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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1922
Page
2
A grassroots style promotion explains Vicks VapoRub as a vapor-in-salve remedy for children’s colds. It claims external use avoids stomach upset, aids night breathing, and can prevent spasmodic croup, with additional uses for sore throats, chest and head colds, and minor skin injuries.
The Health Clown Cho-Chow will visit Nelsonville Friday at 1 30 pm in the Christian church and Athens Friday at 6 30 pm in the Methodist church under the Parent Teachers association. Nurses from the county public health department will assist.
A quatrain of verse parodies Athens culture and alcohol, denouncing bootlegging near the courthouse and urging restraint. The piece condemns heavy drinking among students and townsfolk, contrasts “high ground” culture with alcohol’s effects, and calls neighbors to join in banning John Barleycorn.
Court notes list numerous land transfers across Athens Township Athens City and surrounding areas. Transactions include deeds from Calvin EK and Anna Ackley to Kate Griffin for 30 acres and from Mary Kennedy to Perry Wood for Lot 495 with substantial considerations, along with multiple conveyances in Ames Dover Rome Troy and other townships.
Congress reads a joint U.S. Canada report backing a deep channel waterway from the Great Lakes to the sea via the St Lawrence. Kellogg notes Duluth Fort William Port Arthur growth potential and possible rivals to the Twin Cities as rail links boost western trade. Townsend adds lower freight costs without transshipment.
Pleasanton reporters record Mrs Dana Arnold of Cleveland visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George Morrison. Mr and Mrs Harold Pierce were guests of Mr and Mrs Russell Oxley. Local students plan spring vacation at home including Dorothy Kenney Bettina Martin Lottie Arnett Ruth Pierce Ruth Morrison and Bernice Martin. Several in this vicinity have had the flu.
Dayton reader Julius Mayer describes relief from nighttime bladder interruptions after using Lithiated Buchu. The ad claims the remedy acts like Epsom Salts on bowels, lists a 2 cent price, and directs readers to Mee Kee’s Drug Store or Keller Laboratory in Mechanicsburg, Ohio for details.
Hockingport resident John Ruth of Joppa visited his sister Mrs. Janette Knowles and called on cousin Mrs. F A Dutton and family. Mr and Mrs Fred Medley hosted Sunday guests, their daughter Mrs. Joe Keever and husband from Parkersburg.
Will Gavel and family of Reedsville moved into the Fanny Safereed home. Miss Ethel Parker and sisters visited Parkersburg. Logan Ice and children stayed with Austin Hall. Walton Dutton and Mrs. Dutton welcomed a granddaughter Nancy Bartlett born March 26 in Vassar Michigan. Susan Foster recovered from the flu and returned to school. Rev Wilson to preach Wednesday evening.
The Plains Road Thurston Matheney of Nelson ville visits friends on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Mike Dukeman travel to Athens after the death of their twin grandchild. Many local families host and visit relatives including Ed Smith Roy and Flora Ballard in Carbon Hill and numerous neighbors. A surprise birthday party honors Ethel Ball with about 21 attendees.
By the Way column notes O. D. Dailey hauled the initial wheat shipment to the Albany mill with Archie Johnson weighing it. Dailey suggests Art deserves a rest after 27 years of faithful service as he has a given.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa proposed a national coal mining board and an industrial code for coal, but with his retirement the bill sits in the Education and Labor Committee. Experts warn it may die without a sponsor, as West Virginia and labor disputes draw Senate attention to related inquiries and stalled legislation.
Two meetings are scheduled this week in Athens County at Dutch Ridge on Friday at 7 30 p m and South Canaan on Saturday at 1 30 p m. FE Barnes of Ohio State University will discuss soybeans and home mixing of fertilizers. County leaders organize the events while Raymond distributes limestone to support demonstration fields to improve soils.
Carpenter Walter Walker of Kananga visited brother Lawrence Walker. B Woodyard and Carl Caster families spent Sunday with Cary Woodyard. Harvey Starkey digs a basement for a new home. Glenn Cline visited Albany Saturday. Harry OP and family visited Mrs Bata Stout. Oliver Caster and Lucinda Wilson guests of Clifton Wood. Golda Dailey stayed with sister Manting Galloway. Helen Harman from Ohio University vacationing with parents W. H. Harman and wife in Hunt.
The United States spends 0.60 dollars per capita on the army while France spends seven and Great Britain spends four, per US Army general staff figures. With a US population of 106,418,000 and Army outlays of 345,155,363 dollars, officials estimate the per capita expenditure.
B M Jewell of the AFL railway workers department told a United States railway labor meeting that industry must be reorganized on whole economy lines. He argued the law of supply and demand cannot ensure living wages in a modern business system and urged guaranteed income and steadier employment across all sectors.
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