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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1921
Page
10
Fragment mentions soldiers and Pomeroy with hints of an event and actions with pikes and spirits. Details are unreadable, making it difficult to identify a clear incident, date, or participants.
A fragment reports the death of Mrs. Bileda at her home in Racine on a Tuesday. The funeral was held the following day. She is survived by four heirs, including a relative in Mrs. Furg of Pomeroy.
Fragmentary text reports a ceremony at the bride’s home officiated by a Reverend Lama linked to a church. It mentions a person named Bobram dying after a lengthy illness and references women workers receiving pay or compensation. Data is highly garbled and names and places are incomplete.
A sentence notes a man earned a fortune and amassed a million dollars during his career while still young. The fragment references wealth and professional success without detailing names, dates, or places.
W B Smithy, longtime Middleport restaurant figure, leaves Clarksburg after nineteen years in the business. He has earned half a million feeding the public, bought a Pleasantville New Jersey business block, and moves with his family next Monday. Middleport praises its hometown entrepreneur venturing to the wider world.
Palm Sunday events at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran include Sunday school at 9 a m and worship at 10 a m. An illustrated Passion of Christ lecture is planned for the evening service at 6 45 p m with tenor George Stark performing Watch and Pray. Strangers are welcome.
The Bird House building contest closed at the Middleport Y M C A on Saturday. Many entries were submitted and several houses were beautifully and uniquely crafted. The event was open to Boy Scouts of Middleport. winners will be announced later.
The article lists current prices for common goods and compares them with prices from a year ago. Items include navy beans, engs, lard, sugar, Arbuckle coffee, rice, pork chops, overalls, gingham, percale, and muslin, illustrating modest changes in the cost of living.
J. H. Wil Hart and R. A. Miler lead plans to finance a manufacturing plant within a year. The project aims to produce vacuum gas engines and expand production if funded and on schedule.
The Pomeroy village council held a regular semi monthly session with all officials present. A resolution sought to correct January 1920 minutes to show first and third Thursday meetings, amid debate over street railway franchise actions and a $12,000 street lighting payment to Mutual Electric Co. Barrister Perry Woods voted against the resolution.
A woman describes long illness and failed treatments from two doctors. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health after trying the advertised remedy. The note promotes trust in the product to help other American girls suffering similar symptoms.
At the next council meeting an ordinance to raise commercial water rate from 8c to tlc net was discussed. Mayor Ebersbach named Buck Moore as night watchman to replace George Rasp and the appointment was confirmed. Thomas presented a petition signed by 16 Naylors Run property owners requesting extending water mains and installing two fire hydrants. The matter was referred to the fire committee with power to act.
Trials set for Monday include John F E Lyons vs Village of Middleport over a street vacation and a case against Ralph Beaver for abandoning his child. Tuesday brings the long discussed John Burns case. March 29 schedules Clarence McHaffie against his father-in-law Ambrose Gibbs for damages over alienation of wife’s affections.
Alex Quillen, about 90, and his companion pressed cider into vinegar during summer to stock a small reserve. He says six barrels were made but thieves repeatedly stole the product, with the last barrel taken from their New Haven home provoking neighbor displeasure. officers were asked to search the Ohio side for the missing vinegar.
In the Sayre divorce case Lois Sayre vs Henderson H. Sayre, Judge Miller heard that Sayre married a Memphis girl and later deserted her. The court is expected to grant the decree in due time.
Property records show David Hudson releasing mortgage to Pearl Hysell and multiple transfers including M. F Wee Farley to Jasper Lambert for 420 dollars and H. M. Hoover and wife to M. C Hobart for 2100 dollars.
Mrs Edsall of Parkersburg and Mrs Canton of Letart were guests of Mr and Mrs Aaron Tewksbury. Mrs Scott of Huntington stayed with Rev Cherrington. Miss Emma Hoffner of Huntington visited Naylors Run parents. Mrs Turnbull and Miss Whaley attended the D A R state conference in Toledo. Abe Mees of Columbus is here due to his brother H H Mees’s illness.
Court action seeks authority for trustees of Albany and Hebbardsville Cumberland Presbyterian churches to sell a long held Albany village tract deeded in 1889 by Rhode and John Black. Property rent and needed repairs noted. offer of 1600 dollars aims to fund church benefi t. Trustees named from both churches bring the suit.
A Peruvian railroad gains electric power from a river with a 17 000 foot fall over 80 miles. The project uses water power to generate electricity for the line.
Toledo contractors announced a 20 percent wage cut for construction workers as contracts with unions expire on April 1. The measure aims to revive a flagging building sector and avert a broader slowdown.
Columbus records show eighty percent of separations cite gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Only two percent accuse other women as home wreckers, indicating the prevailing causes of divorces in the city.
