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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1920

Page

3

Father John’s Medicine Touts Orphanage Health Benefit

A visitor to the Children’s Home on Central Street in Worcester Mass reports the matron praising Father John O’Brien’s Medicine. She claims the remedy boosts children’s health with a natural food basis and no drugs or alcohol, noting no epidemics amid rough outdoor play. The piece asserts the scene is an actual occurrence at the home.

Father John Father John O'Brien St. Patrick's Parish Old City Hall John Central St Mass

Beating Ordinary Spring Tonics With Nutelets Claim

In spring the blood needs purification and natural channels are urged over tonics. Nutelets are marketed to relieve constipation and indigestion by cleansing the intestinal tract for 25c at all druggists.

Y M C A Notes Bring City League Baseball Showdown

If grounds are playable there will be a Thursday two o clock match between Kaelin and Wilson for league leadership. Baseball fans may join, see Dilcher or captains. Substitutes will be used. Intermediate league schedules two games this week: West vs East on Wednesday at 3 30 and North vs Centrals on Friday at 3 30.

Funeral for Mrs Janes Jose McCullough Held at 111 West Columbus

The funeral was conducted yesterday at 2:00 p m at the residence 111 West Columbus for the late Mrs Janes Jose McCullough. Rev C B Plummer of the Episcopal church officiated with members of the church singing her favorites Asleep in Jeans and Abide With Me. She was buried in the dress she made for her expected confirmation next Friday May 21. She died after a five day illness at Protestant hospital Columbus May 9 to May 13 with her husband present. No children, but she cared for other children in her home and will be missed by many. She rests in hope of the resurrection with God.

Janes Jose McCullough Columbus Street C. B. Plummer Episcopal Church Ray Ashby Protestant Hospital Columbus

Surprise Honor For Mrs. Thompson By D A Lodge

The ladies of the D A lodge gave Mrs. Walter Thompson a pleasant surprise at their hall last Friday evening. She and her family plan to move to Delaware soon, and she has served as a lodge officer for the past year in appreciation of her faithful service.

Walter Thompson D. of A. Lodge

Social Evening Ends With Picnic And Dancing At Lodge

Following the regular lodge session a program of recitations music and games was held and a bountiful picnic supper served. Dancing continued to a late hour as Athens visitors Lou Bowers Beth Helen Lucile Verity Gladys Bowers and Glen Allen were seen Monday evening. Cliff Spencer of Wendall West Virginia visits his parents here. Isabell and Catherine McCann of Athens stayed with sister Mrs C H Bartlett Sunday. Elmer Garl and wife of Toledo visited Mrs Jane Kentner and relatives here, with Mrs Koniner staying with them. Margaret Spencer of Athens visited her parents Joshua and Mrs. Spencer. Mrs C H Bartlett goes to Lowell to inspect the Eastern Star.

Lou Bowers Beth Helen Lucile Verity Gladys Bowers Glen Allen Athens Cliff Spencer Wendall W. Va Isabell Catherine McCann C. H. Bartlett Elmer Garl Toledo Jane Kentner Koniner Margaret Spencer Joshua Spencer Lowell

Ambitious students invited for draftsman training and clerical work

Ads offer instruction for draftsmen earning 150 to 300 dollars monthly with options for home study or residence school. Courses also include bookkeeping typewriting shorthand and secretarial work at Mann's Business College Columbus Ohio established 1879 Free booklet on request Also local notices about a dance event and multiple sale listings for vehicles and houses with contact details and prices.

Mann’s Business College Schultz Building Columbus Ohio N. Hight St

Deaths-Funerals Mrs Margaret Shannon

Mrs Margaret Shannon widow of Michael Shannon died Monday after a illness since Sunday from asthma and pneumonia at 28 South Cemetery street. Funeral at 9 am Thursday at St Pauls Catholic church with burial in Catholic cemetery. She lived in Athens county most of her life and is survived by many children, two sisters, and other relatives. The family home has been in Athens for 14 years.

Shannon Margaret Shannon Michael Shannon South Cemetery Street St. Paul's Catholic Church Catholic Athens County Mineral New Marshfield Athens Tim Elizabeth John Coffy Marion Alice Elia Plains Edward John Paul Pat F. (. Ftedman Co Mia Nora Flannigan Toledo John Lardner Rends

Death of Guy H Moore at Albany after illness

Guy H Moore died Monday afternoon at his Albany home after a lengthy illness. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 at the M. E. church with interment in Hebbardaville cemetery. He is survived by his wife Goldie Dailey, his mother Mrs Lib Dailey, three children Bernice Beatrice and Guy Jr.

