This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1922
Page
3
Hyde home becomes indoor venue for the Georgia Person Club entertaining husbands and guests. Sixty two members attended a two course luncheon at 5 PM with peonies and decorations throughout the rooms. Also notes on Masonic events and upcoming Royal Arch degree ceremonies.
Advertises new silk hose for children in black white or brown offered in pairs at $1.25 and $2.00. Also notes 5 pairs for $1.00.
Misses Margaret Wall Lucile Powell and Gladys Starkey presented selections while readings were given by Mrs McMasters and Lucile Powell. Victrola music accompanied the program as refreshments of cake and ice cream were served. A rising vote of thanks honored Mr and Mrs Powell and Mrs Me Masters for hospitality and help. On Mothers Day 105 attended and a collection of 7.75 was taken.
Pupils from the eighth grade treated their teacher Miss Clark to a Wednesday evening surprise party at Lila Chapman’s Fort Street home. The event featured music games and a late luncheon for names including Letha Minner Nellie Morrison Ruth Newton Evelyn Pritts Helen Sharp Mary Pritchard Lillian Howe Alice Green Lucile Blackburn Marie Courtney Elizabeth Carr Lila Chapman Edwin Holland Dean Coakley Paul Davis Lester June Jack Raybould Sheldon Powell Max Bowers John Sweeny Richard Smith Edward Hayden and Miss Clark.
Mrs Frank Beard of 1619 Karr J Springfield Ohio claims she removed a goitre five years ago with Sorbol Quadruple a colorless liniment She invites others to see the treatment and obtain names of other successful users from McKee Drug Co Athens Le Favor s a Pharmacy Glouster or Box 358 Mechanicsburg Ohio
In Charleston on May 19 a civil suit seeks 1 million dollars from the United Mine Workers of America. The action, filed by William McKell coal interests, stems from the 1919 strike when Will Branch Coal Company properties valued at 150000 were damaged or destroyed.
The three masted British schooner Rose Anne Belliveau from Belliveau Cove under Captain R V Comeau covered 240 miles to Boston with a lumber cargo in 24 hours. The voyage set a speed record, and the ship recently completed another record trip.
Washington report describes George M. Graham at a National Automobile Chamber of Commerce dinner claiming humans have as much sense as chickens. He jokes that if chickens can be educated to caution, humans can be taught similarly and warns that hens learn to stay safe while roosters watch.
A cargo vessel completed a seventeen day loading and unloading voyage to Boston and back to its home port. The ship discharged cargo quickly and few steam freighters match this speed.
Glouster hundred fourteen attended the alumni banquet in the Methodist church social rooms Thursday night. Weather kept many away. The event, hosted by the alumni association, honored this year’s graduating class. A Loyal Order dance is planned for Saturday in the new Moose building.
Dayton Daily News reports William D Ostermeyer of 926 Ff Second Street credits Lithiated Buchu tablets with stopping nightly bladder wakings and back pain. The ad claims kidney and bladder cleansing action, lists a 2 cent price per tablet, and notes availability at McKee's Drug Store and Keller Laboratory Mechanicsburg Ohio.
President Harding transmits Director Dawes budget report to Congress detailing reductions in routine government costs for the year ending June 30 1922. Total outlay expected at about $3.092 billion, $1.6 billion less than the previous year, with $250 million credited to more efficient administration and $12 million to postponed construction.
August notes that current appropriations cut routine government expenses and a Congress reappropriation adjusts the reserve. The Cant-Riess plan aims for ongoing savings, showing a commitment to efficient government at the lowest cost to taxpayers.
Washington May 14 Government tightens travel perks for officials and employees. Under Dawes budget drive lax use of road travel vouchers ends with strict accountability. Treasury experts call past outlays for such travel a scandal as departments reallocate funds to save millions.
A testimonial from a woman describes relief from long lasting stomach and liver troubles after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The advertisement claims the product clears intestinal mucus reduces inflammation and helps conditions including appendicitis with a money back guarantee.
Echoes of frontier days arrive with an auto tractor carrying a prairie schooner like superstructure. George Marsh T Wilson and H B Odell, bound for a San Luis valley farm, built an ark atop the tractor and stocked it with poultry and livestock for fresh eggs and milk on their overland trek to the Rockies.
Four men were shot dead by an armed band at Derryscullion in Ireland early today, according to a Central News dispatch from Dublin.
Latest returns show Gifford Pinchot ahead of Attorney General Alter by 8 648 votes with 272 districts still unreported.
The Rott family of West Cape May rejoices as Mrs. Edward Rott gives birth to a girl after two generations seeking a daughter. Plans for a christening celebration begin and speculation arises if a boy would have been named Tommy Rott.
Dr L Ro Dragstedt of the University of Chicago physiology department is conducting six months of animal experiments linking abdominal cavities of cats dogs and euinea ples to create synthetic twins. The goal is to study internal secretions as a path to future medical advances. He cautions that no definite discoveries have been made yet but anticipates possible important findings.
YORK Pennsylvania May 19 Harry Myers a farmer warned a young man off his daughter and yard after alleged parking near the Myers home. Later the same man returned and was beaten by Myers who admitted a mistaken identity. Clayton Denner sued for assault and battery. Myers was found guilty.
Chicago reports a drop in births and marriages for early 1922. Four month totals show 4235 births versus 5592 in April 1921, while four month licenses fall about 1200 from 1921 and about 2000 from 1920.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.