Three individuals in Elyria were fined 500 dollars each on charges of selling bitters and tonics labeled as beverages. The case highlights enforcement of beverage purity regulations and consumer protection.
A reader testimonial describes Estonie as wonderful after twenty years of stomach trouble. The ad claims the remedy cures indigestion by removing stomach acidity and discomfort, recommending Fatonic tablets after meals with a small price and a druggist guarantee.
Clara Smith Hamon was acquitted yesterday in the charge of killing Jake L. Hamon. The note from Hamon to the United Press was written after the verdict.
Clara Smith Hamon, writing for United Press in 1921, says she plans to start anew after a jury absolved her, seeks forgiveness, and intends to move to California with her brother before returning to Ardmore to rebuild her life among familiar people. She faces public scrutiny and aims to prove rehabilitation.
The Bowling Green Women’s Club presents a city council draft dance hall ordinance banning the shimmy radio and all freak dances. It requires hall licensing and censorship of conditions and proprietors with no admission for under 18. private dances are not included.
Mrs Dorothy L Chatham sues New York Central for 60000 dollars after her husband was killed in a Porter railroad wreck. The suit alleges negligence by the railroad company and seeks compensation for loss and damages.
The page lists a Sunday schedule with a lesson on Jesus on the Cross from Matthew 27 33 60 a golden text from Romans 65 8 a Christian Endeavor topic on Christian progress in Alaska and a home missionary meeting including Isaiah 9 2 7 and the theme God commendeth his own love toward us while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Officer Evangeline Booth announces relief and self denial from March 2027 ending Easter Sunday. Contributions urged via Captain DeVol at 5192 with checks to the Salvation Army. Local services run Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 7 pm with 6:30 pm open air meetings and 2 pm Saturday Courthouse corner service. Sunday school 9:30 and evening service 7. Open air at Nelsonville next week Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Athens county jail visit occurred Tuesday afternoon. Authorized collectors bear cards signed by Captain DeVol.
The notice invites attendance at a Sunday service at 10 45 A M with the topic Matter and a Golden Text from Isaiah 40 8 It notes Sunday School at 9 45 A M and a Wednesday meeting at 7 00 P M The invitation ends with a cordial invitation for all to attend
L. R. Roberts presides with Sunday school at 1 30 and preaching at 2 30 with evening service at 7 00. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00. Pastor will preach both sermons Sunday. You are invited to attend all services.
E D Crane is pastor with Sunday school at 9 A M led by W B Pruden. Preaching at 10 15 A M by Mrs Crane on Jer 6 16. Evening evangelistic services at 6 30 P M and nightly at 7 P M with district ministers expected to attend. A personal invitation is extended to all.
The Church of God on Hocking Street, led by Pastor B F Timmons, offers Sunday school at 9:00 AM, morning service at 10:00 AM, and an evening program at 7:00 PM with the sermon The Calls of God at 7:30 PM. All are welcome.
Sunday school begins at 9 15 a m with morning worship at 10 15 a m. Communion will be observed at the close of the morning service led by Homer C Smith pastor.
The First Christian Church under Minister E. D. Murch invites members and Bible School attendees to a 2:00 PM gathering, 9:00 AM Bible School, and a sermon titled The Lord's Passion for Souls. Evening service joins Central M E Presbyterians and Methodists at 7 PM with nightly events through Easter.
The city must continue collecting fines for violations of the Crabbe act following an Attorney General's decision. The ruling addresses liquor disposal concerns and the authority governing penalty collection.
Hammond Indiana police chief Sommers scolds two young school teachers for being out late from a meeting. He remarks that they are wearing short dresses and should be home in bed. The incident highlights local attitudes toward female dress in public.
Morning worship at 10 80 with Pastor C Lloyd Strecker on The Economic Basis of Christianity. Epworth League devotional at 6 P M on Steward a Sunday Jacob s Promissory etc. Joint meeting of four churches supports illiteracy removal in Athens County with speakers. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7. Public welcome.
At GOOD SHEPHERD Corner State and Carpenter Streets a weekend schedule features a Saturday 7:30 erasing event with a sermon on Christianity or Spiritualism and the soul five minutes after death. Sunday morning 10:2 offers Sermon and Holy Communion with Charles Schaeffler solo. Sunday 3:00 presents Christianity unity addresses by Rev. C L Strecker and Rev. E D Murch. 7:00 p m song service and sermon with Mrs. H L Steenrod solo. Archdeacon Dodshon leads all services. Cordial welcome to all.
Columbus reports 1920 income tax collections will top the previous year by about five hundred thousand dollars due to roughly twenty five thousand more returns filed this year.
A report notes that a firearm silencer can be disassembled into about twenty parts for cleaning. The description emphasizes modular design and maintenance accessibility.
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