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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
4
A Dutch mother, Mrs. Mary Dantes, torn from her five children as her youngest is taken on the eve of deportation aboard the steamer Muéachen bound for Bremen. She collapses under the distress of the separation on the Atlantic voyage.
Advertises a home remedy for rupture promising instant relief without operation or trusses. Claims free trial treatments mailed to applicants with instructions and testimonials of dramatic results. Emphasizes no cost, no daily disruption, and permanent freedom from wearing a truss.
Ant. W. A. Collinge Inc box MSA Watertown NY advertises sending a free test of a system rupture to a named Mame address.
The Ohio River from the Kanawha month to the Kentucky mouth will rise in the upper portion tonight and Friday with little change expected in the lower portion.
An old advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a painless fat reduction method claiming no strict diet or long exercise. It urges customers to buy a box for one dollar or mail order from Marmola Co., Detroit, Michigan, with testimonials of friends sharing the remedy.
C M Pierce longtime Athens resident and Civil War veteran dies suddenly at 75 after a nightly coughing spell at his Poplar avenue home. Survived by widow seven children including Maude and Cora, eight grandchildren and brother David. Funeral set for Saturday at 1 PM at his residence with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
Chauncey little child died yesterday at the home of Mrs. Howard’s parents Mr and Mrs Edward Six near the city. Burial was made today in Chauncey cemetery. The mother formerly Miss Louie Six is ill with pneumonia.
Miss Mary Hanson celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a surprise gathering at her Chauncey area home Wednesday evening. Twenty two guests attended as memories were shared and gifts given amid refreshments music and games.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Smith from Huntington West Virginia visit Chauncey to see relatives Mr and Mrs Thomas Huffman and family. Mr Smith underwent tonsil and adenoids removal performed by Dr Warren V Boraque at his Chauncey office. They will stay several days.
Mrs. L. H. Pendergrass will host the regular monthly gathering of the women of the Missionary Society at her Converse street residence. A full attendance of members is desired to participate in the church unit’s activities.
An invitation dance at the Harvey Pavilion in the city on Wednesday evening was enjoyed by 20 attendees, showcasing a cordial social gathering.
A Zahl North Dakota woman writes of regained strength and ability to work after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims vast customer approval and urges other women to try the remedy for nervous breakdowns and related ailments.
Couples enjoyed a fine evening as music was furnished by a Glouster orchestra and attendees reported a delightful time throughout the event.
Personal notes show Mrs Elmer Nida had as her priest Tuesday Mrs Dan Fulton of Millfield.
Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins welcomed Olive Brookins of Millfield as their guest on Tuesday.
Saul Wilson spent Sunday to Tuesday visiting friends in Columbus Nevada. G B Courtney filled his regular Church of Christ appointment in Orbiston midweek. Harry Hillyer and Clarence L Lop er left Tuesday for Gauley Bridge West Virginia. Mrs T Thorpe of Glouster hosted yesterday at granddaughter Mrs Howard Hillyer home. Mrs Eli Westfield Burr Oak visited Chauncey with W I Hines family.
Jesse FP Yaus, 60, a longtime Newark cigar maker, was instantly killed when struck by a southbound B and O freight as he attempted to cross the railroad tracks in his automobile yesterday evening in Newark.
Druggists note Swamp-Root’s long record as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is advertised as a physician's prescription strengthening medicine that supports natural organ function. A sample bottle offer requires ten cents and paper mention.
Ohio farm crops specialists warn the state may repeat the 1918 seed corn famine as subfreezing weather on January 4 and 5 and high moisture in last fall’s corn threaten seed supply. Smith Hughes instructors will test germination in their communities and report findings to the state office.
After a little more than two months of marriage William Frye filed a suit for divorce from Glenna Frye charging infidelity. The petition was filed in the county clerk office on Thursday. The couple married in Hickory North Carolina on November 3 1923.
An old notice warns against using laxatives with cold cures as the laxative may prevent the medicine from acting. The advised plan is to take the cold medicine first then the laxative on the sixth hour with a strong purge. Diskets cost ten for five dollars at many drug stores, including Mekee’s locally.
Cold wave grips from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes with Chicago reporting four below zero and Minneapolis twenty below zero. Denver sees near zero as frem winds ease and a forecast of more snow and relief expected by Saturday across the Great Lakes region.
In Elyria Ohio two men suffered severe burns when a street car controller discharged a high voltage. Motorman R B Comstock was enveloped in a bright flash and worker Lee Conrad of the Ohio Public Service Company received a 2500 volt shock.
Harry B. Kinney aged 50 an attorney and former captain overseas in the American Expeditionary Forces died in Belmont of tuberculosis contracted during service. The death follows his military tenure and illness.
A single line notes a memorable bite at the banquet with attendees sharing a brief impression of the tasty offering. No additional names or details are provided in the readable text.
A state fish and game department project will establish a fish hatchery next summer at Sugar Grove lake east of Bucyrus Ohio. The artificial water body will support rearing efforts under state supervision.
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