Guy Moore Albany Guy H Rtoore M. E Hebbardaville Missa Goldie Dailey Lib Deiley Esaias Dailey Bernice, Beatrice and Guy Jr

Calf Born with Two Bodies and Seven Legs Stuns Westord

Report from Westord describes a cow delivering a calf with two bodies and seven legs following a nine piglet birth in a nearby pit. Local veterinarians investigate unusual multiple birth phenomena and potential health concerns for the mother cow.

Westord

Headaches from Thin Blood and Nervous Debility

A Rochester reader endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for nervous exhaustion, poor appetite, and insomnia. The testimonial notes improved strength and digestion after ten days of use and offers mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co in Schenectady New York.

Irving Niedermaier M.butus Street Rochester Dr. Williams Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N. Y

Athens Man Credits Dreco For Freeing Nasal Passage

L. D. Wilson of 162 W State St Athens 78 years old reports three years of nasal blockage resolved by Dreco. He says catarrh caused nose noises throat drip backache dizziness and sleeplessness but after taking Dreco his nose breathes freely head noises ceased kidneys liver bowels sleepers appetite improved. Dreco touted as blood carried herbal remedy now sold by The Cline Pharmacy Co in Athens.

Dreco L. D. Wilson W. State St Athens Wilson Cline Pharmacy Co

Danderine Hair Treatment Promises New Life for Hair

Advertisement touts Danderine claiming few cents buys the product, leaves no dandruff after use, and makes every hair show life brightness and thickness. The piece also mentions a new river heater using kerosene fuel and compressed air to reach very high temperatures.

Man Postpones His Funeral

A man at sixty six years old reports suffering stomach liver trouble and colic for two years. He says three doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured him and he now endorses the product. He mentions plans for funeral arrangements were abandoned and claims the remedy removes intestinal catarrhal mucus and inflammation. McKee Drug Co. offers refunds.

Mayr McKee Drug Co

Europe faces collapse urges urgent aid from United States

Henry P. Davison, head of the League of Red Cross Societies, warned at a Methodist conference that war torn Central and Eastern Europe face collapse from famine disease and poverty. He urged Congress to provide 500 million dollars and a non political commission to oversee relief with favourable loan terms and international participation.

Des Moines Middle and Eastern Europe Henry P. Davison League of Red Cross Societies Davison General Conference The Methodist Episcopal Church Poland Czecho-Slovakia Ukrainia Austria Hungary Roumania Montenegro Albania Serbia General Pershing Hoover Lane United States Baltic Black Adriatic Ukraine Vienna Budapest

Identifies Pair As Holdup Men

Erie police arrest Sam Evola and George W. Howard after the Seckel shooting. A Toledo confectioner, Joseph Salih, identifies them as two of five men who held him up on March 6, escaping with 1900 dollars in gold and paper money. The pair likely will be sent to Toledo to face the Seckel charge.

Erie Sam_ Evola George W. Howard C. F. Seckel Cleveland Joseph Salih Toledo Seckel

Shipment of Liquor Declared Legal by Carrier

Cincinnati May 18 1000 cases of whiskey seized at Delaware Ohio were consigned to Cleland from Frankfort Kentucky. Louis Meyer president Meyer Transfer Company Covington Kentucky owner of the trucks said we have a government license to transport liquor and hold a receipt from Frankfort Warehouse authorities. The shipment is legal and the whiskey is for medicinal purposes.

Cincinnati Delaware Ohio Claveland Frankfort Louis Meyer Meyer Transfer Company Covington Meyer

Albany Birthday Party Highlights Shared Celebration

On May 15 in Albany a gathering at Mrs. W. J. Bowers home marked her sixty seventh birthday. The group included Ida Woodyard also celebrating a birthday and Bliss, with his wife and children Glen and Ruth. They brought abundant baskets of chicken and other fare for the dinner. On Monday FE Blackwood and family visited Mrs. Ruth Bowers for dinner.

Albany W. J. Bowers Ida Woodyard Bliss Glen Ruth Blackwood Dean Daughtre Julian Nest Ruth Bowers

Freezone Miracle Removes Corns Instantly

A Cincinnati inventor claims Freezone stops corn pain instantly with a tiny bottle costing only a few cents. The product promises to remove hard and soft corns and even toe calluses without soreness or irritation.

