabriel Dixon in Athens
Christiana Gabriel Dixon of Athens Ohio died February 6 1922 aged 72 years four months eight days. She was born September 29 1849 in New Marshfield Ohio and married James Dixon January 25 1869. Survived by husband two children Dr George Gabriel Elias Gabriel Susan Wells and a sister. She was longtime member of the Methodist churches Union and First M E in Athens and faithful to her faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana Gabriel
Moses
Mary Gabriel
New Marshfield
Ohio
Athens
James Dixon
John Ewing
Floyd Dixon
Charleston
W. Va
George Gabriel
Parsons
Kansas
Elias Gabriel
Erie
Susan Wells
Nevada
Dixon
Methodist Protestant Church
Union
Dixons
Winger Chapel
This Week at the Presby Church Events
The Presby Church outlines a week of meetings including New Era and home mission committees, women's missionary society, regular session, Salvation Army speaker Brigadier Campbell, mission study class, Friendly society, Brotherhood dinners, and a hymn focused Sunday service with choir performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era
Home Mission Committees
Middleport
Women’s Missionary Society
Brigadier Campbell
Salvation Army
Army
W. W. McIntyre
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Bromo Quinine tablets with the E W Grove signature. It emphasizes authenticity and warns to ensure you get Bromo. Price listed at 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Man Dies From Burns After Vat Fall At Laughlin Plant
Martins Ferry Ohio February 13. Frank B Pearson 53 an employee of the Laughlin plant American Sheet and Tinplate Company died from burns after he fell into a vat filled with scalding water while at work. He was a carpenter. A widow and four children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Frank B. Pearson
Laughlin
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Suspect Arrested in Columbus Shooting Case
Donato Maruzio was arrested in Columbus on a charge of shooting with intent to kill or wound Barney Maruz in Bellaire on January 1. A Bellaire police officer accompanied Maruzio from Columbus and also escorted a 15 year old Italian girl said to have been taken to Covington Kentucky and then to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Markets Closed in New York for Lincoln's Birthday
Local markets in New York were completely closed today in observance of Lincoln's Birthday. No trading occurred as banks and exchanges remained shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lincoln
Literacy Gap in Morocco Among Women Persists
The article notes a severe literacy disparity in Morocco with few women able to read or write. It discusses social and economic barriers limiting female education and highlights ongoing efforts by advocates and organizations to expand schooling opportunities for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Community thanks for sympathy in loss of wife and mother
The family expresses sincere appreciation to neighbors and friends for the kindness shown after the death of wife and mother James Dixon Floyd Dixon Mrs John Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dixon
Floyd Dixon
John Ewing
Woman burglar prowls Dayton area in double break ins
A woman thief is reported active in Dayton Ohio. Police traced her to two nearby homes during the night and both robberies occurred in the same neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Williams Treatment promises cure for chronic pains
Start now to relieve stiff joints sore muscles rheumatic pains and back ache with The Williams Treatment. This ad offers a free 32 dose bottle and a paid 32 dose bottle by mail from The Dr. D A Williams Co Dept V-5674 B O Block East Hampton Connecticut established 1892 for kidney bladder and uric acid related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
D. A. Williams Co
Dept
B. O. Block
East Hampton
Conn
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Bryan
W. A. Carpenter
Arthur Hickman
Sunnyside Drive
C. G. Jordan
Hemlock
R. W. Miller
William Phillips Jr
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Curtis
Nelsonville
W. R. Phillips
Ft. Lauderdale
Mrs. Ford Hacke
Hurghinson & Stickney
Onfio
Women’s League of Ohio University
Laurance Clarke
Madame Borgny Hammer
National Theatre
Christiania
Norway
Henrik Ibsen
Rolf Fjell
Central Theatre
Tanlac
Cline’s Pharmacy
New York Zoo
Glouster
Librarian
Fears
Thomas A. Foison
Canada
England
Presby Church
Chichesters
J. D. Haskins Chiropractor Room
Nat’! Bang Bldg
Chiropracto
Cash Shoe
D. McPherson
West Union Street
Europe
Los Angeles
Messenger Office
Tomorrouw
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!