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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1922

Page

6

Ohio club women back statewide county library plan

Miss Julia Merrill promotes a state library move to create central county libraries with branches, traveling rural libraries, and book delivery by mail or mobile units. Ohio law allows county tax support and a county library board. The Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs funds scholarships and assesses clubs five cents per member annually for the fund. Thirty-six girls have been aided. repayment begins after graduation with life insurance needed for federation protection.

Geo. Elliott McMerrick Ohio Club Julia W. Merrill Ohio State Library Ohio State Library Columbus Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs

Free Treatment for Asthma and Hay Fever Sufferers

An offer presents a free trial of a breathing method at no cost or postage. It targets asthma and hay fever sufferers of any age or climate, including long standing or recent cases, and promises relief from wheezing and paroxysms without payment.

Ohio women to attend General Federation biennial at Chautauqua

Corresponding secretary from Cleveland notes thousands of club women plan to attend the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial opening June 22 at Chautauqua New York. Ohio expected to send its largest delegation to the 1922 convention in a decade. In Nashua New Hampshire alienists observe Athesis Grezinitos tearing up a $3,000 roll of bills for an audience.

Chautauqua New York Ohio Nashua N. H Athesis Grezinitos Athosis Soldiers’ Monument

British seaplane deck delivered for service in England

The sea plane floating deck built at Sheerness Dockyard has been delivered to the air ministry ready for service. The dock measures 148 feet in length with a 200 ton lifting capacity and will accommodate two large modern seaplanes.

British Seaplane Washington, D. C Sheerness Dockyard England Air Ministry War Department

A Pretty and Unique Frock 4018 for Young Girls

A children’s pattern titled A Pretty and Unique Frock 4018 offers a party frock in fabric options like yellow organdy or dimity. The pattern is cut in sizes 6 8 10 and 12 with 10 year size needing 3 5 yards of 32 inch material and mailed to any address for 12 cents in stamps.

Medina Normal School grads seek standard attire

Prof. J L Clifton of Ohio State University urged ending bobbed hair and knickers in his Medina County Normal School commencement address. Seventeen future teachers graduated from the academy.

Medina J L. Clifton Ohio Medina County Normal School

Athens area notices and hospital news brief

Carpenter Mrs Dora Chaney fell ill Sunday and was moved to an Athens hospital for appendectomy. Harry Knupka returned from Sandusky after his father’s illness. J C Gorby and wives hosted dinner for Mrs E A George at Dyesville. Mrs Belle Kayser from the Athens State hospital visits relatives here. S E Cormer and family of Mt Blanco called on Guy Gorby and wife. Mrs I M Swett is improving slowly.

Dora 1 Chaney Athens Harry Knupka Sandusky J. C. Gorby G. C Gorby E. A. George Dyesville Belle Kayser Athens State Hospital E. Cormer Mt. Blanco Guy Goiby J I. M. Swett

Local Gossip and Visitors Reach Harrisonville Area

Mrs Emma Dye of Harrisonville visits her son Dale Dye and family. Sam Tewksbury of Albany visits J E McComas and family. J D Carpenter of Albany was a Saturday visitor. A R Caster sold his automobile to Jesse Gregory. Howard Steward builds a garage. Wool sales noted at 16 cents a pound. J W Lowther and L V Lowther visited Albany. Armstead Mace received a carload of lumber from Vinton. Lewis Lowther plans a new home. Mrs Rebecca McWharton, Athens State hospital, weekend guest of Armstead Mace. W W Whitlatch of Nelsonsville visited his mother. Earl Caster visited Albany. Audrey Steimers of Downington visits Clarence Jewett.

Emma Dye Harrisonville Dale Dye P. Memorial Dyesville Sam Tewksbury Albany J. E. McComas J. DD. Carpenter A. R. Caster Jesse Gregory Howard Steward J. W. Lowther L. V. Lowthe Armstead Mace Vinton Lewis Lowther Rebecca McWharton Athens State Hospital W. W. Whitlatch Nelsonsville Diamtbia Whitlatch Earl Caster Friends Audrey Steimers Downington Clarence Jewett

Local Social Notes From Amesville and Surrounding Areas

White Hall hosts Will Clester and family while Hebron visitors tour Amesville. Tribes and Adairs welcome guests from Hebron. McVay and Moore families host visits near Albany. Pennsylvanian Mrs Jewell and son stay with D N Higgins in Carnegie. Niggemeyers spend Sunday with Dukeon Ridge relatives. Helen McVay visits Albany. Mrs Dwight Stout returns to Greenfield after weeks with Lawsen family.

