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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1922
Page
5
Washington February 21. Governor E Mont Reilly's administration of Porto Rican affairs was warmly upheld in the highest administration circles today.
An old ad promotes Bulgarian Blood Tea as a remedy to gently move the bowels soothe the stomach and flush the kidneys. It advises taking it steaming hot at bedtime and notes it is sold by druggists.
Mrs. Russell Ruppman attends McArthur funeral for Mrs. Dennis Steele. W E Moler and W W Coe travel to Parkersburg for Knights Templar dinner and return midweek. Prof Harry Raymond Pierce and wife visit Athens while on lyceum engagement from Boston. Feature mentions historic views on John Marshall and Andrew Jackson.
D A R chapter met in the new home of Mrs J A Slingluff on February 18. Grace Poston Biddle was elected delegate to the Continental Congress with ten alternates listed. Regent and vice Regent roles noted. Professor T N Hoover spoke on The lives of great men all remind us, praising Memorial Continental Hall.
The East Side Parent-Teacher Association schedules a regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon February 22 at 2 45 at the East Side building. Students from all eight grades will present a patriotic program followed by a brief business session of the association.
Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bryan announce the marriage of their daughter Florence Bryan to Jerry Belcher in San Antonio Texas on February eighteenth. Miss Bryan, a Western College for Women graduate, has taught in the San Antonio high school. Mr. Belcher, UT alumnus, is engaged in business in San Antonio.
The Tuesday club met at 21 Elmwood Place hosted by Mrs. Alex Nelson and Mr. Charles O Bieness with 34 members and guests. Mrs Candus L Martzolff spoke on Immigration, Prof T N Hoover read William Irvin the immigrant, and a luncheon followed. The next meeting is moved to Monday March 6 with hosts Mr and Mrs F M Hutchinson. visiting relatives from Indianapolis and Huntington are noted amid illness and a hospital visit for tonsil removal.
Miss Clara Atkinson and Warden dormitory girls hosted a Monday luncheon honoring Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bryan. The program featured songs and readings by Corynne Crossen, Lydia roneeee, Gertrude Morgan, Dorothy Sowers, Frances Hunker, Kath leen Sause, Berenice Pickens, and Grace Blake, with several musical numbers and a dorm skit. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotes its laxative benefits.
Five year old Reba Jackson, suddenly blinded at play in Louisville, regains sight after a doctor realigns vertebrae. Her mother Mrs Margaret Jackson reports the moment of light and daybreak vision as the nurse prepared for an operation.
Historic account notes early rail thefts in the United States near Sey, Indiana, with press coverage detailing the incident and immediate aftermath. Authorities investigate motives, suspect descriptions, and potential links to wider gang activity in the era.
Final February council session addressed street grades on Mill and East Union, with petitions from property owners and bids under review. Other items included Court and Union street improvement estimates, sewer plans, Lincoln street sidewalks, and new street lighting. The Athens Ohio university basketball tournament drew twenty two high schools, with track safety inspected by Prof. Addicot.
Athens Lodge No. 104 Knights of Pythias celebrated the fifty-eighth anniversary of the order in Castle Hall Athens with about 200 attendees. Grand Chancellor F G Hunker of Meigs County and local notables spoke while Miss Angelica Wood, Mary Harlan Lee, Mary Margaret Kelley, and Miss Marie Jewett performed readings. James Lewis chaired the program as an orchestra provided dancing and guests enjoyed luncheon after the event.
Washington February 21 Secretary of the Treasury Mellon warned congressional money hunters that establishing a sales tax to fund the soldier bonus presents enormous difficulties of administration and is inadvisable at this time.
CARPENTER Feb. 21. Mr. and Mrs. EB Schwan of Carpenter entertained relatives and friends Sunday February 19 to honor the former's birthday anniversary. A two course chicken dinner featured a fifty candle cake. Gifts and greetings from absent friends were received. presentation by Mrs. W B Reeves. Attendees included Samuel Tewksbury Mrs. W Reeves Mr. and Mrs. G J Tewksbury Mr. and Mrs. A Tewksbury F P Foley and BE H Starkey.
Coolville residents share visits with neighbors including Mr and Mrs E D Morrison and Mr and Mrs Dean Ewers. A dress demonstration by a Columbus specialist will be held at the grange hall Friday February 25 from 11 am to 3 pm free to all.
The article argues peat as an efficient fuel, noting it burns longer than wood and yields more heat next to coal. It emphasizes peat as a strong alternative for energy needs.
Advertises a new combination treatment Trex claiming to end rheumatic pains constipation and backache. Proclaims rapid system drainage opening liver and bowels and cleansing stomach of fermenting foods with relief from headaches dizziness feverishness and bilious misery. Offers treatment for $1.00.
A new hearing is granted by the state supreme court for the Jest wedding case in Huntington. Mrs Lucile Crouch Wartenberg, a university co ed from Obie Athens, seeks to annul her marriage to Floyd Wartenberg, a World War II veteran and businessman, with the circuit court set to retry the matter.
Women can dye or tint worn dresses, skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters, coverings, draperies, hangings and more with Diamond Dyes. The product promises no spots, fades, streaks, or running and guides users to tell their druggist if the material is wool silk linen cotton or mix.
Chicago reports a heated debate over the age of Max Oser, the Swiss riding master engaged to wed Misa Mathilde McCormick, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. Harold F. McCormick says Oser is 40, while local acquaintances claim he is at least 57.
The text proclaims 666 as a prescription for colds fevers and la grippe and claims it to be the most speedy remedy known. It presents no further details or names beyond the product reference.
The senate on Monday approved a bill authorizing payment of 173 073 60 dollars to the city of Baltimore for a Civil War claim that funded early war defense works. The measure, sponsored by Senator Weller of Maryland, advances to the house for action.
Washington report says the resignation of Postmaster General Will H. Hays will be announced soon and Dr. Hubert Work of Colorado will be named his successor. Work currently serves as the first assistant postmaster general.
Congress was urged to supply General Jacob Coxey of Massillon Ohio with 112 ships from the shipping board to create Coxey's navy as a protest movement.
A Rock Island passenger train struck a motor bus at a street crossing in Wichita Kansas killing one person and injuring seven, two of them seriously, as the crash halted traffic and prompted emergency responses.
A meeting of coal operators from three eastern Ohio counties will be held in Cleveland to decide whether to accept John L. Lewis invitation for a joint conference to negotiate a new wage scale effective April 1.
Two sacks of registered mail from Detroit were stolen from the Rochester Michigan depot today. Sheriff James Butler and a half dozen deputies are on the trail of the robbers.
Providence report says Governor San Souci summoned the acting adjutant general to his office and is believed to intend proclaiming martial law.
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