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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement urges parents to accept the label California on syrup of figs to ensure a safe gentle laxative for children. It promises fruity taste and full directions on each bottle, emphasizing Califor nia branding.
The text explains rheumatism as a result of the body failing to eliminate irritants and waste, worsened in spring as the body “cleans house.” It advocates natural food medicines, specifically Father John’s Medicine, as a drugless, alcohol-free option used for over sixty years to rebuild tired cells.
Paris reports say several radical leaders were taken into custody as the government moves to end a general strike by railway dock and mine workers seeking nationalization of basic industries. The cabinet planned further actions while officials call the strike revolutionary in character. Miners in Haute Loire also joined yesterday.
Better Than Spanking argues spanking fails to cure bed wetting and urges parents to try Mrs Summers home treatment. It claims the remedy has blessed hundreds of families and invites readers to ask a druggist or request a free trial by mailing The Summers Medical Co. South Bend Indiana.
St Pauls bitter local political fight peaked in the mayoralty election as incumbent Laurence Hodgson and labor candidate William Mahoney faced off. Each presented slates of councilmen as part of heated campaigns centered on patriotism and socialism.
The Phi Delta Theta auxiliary will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapter house on West Mulberry street. Mr and Mrs James Lewis and children of Oak street return from a visit in Pomeroy with Mr and Mrs James Allen and family. Mr John Carpenter of Carpenter was a Monday business visitor in Athens and guest of Mr and Mrs Harry McKinstry. Prof S K Mardis left for Lebanon after the death of his brother Dr W Mardis.
Miss Myrtle Mardis is making good progress in Grant Hospital where she recovers from a serious operation performed last week for appendicitis and flu complications.
Mrs. H. M. Woods of 86 West State Street will host the Higley Study Circle Wednesday at 2 pm. The last meeting of the calendar year features a planned program to be shared with guests invited by each member.
The Parent-Teacher Association meets Thursday May 6 at 2 PM for a May Day program on the school lawn. The girls from eight grades stage a play The May Dew Charm with queen of May crowned and fairies dancing. Boys perform athletic contests including races tug of war and pyramid building. Patrons and friends are invited.
United States circuit court of appeals on May 4 affirmed the Columbus district court verdict in the case of Jacques Mamaux, 36, a rigger from Pomeroy Ohio, the only I W W prosecuted in this district. Mamaux was sentenced July 16 1918 to two and a half years in the federal prison at Atlanta Ga for making disloyal statements on June 26 1918 in violation of the espionage act.
London reports in a Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam that new disorders have broken out in the Ruhr district of Germany. German troops have occupied Düsseldorf and South Wesel. more serious disturbances in the industrial area were feared.
Spring outdoor work expands across the Athens State hospital grounds. Ohio owns about 965 acres surrounding the facility with 1800 patients and 160 employees. The farms produce berries, fruit, and crops on seven gardens and eight acres of raspberries, while vineyards and orchards grow on five acres of cleared land.
Mrs. D. C. Schenk of Marietta Ohio describes long lasting health issues after a major operation four years ago. She attributes her renewed strength to Dreco, praising its tonic effect on digestion nerves and sleep and urging other affected women to try it. Dreco is sold by Cline Pharmacy Co and other druggists, now being introduced in Athens.
John Gleason Sr. died Monday afternoon at age 84 at the family home 180 West Washington Street. He lived with his son John Gleason Jr. who runs a monumental works at the same West Washington site. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Most Everything Cash Wolfe, a prominent young farmer of the Amesville district, was in Athens Monday afternoon en route to his home with his two oldest boys aged about ten and twelve. County officials report Mr Wolfe and his wife live apart, the wife taking their four younger children to Sebring. Wolfe went to Sebring Saturday and brought back two of the children.
