Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

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 23, 1927

Page

11

Doll likeness links to Mrs Barron in Folsom case

Fleming Stone pieces together that Garrett Folsom kept dolls resembling the women he loved, notably a doll that mirrors Madeline Barron. Myrtle, a chambermaid, shows one such doll given by Pelton, suggesting past romance and a possible lead on Folsom’s death. Stone tests alibis and seeks the chair that brought Folsom home that night.

Folsom Nick Stone Myrtle Tubby Pelton Myrtie Fleming Stone Garrett Folsom Madeline Barron Mrs. Barron Tabby Croydon Sears Barron

Pittsburgh Live Stock Market Report

Hors receipts 1100, market active with varied weights and prices. Cattle receipts none calves steady beef steers and vealers listed, sheep receipts 100 with prices for fat lambs and bulk lambs noted.

Cincinnati Live Stock Prices Report Markets Steady to Higher

Hogs receipts 4 800 held over 74 hours market steady to 10 higher with hogs 200 to 350 pounds around 10 85 per cwt. 160 to 200 pounds 12.00 to 12.25 others listed. Cattle receipts 350 calves 300 market strong beef steers 7.50 to 10.25 heavy calves 6.00 to 9.00 veal 9.00 to 14.00 sheep receipts 450 lambs higher top fat lambs 16.00 bulk fat ewes 5.00 to 6.00 with miscellaneous prices for other classes.

Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Chicago Produce Butter Receipts and Creamery Prices

Butter receipts total 8 525. Creamery prices listed as ex tras 8c 4814c and 4814c firsts 46c seconds 4ic extras Sac. Liges receipts 920 045 ordinaries 2114c firsts 244c 2tac seconds 23¢ extras 24¢.

Chicago

Cleveland Produce Prices Reported for Butter Eggs and Staples

The Cleveland market lists butter extras at 48 percent, 48i percent for tablets, eggs extra 28e, extra firsts 26e, firsts 244c, ordinary 21c with all other items unchanged.

Cleveland

New York Produce Prices Mixed Across Butter Eggs

Butter firm receipts 9 853 creamery extras 49c special market 49 qc cave. Eggs firm receipts 34 224 nearby white fancy 3eG ste nearby mixed Whites 27c 32c fresh firsts 254c ilgc western whites 26c 3R0C Pacific coast 20c sse nearby towns S00.

New York Cave Ste Pacific Coast

Cincinnati Produce Butter and Eggs Prices

Butter steady with tablets recording slight discounts from common scores. No. 1 stock at 2c and 2c. butter fat quoted around 49e. Eggs steady with fresh gathered extras at 28 3 4c and firsts at 21 4c. Ducks and geese listed at 1.10 for a goose.

Cincinnati

Liberty Bonds Market Update New York March 23

U P Linen opened at 101.3 with a 7 point decline to 101.3 in early trading. Minor movements followed in 2nd 3rd and 4th issues with U S Treasury securities showing slight losses.

Liberty Bonds New York U. PJ Linen U. S. Treasury

Johnson to Speak On The Importance Of Making A Will

Judge S M Johnson will address the league of Women Voters at 7 30 pm Thursday in the school auditorium on inheritance laws and why women may lose shares without wills. Mrs Ss H Bing notes many women lose rights when husbands die intestate and explains gains from clear wills. Mrs Della Connett Hixson Cambridge will discuss Who Is a Good Citizen and women in jury service. Public invited.

S. M. Johnson League of Women Voters Ss. H. Bing League Della Connett Hixson Cambridge Cambridge League of Women Voters

Evacuation From Wuhu Amid Unease In Hankow

Foreign women and children left Hong Kong and began evacuation from Wuhu today, a naval wireless dispatch reported. The message said there was considerable uneasiness at Hankow as the movement continued.

Hong Kong Wuhu Hankow

Killed at Crossing in Cincinnati

J C Van Devender was killed when his car was struck by a passenger train at a street crossing in Cincinnati. He was en route to work.

Cincinnati J. C. van Devender

Gasoline Price War Hits Athens and Statewide Cuts

Gasoline prices fall in Athens from 23 to 22 cents a gallon amid a statewide price war. Reported reductions range from 14 to 22 cents in various towns including Chillicothe where low test gas sells at 15 cents. Independent operators in Cleveland conduct a private price battle, with some stations offering 10 cents a gallon.

Athens Chillicothe Cleveland

Philosophy Talk Links Education Truths to Life

Prof W E Gammertsfelder of the philosophy and ethics department spoke on Philosophy and Education before Kappa Delta Pi at Ohio University hosted by Dean Irma Voigt. He argued education seeks to clarify existing truths rather than discover new ones and called a philosophy of education a philosophy of life. A short Kappa Delta Pi discussion followed.

