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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
3
A special Nelsonville council meeting reviewed bond legality and adopted Ordinance No. 591 for repairing and upgrading the water system including a river crossing and steam plant work at an estimated 8500 dollars. Plans also cover Dorr Run channel work and rip rap at the crossing.
Advert says organic iron in Nuxated Iron better mirrors iron in blood and foods like spinach and apples. It claims rapid absorption, no tooth or stomach issues, and a money back guarantee if results aren’t satisfactory. Over 4 million users annually and warnings against metallic iron substitutes. Look for letters N soon on tablets.
Columbus May 9 governor Davis announced a second examination to determine the sanity of Edward Moffett a colored Akron resident and wife killer slated for execution at the penitentiary on May 21 by electric chair.
Dr. Clarence Mitchell of Cincinnati leads a revival at Trimble guest of Rev. Ray Gardner. Forty four new members over the last few evenings. crowds fill the church seating capacity. Mitchell previously held successful meetings in Mill, New Marshfield and Albany.
In Kanawha County, garlic and wild onion weeds spread across meadows threatening grazing value. County agricultural agent T. Y. McGoceran urges farmers to adopt extermination measures to control the invasion.
E C Boyd received a letter of appreciation for donating 50 000 000 rubles to Near East relief. The note included a 50 ruble Armenian souvenir from 1919. Comparing values, pre war 50 rubles equaled $25, today about 1 200th of a cent.
Don McGill appeared before the mayor on an affidavit by Emma Hoover alleging he assaulted Alfred Hoover. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and was held to the grand jury in $200 bond, which was furnished.
John Harvey of The Plains faced a mayor's arraignment on intoxication charges. He pleaded guilty and received a $10 fine plus costs.
Chrissy Thompson faces trial this afternoon in mayor's court on charges of assaulting Ernest Koon. The case stems from an incident in Hamley Run with York township candidates also noted in the text. Also included are notices about primary election candidate forms and an birth announcement for Calvin William Smith born May 7.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support during illness and deaths of Dale Walter and John McKee plus flowers cars and help. American Legion Glenford Dugan Post meets tonight at 7. Rebekahs host social with 10 cent admission and quilt raffle. Funeral for John Conger Wednesday at 2 at Orbiston M E Church burial Greenlawn.
Miss Binnie Avolin Hick daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hick Nelsonville Ohio wed James R Parker a rising Norfolk business man son of F E Parker Suffolk Va at 5 pm Saturday April 29 in the home of Mr and Mrs Charles E Bennett Norfolk. Dr Sparks pastor of the Baptist Church officiated. The bride wore a navy blue tricoline suit with matching hat and a bouquet of brides roses and lillies of the valley. They left for a short wedding trip and will reside at 1323 Colonial Ave Norfolk in the Cavanauch Apartments.
The East End Parent Teachers Association will meet Friday afternoon at the East building at 2 o clock to discuss a dental clinic for Nelsonville children. All patrons are urged to attend.
Glouster Grace Dunnett and her cousin Elizabeth Waldie, aged 14 and 15, ingested carbolic acid in a bedroom at the Dunnett home. Mrs. Dunnett summoned a doctor within minutes. both girls survived, Grace improving by morning. The bottle’s solution was weak and no death occurred. Other items note a funeral for a nine week old baby, local hospital operations, sidewalk regulations, and residents traveling or being held by authorities as dawn patrols occurred.
Two California superior court cases reveal rising divorce related damages. Boris Lerman sues Gregory Choo luck for fifty thousand dollars claiming loss of his wife Alla Moskova's affections. In a separate matter Mrs. Midge Lowers Chance offers sixty thousand dollars for a clean title to her husband.
Two men were caught with five and a half gallons of white mule liquor in jugs and four home brew bottles. They tried to pass officers and drove into a ditch before being stopped at gunpoint. The car, license 104656, belonged to Chas Palmer of Redtown. The booze was from Santay. They were jailed for arraignment today. Lett faces prior liquor possession charges and Thompson was fined previously for a Prohibition violation.
An elderly 76 year old man, deemed hopeless by five doctors, reports relief from Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach trouble after refusing surgery. He claims the medicine purified the intestinal tract, reduced inflammation, and cured ailments including appendicitis. A single dose is said to convince with money refunded. McKee Drug Co. Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and druggists everywhere.
A threatening letter demanded $10,000 or death for a 12 year old boy, with a note to place the money on a road between two cemeteries west of town. Officers said no one appeared at the designated spot at the specified hour and no ransom was paid.
Secretary Hoover said European governments indebted to the United States for war loans totaling about 1 billion dollars will not begin adjusting their obligations until after the Genoa conference planned to discuss the postwar economic framework.
A rare albino robin was spotted near Noble Hospital in Westfield Massachusetts. The bird appeared about a quarter white with white streaks along the back and wings roughly one third white.
London reports artist photographer E. O. Hoppe envisions the American Beauty of the future. He describes a brown haired, hazel eyed athletic girl with bronze highlights and a mixed complexion, proposing the ideal may emerge in about two years as an evolving type.
Charles Wink recalls a Mason City area boatyard run by Lovell and Paine before the Civil War. A slave carker and a coal miner were bought in New Orleans and Kanawha Valley, treated well, and freed by Lincoln. During a launch mishap, the carker died. a German and the slave were swept away, the slave drowning while the German surfaced yelling at barges.
Newton D. Baker former mayor and secretary of war in Wilson's cabinet declines to comment on a request or plea while in Cleveland on May 9 at a news service prompt.
The civil war veterans will receive $72 monthly pensions after September 1 and widows $50 monthly. The gesture has cheered many elderly residents in Meigs County, seen as a richly deserved recognition.
A fragment indicates a person friends up with supporters and seeks the Democratic nomination for governor. The snippet shows entry into the race and alignment with party figures, signaling a campaign launch.
The Big Attraction East Palestine May 9 Beaver Falls autoists come here in large numbers to buy gasoline at 24 cents. The price there is 29 cents.
Former President Woodrow Wilson counseled St. Louis attorney John C. Higdon not to complicate the Missouri U. S. Senate contest. The Democratic field includes Senator James A. Reen and Breckenridge Long, once third assistant secretary of state under Wilson.
Mrs Isabelle Shatalee of Alliance Ohio reports long lasting relief after using Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. She suffered 40 years of catarrh and post flu symptoms and now sleeps better eats better and can hear again, claiming a 20 percent improvement. Her note urges readers to contact the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
Co-eds at Ohio University will present original skits Friday and Saturday evenings as the annual show returns. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning at Clines. Following last week’s successful men’s stunt carnival, the co-eds promise further original comedy and dances poking fun at college life and officials.
Brownsville Pa May 9 One hundred sticks of dynamite stolen from the powder house of the Frederickton Coal and Coke Company were used to blow up the mine stable of the Warwick Coal Company near Frederickton early today. Twelve horses tied in their stalls were killed or maimed according to reports received here this forenoon.
Frank Jamison, a former Martins Ferry local, writes from Fort Worth Texas that recent floods were caused by a nine inch rainfall within twelve hours after a drought lasting ten months. He calls the downpour a year's supply in one night.
In a House of Commons session Premier Lloyd George read a letter to Louis Barthou denying any threat to the Anglo French entente. Austen Chamberlain stated the government’s view to Parliament on May 9 in London. Meanwhile in Marion, Miss Sallisline, a 35 year Post Office employee, received a compliment letter from the Postmaster.
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