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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1923

Page

2

Jacobs Jewelry Store: John Jacobs Takes Over Drake’s

John A. Jacobs announces he has taken over William Drake’s business interests and will operate Jacobs Jewelry Store. Drake withdraws from the firm to move to Woodsfield Ohio. Jacobs continues sole ownership with jewelry and optical departments offering the same service.

John A. Jacobs William Drakes Jacobs Jewelry Store Drake Jacobs Tas Woodsfield Ohio

Everye U Move Doings Highlight City Shuffle

A compact report notes Everye U's local activities and shifts in city projects. Officials and community groups engage in planning sessions, with emphasis on funding decisions and upcoming meetings.

Sulphur Clears Up Rough Red Skin

A skin specialist says Mentho Sulphur quickly soothes irritated skin and heals eruptions such as rash pimples and ring worm. It destroys germs to reduce torment and embarrassment with quick improvement. Obtain a small jar from a reliable druggist and use like cold cream.

Local visitors call on Modoc and Columbus families

Chaunciey Mr and Mrs Homer Simons and children of Modoc visited Mrs Kathryn Schroppe of this city. Mr and Mrs Willis Figgins of Columbus returned home after visiting Willis Figgins Sr and family. Mrs Roy Pendergrass traveled to Columbus to visit her brother Willis Figgins and family.

Homer Simons Modoc Kathryn Schroppe Willis Figgins Columbus A. P. Figgins Roy Pendergrass

Jibson Stars in First Managerial Move

Fragmented text suggests a baseball context with a manager or coach named Jibson. Mentions Washington staff and a first move or game, but many fragments remain unclear.

Unclear fragment hints at a baseball play or coach decision

Fragmentary report mentions a Brown tender in runs and a player Eller in a return may attempt a three knee ball. Text is garbled with multiple names and lacks clear facts or outcome.

Unclear fragmentary text prompts card creation

fragmentary OCR notes show disjointed references to places and names, lacking coherent events or facts to summarize into a complete news card.

Chauncey P T A Meeting Highlights School Naming

A large Chauncey Parent-Teacher association gathering at the high school auditorium featured a program by the chorus and student poets. Mrs Wharton presided. papers by Mrs Garrett, Mrs Wharton and Mrs L H Pendergrass were read.

Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association FE. C. Wharton Floyd Rivers Thelma Sams Mildred Mary Fennell Prothompson Garrett Wharton Rs. L. H. Pendergrass

Chauncey Grade Two Pupils Excel in Spelling Contest

The second grade pupils taught by Mrs. E. M. Garrett achieved 100 percent accuracy in a twenty-five word spelling contest. Named students include Earl Boline Louise Wharton Mary Ferrer Kendal Swart Raymond Scott and Lavella Ross.

Chauncey Schools E. M. Garrett Earl Boline Louise Wharton Mary Ferrer Kendal Swart Raymond Scott Lavella Ross

Edwards Olive Tablets Claim Youth Secret

The piece touts a doctor named Edwards who promoted a vegetable corn and olive oil mix to cleanse the liver and bowels. It advertises Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel, offering a natural buoyancy and olive color, priced 10¢ and 30¢.

Jr. Edwards

Relics Unearthed At Old Athens East Mill Site

Workers uncover remnants of a historic mill at the east end of Mill Street bridge in Athens. among debris, letters from 1860 reveal pre Civil War trade and advertising practices. Files include notices of administrator sales and correspondence from Amesville, Logan, Chillicothe, and other towns.

Athens East Mill Mill Street Bridge Athens County R. M. Patterson Sam France A. St. Marquis Dewar & Wright Co Logan M. M. Green & Company Circleville Lancaster

Building Appearances Work Completed During Holiday Recess

The text notes that appearances of the building were addressed and the work occurred during the holiday recess.

Home talent play to aid Washington school decorating

Arrangements are made for a near term home talent play by teachers and PTA members to raise funds for painting and decorating the Washington school building. Mrs F E Garret is in charge of the program. Two children of Mr and Mrs Howard West are reported ill at home. Mrs W D Hines spent Sunday with relatives at Burr Oak. Mrs Montgomery of Beebe and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Acel Tippie of Athens were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne.

