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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1919
Page
10
An OCR fragment promotes Oil of Korein capsules as a weight loss system. It promises 10 to 60 pounds reduction with a money back guarantee and urges readers to consult a druggist for quick health and beauty improvements.
Harmony Hill and nearby families are noted visiting relatives, with several weddings and a serious illness mentioned. Mr Wm Peyton, aged 128, remains in serious condition under Dr Westervelt care. Mr Frank Clark and Miss Iva Russell wed recently amid serenading.
Miss Bessie Tribe spent a day with the George Tribe family in Albany. C. B. Moore hosted guests including C. S. Higgins and J. W. Higgins of Richland Avenue. Anna Ruth Tribe was born November 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tribe, and Gorton Carl Johnson arrived November 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson. Several locals visited the Tribes and Moores, with music and games at G. C. Lawson’s. CANTON city council sets service director at 2 800 and safety director at 1 800.
The article promotes consuming hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the bowels. It argues that daily left-over waste breeds bacteria and toxins, causing headaches, biliousness, constipation, foul breath, and other ailments, and claims this inside bath costs little and yields health enthusiasm.
Mrs. Jennie Mullen of Syracuse visits Middleport friends the Crauses. Mrs. Ackley goes to Charleston to see her hospitalized husband. McNaughton visits family in Wolfpen while John Immen returns to Pomeroy after fifteen years away. Clergyman Father Schneider makes a monthly Long Bottom trip. Several residents travel to Huntington, Columbus, and Cincinnati for family, health, or funeral matters. The Shakespeares Club and the Presbyterian missionary society meet locally for activities.
A county delegation led by Commissioner Col Fritz Besserer and including Charles Lasher Rev W F Wilson Audi tor S Hart and County Surveyor Leo Byrne went to Columbus to meet state highway officials. They will use their best efforts to secure necessary state aid for good roads projects across the state and urge an end to the present road conditions.
County commissioners authorize a two mill good roads tax levy to be placed on the December tax duplicate. The additional levy will require more work in the county auditor and treasurer offices, but officials believe they can manage with some assistance.
Members of the Shakespeare Club convened in session at the home of Mrs John Church on Tuesday afternoon.
Pomeroy village council accepted the resignation of Will J Jones from the city clerk post effective January 1 He will remain in office until December 31 and Theodore Bengell will act in his absence during the interim Jones moves to Columbus to reside Divorce suit filed Monday in common pleas court Sallie Weaver Rose sues Fred C Rose alleging wilful absence and failure to provide married November 14 1911 no children listed
Mr and Mrs Charles D Stark left for their home in Walla Walla Washington Monday after an extended visit with Pomeroy Bend relatives and friends They completed a visit to all their living relatives in Canada from where the Starks came to Pomeroy before coming here fearing the present would be the last trip they would ever make to the east
Jacobs, proprietor of the sugar mill, is a business visitor in Columbus and will spend practically the entire current week there.
The Pomeroy volunteer firemen's masquerade ball committee reports they have secured the McMass orchestra for their big New Year affair.
William H. Miller, superintendent of the Meigs Water Company serving Pomeroy and Middleport, traveled from Columbus to answer questions at a council meeting about the local water situation.
In the Lafayette Reed vs. Nathaniel Worthem case the common pleas court sent jurors to the Shade river banks in Orange township to view the scene. Deputy Sheriff George Beahrs led three autos as jurors were escorted and directed to return for evidence at nine o'clock.
The next sermon in the Letters to the Churches in Asia series will focus on the letter to Sardus. Reverend L L Cherrington will deliver the sermon at Simpson M E Church on Sunday evening.
Prosecuting Attorney Dana Peoples will attend a statewide gathering of county prosecutors in the hall of the house of representatives on Saturday afternoon November 22 at two o clock. The meeting, originally set for November 7, will revisit the issue of overcoming high living costs.
Meigs county commissioners reconvene next Monday November 24 after adjourning from a mid month session held yesterday. They will finish work left uncompleted following a trip to Columbus to confer with state highway department officials.
Rev Joshua Turben and wife left for their home last Thursday after visiting relatives at this place E B Parker and wife visited Long Bottom with George Schreiber as host Will Chevalier moved from Roberts farm to a farm in Athens county Scott Wiley relocated to his town house James Davis and family of East Shade visited Asa Shield and wife John Mitchell of Rockland was here on business Clay Green departed for Akron.
The community report lists property sales such as the George McCune estate bought by J. F. Branch for 885 dollars, various visits by residents including Mrs. Ottie Turben and Merl Bahr, and social events like a pie and box social at the high school. Also noted are religious services led by Rev. Brister and the death of Mrs. Henry Barnett in Torch.
Mrs Richard Calhoun visited Athens on Saturday. Dessie and Ethel Anderson shopped in Athens Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fin Cook and son and Mrs Alfred Wetklow and daughter visited Athens Saturday. Liz Guess hosted Lu cius Burson of Athens Sunday. George Ball dined with Joe Hutchins Sunday. Hazle Geisiecke visited Columbus Saturday. Roscoe Shields and Joe Hutchins family called on Merwin Stauffer Sunday. Ethel Ball returned from Columbus Saturday. Alvin Ball left for Wellston Saturday night. Fletch Hawk and family drove to Albany Sunday.
In Columbus on Nov 18 the Ohio Association of Ice Industries opened a two day meeting with 150 to 200 members attending. The discussion focused on lumping orders for collective buying while noting that prices would not be debated at the gathering.
More than 600 000 consumers in Greater New York joined a milk strike starting Monday to push prices down 17 1 2 to 30 cents a quart. Delegates voted at a district councils meeting to abstain from milk on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday weekly until producers cut prices. Children under seven are exempt as a health precaution.
Miss Taylor announced that women's clubs representing about 500000 members will cooperate in the boycott. She estimated the three day abstinence will cut sales and cause a weekly loss over 300000 dollars to producers, with protests already from several.
Windsor Ontario and surrounding border towns report all bituminous coal in storage seized by order of the fuel controller as the American soft coal strike affects supplies. Local authorities say storage is exhausted and prices may rise across the region.
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