W. 8. Gammertsfelder Department of Philosophy and Ethics Kappa Delta Pi Ohio University Irma E. Voigt Gammertsfelder

Federal indictments to name 30 in beer ring case

Cleveland march 28 federal indictments naming 30 defendants as members of the Pennsylvania Ohio forty million dollar beer ring are being prepared by U S Attorney A E Bernsteen today.

Cleveland U. S A. E. Bernsteen

Coolidge Plans Summer Fishing Trip West

President Coolidge will spend two months resting beginning around June 23 with fishing as his main activity. He will bring only a rod and line, leaving golf clubs tennis rackets and mechanical horses at home, after enjoying his first fishing since boyhood at a New York state camp last summer.

Washington Coolidge

Prisoners Escape From West Virginia State Penitentiary

Alf McFeeny 39 of Kanawha County and Samuel Deeds 409 Huntington escaped by climbing the south wall and using a wire rope to reach the ground. They were moved from cells to repair a plumbing break near midnight. guards found the dangling rope after they failed to return. McFeeny had one year left, Deeds four.

Moundsville W. Va U.R Alf McFeeny Kanawha County Samuel Deeds Huntington McFeeny Deed

Washington Night Club Ordered to Stop Ginger Ale Service

An injunction from Justice Stafford in DC Supreme Court bans Meyer Davis Le Paradis, the largest Washington night club, from serving ginger ale and ice for highball mixing and from allowing patrons to display hip liquor or drink openly, branding the club a public nuisance.

Washington U.P Stafford District of Columbia Supreme Court Meyer Davis

Dan Walker Held by Columbus Police for Portsmouth Warrant

Columbus March 23 Dan Walker 36 was held by police today for Portsmouth authorities where he is wanted on a charge of failure to provide.

Columbus Dan Walker Portsmouth

Glouster Auto and Feed Listings Lead with Vehicle and Chick Foods

GLOUSTER Automotive GRAHAM TRUCK 1923 model tow truck new rubber Will sell right G Farris Glouster oO FEED PURINA startena chick grains and growing mash Laying ee Cow chow and Omaline L Munden Co Phone 113.

Graham Truck G. Farris Glouster Munden & C O

Ohio University announces campus publications and events

Ohio University will accept applications for major campus publication posts on the Green and White Green Goat and Athena. A Campus Affairs committee will review all executive roles. A mothers day program March 25 to 27 is planned by Dean Voigt. Tickets for the Skit Show go on sale March 24 and March 25. Three Monday evening discussions before Easter will be led by faculty and men students. Will Rhodes tenor will perform March 29. A debate on marriage and divorce laws between Omega Beta Pi and Delta Sigma Pi is set for March 24. A Women's Glee Club sextet performed at convocation.

Ohio University Ray Connells Men’s Union Ewing Hall Green Goat Athena Donnells Mothers of Irma E. Voigt Majestic Theater Dean Voigt W. W. Ludwig Will Rhodes Pittsburgh F E. B. Bryan Omega Beta Pi Delta Sigma Pi Fine Arts Bryan Women’s Glee Club

Michigan students go on trial for armed robbery at blind pig

Three University of Michigan students faced trial in Detroit on charges of robbing a blind pig operator and six patrons at gunpoint. A jury of seven women and five men heard the case beginning March 23.

Detroit U.P University of Michigan

Ohio Banks Show Strong 1926 Improvement Over 1925

Columbus March 23 The year 1926 shows a great improvement over 1925 in Ohio state supervised banks according to the annual report by E H Blair New State Banking Superintendent.

Columbus Ohio State E. H. Blair New State

Judges Criticized for Leniency Requests in Ohio

The Attorney General Edward C. Turn filed an opinion to Warden P. E. Thomas criticizing judges who impose long penitentiary terms and then seek clemency from the board, calling for stricter discipline and accountability in Ohio.

Columbus Board of Clemency P. E. Thomas Edward C. Turner

Midol Offers Fast Relief for Menstrual Pain

An health appeal touts Midol as a harmless tablet that relieves menstrual pain within five to seven minutes and lasts twelve hours or more. It claims direct action on affected organs without heart depression or narcotic effects and advertises a fifty cent price in a small aluminum box.

Take Salts to Fight Rheumatism This Week

Rheumatism strikes all ages and ranks, caused by uric acid buildup. Drink four ounces of Jad Salts mixed in water each morning for a week to neutralize acidity, aid kidney function, and help remove rheumatic poisons from the blood.

VINCO Herbal Medicine Ad Claims Quick Relief

An old advertisement promotes VINCO herbal medicine promising quick bowel relief and improved daytime functioning. It asserts guaranteed results and includes directions to take one tablet at night and mentions a 25 cent box price. The copy uses sensational claims and urges readers to share with others.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Carolyn Wells NEA Service Inc Channel Catalina Channel Harold Teagarden Sewellsville, C Johnson Philosophy Cal Almy Frederick Almy Commodore Herbert America Chef Lquor Leviathan June Dibble Paris Michelham Ohio Publications Madol Hocking Valley Baltimore & Ohio
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication