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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1926
Page
8
In Logan on Sunday a six passenger car driven by Charles Harden of Lancaster collided with a county truck driven by a young man named Shaw. Mrs Harden and Mrs Frazure were injured while a 4 month old baby in the car escaped injury. A second unnamed girl was hurt lightly. Both vehicles damaged.
At a Logan church service smoke filled the auditorium after a backfire in the furnace. Caretaker Frank Lyke and helpers investigated and found the smoke traced to the furnace backfire. In Gore area, oil was struck at four feet in a drill by Oak Rice. a spout noted as Ray Terrell drilled, revealing the rig over a four inch Pure Oil pipeline.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for children of all ages. It highlights a pleasant taste, quick bowel relief, and asks mothers to buy genuine bottles with printed directions to avoid imitations.
A damaged drilling line broke the line and halted work until repairs were completed. Once repaired the operation resumed with changes to the drilling plan.
One hundred fifty workers from city churches gathered at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon to conduct the religious survey of Logan. The city was divided into divisions led by Rev. T. C. Harper of the United Brethren church.
Two persons were assigned to each division and workers completed their routes after noon except where residents were absent. A check of the returned cards will determine the survey results.
In this column a correction notes that the previous item about a speeding arrest referred to B. A. Evans, not A. F. Evans. The initials mix up was accidental and the writer apologizes for the error.
Logan residents are invited to a Westminster Guild gathering at the home of Mrs Edward C Cooley on Friday evening. Hosts include Mrs Lytle Mrs W H Strentz Mrs D A Rannells and Mrs C G Bowen assisting.
Logan February 22 Alfred Richards remained in Cherry Hospital Sunday after a fall from a scaffold at the Knights of Pythias building Saturday. His condition improved and it was believed he could resume work within a few days.
Dr W C L Correll spoke to about two hundred men at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon. He urged churchmen to perform their duties and take an active part in the ongoing revival campaign. He will remain through the week to assist Rev A P Cherrington in the revival.
John Sawyer survived a steel nosed bullet fired by his wife due to a thick skull that turned it aside. Police searched two hours for him before he walked home with a bandaged head and refused to prosecute. The bullet was removed by a surgeon and the wife was released.
Battery E will undergo a preliminary inspection at the local armory at 7 o clock tomorrow night under Major B F McCormick of Columbus. A general drill and firing test will be conducted for officers and men, with Captain Montgomery Campbell and Lieutenants William H Laurent and James Laverty in charge. The inspection prepares for the federal review on March 17 led by Captain John Timmerman of Indianapolis.
The ad touts a simple eye wash mix of camphor, witch hazel, hydrastis and related ingredients in La voptik eye wash. One small bottle is claimed to ease weak strained or sore eyes with an aluminum eye cup provided free. Gib sons Pharmacy at 7 No Court St markets the product.
Coolville prepares for a Congregational church address by Colonel Alfred L. Moudy at 7:30 p.m. Friday February 26. Moudy has twenty years as a teacher and school superintendent and served as educational director for American Expeditionary Forces with the Second Army.
In Coblenz Germany the Army of Occupation assigns full charge of insurance education to a designated leader as part of postwar duties. The appointment strengthens military administration and aims to standardize casualty and risk coverage for troops stationed abroad.
The interview highlights two key elements in mystery and crime writing suspense and naturalistic storytelling. Marie Belloc Lowndes discusses reader engagement through uncertainty and plot secrecy while noting The Lodger and The Lonely House as benchmarks. The piece also promotes Ernest Lynn’s The Yellow Stub in the Messenger as timely reading.
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