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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1919

Page

3

Whitlatch party enjoys Crystal Springs picnic outing

Nelsonville youths guided by Mr and Mrs Walter Whitlatch traveled to Crystal Springs Sunday for a pleasant picnic. The group included Pauline Whitlatch Lucille McKim Virginia Thompson Paulien Martin Pauline Wagner Estella Evans Grace Duckworth Margaret Andrews Helen Hammond Agnes Creighton Emma Fiske Martin Lutz Clifford Hartley Raymond Fluke Hubert Hall Wilbur Hall Raymond Cotton Clarence Terry Howard Terry Carl Snowden.

Walter Whitlatch Crystal Springs Pauline Whitlatch Lucille McKim Virginia Thompson Paulien Martin Pauline Wagner Estella Evans Grace Duckworth Margaret Andrews Helen Hammond Agnes Creighton Emma Fiske Martin Lutz Clifford Hartley Raymond Fluke Hubert Hall Wilbur Hall Raymond Cotton Clarence Terry Howard Terry Carl Snowden

Large crowds attend Chautauqua in city

The Lincoln Chautauqua attracted record crowds over two days with Warwick Male Quartet performing and Prof. J. H. Dickason delivering an engaging address. Today's schedule features the Smith Springs music and speaker Walter Kirkland Greene, promising another major event.

Warwick J. H. Dickerson J. H. Dickason Wooster College Wooster, C Chautauqua Smith Springs Holmes Co Walter Kirkland Greene

Nelsonville Classified Ads Turn Up Secondhand Buys

Various items for sale in Nelsonville include a 1917 Ford Touring car in first class condition, a 1918 Overland Touring car with four new tires, and secondhand Bavon ette seating. Also offered are pota toes, Molasses Feeds, and Scratch Feeds, plus furniture bargains and a lost watch reward. Bert Young, Charles Hankieson, M Shamansky, Frank Tedrow, Swanson Storage, and W D Wolfe are named with contact details.

Bert Young Charles Hankieson Poplar Nelsonville

Phonographs At Cost At Sauter's Nelsonville Store

Closing out sale at Sauter's Phonograph er e near Depot Nelsonville Ohio offers new phonographs at less than cost with big bargains. Only a few left. Unclear model details but emphasis on outsized tone and quality.

Sauter Depot Nelsonville

Maccabee Party Promises Leading W B A Event

The W B A will host a Wednesday evening party from 8 30 to 12 30 with the Buchtel four piece orchestra providing music All holding Maccabee invitations are invited The event is billed as a leading affair in the W B A party series for the season

Buchtel

Birthday Feast for 75th Anniversary Celebrated at Home

A. C. Anderson returned from church to a 12 o clock birthday dinner prepared by his family. Guests included Carl Coakley family, John Mooney family, James Bland family, A. C. Anderson relatives, and visitors from Columbus, Toledo, and Detroit. Travel party members and guests extended cordial visits with extended family.

A. C. Anderson Carl Coakley Rachel Catherine John Mooney Marie Loretta James Bland Louise Hyde Louise Davidson Columbus C. R. Wyman Little Toledo Clara Hoch David Wilkins Lillian Harry Welch Salt Lake City Utah C. E. Welch Howard Musser Detroit Mich Herbert Leyson Mary Louise Will Wood Westerville Do. A. Storer

Cooley and Sullivan Guests Dine with Family

Mr and Mrs F C Cooley hosted James Cooley of New York City and Mr and Mrs Russell Sullivan along with Mrs and Mrs Leonard Cooley for a noon dinner on Sunday.

F. C. Cooley James Cooley New York City Russell Sullivan Leonard Cooley

Hochs Toast Return from Overseas Duty at Family Dinner

Mrs. Eulalia Hoch hosted a Sunday dinner to welcome home her son Garet from overseas service. Attending were garet Hoch Orlie Hoch Clara Vioch and many Hoch relatives plus friends from Columbus The Plains Westerville Murray City Logan and this city with several children and spouses present.

Eulalia Hoch Garet Orlie Hoch Claravioch Carl Hoch David Wilkins Clarence Johnson Westerville C. P. Woods the Plains Art Hoch Murray City Harry Edgell Logan Ed. Betts Gladys Donald Charles Edgell City

Renewed testimony on Dean's Kidney Pills from Athens resident

Mrs. Wm. French of 18 Fern Street testifies kidney trouble began six years ago with swelling feet and dizzy spells. After using five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms vanished and by July 1917 her health remained good, earning continued recommendations. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells on 60 cents.

Athens Wm. French Fern St Dean McKee Drug Co

Dash Balm Promises Fast Relief For Tired Feet

Hot weather prompts quick relief claims for Dash Balm foot balm. Druggists say one application relieves swollen tender feet and foot odor within moments, with a money back guarantee. Look for the Cash Balm name. available from any druggist.

House Approves Day Full Prohibition Enforcement Bill

Washington July 22 The House approved the national prohibition act enforcing both War Time and Constitutional Prohibition. Final vote 287 for 101 against with three present after a defeated motion to recommit. An editorial quip about judgment by appearance follows.

Washington House Igoe Missouri

Senator Moses Devotes Senate Speech to German Peace Terms

New Hampshire Senator Moses argues the German peace terms are worse for the United States than the league of nations. He cites numerous commissions in the treaty and asserts separation of the treaty from the league covenant is possible and desirable. Moses contends the fourteen points are largely absent and warns of immediate EU tensions and renewed boundary disputes.

