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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
7
A wartime safety device called the cogeat is repurposed by fair bathers at Wilson Beach Chicago. The sand dugouts under the walk serve as dressing rooms lunch spots and can be seen in a photo showing a lunching party and bathers on the roof.
Captain Stinchcomb announced the Guard company has 69 members with 97 percent showing at the first meeting and 90 percent at subsequent gatherings. Recruits will be accepted this week, then squads will drill on the streets. Camp Perry is slated for August, though the captain doubts a three week duration, noting past camps lasted about fourteen days.
Funeral services for Mrs Theodocia Ogg will be Wednesday at one o clock at the church with interment at Broadwell Ohio. In Jobs Ohio F M Powers aged 74 dropped dead yesterday afternoon at his home from heart trouble. His wife died last April of Brights disease. Surviving children are John Powers Athens George Powers Iowa Edward Powers Jobs Charles Powers Mrs Carrie Nida The Plains Mrs Edward Brown Rutland and Anna Powers at home.
The text notes that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bear the Bayer Cross and advises purchasing unbroken packages with proper directions. It mentions head and tooth pain relief, earache neuralgia and colds, with 12 tablet tins available cheaply at drug stores and larger packages also offered. It states aspirin as the Bayer trade mark and defines its chemical identity.
In Brussels on July 28 the Belgian labor party voted to ratify the peace treaty. The decision comes as the party endorses the accord amid ongoing postwar negotiations.
An advertisement touts Dash Balm for sweaty feet with offensive odors. It claims relief within a minute after application and suggests nightly use. It emphasizes ease of use, money back guarantee, and to avoid substitutes while seeking the Dash Balm label on every package.
Public auction August 23 1919 at 1 PM for three parcels in Homer Morgan County and Dover Athens County Ohio with deeds and minerals rights. Parcels priced 2880 7200 and 340 with one third cash and two deferred payments secured by mortgage. Petitions for divorce filed in case 11778 Athens County Ohio with hearing after September 8 1919.
William Stowell keeps a cat that assists him on the local golf course. The feline chases the ball and waits by it until Stowell reaches the shot.
In New York a bartender named Harry Deed sold a small amount of liquor to a man who proved to be a detective. He was fined ten dollars after the exchange was uncovered.
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