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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
7
The item lists dairy and meat prices from Chicago and livestock receipts from Union Stockyards in Chicago and Pittsburg, with cattle hogs and sheep prices and market tone. It notes a French inventor’s telephone can be hidden in a vase, a trivia non sequitur at the end.
National League results include Cincinnati 6 Pittsburg 1 Boston 6 Brooklyn 3 First Chicago 6 St Louis 1 Second Chicago 7 St Louis 0 New York 4 Philadelphia 0. American League New York 4 Boston 3 Washington 6 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 13 Chicago 6 Detroit 3 St Louis 1. American Association St Paul 7 Minneapolis 4 Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 7.
A garbled list shows matchups across cities with several misspellings and unclear pairs. Teams include St Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Boston and others with ambiguous locations and two game notes.
Byron Danford, senior and student manager of the Ohio baseball team, was injured in a Friday scrimmage at the athletic field, suffering several broken ribs but later feeling better and attending the baseball field activity. A pigeon near Chicago was observed keeping an egg warm in its nest.
After delays the Athens county Salvation Army second home service fund appeal begins soliciting. University fraternities form canvassing teams led by Chairman Jones and professors McKinnon and McLaughlin with coordinators listed for Chauncey Glouster Geo Gilleville Peers and others.
county road crews repair the Athens Amesville pike in poor condition due to drainage issues. Rock is dumped beyond Sugar Creek and spread over thin sections to speed work. The state aid pike near mine 210 needs a top dressing as traffic wears it to rough limestone and holes form. In Lewes Delaware Miss Elizabeth Wilson swallowed forceps during a dental chair episode requiring surgical removal.
Memorial Day verses honor Civil War and World War I veterans including Maine soldiers and those in distant lands. The poem recalls flowers laid for the red white and blue and expresses gratitude through memories and prayers to Mrs. R. D. Young of Pomeroy Ohio.
A court proceeding in Athens Ohio lists Atle C Osgood Grace Cox and multiple co defendants as parties seeking probate relief. The notice details last known addresses across California Idaho West Virginia Virginia and Ohio, with minor Paul Cox and others referenced in the action.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an executives sale of real estate with partial addresses and lot measurements. The readable fragments reference a property boundary description and a location near Ashland Avenue and 36 Fort oe WY, with mentions of streets and parcel lines.
Jacksonville merchants vow to close business at noon every Thursday starting June 3 and continuing until November 3 unless pay day lands on Thursday, in which case the preceding Wednesday is observed. Signatories include Shirkey Brothers Sunday Creek Coal Co No 121 W J Johnson and Charles White.
A fragment notes a method involving pushing or coupling with knurled siding sleeves and references on a railway line. The text is incomplete, with unclear context and missing names or locations.
Daily train times show departures from Athens at 6 43 a m and 9 59 a m with a 42 03 p m 6 8 3 pm option. Trains arrive Athens at 10 10 a m 3 45 p m and 8 15 p m.
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