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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement claims Danderine instantly doubles hair beauty by moistening a soft cloth and drawing it through one strand at a time. It promises softer, glossier hair with dust and oil removed and extra life, color, and brightness. The tonic allegedly freshens the scalp, controls dandruff and falling hair, and helps hair grow long and strong.
The Phi Delta Theta auxiliary will gather this afternoon at 2 o clock at the chapter house. In West Mulberry Mrs. Carrie Bean and daughter Helen and Miss Grace Lane were recent guests of Mrs. E Mansfield at Chauncey.
Miss C Augusta Morse teacher and reformer reached octogenarian age on Saturday February 28. The Huldah class of the Christian church gathered at her 9 South Lancaster street home with fourteen members and six guests for a day of education and a noon picnic. Morse born February 28 1840 in Lodi township Ohio has long opposed slavery and liquor. She hopes to see lynching Mormonism and tobacco vanish and spoke to guests before a dinner of fruit candy and a plant from East Side schools. The piece notes gifts from Athens high and local schools and mentions marriage of Carrie Evans and William W Haller on March 1 at the Christian church.
221 East State street mentions relocation to Cincinnati on March 2 as residents plan to reside there. William Ross of Zaleski visited cousin Mrs. Charles Mitchell Saturday. Supt. G F Morgan will address Higley Study Circle Wednesday at 2 pm, with Mrs. E C Bibbee hosting at 38 West Union street. Albert Ayers of Wilmington, now with Kellogg Switchboard and Supply, visits Athens, his former home, and was with Home Telephone Co. during residence here.
Members of Athenian Lodge Knights of Pythias held a well attended Monday evening meeting. The Knight Bank was exemplified to three candidates and the degree team conducted ceremonies in splendid fashion. A lunch followed with a smoker, toastmaster Prof J H Comstock spoke, and a social hour with cards and pool followed.
Regular meeting at city hall sees approval of bonds for $300 and $28,000 as depository. Parents and Parent Teachers Association members urge that future board members be parents with children in schools. Resignations of Miss Bertha McVay and Mrs. T R Biddle discussed. vacancy to be filled by nominees from two parent teachers associations. Superintendent Morgan's resignation announced with regret.
Fragmentary text describes severe pains affecting a person with references to indigestion and doctors, with mentions of refunds and local drug stores. The readable content focuses on distress and medical treatment attempts without coherent narrative.
The Athens board, awaiting new revenue law effects in March 1921, expects to vote additional levies if needed to raise teacher pay. They tentatively budget a 26 percent raise for the last four months of this term and a 35 percent rise compared with September 1919, with Miss Myrtie Mardis granted a leave as music teacher.
In Columbus Ohio on March 3 horse shoers boosted their prices by twenty percent. The usual rate had been $2.60 and increases were discussed by local shoers as they adjusted to higher costs.
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