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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
2
Partial readable lines reference a local notice about a segment of public information. The text mentions a supervisor and an event date but lacks complete details. Entities and specifics remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
Partial text indicates a brief sports item about prizes or awards in baseball. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the fragment suggests a report on awards or division results connected to a Wednesday event. Further readable details are not available in the provided snippet.
Mrs F Herrick of Indianapolis narrates a dramatic recovery from a nervous breakdown after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits six bottles with restoring health and enabling her to bear three more children. The ad touts the medicine as strengthening the reproductive system and aiding all stages of maternity.
A Southern California Chamber of Commerce publication notes Los Angeles adds a city’s worth of population and 15 000 buildings in two years. Builds rise at one per 20 minutes with 145 000 workers in siding, permitting costs reach 60 million in 1926 and 82 million in 1921, totaling 243 million for three years, equaling the city’s entire 1910 assessed property value.
The ad asserts customer satisfaction is the priority and promises to ease eye troubles. It highlights an optical department that grinds its own lenses, offers comfort and reasonable prices, and aims to leave customers glad after visits.
Dr. Hooper, acting superintendent, says Harvey Dow Nice had no criminal history in Athens state hospital records. Nice, from Big Run, killed himself after attacking Miss Alice Dunbar in 1915, with authorities noting prior admissions in 1915 and 1921 and a 1922 discharge as improved rather than cured.
Warns against using drugs to treat colds and flu stressing effects on the nervous system and heart. Advocates hot medicinal tea as safer rapid aid for elimination of poisons and bolstering resistance with Bulgarian Herb Tea recommended by physicians and pharmacists.
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets offer a simple, harmless method to reduce fat without exercise or dieting. Sold by druggists or directly from Marmola Co at Detroit, Michigan, priced one dollar per case.
The United States government will admit Sturt Schneider a 27 inch tall German man with two sisters Ireda and Hilda after immigration officials at Ellis Island initially barred them. Labor Department will require a sufficient bond before admission.
In Harrison Arkansas a citizens committee aided by deputy sheriffs collects evidence for a grand jury after a planned strike and arson against the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad. Some homes of accused strikers were searched with no violence reported.
Dayton police warn Cincinnati authorities to watch for a monkey named Jocko believed stolen from his owner in Cincinnati. The alert suggests possible local monkey theft activity and asks for identification of the animal.
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge Worstell heard motions to quash indictments against Harry Milligan of Athens and Ralph Gibson and H. W. Giffin of Mineral. Milligan faced indecent exposure charges while Gibson and Giffin were indicted for disturbing a lawful assembly. The motions were taken under advisement.
An early morning robbery at Kunkle State Savings Bank in Kunkle, ten miles north, netted the bandit $50 in nickels after cracking the lake. the strong box containing $5000 was untouched. Police search for the suspect.
Southern Ohio coal operators refused to attend a four state wage conference on coal wages in New York. W M McKinney Columbus secretary of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange said the invitation was turned down while confirming support for extending current wage agreements to April 1 1924 as proposed by John Hays Hammond. He added they cannot participate in the conference.
The Lottridge Ladies Aid met with seven members and visitors at Mrs. Emma Jeffers residence last Thursday. A morning comfort for Mrs. Jeffers, a noon dinner, and an afternoon of devotional and business meeting followed. Several local guests were listed and many neighbors spent Sunday with relatives. The community mourns the death of Miss Florence Carroll from tuberculosis near Akron. she formerly lived here.
G. W. Hope Supply Co. of Jacksonville has sold to Balderson & Angle Supply Co. The old company remains responsible for all old debts. Note requests for settlements from those with accounts. G. W. Hope, Mar.
A health authority warns that excess rich foods can overwork kidneys, causing backache and other symptoms. Drinking water and Jad Salts before breakfast for a few days may flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize system acids, and ease bladder issues. Regular medical kidney checks are advised.
Mrs Mina Van Winkle from Washington DC told London policewomen that Washington can take hope because its morals are no worse than London's. The remark reflects optimism about crime and conduct in the capital.
Gibson's Pharmacy the Prescription Drug Store in Athens Ohio and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville Ohio are listed together in an itemized directory of regional pharmacies.
Monterey dispatch reports Pola Negri and Charlie Chaplin in a publicized romance trip to Pebble Beach Lodge. They linger near Santa Barbara where marriage is rumored, with Negri registering as Countess Dombsky and denying formal wedding details while praising Chaplin and displaying a diamond gift.
At a Columbus meeting the Ohio Good Roads legislative committee recommended reducing state highway assessments to at least 15 percent of construction costs to ease farmer burdens and promote road building, with members T. R. Dahl of Cleveland and G. A. Waddell of Akron backing the plan.
Nell Sharp state supervisor of music urged increasing the number of music teachers in county schools and organizing school orchestras and choruses. She called for wider local supervision and a state wide music memory contest while state education director Riegel recommended tighter college entrance requirements and that a provisional elementary certificate require exam and normal school graduation.
Citizens National Bank of New Lexington officers and directors visited Glouster this week to inspect the new Glouster State Bank building and plan a summer banking home opening. Attending were B F Rodgers J O Cullen Roy A Chappelear William Welker and John Nugent. Also notes of local social and church activities and a miner grievance adjustment in Rendville.
A woman was assaulted, slashed with a razor, and robbed of $100 by a negro maniac at the Samuel Adams residence on the East Bend in East Cleveland. Police say the suspect, linked to earlier daytime terror on the East Side, fled before 11 o'clock today.
A 35c or $1 bottle of Zemo is recommended to relieve itching and cleanse the skin. The ad claims Zemo treats pimples, blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm and similar troubles, leaving skin soft and healthy with regular use.
Richard Williams transacted business in New Lexington today. Mrs. R. E. Coen returned to Columbus after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox. T. M. Hatch of Sterling Construction, contractors on the Corning Glouster road project, left for Ramage West Virginia to pursue a similar job. Sterling Construction won the West Virginia contract a few weeks ago with a bid just over $50 000.
Miss Margaret Fenneken 20 daughter of Mr and Mrs F W Fenneken of Columbus died yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock from pneumonia. The Fenneken family once lived in Glouster where Mr Fenneken owned the building now housing the post office and the family resided on the second floor. Cephas Wagner of Newark visited local relatives while Donald Lowden and George Patton of Nelsonville were guests of Leo White.
A. J. Kert Jr local registrar reports 70 births and 16 deaths in the steel coal town as prosperity waned on January 18. The gulf between births and deaths highlights continuing population change.
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