Will Clester Hilda Amesville G. E. Tribe Arthur Adair Hebron Frank Hooper Charles Moore Edna Bertha E. W McVay Albany James Jewell Charles Carnegie D. N. Higgins A. A. Niggemeyer Lawrence Niggemeyer Duton Ridge Helen McVay C. S. Moore Dwight Stout Greenfield G. C. Lawsen

Indigestion Remedy Favoring Bisurated Magnesia

Medical authorities attribute most stomach troubles to excess acid and suggest skipping artificial digestives. A teaspoonful of Bisurated Magnesia after meals, dissolved in water, is claimed to sweeten the stomach, prevent excess acid, and reduce sourness gas and pain.

Ice Cream Socials and Visits Dot Weekend

Airline church closed a few days meeting led by Rev Clarence Mitchell. A crowd attended the ice cream social at the Town House Saturday. Families from Athens Nelsonville and Albany visited relatives and attended gatherings. An ice cream social is planned at Airline church on Saturday evening June 17.

Clarence Mitchell Airline Church Town House Elza McGraner Mable Nagle Athens N., Collins Roy Gilham Frank Gilham Sam Gilham Nelsonville Roy Gillham Thomas Bailes Ed Bailes Sam Scott Samuel Tewksbury Albany Nellie Tewksberry The State Hospital

Local Social Notes From Graham Chapel and Surrounding Areas

Miss Mary L. Bobo visits aunt Mrs Elmer McClanahan in Clarks Chapel. Miss Mollie Poston visits Parkersburg. Edith Kaylor of Asbay spends Sunday with Hildreth Hawk. Autiner Ackley family and Grove Halbirt and Carl Love visited Ray Love family. Rev Mark to preach next Saturday evening and Sunday with baptisms at 2 39 PM. Joseph Chappell of Athens visits George Kosesis family. Miss Ruth Bobo spending a...

Mary L. Bobo Elmer McClanahan Clarks Chapel Mollie Poston Parkersburg Edith Kaylor Asbay Hildreth Hawk Autiner Ackley Lottridge Grove Halbirt South Canaan Carl Love Athens Ray Love Mark Joseph Chappell George Kosesis Ruth Bobo

Rail unions vote on wage cuts amid looming strike

Leaders in the rail wage dispute report unions other than the four big brotherhoods are voting on accepting or rejecting the federal board's wage slashes. Bert M. Jewell pushed ballots after a Cincinnati conference. Rail leaders say workers may bluff, with a possible strike delay if ballots favor action.

Federal Rail Bert M. Jewell American Federation of Labor Cincinnati

Week with Relatives in Athens Noted

Mrs. Mary Kosesis spends a week with relatives in Athens. Nearby farmers are busy picking cherries in the local vicinity.

Athens Mary Kosesis

Local Social Notes From Athens Area This Week

Broadwell W W Jackson Frank James and Frank Jackson visited Athens on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Weymer White returned to Dayton after weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs Carl Ogg of Stewart visited Leonard Ogg. M P Totman of Athens came on business Thursday. Wayne France and wife joined W O White family for a Sunday visit. J P Sedwick visiting daughter Gladys at Utley. The Davis family hosted the Nails in Sugar Creek. Sam Rolan Arthur Conant and Goldie Shuttlesworth drove to Cincinnati for a Holiness camp meeting returning Thursday. Local baseball fans traveled to Guysville for Stewart vs Athens, but Athens did not show up. Archie Johnston, formerly a Pittsburg pitcher, helped Broadwell with five players from Canaanville for a 2–1 close win over Guysville. Katrina Riley and Blanche Beachout of Pattons Mills visited Leota Brill. Children Day exercises at A B Sunday school drew a strong turnout despite a Sunday storm. I B Rathburn of Athens visited his mother Mrs J R Rathburn Saturday. W W Totman and family were Sunday guests of Mrs Viola Tuttle.

W. W. Jackson Frank James Frank Jackson Athens Weymer White Dayton Carl Ogg Stewart Leonard Ogg M. P. Totman Wayne France W. O. White J. P. Sedwick Gladys Utley Dean Davis Ed Nails Sugar Creek Sam Rolan Arthur Conant Yoldie Shuttlesworth Cincinnati Guysville Archie Johnston Pittsburg Broadwell Canaanville Katrina Riley Blanche Beachout Pattons Mills Leota Brill A. B I. B. Rathburn J. R. Rathburn W. W. Totman Viola Tuttle

Is Your Stomach A Gas Bag

Ad promotes Baalmann's Gas Tablets to relieve and prevent stomach distress by easing digestion and nerves. Claims include relief from heart pains, palpitations, breath difficulty, drowsiness after meals, bloating, and cold hands or feet. Sold by Cline Pharmacy Co and other druggists. price $1.00.

Kaalmann Baalmann Cline Pharmacy Co San Francisco

Liniment Jags Prompt Methanol Alcohol Crackdown

In Mattoon Illinois many men are arrested while intoxicated with bottles of a liniment labeled seventy percent alcohol. Authorities move to restrict or forbid its sale. The article also notes a Montreal dental clinic offering cheaper fillings than extractions.

