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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary testimony from Mrs. Smith praises a product described as Batonic for postmeal stomach relief. The garbled text mentions misery, tablets after meals, and concern over prevention of ills, but specifics are unreadable.
This advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple directions to recolor faded skirts dresses waists coats sweaters and more. It warns of possible poor results like streaks spots or ruined material and urges buyers to confirm fabric types with a druggist before dyeing. It claims 16 rich fadeless colors.
Mr and Mrs Wess Laird of Jackson visit Mr and Mrs Harry Elkins. The Current Events club meets Friday at 7 pm at 143 Grosvenor Street for Mrs J V Jones. Womans Home Missionary Society gathers Friday at 2 pm in First M E church parlors. Mrs Fred Hall and three children return from Nelsonville after visiting Mr and Mrs Clyde Littler.
Mrs. C. W. Lawrence departed today for Akron to spend several weeks with her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. B. Miller.
Mrs C H Grosvenor will entertain the Nabby Lee Ames chapter of the D A R Saturday afternoon at 2 30 o clock at her University Terrace home. Mrs Ellen Williams has returned to her Carbondale home after visiting sister Mrs J B Fulton of Franklin Avenue.
Mr. Reid Harris of Niles has returned home after visiting for a week at the home of Mrs. J C Andrews and Miss Edith Pickering.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Newman and two sons of Dayton have returned home after four weeks visiting the parents Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Newman in Jerseyville.
Mr M E Twiss arrives home today after a two week stay at the Furniture Market in Chicago Illinois En route he visits Goshen Indiana for two days with Judge and Mrs J S Drake Lillian Michael an aunt of Mrs Twiss Mrs M H Jenkinson and two sons Gerald and Donald depart for Middleport to join Mr Jenkinson and establish a new home Mr Jenkinson a machinist for Floodwood Electric has been transferred from Athens to Middleport
The Friendly Society of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 2 30 o clock in the church parlors. All members are urged to attend to assist in plans for the Easter market.
Mrs. Phil Nagel of Wapakoneta arrives at Prof. and Mrs. Frederic Treadley home for a few days. She is a close friend from her hometown and just returnee from a three months tour in Sarasota Florida.
Mrs Edson Ruth of Jerseyville recently visited her daughter Mrs Branch Liggett with relatives Mr and Mrs D O Chappel and family Mr and Mrs Clifford Ruth and Mr and Mrs Isaac Frost and family staying or visiting together.
Mr and Mrs George Phillips of Council Grove Kansas are visiting home folks in Athens and vicinity. He left his parental home near New Marshfield 43 years ago for Kansas and has since farmed successfully. They visit Mr Frank P Phillips Mrs S E Hedges Athens Mr Will Phillips New Marshfield Mrs Henry Masketer Albany and aunt Mrs Lucetta Dean of Amesville.
Alpha Delta Pi entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watkins 161 East State Street for a surprise shower honoring sorority sister Mrs. Brandon T. Grover Gladys Watkins. After luncheon gifts were presented. twenty young women attended.
Mrs S M Williams, state president, hailed the Parent-Teacher Association on its 24th anniversary in Washington DC and praised Athens area progress. She urged broader male and female cooperation, schoolroom visits, and involvement in legislation to advance the PTA and education. Delegates from Athens Nelsonville Millfield Chauncey The Plains New Marshfield and Canaanville attended.
The Higley Study Circle held its annual social at Mrs. Frederic Treadley’s home 24 West Mulberry Street in Martha Washington dress. Seventy guests enjoyed a patriotic program with readings violin solos cello numbers piano pieces and a colonial tea commemorating George Washington’s birthday.
An advertisement touts Reolo as a reconstructive agency boosting vital processes and red blood cell production to combat weariness and nerve sluggishness. It promises renewed energy and mental clarity, urging readers to buy a one dollar box at McKee Drug Co. or other leading drug stores.
New Marshfield hosts George Phillips and family visiting his brother W S Phillips in the area. Families including Knowltons Crafter, Hawk, Misner, Estep, Carter, Bever age, Barron, Martin, Porterfield, Scott and Mace travel or stay in Athens Coolville Columbus Union Furnace Albany and other towns as relatives and friends gather after multiple visits and a grandmother's death.
Chas. J. Heyser of Battle Creek Michigan reports varicose ulcers improved after using two boxes of Peterson's Ointment from Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY. He notes others report eczema old sores and skin diseases also cured and that druggists sell a big box for 35 cents.
A Lodi farmer's wife urges voters to unseat the school superintendent and revert to "good old times" with common schools and parental control. She argues that schools twenty years ago offered better curricula, monthly grade cards, and self-reliant farming knowledge, warning that current plans may increase illiteracy if mothers do not act.
Ohio federation notes cover Akron women pushing a mother’s responsibility discussion with Dr. Charles Barker and plans to bring him back to address high school students. They back a detention home for women in Rubber City and schedule speakers Douglas Walker and Thornton Burgess.
In Crawford county, Harry L. Everett of Bucyrus seeks a state supreme court review claiming one juror slept through the trial and missed evidence, challenging the verdict and his penitentiary sentence for alleged receiving of stolen Liberty Bonds.
The Commercial Club held a well attended lunch with out of town men as good roads boosters. Delegations from Rome township Ames Trimble and Lee debated main road plans and funding with Earl E. Johnson and Grant Sewell spearheading efforts. Athens county may see more road contracts in eighteen months. Shorty Morris uses forced vacation to improve his Albany lot and lawn.
Mark H. Jackson of 4776 Durston Ridge Syracuse New York describes a personal remedy for muscular and sub acute rheumatism. After years of suffering he offers a free trial by mail and notes a possible paid option if satisfaction is not yet achieved.
Enrico Caruso, plagued by pleurisy and heart attack, battles for survival in New York. Doctors admit medicine has limits but highlight the tenor's will to live. His wife and physicians note repeated awakenings and his unusual vigor as key factors in the fight.
Gloria, months old, has visited during rallies, greeting her father with a laugh. The infant’s presence in his chamber at all hours lightens the tenor’s pain, physicians noting that a smile acts as an elixir for his condition.
President Wilson plans to participate in inauguration ceremonies and will announce his arrangements in the coming days. He wishes to ride to the capitol with Harding and return to the White House with him.
Charles Johnson broke and walked into a police stoon demanding the $2000 bail. He faces a strange note about room rent and a government plan to add a languages institute to its school.
The penetrating heat of Red Pepper Rub claims instant relief from rheumatism pleurisy colds lumbago neuritis backache strains sprains sore muscles and stiff joints. It warms through in three minutes and frees blood circulation to ease pain with Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers available at drug stores.
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