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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
5
Local residents visit relatives and plan events across Ohio. Clydé Cline visits cousin in Akron while Ruth Davis travels to Nelsonville for a weekend with relatives. Town groups meet for a church picnic at 3 PM. Families relocate, undergo surgeries, and return from trips. mentions of military service and social news across Rutland Ath ens and nearby towns.
Cousin Miss Mary Stenson, former Athens teacher and Ohio University student, enters the Dominican habit and will be known as Sister Mary Bede. News notes the Poston family birth of Clinton Robert, born May 6, weighing nine pounds, with details of farm 250 acres wheat 50 oats and improved health after moving to Canada.
Paris May 16. There was no session of the Big Four today as President Wilson spent the day receiving numerous visitors.
An ice cream social is scheduled for tomorrow evening in Jerseyville. All residents are invited to attend.
Mrs. Frank Cray Franks died in Charleston West Virginia. Funeral services set for 10 a m Monday at Guysville Presbyterian Church with burial in Bean Cemetery. She leaves two children aged about three and eighteen months.
Furn M. Jones a 22 year old machinist of Columbus and Nellie M. Brown 19 of Amesville were married by Rev Ralph McNall. Ray Cullison 18 a miner and Ethel McDonald 17 of Nelsonville were married by Mayor Woodworth. Squire Brown 52 a miner of Millfield and Edith Antle 31 of Glouster were married.
Final plans outline a banquet at First M E Church then an eight o'clock assembly at the Armory for soldiers of Company L and the Machine Gun outfit. Invites extend to S A T C and S N T C units with no uniform requirement for attendees.
Chicago May 16. In a divorce case pastry artist Benjamin Mogni argues his letters were sugary and blameless of wrongdoing. The court heard his reasons as the case moves forward.
Merald Brown faced a violent robbery in Chicago on May 16 as a bandit held him up seized his watch money slugged him with a gun and drove away in his new automobile.
In Louisville on May 16 Judge Thomas R. Gordon refused to send Karrie Williams and Willie Mae Brown to jail, saying good cooks are a luxury and must be kept out of jail.
The Russell Sage stock exchange seat sold yesterday for 79000 dollars and moments later another seat fetched 80000 dollars, the highest price in two years.
Washington May 15 agreement reached today between members of congress and Secretary of the Interior Lane on a bill to reclaim western arid lands to provide work and farms for discharged soldiers.
The Woman's Music Club held its annual concert in the College Auditorium last night. The program featured choruses, quartettes, solos, and two violins with harp, all American works. Notable performers included Mrs. Thompson, Miss McKay, and Miss Ruggles, with two violins and harp enriching the variety. The club plans a final meeting with Mrs. J. V. Brown on West State Street on May 20th.
Advertised for indigestion they claim to strengthen the stomach and restore natural function. The tablets are said to promote a gentle bowel movement and improve overall well being after a few doses.
May 15 report on the international congress of women where American women led both sides of a debate. Crystal Eastman denounced the covenant as formed while Emily Green Balch and Mrs. O Ead urged support for the league. Jane Addams and Jeanette Rankin highlighted in Swiss press as leading American figures.
The Mexican embassy announced a complete rout of bandits at Cananea Sonora on Wednesday. Several outlaws were killed or wounded and horses were seized or harmed in the action.
About 2000 railroad trainmen gathered in Memorial Hall Columbus May 16 to hear W G Lee read a United Press cablegram from President Wilson expressing thanks for rail workers loyalty during the war. Cheers and faith in Wilson filled the room as the message was announced.
Cambridge C May 16. Following Mayor Longsworth proclamation the city will discontinue daylight saving and begin observing eastern time at 12:01 A M Sunday.
After long winter months with rich food and little exercise the article touts a three week plan of taking a strong laxative three times weekly as the best spring medicine and blood purifier to restore health and vigor.
Sufferers of catarrhal deafness and head noises are urged to try a home internal medicine recipe using Parmint double strength with hot water and sugar. The formula aims to reduce Eustachian tube inflammation and balance ear pressure, potentially restoring hearing and easing rumbling sounds.
