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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
5
Mrs. R Shuett of 814 Tucumseh St Tolo Ohio praises Tanlac claiming it cured years of stomach pain gas and indigestion. She says it stopped nervous weakness swelling and insomnia and helped her gain eighteen pounds while allowing her to eat freely. Multiple local pharmacies list Tanlac availability and a social club gathering is noted.
Mr C W Harvey is convalescing after pneumonia and pleurisy. Milton Williams returns from Columbus on business. Priscilla Club to meet with Mrs H J Brown Thursday at 2 30. Bud Williams reports from a trip to Cleveland Toledo and Columbus. M N Linscott visits at Little Hocking. Kathryn Thomas and Christine Courtney visit Dorothy Fisher. Breinig family hosts Tom Ward and wife from St Paris. Totman family to Millfield. Totman a mine engineer at 15 Woodard Ave. Mrs J Jones guest of L V Brown. bridge party planned. Athens Council of Women Welfare Workers to hold annual open meeting Thursday at 3 30. Prof S K Mardis to speak on Illiteracy.
Mrs Mayme Harwick of Athens and her daughter Melba Harwick of Portsmouth were in Chillicothe Monday for the funeral of Robert M. Hilliard. Mrs Harwick returned home with her daughter who will visit here.
Mrs S R Crawford of Portsmouth arrives this evening to be house guest of Rev and Mrs C L Strecker on North College street. Crawford is a talented musician and was organist at the M E church in Portsmouth during Strecker's pastorate.
Mrs Charles C Beverage was the guest of honor at a birthday dinner last evening at 6 Stewart Street. The host dinner was prepared by guests who arrived early. A large birthday cake with burning candles graced the table, and places were set for 14 relatives.
Mrs. Alice Blomley of Canton announces the marriage of her daughter Verna Elizabeth to Clyde E. Roberts in Canton on December 11. Roberts, a former Ohio university student and Sigma Pi member, left college to enlist and served overseas with the ambulance corps. The couple will reside in Canton where the groom serves as private secretary to the president of Canton Sheet Steel Co.
The Social Literary Club met at 37 Elmwood Place Tuesday afternoon with president Mrs. T. N. Hoover presiding. Mrs. M. Kerr read two current readings on walls psychology and mantel care, followed by a paper on interior decoration by Mrs. J. Maurice Hyde. Mrs. Covert and Mrs. Beasley sang two vocal solos.
The Hobson Study Circle met at Mrs. C. W. Stones 106 Grosvenor Street with near full attendance. The group discussed The Worlds Big Business from Good Housekeeping and held an open forum while Miss Melba Woodworth and Elizabeth Lummis provided readings and Victrola songs. A Chinese relief collection followed a silver offering, hosted by Mrs. Stone and daughter Betty Jane with Mrs. H C Clark assisting. Guests included Mrs. Victor Pierce Mrs. H C Clark Mrs G H Crow Melba Woodworth and Elizabeth Lummis.
The Boden home in New Marshfield on January 17 hosted a surprise 70th birthday party for Mr. Boden planned by his wife and son Clark with siblings John Boden and Mrs. M W Carmon among about two dozen relatives and friends. A birthday cake baked by his sister crowned a day of conversation and Victrola music.
In 1116 precincts, Henry Ford has gained over 1719 votes on Truman H. Newberry, representing exactly half of the state's total precincts counted in the Michigan senate recount.
A damaged OCR fragment reports Mrs Vanderbilt guiding a wealthy New York group away from fashionable Fifth Avenue to a new section. The text is garbled but centers on an elite migration of society figures.
A severe sleet storm swept the northwest region today crippling traffic and delaying the graph service. The system affected northern Illinois eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin with injuries reported from icy sidewalks as surface and elevated lines tied up for hours. Rain was forecast to ease conditions later.
Pittsburg official says 10 to 20 percent of Pennsylvania Railroad employees are idle due to business depression, denying claims that workers were asked to work one day less per week.
Mrs F Clark of 30 Spring St credits a product Sorbol Quadruple for relief from goitre symptoms, claiming improved sleep and throat comfort with no side effects, and says the remedy aided her recovery without operative intervention. The advertisement promotes Sorbol products and mentions distribution by LeFavor’s drug stores.
Attorney General Palmer told the Senate judiciary committee that 18 903 war time prosecutions have been started. Of these, 3 934 were disposed of not by conviction, 6 720 resulted in convictions, and 9 259 remain pending. He answered requests for full information on war measures outcomes.
The race railroad announced plans to reduce working hours for roughly 15 000 employees in the east as a response to tariff declines. The move is described as imminent and tied to decreased tariffs.
Mrs. L. L. Peete, 27, goes on trial in Los Angeles for the murder of Jacob Denton, a wealthy mining promoter. Denton’s body was found in a basement crypt weeks after his reported killing. Peete had rented the case.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions astronomical instruments and a country context but contains insufficient data to identify names, dates, or events. The readable portion hints at equipment in a national setting without specifying institutions or outcomes.
Everett Coon of Doanville, under parole to Mansfield reformatory for a murder, attempted to flee on a noon train in Nelsonville. He was recaptured after a chase and gunfire, then returned to prison. He earlier forged a 148.30 check on Bertha Nixon and was jailed in Athens county.
Washington January 19 Attorney General Palmer asked the senate judiciary committee to investigate charges against him and the department of justice alleging illegal methods in enforcing war laws. He said his accusers are lawyers for the communist party and for individual communists and anarchists and he called the charges false.
The House today voted to keep its membership at 435, rejecting any increase and preserving current representation. The decision solidifies the body’s size amid ongoing political debates.
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler and Mrs. Draper Smith, Nebraska grandmothers, prepare to fly to Washington with Nebraska's electoral vote. They will travel in separate planes due to limited aircraft.
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of Andrew W. Connett. Your support brought comfort to our family in this difficult time.
NORTH HUDSON New York January 19 prices at lumber camps show butter 15 cents a pound potatoes 1 dollar a bushel beef 10 cents a pound and pork 14 cents a pound with wages around six dollars a day and demand for more workers.
Erwin Bergdoll, son of a Philadelphia family, files habeas corpus petitions to gain release from Fort Leavenworth where he serves a four year term for draft evasion.
Cincinnati Jan 19 Annabell Hofer asked the courts to separate from her husband George A Hofer she said she married him in 1919 after she was informed by Elmer P D Gordon that he had a divorce from her This divorce was not granted and she now asks annulment of the Hofer marriage.
Captain John E. Washer head of the Ohio district Secret Service with Cleveland headquarters arrived in Washington to present his resignation stating his salary did not constitute a living wage.
Toledo January 19 Stand ard Oil Company announces raises for all employees based on length of service and value to the company. The statement says the increases reward loyalty and service and will vary by individual.
Three robins were seen this morning in a sugar maple in University Terrace feeding on swelling buds and glancing toward dormitories for a potential dwelling, signaling winter’s decline per local tradition.
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