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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
2
Judge Worstell sustained the demurrer to the petition in the M. R. Merritt damage suit against the county commissioners and granted Merritt's attorneys leave to file a new petition. The county's attorneys contended that the petition failed to state a cause of action.
A court found that under Ohio road laws the contractor bears responsibility for detour condition while the county only provides the route when needed. Merritt sued after damaging his car on the Circle Hill Floodwood detour during last summer’s work.
May 14. Trimble Paving Brick Co plants in Glouster and Trimble may be sold to Hysylvania Coal Co if no higher bid arrives by next Monday. The coal firm has offered 50 000 dollars to buy the property free of incumbrances, with the receiver seeking court approval in Dayton.
Prohibition Officer J A Shoemaker raided the Zanesville soft drink shop run by Joe Hildebrand and George Carter. One partner was seen carrying a jug. the proprietor became excited and a splash announced whiskey. About a half pint seized for evidence. both men arrested.
The passage urges everyone to keep the body in good condition to support family duties. It recommends Chamberlain’s Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion and promises that following the directions will restore health and enable a full day’s work.
Glouster Sportsmen Club members are urged to attend tonight’s Gibbs Hall meeting where pheasant egg shipment plans will be discussed and applications on file. Glouster hosts Carbon Hill next Sunday at 2 30 PM with Hilliard Gardner for Carbon Hill and Oldfield Cunningham Skinner for Glouster. Also notes include local school changes and a Columbus marriage.
Daily endorsements from households spread praise for Nerv Worth. Mr Teeple of Sparta Ohio notes his two daughters recovered from severe influenza with restored sleep and appetite after using Nery-Worth. McKee Drug Co. in Athens guarantees the product.
A letter claims significant improvement after using Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for a decade-long wife illness described as gall stones and gastritis. The ad asserts the product removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis, with a money-back guarantee after one dose.
May 5 ceremony at First Presbyterian Athens united Miss Luella Copeland and Mr. Edgar Grosvenor. The couple's reception at the Copeland home followed, with a wedding supper and neighbors hosting a belting, then a social at the Grosvenor home with about 60 guests, candy and cigars, and music into the evening.
Dennison, May 14. James Santanio of Steubenville broke away from jail last night and remains at large. Thomas Burro and Sam Cagstrilla, arrested with Santanio, are being held for Steubenville police. Officers met the trio at the railroad station on request of Steubenville police. They ran and one fired a shot. all three were later overtaken and jailed. All were armed, police said.
A home remedy claims Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar can ease roaring head noises and nose congestion. Take one tablespoonful four times daily to relieve ear fullness and throat mucus.薬 inexpensive and easy to make, designed for catarrhal ear trouble.
Bert Hill a Columbus area colored man died Wednesday at 10 a.m. after an appendicitis operation. He was about forty and single with one sister Maude Hill. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at 178 West State Street conducted by Rev. C. C. Hart. Interment in West Union Street Cemetery.
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