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.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1922
Page
2
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Childs Conservation League meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed to the next regular gathering.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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