Parent-Teacher Association Washington School Garret Howard West

BromO Quinine Headache Reliever Ad Card

Laxative Bromo Quinine tab relieves headache by curing the cold. Described as a tonic laxative and germ destroyer. Box bears E. W. Grove signature. Be sure you get Bromo. Priced 30e.

E. W. Grove

Turks Massing to Occupy Mosul if Lausanne Fails

Turkish nationalist troops concentrate to occupy Mosul if peace talks at Lausanne break down. Advices from Angora say forces are massed south of Chanak near the Dardanelles, signaling potential action to seize Mosul.

Constantinople Mosul Angora Chanak Dardanelles

Dryden Sought by Police in Echoellkopf Robbery Case

Charles F. Dryden is being sought by New York police for questioning in the $500000 Echoellkopf robbery. He forfeited $5000 bail after missing a magistrate appearance. He is indicted for first degree robbery in another case alongside two others who robbed Leslie Harrington, a Chicago broker, posing as federal detectives and extorting $1400 on a false indictment promise.

New York Charles IF Dryden Koenig Leslie Harrington Chicago Harrington

No title given about convictions and character

A reflective line noting that many men mistake tolerance for conviction due to lacking character to form firm beliefs.

Britain Holds Line on Rhine Troop Disposition

London reports withdrawal of American troops from Germany won’t change British plans. The foreign office says Britain will wait for Lausanne conference outcomes on Near East issues before deciding the future of the army of occupation in the Rhineland. Public pressure and Harding’s move fuel cabinet debate.

London Germany Rhineland Foreign Office Harding Bonar Law Great Britain

Senate to loosen debt talks with Britain and others

Washington January 10 Senator Calder Republican of New York will offer the first move in Congress to grant the American debt funding commission greater latitude in negotiations with the British and other European debtors.

Washington Congress American Debt Funding Commission Senate Calder New York

Regret Over U S Rhine Army Withdrawal

Paris reports officials regret President Harding orders the American army of occupation home from the Rhine. Foreign office says the move is not directed against France but aligns with the U S Senate's wishes. no official word by 5 PM.

Paris Foreign Office Harding Rhine International American Senate

MacDonald 1925 Horoscope Predicts Steady Growth Ahead

The MacDonald astrolog ical forecast dated January 10 1925 foresees a year of government progress and steady business with lasting thrift by workers and capitalists. It warns of Saturn influenced cold, wet weather and potential crop devastation along with cautious investing and no large fortunes.

Binghamton N. Y Uncle Sam MacDonald Saturn

French Troops Hold Coblenz Bridgehead Validated

The French war office said Coblenz already has enough French troops to hold the bridgehead and that the remaining step is appointing a French commander.

Paris French War Office Coblenz

Dorval Haines Waives Extradition in Wheeling Fraud Case

Dorval Haines, wanted on a forgery charge in Wheeling West Virginia, waived extradition when brought before Commissioner Choquet in Montreal on January 10.

Montreal Que Dorval Haines Wheeling W. Va Choquet

College Girls Beat the Boy at Northwestern 1921 22

Northwestern University registrar Kerr released yearly standings showing senior women leading in scholarship. Women averaged 1.6963 in the first semester and 1.8507 in the second. freshmen ranked last in both terms. Special men and fraternity men trailed, with non fraternity men slightly ahead.

Evanston Ill College of Liberal Arts Northwestern University Kerr

Hearsay Evidence Shuts Down Salata Conviction

In Cincinnati on January 10, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside John Salata’s conviction in Cleveland federal court because the Youngstown municipal court warrant against federal agent C. I. Ballstein rested on hearsay evidence.

Cincinnati Youngstown C. I. Ballstein Prohibition John Salata United States District Court Cleveland United States Circuit Court of Appeals

Opposition to Democrat presence on debt committee voiced

Secretary Mellon expressed strong opposition to increasing the membership of the American allied debt funding commission or to adding Democrats to it in a letter to Senator McCumber. McCumber declined to release the letter's text.

