This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
8
Plain's famous son is mentioned alongside notes on marriages, church departures, and local society. Dexters population counts, miners relocating, and families visiting are listed, with health updates and naval connections. The district superintendent tightens truancy laws and warns parents of prosecutions for nonattendance.
Columbus papers highlight G W Ritchey born in Tuppers Plains at year end 1864. He built the world’s largest telescope lens and operates the Mt Wilson Observatory, enabling close lunar views and many new stellar discoveries.
Mr and Mrs J L Curtis hosted a Wednesday afternoon party at their Middleport home to celebrate the fourteenth birthday of their daughter Nora. The event drew about fifty school children and was described as a happy occasion.
Lieut. Sherwood Smith of Camp Hancock Georgia married Miss Betty Sordelet of St. Louis Missouri on January 6 in an Episcopal church with a double ring ceremony. They will reside at 2011 Wrightsboro Road Augusta.
Last evening the Presbyterian church congregation held a farewell party for Rev and Mrs F J Medford who depart for Greybull Wyoming. Next Thursday evening Pomeroy Lodge No 164 will stage a special social session to honor Mr Medford and present him with a token emblematic of thanks.
Lodge notes report five candidates to receive the rank of Esquire this evening. J R Lyon the income tax official visiting Mineral Lodge was a pleasant guest and ranks high in the I O O F of Ohio. District Pythian Sisters convention planned for October in Middleport with date to be set by Miss Bertha Vicker of Athens. Meigs Temple of Middleport represented at Nelsonville last week.
Beegle Bros. employ a crew at the Slagel Salt Workssite on the riverbank in lower Pomeroy to dismantle three bic salt sheds. One shed to become a warehouse at the rear of their produce house, another moved to Dorcus farm as a sheep shed. Peacock Coal Co. lays ground for a three story warehouse and office building.
The common pleas court opened yesterday with the state seeking a postponement in the Hendrick case due to missing witnesses. The trial was moved to the October term. Clarence Mulford faced hearings for a June auto crash that injured a Smith boy in Middleport as the day’s docket filled.
Residents in the firmary context have raised 1800 to cover part of the needs while the county is urged to invest 1000 to acquire the right of way. The proposed route would pass through Harper Hysell Moore and Vale.
Mrs F A Gaines of Steele Alabama credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine with curing her hot flashes nervousness and fatigue. She notes her daughter recovered after teaching work and urges other women to try the root and herb remedy as ongoing evidence supports its relief of female suffering.
Fragment mentions a firmanry farms project aiming to create a straighter better route for the proposed Pomeroy Harisonville pike, suggesting improvement if built and noting potential outcomes.
Applications for licenses are scarce in Meigs County. The latest license issued names Henderson Saura of Letart Falls, a naval service member in Pittsburg, and Loig E. Grueser, an 18 year old teacher from Minersville in the Pomeroy schools.
Yesterday morning Daniel Oliver of Pomeroy took an agency for the Dail Messenger and before noon reported thirty two new subscribers. Watch the Messenger grow.
A historical children’s health tip touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe pleasant laxative for stomach, liver, and bowels. It contrasts with castor oil and calomel, claims universal acceptance by mothers, and warns against counterfeit products.
The community notes a quiet district as heavy rains keep roads muddy and autos scarce. Farmers press plowing with many fields already cleared. Word comes of Linn Graham of Idaho, a former Bartlett resident, passing away. Grant Linscott returns home from Barberton and Miss Mandeville visits Columbus. Frank Lewis writes to his relatives after months apart. The local flue problem subsides with hope it stays away.
Early 20th century advertisement touts a cough and cold remedy for throat irritation, grippe, and bronchial issues. Claims strong relief and builds on its reputation for soothing stubborn coughs.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills described as a mild relaxative to aid bowel movement. The product claims to ease daily routines with a gentle effect and is priced at 25 cents.
A whispered tale spoke of a new pike from Sharpsburg to Lathrop wide enough for one man beside a wagon. The report is unverified. The piece notes Nancy Croston of Bern township, a centenarian respected in the community, living with her several children on a rotating basis.
March began with unsettled forecasts but pleasant days early. Mrs Flash and Maimie visited Mrs Potter while Frieda Potter and Leonard joined Mr McDaniels for a Saturday gathering. Emma Wyatt received callers Freida Potter and others. Sunday school drew twenty eight scholars and five officers. Next meeting set for Emma and Charley Wyatt on March 9.
Mrs Belle Stewart shopped in Beaumont Thursday while Arthur Thomas visited Chauncey Wednesday. Mrs George Fisher called on Nelsonville residents Monday. Jess Skinner and two children visited Chauncey relatives Sunday. Ruth Fisher returned from overseas duty and visited sister Rice Thomas. Dorothy Fisher of Athens visited Kathryn Thomas over the weekend. Mine No 9 operated one day this week. Wesley Hawk and Mrs T R Rutledge visited McDonald family at Happy Hollow recently. Betty Louise McBride is ill. Arthur Thomas was in Nelsonville. Elma Six from Hamley Run visited here Tuesday. William Jordan and son Charles visited his daughter in Barberton this week. Rosser of Nelsonville visited sister W V Gordon Tuesday.
The column records visits and family notes across Athens and nearby towns. Frank Van Dyke of Athens spends the week with his grandmother. B B Wyatt makes a business trip to Athens. Arthur Frash and daughter Majorie visit Wyatt Creek.
Brookville residents and guests are listed with brief mentions of visits calls and illness. Names include Mrs Paul Ballard Miss Mae Carter Miss Gladys Risley Mrs Frank Risley and families from Luhrig Athens Glouster and Nelsonville with social calls over recent days and a Sunday meeting at Luhrig.
J F Wood of Fisher area advertised a 48 acre farm last Monday after leaving a Want Ad Saturday. By Tuesday the farm was sold and inquiries overwhelmed his phone, prompting him to ask the Messenger office to remove the ad as buyers continued.
An old time remedy for gray hair is revived in Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. Drug stores offer ready to use product that hides gray and adds luster by morning when applied with a comb or brush.
Prosecutor Bartels said action would begin to get Hocking Sunday Creek Traction to erect a shelter at Sugar Creek station after a visit to the site where miners waited in rain. A later correction notes commissioners were ordered to seek repairs to crossings on the Athens Nelson line. Mrs Nettie Parker filed for divorce from Avery L Parker in Alexander Township alleging neglect and adultery with unknown persons in Pennsylvania. They were married in Oakland Maryland in January 1914. L M Leonard of Ohio Cities Gas Co visited to map Athens County for the gas company.
About fifteen thousand employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Providence Telegraph Company plan a strike on March 11 unless Postmaster General Burleson or President Wilson intervenes to meet the workers wage demands, sources said.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.