May 16 in Cleveland W. C. G. Sharpe former ambassador to France told a Rotary Club luncheon he favors the league of nations. He said America won great battles but must still win the battle for lasting peace and that the league is the only possible solution.
The Ames Iowa Intelligencer warns against using whiskey for colic and stomach ache. It advises sending the sufferer to a doctor or giving Chamberlain's Coca Cola and Diarrhoea remedy instead, noting a common belief that alcohol is a remedy.
Mail by airplane arrived in Chicago from Cleveland relayed by Bryan Ohio. Pilot Trenton Fry left at 9:32 A M and reached Bryan at 11:05. After a rest Fry flew to Chicago arriving 1:24 P M. The Cleveland flight waited for the relay. authorities said the arrangement was temporary.
An old notice extols mal sified cocoanut oil shampoo as gentle andGreaseless compared with common soaps and shampoos. It rinses cleanly, removes dirt and dandruff, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and is inexpensive and widely available.
A Bainbridge New York mother says her 13 year old daughter sank from overwork and sickness but Italian beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese tonic rebuilt her. The drug is advertised as a proven strength builder from McKee Drug Co and local chemists.
Teresiti Marbaruk identified as envoy of the Russian government was arrested in Hammond Indiana after a four year hunt. Authorities said he headed Bolshevism in Indiana and found credentials as ambassador along with large quantities of Bolshevik literature at his home.
A large crowd gathered at the Atlantic hotel in Hamburg, headquarters of the American commission, to protest the peace terms. Speakers denounced alleged German persecution and called for action, an interpreter aiding Americans. no violence was reported.
One juror in the Ford Tribune libel case stated he owns a Ford car, insisting the fact would not bias his verdict. The remark arose during juror questioning as the trial proceeded.
Eggs are firm with prime firsts at 44c per dozen and firsts at 4314c, ordinary firsts 4214c, seconds 39c. Live poultry remains steady with fowls under 5 pounds at 32c, broilers over 114 pounds at 60c, and roosters at 18c.
Following prices paid by consumers to producers and retailers for Timothy and clover hay and straw are listed. No 1 timothy baled 42 to 43 dollars, No 2 timothy 41 to 42, No 3 timothy 40 to 41, No 1 clover mixed 41, No 1 clover 42, No 2 clover 40, No 1 ght mixed 40 to 42, No 2 light mixed 39 to 40, standard 41 to 42, oats straw 12 to 13, rye straw 12 to 13.
Cattle receipts 700 with a steady market. shippers paid 13.50 to 16.00 dollars. Calves also steady with extras 14.75 to 15.00. Hogs receipts 5700 with a market 25 cents lower. sows 25 cents higher. good choice packers and butchers 20.50. Sheep receipts 400 steady. extras 9.00 to 10.00. Lambs steady with extras 18.00 to 20.40.
Cattle receipts steady market with varied prices including choice 15.75 to 16.25 and prime 14.50 to 15.50. Sheep and lambs receipts fair, market slow with prime wethers 11.50 to 12.00 and other grades 8.00 to 11.00. Hogs receipts 15 double decks and market lower with prime heavy 20.90 to 21.00 and other classes 17.00 to 21.00.
Prices from the Chicago produce market show items like Putter Creamery at 58c and 5814c, standards 5&c, firsts 65c, and 657%4c. Eggs ordinaries range 41c to 43c, firsts 42%4c. Cheese Twins listed at 20c and 2014c, Young American $30 large, live poultry $414c.
Liberty bond prices rise across issues with quotes in New York. The 31s move to 99.30 up .38, Second 4s at 94.20, Fourth 4s at 94.50 up .06, Third 44s at 95.54 up .04, First 4s at 95.60 up .10, and 44s at 95.80 up .20.
Market prices list corn at 1.78 dollars per bushel, oats 73 cents, barley 1.23, clover seed cash 27 dollars with Oct at 19.96 and Dec at 1980, Timothy seed new cash and May 5.40 with Oct 5.80, and Eve 1.51.
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