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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
3
A local promotion in Nelsonville offers a daily free pound of Golden Sun coffee to a resident named in the Nelsonville want ads. The winner collects at Dhiger & Wolfe's store, with the first name appearing in today's ads.
A mass meeting of Republican women in York township is set for Friday at 3 PM at the Y M C A to reorganize the York Township Ladies Republican Club and prep for the August 8 primary. Carmi Thompson will speak at 4 PM, weather permitting on the Square or at the Y M C A.
Under W C T U auspices a mass meeting of women voters at the Y M C A explained sample ballots and reviewed state candidates positions on temperance and law enforcement. The gathering proved helpful with plans to organize a tuberculosis clinic in Nelsonville led by Dr C C Butt and district nurses to visit physicians for patient lists and examination referrals. The state health department and county medical society endorse the campaign and expect broad community benefit from early case discoveries.
A Meigs County woman is sued for divorce by her husband who alleges she kicked him on the shins. The item presents a wary lampoon of local politics and a hopeful note on prosperity in Nelsonville with home ownership figures and a cheerful outlook.
Walter Furmin of Richfield Springs New York reports severe indigestion and gas causing sudden fainting spells. The ad claims Jaques Little Wonder Capsules break up dangerous gas and provide prompt relief with a 60 cent postpaid option from Jaques Capsule Co. in Plattsburg New York, and listings at McKee Drug Co. Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville.
Clyde S Price proprietor of The Toggery and Mrs Add Kinder of Jacksonville were united in marriage at Wheeling West Virginia on July 3. After a few days with Mrs Price and Mrs Schwalbach they will reside in Urbancrest Ohio.
Mrs. W B Morris and two daughters returned to their Columbus home Tuesday ending a three weeks visit with Mrs. Morris presents, Dr. and Mrs H G Gibson.
Mrs. Frank J. Simms of Maplewood Drive suffered a two inch cheek wound when the Ford touring car her brother John South drove crashed into a truck owned by Theodore Rypma on the Canaanville pike near Totman farm. The truck stopped abruptly. South escaped injury and Mrs. Simms was treated by Dr. J. L. Henry before returning home.
In Athens Judge Florence E. Allen the only woman on the U S common pleas bench spoke to Ohio University students on peace time responsibilities She seeks the nonpartisan nomination to the Supreme Court Bench stressing enforcement of laws and equal justice without politics Her platform includes law enforcement public service efficiency and high moral standards in government.
International News Service reports Dr Josiah Oldfield told the Eclectic Club that women now strive to attract men. He said women wear bright colors and flashy outfits, using fashion to gain male attention rather than competing for male chivalry.
Sufferers from pyorrhea or Riggs disease are told MOAVA DENTAL CREAM provides fast relief and halts disease progress. Described as a highly concentrated formula from a Rochester dentist, it promises lasting use and is available at McKee Drug Co.
In Denver on July 26 two women were held briefly as federal agents investigated alleged white slave charges. Russell Byron of the DOJ said the Mann White Slave law cannot be invoked in cases of women transporting men across state lines. The women admitted paying all trip expenses and claimed they brought two Louisville, Kentucky men to Denver in a touring car. The pair were detained in what was described as an alleged love nest.
New York July 26 Baron James Henry De Rothschild son of Baron Henri De Rothschild was sued in the supreme court here for 500000 damages by Marie Porquet a young French woman alleging breach of promise of marriage.
George E. Wysor of Mansfield escaped injury when his motor car left the road east of Bucyrus and turned over three times. He sat upright in the driver's seat holding the steering wheel rim as the balance of the wheel and steering gear were smashed.
Two hundred fifty shopmen on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad reportedly walked out in Philadelphia in protest of forwarding cars and locomotives needing repairs from Rutherford Pennsylvania to the city. Officials could not confirm the walkout.
Four more Athens county youths have been accepted for the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Knox Kentucky. They join earlier selections and will depart August 1 for a month in camp. Names include William W Ferguson Glouster Hiram D Seenes Nelsonville Irving H Easler Trimble and Walter S Lee Modoc bringing district total to about 55 attendees.
Bridgeport Ohio July 26 Constable John E Moore sent to reclaim a cow and a flivver found the animal grazing near the owner William Cooper s home The cow balked refused to move and lay in the road Moore tired hot and hungry dragged the cow into a pasture then drove the flivver home.
Creen s Run Sunday School plans an annual picnic at Glen Ebongrove on Thursday with a basket filled by each member. A short program follows dinner then games and conversation fill the day. Readers note many local visitors and guests include Mingus Sprague Koons and families, Cartwright Mulpas Snyder Fierbaugh Bryan and Daniels among others.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Bryson and family from Buch tel, and Mr and Mrs John Leake with their families from The Plains, visited relatives on Thursday. The Hixson couple drove to Wellaton Sunday to spend time with Ruth Gill. Thursday afternoon and evening guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Leake included E McVay and daughter of Glouster, Fritz Hefken and Dora Heffken of Taylor Ridge, William McVay of Stafford, Dr Von Sheele and Edith Tinker of Jacksonville.
Blue Devil promises a cleaning solution for hard water marks and tub scratches. The ad features a product name and a date 7 24 26 28, implying a time frame or offer. It emphasizes tackling mineral buildup with a single household cleaner.
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