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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1922

Page

2

Ford truck ditching after steering failure near bridge

Will Stalters’ Ford driven by Glen Channel rolled into a ditch near Joe Hutchins bridge Thursday morning. No injuries. vehicle hauled home by a team.

Will Stalters Glen Channel Joe Hutchins Fin Cook Orla Shreves Hocking Genevieve Shreves Robert Noble New Straitsville Plains Athens Lucile Lyons Rose Slater Joe Slater Middleport Les Coon Will Channel L. D. Nelson Thorn Maud Robert Graves J. K. Brown Ray Shafer Jake Nidy Dot Dicken Pert Dicken Elmer Guseman Cliff Gabriel Linscott Hear Amesville

Grandm a Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkened hair

The ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use preparation to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims hair becomes dark, glossy, and luxuriant after one or two applications and suggests immediate use for a youthful appearance.

Wyeth

Women allegedly learn foreign languages more easily

A report claims women are more adept at acquiring new languages than men. The assertion appears in a discussion of language learning differences across genders.

Saturday Night Party Celebrates Dow Roush Birthday

A social gathering hosted by Dow Roush and Hulbert Bolen at 15 Race Street marked Dow Roush s twelfth birthday with music dancing and games for about thirty five young attendees.

C. D. Roush Race Street Dow Roush Dow Hulbert Bolen

Gracious hostess honors On Timers class with birthday party

Mrs W A Lewis of Home street entertained nine members of the First M I church Sunday school class On Timers for her birthday. Guests enjoyed amusements refreshments and a display of curios collected by her late son Kenneth Broyles from the Philippines. A dog story by Albert Payson Terhune was read. Attendees included Paul James Ralph Sams Herbert Anthony Harmon Chappel Edward Hixon Edward Blackwood Frederick Van Meter and William Curry.

W. A. Lewis Home Street M. I. Church Kenneth Broyles Philippines Albert Payson Terbune Paul James Ralph Sams Herbert Anthony Harmon Chappel Edward Hixon Edward Blackwood Frederick van Meter William Curry

Pallas Club Holds Annual Meeting at Mrs Friday Home

The Pallas club met Saturday afternoon at Mrs. Julia Friday's home with Mrs. L G Worstell leading. Mrs W A Matheny presented The New Woman of the Near East showing the demand for marriage and divorce rights and harem freedom. Officers elected: Mrs A O Sloane president, Mrs Anna K Price vice president, Miss Nelle Pickering recording secretary, Mrs C D Hopkins corresponding secretary, Miss Amy Weiher treasurer. Next meeting will be Saturday at 2 to sew for the Athens County Red Cross with location to be announced.

Pallas Club Julia L G. Worstell W. A. Matheny Near East Anna K. Price Nelle Pickering C. D. Hopkins Amy Weiher Athens County Red Cross

Meeting of Childs Conservation League Postponed

The Childs Conservation League meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed to the next regular gathering.

Childs Conservation League

Westfall Returns After Derby Visit and Columbus Call

Mrs Ural Westfall returns home after a ten day visit with her mother Mrs Elizaheth Neff of Derby. While there she was called to Columbus to care for her sister Mrs G E Watt who had influenza but is now recovered.

Ural Westfall Elizaheth Neff Derby Columbus G. E. Watt

Custers last survivor Reuben L Harris dies in Akron

Reuben L Harris, 73, one of the last survivors of Custer’s army, dies in Akron after serving in a surveying corps with Custer’s band. He witnessed the 1870s Sioux attack that nearly wiped out the party.

Custer Akron Reuben L. Harris

Textile Strike Spreads Across New England Mills

Lawrence Massachusetts watchers report about 10 000 textile workers walking off the job in protest of a 20 percent wage cut. Arlington mills added 6 000 workers to the strike as mills shut down. Dr Margaret Patterson Toronto’s woman police magistrate formerly served as a medical missionary in India.

Lawrence Mass Arlington Bills Margaret Patterson Toronto India

Bromide Quinine Cold Cure Ad Warned By Ad

Purported remedy claims to cure a cold in one day using laxative Bromo Quinine tablets labeled with signature fb. W. Grove. Ad warns buyers to ensure authenticity by selecting BROMO and bearing the signature.

Fb. W. Grove

Woman In Mourning Crook Preys On Travelers

Brooklyn detectives chase a multilingual woman in mourning dubbed the queerest crook. She targets strangers, asks for a street number, and befriends mariners who are drugged with knockout drops and robbed.

New York Mar Brooklyn

Moonshine Still Combines Cooking Hot Plate Seized

In Clarksburg West Virginia police confiscated a unit described as a combined hot plate and moonshine still found in the Northview area. Officers say John Ferrise was using the device to cook dinner while producing moonshine whiskey at about a gallon per hour. He was arrested and held for trial.

Clarksburg W. Va John Ferrise Northview

Tanlac credited with dramatic health turn for Utica woman

Elva Caulkins of Utica says she gained thirty pounds after taking Tanlac and regained strength after eighteen years of stomach trouble and liver slur. She reports rapid improvement and praises Tanlac, noting it is sold in Athens by Cline Pharmacy Co. and by leading druggists nationwide.

