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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
9
Job ad seeks ten girls for light factory work in Athens with sanitary conditions and year round piece work. Applicants must specify age and phone number. Address H Russell Yesmar Box 460. Also home sewing work available with Mrs Rose Greenawalt at 79 North Congress Street and phone 3363.
A persuasive Oakland car advertisement highlights its large backing by a major auto firm, low price relative to six cylinder rivals, 44 horsepower six cylinder engine, 115 inch wheelbase, Remy starting and lighting, and reliability as praised by local business figures in Athens County. Includes dealership Oakland Sales Co., 28 East Carpenter St, and mentions asthma cure ad and monument offerings.
Cincinnati February 20 butter and egg quotations list steady whole milk extras 67c, central 66c, firsts 62c, seconds 61c, dairy fancy 63c. packing stock No.1 37c, No.1 28c. eggs firm fresh gathered extra firsts 63c, firsts 65c, ordinary firsts 49c, seconds 49c, de seconds 48c. live poultry fowls 4% lbs and over 34c, under 4% lbs 35c, springers 2 lbs 35c, under 2 lbs 4c, roosters 6c.
Hog receipts total 22 000 with market steady to strong. Prices: bulk 13.85 to 14.50, butchers 12.76 to 13.50, packing 13.75 to 14.75, light 14.25 to 14.65, pigs 12.75 to 14.50, roughs 11.50 to 12.50. Cattle receipts 5 500 with market steady to 25c lower. Beeves 6.50 to 15.25, butcher stock 6.50 to 11.50, canners 6.00 to 7.75, stockers 6.25 to 11.60, calves 16.25 to 17.75. Sheep receipts 6 000 with market strong to higher. Wool lambs 14.50 to 21.50, ewes 6.00 to 14.50.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with choice cattle at 18.75 14.25 and prime 12.50 13.00, veal calves 20.00 21.00, common 9.50 11.00. Sheep and lambs receipts light with prime wethers 14.00 15.00, good 12.50 13.50, fair mixed 13.00 21.00. Hogs receipts 15 doubles, market steady. prime heavy 14.25 14.60, mediums 16.75 16.00, heavy yorkers 15.76 16.00, pigs 15.76 16.00, stags 9.00 10.00.
Cattle receipts 500, market steady to stronger. Cows weak. steers good to very good $11.00 to $12.00. Calves strong. good to choice $20.50 to $21.00. Lambs steady. packers and butchers $15.00 to $15.25. Sheep receipts 200, market steady. good to choice $10.00 to $10.50. Lamb market steady. good to choice $20.00 to $20.50.
Market listing shows eggs ordinaries 45 to 50 cents, firsts 53 cents, cheese Twins 26 1/2 cents, Young America 31 cents, live poultry 35 cents, and standard rates for firsts and seconds across items. Includes 65 57 64 and 49 cent notes as typical price marks.
The Toledo grain market reports cash and futures for multiple commodities on February 20. Corn No 3 yellow cash 1.64, oats white No 2 cash 0.92 to 0.93, rye cash 1.57, barley cash No 2 1.39, alsike 35.00, clover seed 34.85, 34.35 in August, timothy 1917 6.50 cash, 1919 6.75 cash, March 6.72, April 6.67, May 6.65.
The Senate post office committee voted to recommend an air mail route from New York to San Francisco and drop the existing routes between New York and Washington and New York and Chicago. This follows an earlier sub committee decision.
A brief notice invites readers to place want ads in The Athens Messenger. Details on rates deadlines and contact avenues are provided to prospective advertisers. The item emphasizes easy submission and quick publication for local buyers and sellers.
Jimmy Wilde world flyweight champion stops Mickey Russell in the seventh round of an eight round bout in Jersey City. Wilde used rights and lefts to dominate each round, sending Russell bleeding with swollen eyes as he collapsed toward the ropes in the final moments.
Joe Stecher world wrestling champion defended his title by throwing Ivan Kotloff in 38 minutes 30 seconds in scissors hold. Jim Landos beat Cy Clone Peterson in 36 minutes 10 seconds. Retano Gardini defeated Constantie Marin in 15 minutes 20 seconds and Charley Fox of Cleveland beat Leon Burchez in 7 minutes 10 seconds.
Thirteen high school teams from West Virginia and six from Ohio entered the Marietta Ohio Valley tournament. First round games include Tyler County W V against Cambridge Ohio and Bristol W V against McConnelsville Ohio. Evening games feature Williamstown W V versus Lancaster and Clarksburg W V versus Marietta.
New Philadelphia Ohio February 20 1914 or 1915. Sixty striking girls threaten to tie up the Tuscarawas County Telephone Company unless a wage and working conditions agreement is reached. They demand ten cents more per hour for overtime and double time on Sundays. Current wages are 26 cents per hour. If called the strike would affect New Philadelphia Dover Uriahville Mineral City and Newcomerstown.
Paris February 19 Premier Millerand offered resignation of the entire cabinet to President Paul Deschanel who had just assumed office Deschanel refused acceptance and ordered Millerand and the ministers to keep their portfolios thus maintaining the cabinet in place.
Rev. David Bowers 70 longtime secretary of the Methodist Episcopal church home missionary society was found dead at his Delaware Ohio home. Doctors said he had been dead since Friday from a cerebral hemorrhage. His wife had been away visiting relatives for two weeks.
A Moscow wireless dispatch asserts Archangel has fallen to Bolshevik control and that its garrison joined Soviet troops. The report says anti Bolshevik fighters have murdered officers and joined the Soviets, with Ni kolak revolt noted nearby.
Ohio pastors at a state conference endorsed relief for underpaid ministers. Governor Cox urged church aid in Americanisation efforts and linked alien language barriers to industrial unrest. A resolution asked the U S to press Turkey and Armenia protection for Armenians. Thompson of Ohio State University warned assimilation is vital to the nation.
The Tri State Tournament results from Cincinnati and nearby play will be posted at Cline's Pharmacy as announced by Coach Mackey. The entire Athens High School team traveled by train today, receiving a hearty send off from their local supporters.
A notice lists sales of horses and mules aged four to ten years old at Pomeroy Coolville Stewart Ameeville and Athens on February 20 to 25 with sales continuing at each location until noon except Pomeroy bidding opens Friday afternoon and all buyers urged to bring their good stock.
A promotional notice highlights deposits at Buckeye State Bank and mortgage loan offerings. It emphasizes mailed certificates and prompt service, touting advantages of banking with a large institution with assets over $19.7 million.
Petitioners in Athens County request a public road from Carbondale Coal Co. works east to Nelsonville Road crossing land of Elmer Lash in York Township. The route would run northward toward Baral tien land and Roe Sarah A on the Roe farm, with details to be set by the board.
Ohio physical directors propose standardising physical training and making it compulsory in all colleges across Ohio and the middle western states. A meeting at the ee Hotel in Columbus is planned to discuss aims and methods.
A garbled OCR note from a local page yields fragmented phrases about Vail Mate 2 and neonese realignment. The readable bits suggest a community update or policy discussion without clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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