Washington American Allied Debt Funding Commission Harris Georgia Mellon McCumber Senate Finance Committees

Bride's Mother Grumbles Over Empress Bride's Lavish Gifts

In Peking the mother of the Boy Emperor's bride laments the burdens of royal status. The wedding closed early, demanding secluded quarters, guards, eunuchs, and endless vigilance. Sacred sheep given as gifts crowd the residence, with two spared to be kept as playfellows by the empress's baby brother.

Peking Er Gurga

Senate critic attacks observances on reparations commission

Senator Reed of Missouri bitterly assails the administration policy of retaining unofficial observances on the reparations commission during today's Senate session, arguing over the commission's scope and authority.

Washington Senate Reed Missouri

Egyptian Wrestler Fails in Murder Attempt at conference

Abdul Hamid, an Egyptian wrestler, tried to kill Mohammed Fami, the Egyptian delegate at the Near East Senate conference in Lausanne on January 10. Fami survived his attack but the incident disrupted proceedings and drew police intervention.

Lausanne Abdul Hamid Mohammed Fami

Athens Kiwanis Club elects officers and plans street signs

The Athens Kiwanis Club met after a two week break with N. J. Wolfe as president and new officers B. M. Covert Maurice Hyde and C. T. Moore taking posts. Committees were named and a $600 street sign project for Athens discussed for completion by summer. F W Bush praised the Middleport Pomeroy Kiwanis Club and the two Bend towns were noted for cooperative community work.

Athens Kiwanis Club N. J. Wolfe B. M. Covert Maurice Hyde C. T. Moore Hoover Kiwanis Club Ohio University Glee Club Logan L. W. Roberts Kield Scott Athens F. W. Bush Middleport- Pomeroy Kiwanis Club Bend

Alleged Herrin Mob Leader Denied Speech Gene

In Marion Illinois Otis Clark identified as the alleged leader of the Herrin murder mob that killed 20 non union workers at the Lester strip mine on June 22 was portrayed as an apostle of peace. Two witnesses testified he did not make the speech and that an unknown person delivered it.

Marion Ill Otis Clark Herrin Lester Clark James Hicks John Miller United Mine Workers Franklin County

Four Die In Southern Mine Explosion At Woodward

Four men were killed and one missing after an explosion at the No. 1 Dolomite mine of Woodward Iron & Coal Co. near Birmingham. Three of the victims are reported as negro. No others were injured.

Birmingham Ala Woodward Iron & Coal Co

Ruhr Occupation Violates Versailles, German Chambers Say

Essen and nearby cities adopted resolutions declaring that the occupation of the Ruhr by France violated the Versailles treaty and nullifies all Germanys obligations under the pact. The statements were issued by chambers of commerce in Essen Mulheim and Oberhausen.

Essen Germany Chambers of Commerce Mulheim Oberhausen Ruhr France

Rhode Island Senate Filibuster Ends After Protest

The Rhode Island senate stretched a Democratic filibuster from 1 p m yesterday until 1 30 p m today to oppose Republican drawn rules and alleged unfair representation. Senator Jed Cele read Romeo and Juliet while Senator John Green recited the Declaration of Independence before Republican leader Sherman interrupted.

Providence R. IT Rhode Island Senate Republican Steering Committee Senate Jed Cele John Green Sherman Green

Keller Faces House Probe Over Daugherty Testimony

The House of Representatives weighs punishment for Representative Oscar I. Keller Republican Minnesota for defying a summons to testify in the Daugherty impeachment proceedings. Keller accused the judiciary committee of being biased and claimed to possess exonerating evidence.

Daugherty Washington House of Representatives Oscar I. Keller Minnesota Keller Judiciary Committee

Priest's Gold Found Hidden in Camera in French Sale

Paris green grocer Monsieur Bisson of Hericy-sur-Seine bought a Kodak from a deceased priest Charpentier's estate and uncovered 25,000 francs in gold within the camera. The priest urged his flock to turn over gold to the government in war days, yet he did not act on his own preaching.

Paris Monsieur Bisson Hericy-sur-Seine Charpentier

Wrigley in Pasadena Sees Condition Improve

William Wrigley millionaire chewing gum magnate of Chicago, at his Pasadena home, is reported to be much better today by household attaches after suffering from toxic poison.

Wrigley Vory Pasadena Cal William Wrigley Chicago

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