The Ohio State Institutional Journal highlights Winfield Scott now at Columbus State Hospital. Born in Athens in 1853 and educated there and Albany, he joined state hospital work at 21 and served 46 years. For 43 years he supervised in Athens Massillon and Columbus. he married Mary Ellen Wade in 1883 in Athens.
Athens County suffers from decades of road neglect under the current program which favors trunk lines. The Calem to Factory road and similar routes carry heavy traffic seven or eight months but become mudbound the rest of the year, isolating nearby districts.
A police sergeant was killed and two constables wounded when shot at from ambush as they rode bicycles from Listowel to Ballynford in County Kerry. Local messages report the attack occurred near Dublin on May 4.
Athens Ohio physician Dr Grev B Parker promotes a treatment for indigestion and constipation as a near specific remedy. He states thirty years of focus on digestion led to a scientifically prepared formula costing $1.25, available at Cline's Pharmacy and McKee Drug Co with guarantee or refund.
At the first April council meeting discussion focused on paving East Mill street from the railroad to the bridge with a concrete base. The plan relies on $4,000 city share after state and local funds, with County $2,000 and Athens township $1,000 plus partial owner contributions. Plans also cover Court and West Union streets resurfacing and new street lighting along Riverside Drive Second Street Curran Drive and East State near Home Street.
A reader credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing years of stomach trouble after a two year trial. The notice claims the harmless preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded.
Harry M. Daugherty Harding campaign manager spent nothing in Ohio for delegate at large. William H. Boyd led Daugherty by several hundred votes yet spent 1780.25. Boyd donated 1650 to Cuyahoga county Wood committee. other costs were hotels and rail fare. Edmund H. Moore Cox manager also filed no expense statement.
In Tulsa Oklahoma on May 3 Jack Reeves of San Francisco stopped Harry Krohn of Akron in the third round of a 15 round bout. Krohn was outmatched after a cautious first round and a decisive second, choosing not to continue after the third round.
Washington May 4 The house passed and sent to the president the third urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 309 million dollars. Most funds are designated to wind up the railroad administration’s affairs.
President Wilson and his cabinet opened a 2 p.m. meeting in Washington to discuss ongoing domestic and international affairs. The session followed a day of preparatory briefings and included key aides from the department heads.
Representatives from the national and state bankers associations and several Congress members urged a rules committee probe blaming the Federal Reserve Board for rising living costs and bank pressure. Representative Kline of Illinois tied Fed loans to commodity speculation and price increases.
An advertisement touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a cleansing tonic that purifies the blood, sustains the stomach, and removes poisons from the system. It claims to gently flush the kidneys and improve skin, urging readers to try it and buy from druggists and grocers nationwide.
The county commissioners met at the courthouse to hear delegations from Athens and review current bills. They agreed to fund portions of road improvements in Ames and Mill Street Athens, with cost-sharing and conditions, and postponed final action on Niggemeyer and Montel roads after further inquiry.
National League results include Chicago sweeping Cincinnati 2 1 and 5 0 in two games, Philadelphia 9 over New York 6, Boston 2 over Brooklyn 1 in nineteen innings, while American League shows Boston 2 New York 1, Detroit 5 Cleveland 1, Chicago 7 St. Louis 1, Washington 11 Philadelphia 6. American Association reports Toledo 7 Indianapolis 3, St Paul 4 Milwaukee 1, Louisville 4 Columbus 1, Minneapolis 10 Kansas City 7.
National League shows Chicago at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Boston, New York at Philadelphia. American League games include Chicago at St. Louis, Cleveland at Detroit, Philadelphia at Washington, Boston at New York, Louisville at Columbus, Indianapolis at Toledo, Kansas City at Minneapolis. dllwaukee at St. Paul.
Coach Gullum trains the squad for Friday and Saturday doubleheader with Heidelberg. Heidelberg arrives as a strong side. two touted players expected. Players like Farich Loomis Peg Fuller Marshman Rumsey Barstow Gatchel Young aim to prove themselves on the field. Gullum predicts his best nine will be ready, with Barstow and Gatchel among pitchers and veterans ready for mound duty.
