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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
2
An old advertisement explains Bayer tablets carry the Bayer Cross on genuine aspirin and notes the safe use for toothache earache and other pains. It mentions small 12 tablet tins costing only a few cents and larger packages are available.
Proctorville Ohio July 18 the Ohio State Horticultural Society will dedicate a granite monument to the Rome Beauty Apple near the village The memorial will bear a bronze tablet and honor the tree for its value to Ohio fruit industry Attendees are expected from Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia and the ceremony will start at 9 30 a m at the Lawrence County Fair Grounds near the site of the original Rome Beauty tree planted in 1817.
The Athens Elks beat Nelsonville five to four in a twelve inning baseball battle yesterday afternoon. Barstow and Foraker formed the Elk battery while Simpson and Taylor pitched for Nelsonville. Gussie White delivered a decisive long hit in the twelfth with two aboard, breaking the deadlock.
Mrs. C. M. Redman of Parkersburg West Virginia endorses Tonic Golden Seal with Iron and Gentian for a run down condition. The ad promises improved sleep appetite and energy and notes a bottle costs $1.25 with direct mail available through Golden Seal Laboratories Inc. in Parkersburg or McKee Drug Company in Athens Ohio.
Local residents report visits among Parker Calderwood Liliot and Arnett families in Manhattan Circleville and Athens. Miss Bettina Martin hosted guests as Miss Kenney and Miss Arnett attended events. Rain and hail alter farm work while wheat is already cut and stored. Rev. Miller of Jerseyville preached and will return next Sunday. Sunday school meets at 9 30 A M and a Bates meeting resumes each Sunday evening. Everyone is welcome.
Joseph Brooks of Amesville Ohio born September 1 1843 died July 2 1919 in Albany aged 76 years 9 months and 1 day He married Sarah Mitchell October 1 1868 and survives with four children Della Larch Albany William Brooks Canton Mrs Welcome Becker Cleveland Harry Brooks deceased Four grandchildren and one brother Albert Brooks Amesville He joined the Bapt ist church in Albany and served in the Civil War 1861 65 The family thanks Rev Albrant and the choir for support and flowers
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted solution. It claims the medicine gains good opinion and praise from users and should be tried when a remedy is needed.
Two gasoline driven engines have been invented to fill trenches without the use of shovelers, wagons or overhead cableways.
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co reports higher home values on mortgages held and reduced loan balances due to partial payments. It urges depositors to consider the benefits of on time deposits at 5 percent annual yield. Rankin Building address in Columbus, Ohio. Assets exceed 17 million dollars.
Last night three inmates fled Mansfield reformatory. Paul Frank Rivers serving manslaughter, Walter Wright a Columbiana county trusty, and James Buse sentenced for robbery escaped with Wright guiding them to the attic and over the walls at dusk. Rivers arrested in Youngstown. police asked to monitor trains.
An Argentine plant fibre growing widely has been found to possess qualities similar to the Philippine kapok. Researchers note potential for use in textiles and insulation, signaling a possible substitute material sourced from South America.
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York reports rapid relief from a severe summer complaint after using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The note recommends keeping the remedy at hand for colic and diarrhoea in every family.
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