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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1920
Page
5
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to avoid calomel while purging liver and bowels with gentler action. Available in 10 and 25 cent boxes, they promise relief without harsh effects.
Narnie Allom Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday at 7 PM with installation and initiation practice. Priscilla Needle Club hostess Mrs B M Covert 61 Morris Ave Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Delta Tau Delta auxiliary to meet Thursday 2 30 at North Congress chapter house. Mr R B Jacobs returns home after a week with daughter Mrs Elson Hedges. Dr W G Danford and daughter Marian visit Trimble and mother Mrs Lydia Danford. Dr D C Snow to Columbus for veterinary meeting at Deshler Hotel Thursday and Friday. Presbyterian Woman’s Bible Class social at 7 30 Thursday evening with Mrs R O Williams. Pupils recital 4 00–5 00 Thursday in Ewing Hall free admission. Phon Adams of Cincinnati leaving Thursday for Sabina then back to Cincinnati. Friendly Society of Presbyterian church postponed to January 30 due to Victory celebration Friday at Christian Church. Mrs Harry Bartlett of Toledo and Mrs Millard F Gibson of Toronto visit Parental homes and go to Nelsonville then Logan. Mrs Gibson bound for Canada. Arthur Farrell, former Athenean, visits relatives before departing to Portsmouth. He served in navy two years seven months, discharged December 22, and has since stayed in Dayton with his mother Mrs James Stoops.
The Child's Conservation League met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Frank W. Gone at 123 Franklin avenue. Three papers on Nature Study were presented: Cultivating the Beautiful Argiope of the Silver Shield, To the Lady Bird, and The Pleasure of Insect Collecting and How to Hunt Butterflies.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instant relief for indigestion acidity and gas. It claims meals can be enjoyed with no distress and urges readers to buy a box for little cost and great benefits.
Mrs A C Russi of Elmwood Place entertained Tuesday with tea for her guest Mrs P M Phillips of Boston Mass. Mr and Mrs L V Brown of University Terrace hosted a dinner for the guest last evening. Today Mrs Russi hosted a bridge session for the pleasure of her guest.
The sorority alumnae chapter met Tuesday at 5 30 PM at Miss Catharine Chubb 115 South Court Street. After dinner the regular monthly business meeting was held. The February meeting will be at Miss Gertrude Atkinson 26 Morris Avenue.
Diamond Dyes guarantees a rich fadeless color for any fabric from wool to cotton and mixed goods. The Direction Book in each package shows how to diamond dye over any color with no mistake. Have a druggist show you the Diamond Dye Color Card to match material.
Abraham Colt, elevator operator, stabbed and seriously wounded five people on Broadway New York early today before police overpowered him. He cried that he loved a woman who would not talk to him and his sanity is under investigation.
Judge Sayre of the appeals court will speak on Americanization at the Presbyterian Church Men's Club meeting Friday evening. The discussion covers race, church roles in reducing industrial tension, treatment of alien peoples, Christian internationalism, and the future of Christian colleges. Dinner at six will be served by ladies of Mrs. William Moler's Friendly Society division.
Matsuda the Japanese wrestler will wrestle in Glouster Friday night against a foe billed as Hammouki from the Ottoman Empire. Sponsor Mike Shaneen promotes a gate-goal bout with a 160 pound limit on Matsuda and a winner-take-all purse. A preliminary four-round boxing match precedes the wrestling bout at the opera house after the show. Admission 50c ringside $1.00. Ladies free with war tax payment.
Sub district 1 executive board exonerates all unions from November and December dues and promises refunds where paid. First National Bank directors reelect and reorganize with Danford as president and Speer as cashier. Glouster board fills three teaching vacancies as McDonald Allen and Herbert resign to move to Akron. Hemsley Armstrong Oldfield Bryson fill the posts.
Mr and Mrs F P Dunlavey departed this morning for Ashville North Carolina to be guests for several weeks of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs RJ Lewis This sentence describes a family visit with specific names and destination.
B F Achauer is spending a couple of days in Zanesville and Columbus on business.
Ray Shaner arrived back at his Bowling Green residence after a weeklong stay with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Davis and other relatives.
On Saturday 2,000,000 gallons of liquor will be stored in bonded warehouses in Cincinnati as constitutional prohibition takes effect. The liquor valued at about 120,000,000 dollars would supply medicinal needs at current consumption for about a century.
A promotional piece claims Marmola Prescription Tablets reduce fat quickly. It cites a stage performer who allegedly dropped two to four pounds weekly and maintains weight by periodic use. The ad lists price of $1 per large case and directs readers to Detroit based Marmola Co. for direct orders.
A large enthusiastic crowd attended First M E Church for Children’s Night from 7 to 9 pm. A schoolgirl chorus led the singing and Dr. C Lloyd Strecker preached on The Faith that Saves from Mark 1 40 noting Christ’s to heal and save from sin and ruin. Tonight is Men’s Night with the topic The Almost Christian Acts 26 28.
The piece urges early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first signs of croup and argues it is readily available, prompt, and effective to protect a child without heroic effort.
In Athens the International Church hosts revival meetings led by Rev Fleming of Ashland Kentucky. A large crowd heard a sermon on the need for prevailing prayer in revival efforts. He argued revival comes from heaven in answer to believers prayers and cited biblical examples. Evening services run daily at 7 00 inviting all to attend and bring others.
Cattle receipts are light with a steady market. Prime cattle fetch 13.50 to 14.00 and 15.00 to 16.00 for higher grades. veal calves 21.00 to 21.50. Sheep and lambs see light receipts with a strong market. prime wethers 12.00 to 12.50, good 11.00 to 11.50, mixed 8.00 to 10.00, fair mixed 12.00 to 19.75. Hogs show 20 double deck receipts and a strong market. ranges include prime heavy 16.00 to 14.00, mediums 15.75 to 16.25, heavy workers 16.00 to 16.25, pigs 15.00 to 16.25, roughs 12.00 to 18.00, stags 9.50 to 10.50.
Toledo market reports show corn No.3 yellow at 1.52, oats No.2 white at 0.90, rye No.2 at 1.81, barley No.2 at 1.57. Clover seed cash and January at 33.45 with February 83.55, March 33.40, April 35.25. Alsike March 33.75. Timothy 1917–1918 6.20 cash, 1919 and Jan 6.30, and March–May 6.40.
Ohio River gauges show all stations with varying levels on January 14. Point ridge 4.1 feet and falling, Herr's Island 4.6 feet stationary, Davis Island 6.7 feet and falling, Beaver Dam 9.3 feet and falling, Parkersburg 12.0 feet and falling, Point Pleasant 18.2 feet and falling.
An archaic advertisement touts applying four ounces of arrow to the scalp to eliminate dandruff by morning and suggests repeated applications will remove all flakes. It promotes a liquid arrow remedy sold cheaply at drug stores and asserts it never fails.
People who attended Revival services at the M. E. church over the past ten days report real benefit. Come out tonight at 7.
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