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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
2
A fragile OCR reading notes a day when a person named Berton was quieted after taking a drug called Dreco. The passage mentions druggists and a line introduced by The Pharmacy Co, suggesting a marketed remedy for bowel issues.
Fragmentary notes advise monitoring daily habits to preserve youth and warn against harmful effects. The text hints at eye health and internal balance as keys to staying vibrant.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a top laxative choice. The line reads Mother! fornia Syrup of Figs signaling a popular product in period ads.
Two representatives from every high school in Ohio will be guests at a Columbus event. They attend a banquet and tour as part of Boost Ohio programs. Rudolph Pedigo and Joseph Bélémann of Athens plan weekend activities related to Ohio State University basketball.
Mar. 16 report from Bus notes passage debates on a house armed bill for a minimum wage for women and children and the Wenner bill to fund occupation programs.
An interview published today quotes Nikolai Lenin as declaring no fear of repression amid a government revolt in the Soviet Union. The United Press dispatch notes Soviet authorities and Lenine’s stance amid tensions and possible upheaval.
In Columbus on March 16 the Davis administration reform bill, carrying an emergency clause, moves from committee to the House calendar for action likely Thursday or Friday. It reduces departments from nine to eight by dropping the examinations department and shifts highway and finance duties among others. Senate opposition is anticipated to the emergency clause despite support from Senator Whittemore.
Photographs depict eastern Maine cabin lumber camps after a busy winter. The scene shows sawyers at work, choppers, and crews preparing new timber yields. Wages and working conditions hint at regional labor dynamics.
Police in Chicago arrest saxophonist Fred J. Miller, 29, and Esther Smithson, 7, after a five minute kiss in a North Side rooming house. Officials say Miller has a wife and children, and Pittsburgh police requested the action. The pair reportedly asked for one more kiss before being separated.
The county issued its largest ever tax distribution totaling 467129.50 dollars after December collections. Funds allocated include the general county, road, and various social and public welfare accounts with detailed line items and state credits.
After Friday’s meeting Athens grange will host an oyster supper following its Laborer and Cultivator degree conferrals. Dr. Mardis will address the gathering. To avoid dish theft, members are asked to bring bowls and spoons.
John Hancock high school students elect Edith Humphrey senior class editor in chief for the annual. The Home of Edith Humphrey is in Hockingport and work on the yearbook nears completion under her supervision.
Lottridge community notes a successful Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Carl Kincade’s with a splendid dinner. Nearby visits include Ackley and Runion families, with Roy Runion moving to Alex Caldwell farm and other residents hosting guests. Time delivery carload ordered for mid April.
The campus calls state that many students need housing for the spring term starting April 30. Dean Voigt urges immediate contact to reserve rooms and accommodate the influx of prospective enrollees for spring and summer terms.
In Huntington West Virginia on March 16 Thomas Marshall aged 50 was shot and killed by Chris Anderson 27. Police report the two men were rivals for the same girl.
Ernest Murray held under $500 bond in common pleas court was released when his father posted $500 in cash for security. The bond was signed by the boy's father and by W. B. Golden of this city. The young man faces a non support charge. The father resides in Columbus.
Ohio University coeds will host the annual Y W C A luncheon at noon on Saturday March 19 at the Masonic Temple. Three hundred tickets were printed, with about 250 already sold by the student body. The luncheon price is 65 cents, kept low by honorary members and the YWCA advisory board providing the refreshments.
Hundreds of Chicago tenants traveled by special train to Springfield to press for sweeping landlord rent controls. They carried large signs demanding relief from excessive rents as they urged passage of new legislation.
Canton public school students saved an average seven cents each totaling 968.57 in the first week of the new savings program. Thirty seven percent of pupils opened savings accounts during the initial operation period.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor condemned the Chicago meat packers plan to create an industrial democracy inside their plants in a formal statement issued Tuesday.
Jacksonville report states Mont Rolf, a veteran aviator, was taken into custody after the Sunday afternoon accident that killed Mrs. A Mollenkopf of Van Wert Ohio. The coroner's inquest returned a verdict that the crash was unavoidable.
The March 1 1901 circulation statement from the U S Treasury shows continental population at 107 528 000 an increase of 139 000 from February and 14 085 000 since March 1 1911 The total money in circulation stands at 6 207 190 570 up 65 925 558 from February and 208 404 069 from the prior year The per capita circulation is 57 73 up 54 cents from last month and 23 22 more than ten years ago on March 1 1911.
Sergt James Thorne visits Mr and Mrs George Gabriel Jr with improved condition. Arthur Coon and Will Kepler make a business trip to Murray City. Several families from Athens Nelsonville Sugar Creek and Chauncey spend Sundays with relatives. Kenneth Rowell ill with pneumonia. Evelyn Rorick and Maggie Williams recover from illness. W M Bryan buys a Ford car. Sunday guests include Nagle Krivesti and Courtney households.
Mra E L Ford, a noted leader of Midh, appears in a startling robe on Belleair Beach. The garb, described as a cloak, drew attention from bathers as it moved along the shore and prompted curiosity about its origin and purpose.
Fire department workers discuss scheduling options to shift to a 24 hour on and 24 hour off cycle or uphold the eight hour day as mandated by the city charter. Debates focus on staffing, safety, and labor rights for Cleveland firefighters.
Motorman Abraham Reed was hospitalized with possible skull fracture and other injuries after brakes failed on his car in Cleveland. The incident occurred March 16 and local authorities intervene as Reed receives treatment.
Alhart J. Pratt thanks friends and neighbors of White Hall and others who aided his wife during her illness, expressing sincere gratitude for the support received.
A reader warns of a prowler roaming Athens at night harassing women. The letter urges women to carry weapons or defend themselves, and calls for guard from escorts after dark while noting police limitations.
Partial paralysis has developed in the condition of Thomas McNiece, a Barnesville garage man, in a Wheeling hospital after seven bullet wounds fired by Cambridge officials who mistook him for a whiskey runner. Three bullets remain in his body and his condition is not considered critical.
Two men held up and robbed William Saravan at a Cleveland restaurant. The chef in the kitchen did not notice the holdup and appears unaware of the crime.
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