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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1918

Page

5

Athens Social News Highlights Local Arrivals and Departures

Mr. Alonzo Palmer travels to Parksburg to join his wife visiting there. Mrs. L. E. Coleman departs for Columbus as guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Strahl. Miss Vera Howard leaves for Norfolk to join navy service. Several residents are visiting or hosting relatives, with others traveling for work or bereavement.

Mr. Alonzo Palmer Parksburg L. E. Coleman Columbus Mrs C. L. Strahl Vera Howard Navy Norfolk Miss Howard Alexander Howard France Lawrence Marble Great Lakes Training Camp

Dr Parker's Treatment Praised By Ohio Captain

Captain J H Riggs of Athens Ohio credits Dr Parker's Treatment with ending a severe bout of indigestion and constipation. He describes weight loss from 150 to 107 pounds, rapid recovery after first dose, and a final weight of 140 pounds. He urges others to try the remedy and mentions Cline's Pharmacy as a local supplier.

Discharge of Bankrupt Charles V Currman Hearing Date Set

In pursuance of the order of Hon John BE later Judge of the District Court of Southern District of Ohio creditors are notified a hearing will be held before said court at Columbia Ohio on his petition for discharge in bankruptcy on December 18 1918 at 10 o clock in the forenoon. B FE DILLEY Clerk GEO WW ROSE Attorney. 11-8-20tw

John BE District Court of Southern District of Ohio Charles V. Currman Columbia B. FE. Dilley Geo Rose

Post cards show German emperor on the move in Munich

A traveler arriving from Munich reports postcard images depicting the German emperor with a silk hat and hand bag en route to a railroad station. The cards are on sale in Munich, described by the visitor.

Rerre Munich

Republicans Stand by War in Columbus Address

The Columbus speech argues Republicans will win the war now and seek a peace that honors American rights. It contrasts Republican support for the President and war measures with Democratic opposition, naming lawmakers and voting tallies. Governor Cox received a War Department telegram noting Ohio troops under Farnsworth fought southwest of Ghent with light losses.

Columbus Frank B. Willis Republican Party Congress House Dent Alabama Julius Kahn California Kitchen North Carolina Ways and Means Committee Germany Cox Baker Ohio Farnsworth Ghent Ohio National Guard

Saving is Winning the War Message Continues

A public notice urges citizens to keep saving money as a wartime discipline. It emphasizes personal thrift as essential support for national efforts and economic stability during conflict.

Church Plans 5 Million Relief Fund for Postwar Work

The Methodist Episcopal church board of foreign missions allocates five million dollars for postwar reconstruction. Bishop W F Andrews and Dr B M Tipple will supervise European relief, focusing on Methodist colleges and scholarships for veterans and families of the fallen or wounded. The plan emphasizes aiding those who served in the war as the nation faces the next 25 years.

Yonkers, . Y Board of Foreign Missions The Methodist Episcopal Church W. F. Andrews Cincinnati B. M. Tipple American Methodist College Rome Methodist Colleges T. 8. Henderson

Plains News Highlights and Local Socials

Lieut L D Nelson leaves for Camp Oglethorpe Ga and doctors mourn his loss to the community. Nurses and townsfolk report ten new pneumonia cases and a worsening influenza epidemic as the public grows discouraged. Various visits follow including Miss Mathe Grimes and Miss Emmie Burdette. residents host and travel to Athens Logan Nelsonville and Pomeroy. An English city experiments with electric streetcar kitchens serving meals en route.

L. D. Nelson Camp Oglethorpe, Ga Nelson Mathe Grimes Athens Agnes Davie Charley Thompson Camp Sherman Clarence Mace Nelsonville Emmie Burdette Frank Smith Agnes Davis Adams This Place Logan Floyd Whitlatch Mae Terrell Columbus Pat Moore John Posten Levi West Leslie Coon Famiy Pomeroy Dyer Mitchell Flood Wood J. W. Hawk Will Channell Don and Charles Sadie Lyons Englis

Allies to anchor off Constantinople Saturday

London reports the allied fleets will anchor off St. Sophia in Constantinople on Saturday, according to information received in London tonight.

Constantinople London St. Sophia

Minnesota faces defeat as Florida approves statewide prohibition

In St Paul on November 7 the statewide prohibition amendment appears to be beaten in Minnesota with lighter returns than the total vote. In Jacksonville Florida on November 7 virtually complete returns show the state voting two to one for statewide prohibition, effective January 1 next.

ST. Paul Minnesota Jacksonville Fla Florida

Toledo and Cincinnati Markets Mixed with Grain and Livestock Data

Toledo grain prices list cash Corn 1.28 Oats 72 73 Barley 98 Clover 24 49 Al sile 15.99 Timothy 5.05. Cincinnati cattle and hog totals with receipts and price ranges for calves sheep lambs and hogs across markets. Pittsburgh reports cattle and hog pricing with prime and common ranges and various livestock classifications.

Toledo Alsike Timothy Cincinnati Pittsburg Cattla Rocopia Lamba

Mary Pickford Ordered to Pay Agent $108 338

New York November 7 Mary Pickford the film star must pay agent Mrs Cora Corrington Wilkenling 108338 after a supreme court jury found in the suit she brought against the actress that the literary and theatrical agent helped secure an advance of 10009 weekly with a yearly bonus of 160000.

New York Mary Pickford Moving Picture Star Cora Corrington Wilkenling Wilkenling Miss Pickford

New War Savings Stamps To Be Blue Portrait of Franklin

Secretary McAdoo announced the 1919 war savings stamps will be blue instead of green and will bear a Benjamin Franklin portrait. Thrift stamps and thrift cards remain in use and exchangeable for five dollar war savings stamps. The 1919 series matures January 1, 1924.

Washington Benjamin Franklin McAdoo

Pile Sufferers Told of Internal Cure Claim

An Ohio chemist promotes Miro Pile Remedy as a home treatment capable of curing internal and external piles within three to ten days. The sensational claim includes a money back guarantee and nationwide druggist distribution, with separate ointment for itching piles.

Miro

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