Columbus May 4 The recognized strength of the Ohio national guardsmen was 1800 men with more than 1000 additional recruits expected to be added in the coming days according to figures from the adjutant general's office.
Today's Markets in Cincinnati list egg prices steady with fresh gathered extras at 41c a dozen and other grades from 40c to 38c. Live poultry quotes show fowls at 41c, small birds under four pounds 35c, fall chickens under two pounds 55c, and broilers two to four pounds 42c to 75c with roosters at 21c.
Hogs receipts 35000 with market 25e lower. Bulk prices 13.40 to 15.30, butchers 14.00 to 15.25, packing 12.00 to 12.75, light 14.50 to 15.30, pigs 13.00 to 15.00, roughs 11.75 to 12.25. Cattle receipts 14000, market steady. Beeves 10.75 to 14.25, stockers and feeders 7.75 to 11.25, cows 7.75 to 13.25, calves 11.00 to 13.00. Sheep receipts 10000, market strong. Wool lambs 11.00 to 18.50, ewes 6.00 to 13.50.
Cattle receipts light with a steady tone. Prime prices $12.50 to $14.00, choice $13.00 to $14.00, common $11.00 to $12.00, veal calves $16.50 to $17.25. Sheep and lambs light receipts with steady market. prime wethers $13.00 to $13.50, good $11.50 to $12.00, yearling lambs $10.00 to $18.00. Hogs receipts 15 doubles. market lower. Prime heavy $15.00 to $15.25, mediums $16.25 to $17.00, heavy yorkers $16.25 to $17.00, light yorkers $16.25 to $16.50, pigs $15.75 to $16.00, roughs $11.00 to $12.50, stags $8.00 to $9.00.
Chicago market notes show Butter-Extra 6114c 62c stand ards 6114c firsts 57c 61c seconds 47c Ble Eyes ordinaries 38c 39c firsts 41c 42c Cheese Twins 27c young American 29c Live Poultry 39c.
Cattle receipts 500 with a strong market. Steers priced at 11.50 and 13.0. Calves bring 16.50 to 17.00. Hog receipts 4090 with slow trading. Good to choice hogs at 15.75. Sheep receipts 169 and market steady with good to choice at 1256 and 814. Lambs steady with good to choice at 19.00 and 20.00.
Toledo Ohio May 4 close: Corn No 3 yellow cash 1.88, Oats No 2 white cash 1.18, Rye No 2 cash 2.18, Barley No 2 cash 1.75, Alsike cash 28.00, Clover seed cash 27.50, Oct 23.50, Dee 22.50, Timothy 1917 1918 cash 5.50, 1919 cash 5.57, May and Sept 5.57, Oct and Dee 5.55, Butter 68c, Ega 46c, Hay 2.10 per cwt.
A ple social will be held at the Holiday school house next Wednesday evening May 5 for the benefit of the school library.
Pomeroy won over Millfield 4 to 2 with Millfield manager blaming errors for the loss. A rematch is set for next Sunday at Millfield in what promises to be the season’s best game.
The state civil service commission lists numerous May examinations for jobs from junior messenger to examiners with salaries from 540 to 3000 dollars annually. Dates May 24 to May 28 include positions in architecture, administration, nurses, clerks, electricians, stenographers, and health, construction, and penal roles across state departments and institutions.
A letter from A Hall of Graysville Ohio praises Nerv Worth through his mother, 85, saying the remedy does her more good than any medicine. The product is sold by McKee Drug Co in Athens Ohio as Nerv Worth.
Esther Happle of Dayton states her goitre diminished by three inches after three weeks using Sorbol Quadruple. She reports relief from throat closeness and improved speech, credits the remedy and notes ten minutes daily usage.
A compact shipping case for small egg lots positions eggs so they can be examined for freshness by holding the device up to strong light.
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