Mattoon, Ill Mattoon

Remembering Susan Elizabeth Hoisington 1848 1922

Susan Elizabeth Hoisington widow of Ferdinand R. Hoisington died May 16 1922 in Ohio at 78 after life as a devoted mother of twelve children thirty six grandchildren and many great grandchildren She was raised Methodist then Presbyterian at Hebbardsville and reared a grandson who died in World War I Funeral details express gratitude to neighbors Rev Timmons and Undertaker Walburn with a final family note from her husband and children.

Susan Elizabeth Andrew Wilson Ruth Foreman McCulloch Ohio Country West Virginia Ohio Ferdinand R. Hoisington Frank Charles George Fannie William Guysville Silas Near Fisher John Albany Fred Athens Harry Lydia Wires Cleveland Jennie Robinson Circle Hill Rebecca Wale Toldeo Dewey Porter Holsington Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville

One Piece Bathing Suits Taboos In Peru

California visitors learn Peru bans certain swimwear on public beaches. Miss Kay Miller recounts how beach guards asked her to cover more. The piece notes a church chandelier made of human bones in Seldnitz Bomernia.

Taboo Peru San Francisco Calif California Kay Miller Calison Seldnitz Bomernia

Sheriff cracks down on highway petting parties

Lima Ohio sheriff Charles W. Baxter orders deputies to halt automobile courting on county roads after irate farmers report late night cal ld sightings. He warns licenses will be taken and arrests will follow as three patrol cars scour roads. Also a memorial note for Thomas Goodfellow suicide accident victim included.

International News Service Lima Charles W. Baxter Sheriff's Office Baxter Allen County

Jaques Little Wonder Cap sules Backed by Patient Recovery

After six months in hospital with a stomach ailment and no help from doctors, W. E. Hurlburt of Ausable Forks N Y reports rapid relief within 24 hours of using Jaques Little Wonder Capsules. The ad claims reliability for indigestion gas and constipation with a money back guarantee. Sold by McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and by mail for 60 cents.

Jaques W. E. Hurlburt Forks N. Y Little Wonder McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville Jaques’ Capsule Co Platisburg

Tornado Snatches Card Then Returns by Mail to Elwood

Mrs. Besse Porter recovered a postcard view of Hartford City Indiana that tornado winds carried from Crester Indiana to Mt Cory Ohio and back by mail. J O Kinstle of Mt Cory reported finding it after the storm with only a small corner missing.

Elwood Ind Besse Porter Hartford City Indiana Crester Mt. Cory Ohio

Booze Dopes Behind Many Indianapolis Arrests

Indianapolis jailers report 217 arrests for drunkenness since January 1. They say none of the offenders drank regular liquor, instead using various intoxicants labeled as booze dopes. One detainee admitted a jag from drinking metal polish.

Indianapolis

Athens County Road Petition Set for Viewing and Hearing

The Athens County Board of Commissioners lists a public road petition beginning at John Cuckler's farm in Alexander township It runs southwest through G E Martin lands to Hester Dixon lands and to a public highway near an Apple tree A viewing is scheduled June 28 1922 with a final hearing July 8 1922 Chief Petitioners G E Martin Ray Morrison and W B Haning signatories.

Board of Commissioners Athens County Ohio John Cuckler Alexander Township G. E. Martin Hester Dixon Ray Morrison W. B. Haning

Notice of Quiet Title suit in Athens County Ohio

The Standard Oil Company filed a quiet title petition in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio case 19453 against Flora C Sweet Truman Moore M Pitkin Will Moore Julian Moore Hastings Moore Lewis Carpenter Roy Cameron and unknown heirs Cephas Carpenter Jr et al over inlet 87 property in Athens City. Defendants must answer by July 23 1922.

Flora C. Sweet Truman Moore New York City N. Yummy M. Pitkin Will Moore Julian Moore Hastings Moore Denver Colorado Lewis C. Daypenter Chicago Illinois Roy Cameron Cephas Carpenter Jr Standard Oil Company Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Athens East State Street Court Street Fast State Street M. D. Hughes Plaintife

Public Sale Notice and Parole Hearing Details

Notice outlines a probate court sale of real estate in Ames township Athens county Ohio on June 1 1922 at 9 am appraised 255 dollars with cash terms. Also public parole hearing notice for Herbert Goodin inmate at Oslo State Reformatory Mansfield Ohio set for June 13 1922. Garver chief clerk signs and notes Jones Jones attorneys. Additionally a question about the latest fresh water ferry between Detroit and Windsor Ontario.

Athens County Ohio Ames Township Kepanne Brawiay Road Athens Robert Smith Sarah J. Durfee Jones & Jones Herbert Goodin Oslo State Reformatory Mansfield Instituton Board of Pardon and Parole Chaaplain PL Garver Ehlet Fotw

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