Cincinnati

Social Service Lecture Series at Athens First Christian Church

A series of lectures begins next Sunday at the First Christian Church in Athens with notable speakers from state and city. Rev Murch outlines morning sermons on social topics. Speakers include William Green May 23 in labor relation to social service, Judge C E Peoples May 30 on capital and social service, Judge Roscoe Mauck June 20 on the public, attorney L A Koons June 27 on law and social service, Judge B E Sayre July 4 on strangers and social service, and Rev Murch July 11 on the churchs role in social service. Bible study sermons run May 16 to September 26.

First Christian Church Athens RE. D. Murch William Green Indianapolis Ohio United Mine Workers of America C. E. Peoples Pomeroy Roscoe Mauck Gallipolis L. A. Koon BE. Dd. Sayre BE. D. Murch Murch

California Syrup of Figs Ad Encourages Use for Children

An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe, pleasant laxative for children. It instructs caregivers to look for the name California on the package to ensure a harmless remedy and notes full directions appear on each bottle.

California

Boy’s Life Saved By Coast Guards

Coast guards rescued James Brooks a 12 year old boy who was adrift on a makeshift raft off the Cleveland breakwater after slipping from a dock. They found him clinging to the raft inside the breakwater after several hours of searching.

Cleveland James Brooks Brooks

Russians Call for Worldwide Strikes in War Appeal

A wireless statement from the Soviet government urges proletarians in all nations including the United States to end the Polish war by crushing the capitalists and landowners. The Warsaw communique notes a Bolshevik counter-attack on Kiev has ended and a new Ukrainian government has been formed. A chair with adjustable back and a built in shoe polishing kit is described.

London United States Russia Warsaw Kieff Ukraine

County board faces protests over road work plans

Two petitions were presented to the county commissioners at their semi monthly session. Carthage township residents asked deferral of a road improvement funded by the county while Waterloo township petitioners urged keeping the Marshfield to Herron route and delaying changes. The board decided to proceed with the planned construction, and a June 1 site visit was set to decide.

Roun Carthage Township Waterloo Water-Sound Reel Wiley Farm Caldwell Farm Guysville Coolville Frost Sawyer Carthage Marshfield Waterloo Township Carbondale Herron

Blaze at Cleveland barrel plant causes $100000 loss

Fire at the R. H. Myers and Company barrel manufacturing plant in Cleveland last night burned 45 000 barrels two buildings a warehouse two horses and a motor truck before crews gained control. Dozens of families fled nearby homes as the blaze started in a rubbish pile.

Cleveland R. H. Myers and Company

New Chemical Kills Bed Bugs P D Q

A new golden colored chemical by Dr Price called P D Q claims to eradicate bed bugs roaches fleas and their eggs in infested homes It advertises a 35e package producing a quart of killer and a 250 size makes five gallons with three spouts and easy application The Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Ind and Clines Pharmacy sell P D Q with prepaid options

Dr. Price P. DD Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Ind Clines Pharmacy

German Invention Unveils Auto-Securing Sail Boat

An aluminum unsinkable sail boat designed to seal hatches from above automatically over occupants seeks rescue. The German invention would trap passengers until external rescue arrives.

Exophthalmic Gaiter Promises Cure in Home Ad

An inpaper testimonial from Mrs. D A Wilt of Washington D C Ohio claims exophthalimic gaiter posture relief after three years of suffering. The ad promotes Sortel Quadruple in small bottles claiming rapid health benefits and urges readers to write or visit McKee Drug Co Athens LeFavor Pharmacy Glouster or Mechanicsburg Ohio for more information.

D. A. Wilt Washington D. H Ohio The Washington Herald McKee Drug Co Athens LeFavor Pharmacy Glouster Atores Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg

Mercury Column Rifle Controls Safe Firing

A French rifle uses a mercury filled stock to form a circuit that activates an electromagnet, enabling firing only when held correctly.

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Ree Sot Standard Oil Company Ola Comper Stim Scott & Bowne Scott's Netonville Hocking Valley Railway Co W. W. Houston W. D. Grubb Brotherhood of Railroad Cypress Avenue Wm. Morgan Nelsonville J. D. Smith West Washington ST Nelsonville, O Buchtel Shorts New York Coal Co Harisonville Bell Fulton Street Hock- Hocking Lodge No G. D. Evener Jap Anderson J. T. Spencer Red Men’s Hall Jackson St New House Chevrolet Maxwell B. Hickman Jackson St. Bell Grove Street Surrey Howe Man Coast Guards dJust Demaine Jose Varritone Chemical Company Council Bhiffs Towa Goitre E. State Wheaton Hardware Co
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