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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1923
Page
6
The advertisement touts SANOBARK TONIC as a remedy to strengthen blood and aid recovery from infections like measles and whooping cough. It claims rapid results with a four-box course and urges readers to contact SANO BARK LABORATOR for instructions.
Minneapolis woman Mrs. J J Ahee says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved years of pain and illness. She weighed under 100 pounds and had limited health but reports improved well being and urges others to try the remedy.
Mrs W E Shaw of Chicago says the Vegetable Compound restored her health after severe female weakness left her bedridden and in back pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for her swift improvement and urges others to try it.
Mrs. M. G. Harbaugh and daughter Otta leave Logan Monday for four to six weeks in the South with friends at Wiggins, Mississippi. It is their first visit back since moving to Logan two years ago. Wiggins was home for six years before their move.
Former Sheriff Charles E. Larimer spent Sunday with family here and has joined the federal prohibition enforcement department. He has served the past two months in Detroit with a mobile force that may be assigned across Michigan Indiana or Ohio. Larimer reports a fine record and left Monday for Cincinnati to report for duty.
Bertha Oberle secured a decree of separation from Carl Oberle on grounds of gross neglect. Judge Pettit ordered the minor son to remain with Bertha, with $25 monthly for support and education, and awarded all property to the plaintiff. Carl Oberle did not contest.
In one hearing Pearl Patton pleaded guilty to abandoning a legitimate child and was ordered to pay 3.50 weekly for support, with 500 bond, later jailed for bond failure. James Newell also pleaded guilty to a similar charge and was set to pay 2 monthly in ten dollar installments, with 590 bond. Harry Starr pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined 100 plus costs, and received a 30 day work house sentence suspended on good behavior.
Weyne Mack, ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Mack of Logan, was operated on at Cherring ton hospital Saturday afternoon to clear a congested lung. His condition was reported favorable after the procedure.
The Kiwanis thermometer shows a $2000 pledge toward the playground project. Committees conduct a personal canvass this week to lift the total further while ground grading work nears completion.
A fiery cross was burned in Laurelville on Thursday evening. Many strangers observed in the village fuel speculation that the Ku Klux Klan held a meeting to organize.
Lionel Dicken was arrested Sunday evening by Officer Sol Ellinger who found him intoxicated in an alley. He pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct and was fined twenty five dollars and costs by Mayor Koppe. With the fine unpaid he was jailed in the county jail awaiting developments.
George Hooper of South Mulberry Street funds foreign mission work over years. He paid native Korean teacher Sata Ye’s expenses totaling about 90 dollars annually and arranged a class at the Methodist Sunday school to continue the effort. Hooper also plans to support two workers in India and donated 1000 dollars for the Ralph Edgar Hooper memorial kindergarten in Korea.
Schoolmates gathered for a class portrait on the eve of their first Christmas since the opening of the school marking a new era for the students and staff.
J B Darbyshire has leased the Bishop garage on South Market street formerly run by Harry Bishop. The site now offers storage for about thirty cars and a filling station with plans for a repair shop. Darbyshire has run trucking interests for years and still operates two large clay-hauling trucks.
Motor Cop Farbear and Deputy Sheriff Brandt arrested George Flu hart of Chauncey on a road west of Logan Sunday found in intoxicated condition. Charges of driving while intoxicated and intoxication lodged. Arraigned before Mayor Koppe Monday fines totaling $325 and costs assessed.
Reports from Greendale indicate the large brick plant and mine are operating at full capacity. The operation employs about 250 men and a new school building is being erected in the village.
Describes a percale apron pattern with bias trim options in gingham drill crepe or cretonne. Cut in four sizes Small through Extra Large. Medium size needs 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric. Pattern mailed on 12 cents. sending 42 cents secures the Spring Summer 1923 Book of Fashions.
Tornado near Loraine and the Richardson community leaves 17 dead and over 100 injured. Hospitals overflow as rescue parties bring tents blankets and food from nearby cities. More than 300 homeless are housed in temporary shelters while a full casualty check awaits days.
London May 15 Premier Andrew Bonar Law plans talks with ministers after the Art O’Brien decision. The highest court ruled that deportation of Irish republicans from England to Ireland was illegal, freeing deportees held in Ireland and possibly allowing damages claims against English officials. The cabinet desires their return from Ireland.
An Austrian firm reports a burglary attempt where a burglar failed to open a safe after a choroform incident. The event highlights security measures and the thief’s thwarted effort.
In a violent pursuit across Smoky Canon to a fence on the Chimney Blaze and Cash rally their riders as Esteban is wounded and Old Jose is killed. Mercedes learns of the dawn battle, finds her father dead, and vows to press on with Blaze toward truth and revenge.
An old advertisement promotes Preeyee as a fast acting remedy for colds and fever, claiming quick relief and prevention of pneumonia. It touts its protective role against serious respiratory illness and positions the product as a speedy cure.
Cleveland May 16 John Leonard Whitfield alleged slayer of Patrolman Dennis Griffin to be formally charged with murder by the Cuyahoga county grand jury today. A nationwide search for the suspect and a woman companion continued with a $1500 reward offered for Whitfield's capture. The murdered officer lay in the county morgue and burial was planned for the next two days.
The Living Church of Russia, successor to the Orthodox church, told the Archbishop of Canterbury that the Soviet government is not anti religious. It warned that an Anglo Russian break due to the British ultimatum would see Soviet support for the Russian government.
Mt. Laura Ethel lies mid Atlantic over 12 000 feet tall with its summit under 200 feet below the ocean surface.
A village bout ended prematurely as Johnson could not continue after a final punch. The scene shows the aftermath with Johnson on the mat and the crowd reacting to the stoppage.
Mrs Roy Cook of Bellefontaine and Mr J B Dames of Brinson Ga endorse Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin for infant constipation. The preparation, gentle and mild, is claimed to ease symptoms in a five month old baby and costs one cent per dose.
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