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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
2
An antiseptic liquid product named Zemo, from The E. W. Rove Co., Cleveland, Ohio, is described as soothing tender skin and easing irritation. The ad references a trial bottle and a regular size bottle priced at one dollar.
Miss Harriet Olive Cooley of Nelgonville and Mr Wilbur Blair Adams of Columbus wed quietly at the First M E parsonage with Rev C L Strecker presiding. They plan to reside in Worthington where Adams works in horticulture. The Women’s Benefit Association of Maccabees meets at 7:30 this evening. Other local notices include visits and trips among area residents and relatives.
The report lists several local residents taking car outings and visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Sawyer travel to Buckeye Lake with Mrs Wolfe’s parents. Rev C L Strecker hosts siblings Raymond and Carol Strecker on a Indianapolis trip. Leighty family plans a Toledo to Philadelphia journey. D D Jones and family visit from Xenia. Lucile and Ada Westfall return to Flora and Franklin Avenue, Athens. Mrs Dalton Taylor and daughter visit Baker family. Hoyt Mansfield’s serious hospital condition noted after mining incident near Canaanville. Mary Frances Lawhead heads to Greensburg Indiana with Kay Weaver for two weeks. Emma Lippincott and daughter Ruth travel to Washington and New Jersey visiting relatives and returning to Monmouth Memorial hospital engineers.
Mr and Mrs Elroy McDonald and Ina returned from a two week motor trip covering about 2500 miles visiting Washington Norfolk Baltimore Philadelphia New York and other places. Several Yontz family members and others accompanied funeral parties for Mrs Amanda Yontz and Mr Wilburn Scott from Columbus to West Union street cemetery for brief services and burial.
Sherry Smith pitched into the fourth inning as Cincinnati seized control with a four run burst to beat the Dodgers 4 1.
Directory distribution continues with six month validity and rural mailings saving costs. University heating tunnel work advances toward sub dorms with a new bridge planned on University Terrace. Rail and street traffic shifts, labor shifts in coal mines, oil stock fortunes, garden pests, and county tax deadlines paint a bustling week in Athens County with church debt progress and community charity.
It notes digestion begins in the mouth and urges thorough chewing and salivation to avoid stomach trouble. It advises avoiding beef or veal with indigestion and using Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation while claiming they aid digestion and strengthen the stomach. It also mentions a European machine using carbonic acid gas to spray mortar or plaster for faster setting.
Memphis with 300 state militiamen in barracks enters the fifth day of the firemen strike. A general meeting of labor union leaders is set for tonight to discuss a widespread sympathetic strike. Guards reinforced by infantry from Nashville and a 50 man Knoxville machine gun unit bolster the city’s security amid the labor dispute.
Police probe a double death in Coshocton as Charles Zellers 40 and Minnie Dawson 44 are found dead in Dawson's home. A revolver was found in Dawson's hand and investigators consider murder and possible suicide with the incident likely occurring Saturday night. Neighbors noticed an empty home and reported the bodies in the living room.
In Columbus on July 19, betting opened on the Republican governor race with $1,000 at even money predicting former Cleveland mayor Harry L. Davis will secure the nomination. Several small even money bets had already been placed on other candidates.
A persuasive advertisement urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot weather. It claims the medicine is essential in summer and worth its cost, asserting it has no superior for its purposes and urging readers to buy now.
Mrs H P Quest died Sunday at the family home 227 West Union after months of illness with complications. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 PM at the residence led by Rev. A Y Wilcox. Interment in West Union street cemetery. Survived by husband and seven children Helen Ellison Charleston West Virginia Emmett Quest Nelsonville Mrs Dewey Root Athens Josephine Quest Gail Quest and Jack Quest at home. The family lived in Athens for ten years after moving from Nelsonville. She was a Presbyterian and devoted to family life.
Mrs. Robert Whyte aged 62 died July 17 at her Wheeling home. Survived by husband two sons Warren and John B. Westenhaver of Wheeling three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at St Pauls Catholic church Tuesday at 9 a.m. with burial at Logan. funeral party to motor to the cemetery.
Fire at Wingfoot Lake Air Station destroyed two airships and a hangar causing about 150000 dollars in losses. Navy dirigible D1, commissioned last week, was a total loss with an estimated 100000 dollar price tag. The passenger blimp used between Akron and Cleveland also burned. No injuries reported and static electricity blamed.
Mr and Mrs James Hanna of 508 Hart Street credit Thurber s Quick Relief for curing Mrs Hanna s lung trouble and aiding their grandchild s flu. They endorse the herb wonder s benefits and note The Cline Pharmacy Athens Ohio promotes a sale offering a free full sized bottle with each purchase until July 28.
Washington July 19 More than 50 000 arrests were made in the first six months after the Volstead act took effect and the prohibition laws began. The figure is from the coming annual report of Prohibition Commissioner Kramer based on data from enforcement agents nationwide.
Democratic nominees Cox and Roosevelt, after agreeing with President Wilson on the League of Nations, arrive in Columbus to map out stumping tours, campaign HQs, finances, and committee roles. They will draft acceptance speeches and review issues with the national committee before weekend travels.
Wilbur B Adams a farmer of Columbus and Harriett O Cooley of Nelsonville wed. James Russel a miner of Jacksonville and Florence Starcher of Orbiston married. Experts estimate parasitic fungi destroy about 80 percent of the U S sweet potato crop annually.
A 5 reel film The Way Back will be shown at the opera house Tuesday afternoon and evening under Elks and Uncle Sam. Proceeds fund vocational training for disabled soldiers sailors and marines. The Elks pledge all ticket proceeds to the soldiers. A 2 reel Spirit of Elkdom feature follows, highlighting war work with Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus and Salvation Army.
A new folding drum for orchestra players uses hinged ribs between the drum heads to expand from compact form to full size. The design allows quick setup and compact storage while delivering standard drum acoustics once opened.
The Steptoe Law case, brought by Ohio and Pennsylvania against West Virginia, resumes tomorrow in the Ohio Supreme Court with Levi Cook as special commissioner. The suit challenges a West Virginia statute forcing gas delivery to priority suppliers inside the state before export.
Pilot Henderson and passenger Tom Sawyier survived a crash when a biplane struck a hay stack near Valley Crossing after a 75 mile flight from Athens to Columbus. The craft sustained canvas damage but no injuries were reported.
Census Bureau released population figures showing Ashland Ohio at 9 249 residents and Henderson Kentucky at 12 169. Increases since 1910 Ashland Ohio up 2 454 or 36 1 percent and Henderson Kentucky up 717 or 6 3 percent.
An airplane crash near Coeur dAlene Idaho killed three men on Sunday. The victims were Cleo Miller pilot Pulman Washington Porter Savage Kellogg Idaho and Gus Erickson Bowers Ferry Idaho.
Polish army headquarters reports after bitter fighting Soviet forces occupied Lida between Vilna and Grodno. The enemy attacked a Polish mountain division and captured Dobrowice while repulsed assaults hit Husiatyn and Krzemeniec. Also notes a new hexagonal nut gripping machine wrench.
A Norfolk woman details a year of digestive and heart symptoms from nervous indigestion and gas to weight loss and insomnia. She attributes rapid improvement to Tanlac after trying it on a Petersburg testimonial, noting four bottles restored strength, appetite, and energy, with Tanlac sold in Athens Coolville Amesville and Buchtel locations.
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