League Moses Washington Senate Germany New Hampshire United States League of Nations

Peage Treaty Gomes In For Hot Gsgussion

Washington reports show President Wilson renewing efforts to win Republican support for the League of Nations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected his request to approve an American reparations committee member before ratification. Debate on the treaty and the league resumed on the Senate floor as Wilson, feeble from illness, pushed for decisive talks with GOP senators.

Wilson New York Senate Washington Versailles League of Nations Senate Foreign Relations Committee Foreign Relations Committee Germany

McNary Opposes Striking Article Ten in League Covenant

Senator McNary of Oregon declares he will vote against removing Article Ten from the League of Nations covenant and favors only explanatory reservations. He argues sovereignties and the Monroe Doctrine are not endangered and says reservations would restate rather than require ratification by other powers.

McNary World League Washington League of Nations Congress League

Glouster Veteran Honored and Local Social Notes

Otis Vernon, a Glouster native now home from overseas service, has received an honorable discharge and returned to the city. M. D. Hughes of Athens, Red Cross field secretary, will visit Glouster Wednesday and be at George W. Rose’s office from 2 30 to 7 30 P M to aid servicemen with free consultation. Dr F H May and Mrs May returned from Buckeye Lake with Mrs May visiting Massillon. G M Clark of Worthington and family hosted by W W Bryson. Atlas, McCarty, and McDonald came back from Zanesville after a weekend with friends.

Otis Vernon M. D. Hughes Athens The Red Cross George W. Rose Hughes Cleveland F. H. May Buckeye Lake M. Clark Worthington W. W. Bryson FE. Atlas Ralph McCarty Harry McDonald Zanesville

Glouster and Millfield To Clash In Fourth Game

Glouster meets Millfield in the fourth game of a five game series at Millfield next Sunday afternoon. Millfield leads two to one after three games and Glouster must win to keep the series alive.

Glouster Millfield

Wingfoot airship to ply Akron Cleveland route

The Wingfoot express, the first commercial American airship, exploded in Chicago Monday and was slated as a passenger craft between Akron and Cleveland. Goodyear officials said a noon statement would follow and an investigation is underway in Chicago. The craft was built at Akron but assembled in Chicago due to navy control of Wingfoot lake hangars.

Akron Chicago Cleveland W. C. Young Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co America Goodyear Wingfoot Lake Navy

Mine Labor Dispute Delays Work At Glouster and Mill Field

Battery for Glouster will be Haworth, Cunningham and Skinner. At Mill field D Earich, Omen and Corbin handle the trouble over dead work as 255 has been down since last Tuesday. Some cases settled yesterday and this morning workers reported, but on arrival some original cases still unsettled. Men refused to work and returned home.

Glouster Haworth Cunningham and Skinner Millfield D. Earich Omen Corbin

Ohio National Guard Artillery Organized and Camp Perry Encampment

Adjutant General Layton selected Colonel Harold Bush of Columbus to organize the field artillery outfits of the new Ohio National Guard. Washington reports Ohio authorized to hold a National Guard encampment at Camp Perry this summer. Attorney General Price says the state auditor can assess or refund former liquor dealers who held licenses. The Ohio Public Employes League will hold a mass meeting to discuss salaries for state department workers.

Columbus Layton Harold Bush Ohio National Guard Washington Ohio Camp Perry Price Columbus, CO State Public Employes League of Ohio State Industrial Commission

May Declare Martial Law in Washington

Rioting between whites and negroes in the capital prompts a House resolution asking President Wilson to proclaim martial law in the District of Columbia. A dues bill seeks separate streetcars by race for DC traction companies. A Florida representative calls for a special committee to probe police response as disorders cause deaths and injuries.

Washington Wilson District of Columbia Emerson Ohio Harrison

Ohio Solon to Urge Laws on Airship Travel

Columbus July 22 A bill to create a department of aviation with licensing and inspection powers and strict gas regulations for dirigibles will be introduced in the Ohio legislature. Representative John Cowan of Putnam county said the department would be headed by a practical flyer and aim to prevent disasters like the Chicago blimp incident.

Columbus Department of Aviation Chicago Ohio John Cowan Putnam County United Press Today Cowan

Transgressors' Ways and Old-Fashioned Hell Belief

A reflection on how some offenders follow easy paths, prompting many devout people to cling to traditional notions of hell and punishment. The piece contrasts modern laxity with historic moral judgments and religious fear.

Public Forum Price Tyrants and Melon Tale

A letter comments on high food prices and inhomogeneous markets, urging labor action after criticizing Armour and others. It compares local bulk pricing to Wilkes Athens County ads and recounts a Glouster melon sale where buyers faced price gouging and supply limits, ending with a caution about costs.

Messenger Food Administration Armour Cudahay Morris Swift Burr Brothers Wilkes Columbus Dispatch Wilkes Athens County Hamburg Glouster Hungary Geo. W. Williams Ohio

Transformer enables lighting circuit to ring electric bells

A new transformer designed to fit a lamp socket allows a lighting circuit to operate electric bells without cutting wires. The device screws into the lamp socket, simplifying installation and preserving circuit integrity.

Americans slain in Mexico raise questions on justice

Washington reports 51 American citizens killed in Mexico in the past two years. Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher says no prosecutions or punishments are recalled. He notes some bandit arrests but no punishment notification, and says Carranza appears to pursue a friendly government. Neutrality during the war was proclaimed and enforced.

Washington Mexico Henry P. Fletcher House Rules Committee Fletcher Carranza Campbell

Keeping a Secret Elevates a Child’s Popularity

A speaker urges discreet pride in a child’s brightness, noting secrecy plus praise can boost both the parent’s and child’s standing. A bright wit can still reveal a dull finish without caution.

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