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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
3
A promotional pitch touts Vitamon yeast vitamins to improve weight, energy, and complexion. It claims quick, dramatic results with no stomach upset and urges readers to self weigh and measure while using Vitamon two tablets with every meal.
Nelsonville reports the death of Floyd Vore age 38 at his Fort Street home after a year long illness. He recently sold The Chocolate Shop to Mr Fleck due to ill health. He leaves his wife formerly Alice Schwenke of Logan and five children along with his parents. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Funeral plans have not been announced.
Miss Loretta Mooney is the guest of Miss Alpha Rickarts at Frankfort Ohio with social visits noted.
Miss Margaret Wells will entertain the Home Guards Saturday afternoon at her home at Myers Crossing. The members will leave on the 1 o'clock car.
Mrs. Alva Johnson spends a few days in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs Ralph Parks and Dr. and Mrs Walter Howe were in Columbus on Thursday. Mr and Mrs C E Bennett were in Columbus for Thursday and Friday.
A brief item notes Geo Johnson conducted business across Delaware and Marion on Thursday. No further details are provided about the nature or outcome of the transaction.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stalter spent yesterday and today in Columbus. Harry Kelly spent Thursday in Columbus.
The local Grotto held a Thursday family picnic at Glen Ebon Grove. A large crowd attended with a six oclock dinner, evening dancing, and ice cream and lemonade for the youngsters.
The W E A of the Maccabees arranged a Wednesday night shower for Mrs Raymond Krepple at her mother's home on the Square. A delightful social evening followed by refreshments with 35 members present. The guest received many gifts.
The W. B. A. will meet tonight at 7 30 P M. Members are urged to bring a favorite dish for a picnic style gathering.
Charles Springer son of Rufus Springer born Nelsonville Ohio July 16 1857 died July 13 1921 aged 63 years 11 months 27 days Married to Luncinda Coakley and had ten children five daughters and five sons Four children died earlier He belonged to the Christian church and K P lodge Survived by wife four daughters and one son a sister and a brother The family mourns and remembers his dutiful nature with a home prayer.
We thank friends and neighbors for sympathy during illness and death of our husband and father. Gratitude to K of P lodge Rev C L Johnson singers C L Stout donors of cars and flowers. Mrs Charles Springer and children.
More than one thousand Southern Baptist girls have joined a society that pledges members not to dance and to discourage dancing in others.
Article notes rapid reconstruction in Belgium and France with substantial returns of farming stock and materials from Germany. It cites 6394 horses 35000 oxen 32000 sheep 50000 poultry 16000 tons fertilizer and 400000 dollars in implements as restored. It adds waterways rebuilt private enterprise leads recovery and factory restart near 78 percent with 45 percent staff back at work.
A caravan of 128 immigrant families, all native Americans, will depart New York by auto caravan to farm in Idaho near Twin Falls. The 1921 model trainlike convoy will travel via Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, and Omaha in a bid to settle farming life instead of city living. The plan originated with William TD Scott of Brooklyn, who once lived in Minneapolis and organized the group after summer motor trips with friends.
Samuel Reynolds a miner and Carrie Six both of Floodwood obtained a marriage license from Mayor Roush. James Poulos a plasterer of Murray City and Nora Bessie Cline of Nelsonville received a license. Carl Kauff a miner and Pearl Thomas both of Athens were granted licenses by T. B. Roush. Waldren H. Wakefield a mechanic of Athens and Margaret McGucken a teacher of Pomeroy Ohio received licenses. Father Berry listed.
California claims Western football and track titles as Navy excels in boxing fencing and gymnastics. Princeton dominates in eastern football tennis and water polo while Navy shines in boxing fencing gymnastics and rowing. Penn State tops baseball wrestling and lacrosse, with Harvard and Dartmouth sharing golf and Princeton and Harvard in tennis.
Continued hot weather is in prospect for the next 36 hours in regions east of the Mississippi with the exception of the Middle Atlantic states. Local showers are forecast for New England, the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes, and along the South and Middle Atlantic states.
A fragment describes packing thin wash satin pajamas with lace trimmed pantalettes and dainty satin flowers as decorative touches for an overnight bag. The phrasing reads like a period wardrobe note on lightweight sleepwear and embellishments.
Adolphus Shields of Clarksburg West Virginia describes severe nervousness and Saint Vitus dance. He reports two bottles of Nerv-Worth improved his headaches and stomach ailment and notes a money back guarantee if not benefited. McKee Drug Co endorses and distributes the medicine.
Washington July 29 The federal government seeks to compel Mrs Emma Bergdoll mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Philadelphia slacker to produce the 105000 dollars in gold her son is said to have buried in Maryland or West Virginia Thomas W Miller alien custodian who seized the Bergdoll estate said he will push for a complete accounting and to separate Mrs Bergdoll s property from her son s to return it to her because of her American citizenship.
Chicago July 29 The Black Sox trial enters closing phases as the state begins rebuttal witnesses to refute defense claims of no involvement by White Sox players in throwing the 1919 World Series. Alfred Austrian testified about Rothstein ties while defense challenges Austrian’s role, and the judge rules against a late alleged confession. The jury is expected to decide after extended arguments next week.
In Chicago on July 29 the prosecution urged the jury to find the eight baseball players guilty of conspiracy to fix the national game and to hand down prison sentences. Special prosecutor Edward Prindleville led the opening arguments advocating punishment.
Do not buy aspirin unless the Bayer name appears on the package or tablets to ensure genuine use prescribed for twenty one years. For colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache and pain use Bayer tablets in small tins or larger packages. Bayer is the trademark of Bayer Manufacturing Company.
Washington July 29 additional expenditures of 16 4 million for hospitalization of former service men bring total annual outlay to 35 million for that purpose and a re examination of all world war veterans were proposed before the senate committee investigating soldier relief Colonel Charles R Forbes urged physical re examination to clear statutory tangles and charges of graft by dentists entered the hearing with 37 dentists named by Dr William S Terriberry assistant surgeon general of the public health service and sent to the justice department for prosecution
Recent experiments claim to prove sugar cane can be cultivated on muck lands in the Florida Everglades. The research asserts viability and potential for expanding sugar production in the region.
The article notes about 1 billion dollars in paper profit for savers and stamp holders as prices fall about 30 points over the past year. Depositors hold 2 to 3 billion in savings banks with 120 million in interest at four percent. Food prices in major cities show sharp declines from 31 to 37 percent, with regional totals listed for Buffalo to Seattle and other cities.
Washington July 29 President Harding urged postponement of a veterans bonus bill echoing President Grant who vetoed a 1875 soldiers bonus. Grant cited treasury strain and bond issues that would hinder debt reduction and economy.
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