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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
6
An old advertisement-style claim urges readers tired from work to try Schenck's Mandrake Pills. It promises renewed vigor and energy with immediate effects, suggesting the liver needs help and a dose will restore vitality tonight.
A suddenly stricken man near Albany died after illness. he leaves a mother invalid for eight years, five sisters and nephews. The funeral drew relatives from Athens Logan Middleport and nearby communities, including Jess Cooley Dick Brooks Octie Fletcher and Mary Woodruff.
In Jersey City a divorce case involving Gus Sproedt drew an unusual number of co-respondents as Frederick Braun faced deputies gathering in town. The scene underscored a crowded court setting and heightened scrutiny of the proceeding.
Janet and her husband Walt discuss Roy Nicoll’s arguments about the so called man’s case against woman. Janet argues for female independence and mutual respect while Walt shifts toward equal signals in relationships. The dialogue explores gender roles, flirtation, and protection within marriage as Janet questions the right path for women.
A domed letters page shows two readers seeking guidance. Lonesome Betty, nineteen, asks why she remains undesired by men. Mrs. Thompson urges self development and focus on work or study. A second reader, almost nineteen, engaged to a man four years older is advised to wait until the fiancé is at least twenty five.
A reader seeking guidance about delaying home construction and marriage while fiancé is away in camp. Advice cautions against spending her money on a bungalow, suggests planning costs with contractors, and emphasizes the fiancé should provide support. then addresses questions about staying out late, waiting to marry, and ignoring gossip with supportive perspective.
A blaze estimated at nearly 2 million dollars swept Hutchinson Island opposite Savannah late yesterday and last night. The Southern Fertilizer Works, thought to be the blaze origin, lies in ruins with warehouses and wharves hit. thousands of bales of cotton, up to 5 000, were burned.
Arthur Soupy Graham was recaptured by Officer Bolin and Deputy Sheriff McKinley after a drunken incident at his wife’s home. Jail keeper Hugh Meighen reported damages to bed clothes windows and mahogany furniture during his confinement. Graham was arrested for non support and bound over to court but the grand jury did not convene as witnesses were delayed.
Two American sailors were wounded in a shooting fray in Cardiff after a clash between sailors and black dock workers. The incident was reported as part of wartime tensions affecting port security and labor relations.
The pattern comes in four sizes: 6 8 10 and 12 years. Size 10 needs 4 percent yards of 36 inch material. A pattern of this illustration can be mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. Address Messenger Pattern Department.
Plans for dismantling the American naval base in and around Queenstown progress rapidly. Removal of the base hospital at White Point and warehouses imported from America will take time. Wireless stations at Queenstown and Aginda, hutments, and American officers and men have impressed locals, with weddings already held and more sailors promising to return for the women they leave behind.
In Bath Maine 67 brick houses for 116 shipyard workers rose in 97 days for the Emergency Fleet Corp. Eight million bricks would stretch about 88 miles if laid end to end. The project used 6,000 pounds of cement, 200 barrels of lime and 158 tons hydrated lime, with 600 workers daily.
General March directing soldiers returning from France to become scout masters for the Boy Scouts, stating the War Department supports the movement and aims to inspire boys with devotion to country through trained officers and enlisted men.
Gences Gences? Miss Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts of Gences, Mass, long known as a local artist, donated all income from paintings to war relief since 1914. About 10,000 dollars distributed to various funds, including 1,600 dollars to the American Ambulance Field Service in France.
In San Francisco a jury acquitted George P. Livingston of assault with intent to murder, believing the defendant had been punished enough by witnessing the girl he wished to marry marry another man in court who had shot him.
Secretary of State J. T. Botkin endorses the muskrat as Kansas weather prophet for decades. He claims the muskrat is the sole meteorologist predicting a mild winter, saying goosebones pale beside it and noting the creature builds only a small shelter in midwinter.
In New York on February 15 a verdict in the Prof. Scott Nearing espionage case is anticipated for next Tuesday. The defendant faced charges of violating the espionage act through unpatriotic writings.
Bloomington New Jersey reports Mrs Irene Abbot Cokefair marked her 100th birthday today February 15 with family and friends. The centenarian is noted for her long life and family ties in the community.
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