Elva Caulkins Blandina St Utica N. Y Athens Cline Pharmacy Co

Obituary of Agnes Roxana Miller of Belpre and Athens

Agnes Roxana Miller born September 13 1856 near Bedford County Virginia died March 25 1922 in Athens Ohio aged 65 years six months twelve days She married H C Miller October 8 1874 at Bellview Virginia and was mother of four Laura and Robert preceded her Surviving are husband H C Miller of Belpre two daughters Mrs E L Hicks of Parkersburg one brother Richard Dyke of Belpre five grandchildren Laura Hicks Lawrence Clifton Eleanor and Grand Coursey Friends in Athens and Belpre mourn her She joined the Methodist church in girlhood and was a devout christian Memorial note ends with a religious verse.

Agnes Roxana Miller Bedford County Athens Ohio Bellview H. C. Miller Laura Robert H. €. Miller Belpre E. L. Hicks Parkersburg Richard Dyke Laura Hicks Lawrence Clifton Eleanor Rland Coursey Mothodist Church

Bereaved Family expresses thanks for support after loss

The family thanks friends and relatives for kindness sympathy and beautiful floral offerings during the sad bereavement in the loss of their wife and mother.

Milk Prices Will Rise for Cleveland Area Producers

Milk producers supplying Cleveland with 80 percent of its milk demand an increase from 2.15 to 2.59 per 100 pounds starting April 1. The raise lifts producer price to about 21 cents per gallon from 18 cents and signals a retail rise to 12 cents per quart in Cleveland and northern Ohio cities.

Evypia Cleveland Ohio

Beer and Wine Will Not Be Legal in United States

Chicago report quotes Dr. Max Henius saying repeal of the eighteenth amendment is needed to allow wine and beer sales. He advocates defining intoxicating beverages and proposes a 20-member scientific commission to draft an amendment to the Volstead Act. Miami dispatch details federal efforts to stamp out illicit liquor smuggling along Florida coast with seaplanes and intensified enforcement.

International News Service Chicago Mar United States Max Hentus Henius Dr. Henius American Medical Society American Chemical Society Congress Douglas G. Tinsley Miami Fla Biscayne Bay Florida Bahama Islands United States Secret Service Prohibition Enforcement Pensacola Nassau Bimini Prohibition Bahamas

Musterole Eases Cold Suffering Faster Than Mustard Plaster

The ad touts Musterole as a clean white ointment made with oil of mustard that relieves cold symptoms quickly. It claims easy application with fingertip massage and warns it will not blister like traditional mustard plasters offering jars tubes and hospital sizes priced to fit budgets.

Little bakeries beat big orders on cost claims

The Federal Trade Commission reports that small bakeries producing under 5,000 loaves daily cost 6.9 cents per pound, versus 7.2 to 7.3 cents for larger outfits. It cites overhead, deliveries, and clerical expenses as reasons the smaller shops sometimes run cheaper. The watchdog notes small bakers sell over the counter with minimal delivery, while large producers rely on wholesale distribution.

International News Service Washington Federal Trade Commission

Evangelistic Services Set at Athens Christian Church

Evangelistic services scheduled at Athens Christian Church from April 2 to 16 at 7 PM. The public is invited to attend these events featuring likely guest speakers and worship.

Athens Christian Church

Ohio State researchers urge modified rag doll test for corn root rot

An extension plant disease specialist proposes a simple seed germination test to detect corn root rot. The method uses moistened cloth rag dolls and a kerosene lamp incubator to grow seed germination for seven days. Tests show over 60 percent of Ohio corn infected, with Butler county reporting similar results using two large incubators.

Ohio State University University Ohio Butler County

Kurdish Women and Turbans in the East

A brief observation notes that Kurdish women wear turbans and are described as enjoying freedom and receiving respectful treatment, marking them as distinct in the region.

East

Keokuk Dam Retains Lead Over Muscle Shoals

Army engineers report the Keokuk Mississippi River dam remains larger in actual proportions than Ford’s Muscle Shoals project. The Keokuk facility operates under a 100 year lease, while Ford’s plan faces opposition from rival waterpower interests despite potential extra horsepower from auxiliary devices.

International News Service Washington D. C Keokuk Henry Ford Mississippi River America Muscle Shoals Ala Army Alabama Ford

Middle age not a loss says New York professor

New York University sociologist Rudolph Binder condemns the idea that a man over 45 cannot contribute. He argues many esteemed figures produced their best work after 45 and that retirement at 45 would spur profiteering and waste talent. He cites leaders, scientists and authors who thrived beyond middle age.

Edwin Carty Rance I. N Tommy Rot New York Rudolph M. Binder New York University George T. Ragsdale Louisville, Ky Binder William de Morgan Ludendor

Dividing Armenian famine victims under Near East relief

A Near East Relief worker recounts sorting starving Armenian children by need in famine districts. He describes building soup kitchens, rationing one bowl of soup and bread daily, and the grim effect when supplies run out prompting removals of the least needy to ration funds.

Cleveland Armenia

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