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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
3
A period advertisement urges readers to drink water between meals and use Doctor Pierce’s Anuric Tablets for kidney and backache relief. It cites nerves feverishness and vision issues as symptoms and claims trial packs by sending 10 cents to Buffalo. Albert Johns of Cincinnati testifies the pills cured his back pain after two bottles.
Victor Berger of Wisconsin, elected as a socialist to the 68th Congress, visited the White House to tell President Harding it is an outrage that the United States keeps political prisoners in federal penitentiaries for war time offenses.
An old patent remedy named Bulgarian Blood Tea promises to guard against flu grippe and pneumonia. It claims to flush the bowels enrich the blood and sweeten the stomach and is advertised as sold by druggists everywhere.
Nelsonville readers are urged to contact Bart the Printer for department news. During a social hour the hostess served luncheon in Nelsonville, noting community hospitality.
The John B. Rogers Co director arrives next Monday to begin rehearsals for the high school play Springtime. Three weeks of preparation precede performances at the Stuart Opera House on December 14 and 15 evenings.
Phil Karney Post No 38 will meet Saturday at 1 30 P M in the Legion hall. All members are requested to be present. Mrs J M Hyde spent the day in Columbus.
The Jefferson Terrace Merritt residence hosted a midweek gathering of Nelsonville ladies and seven Lancaster friends for a bridge party. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Schau of Creola visiting Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wilson. Columbus shoppers Mrs. Frank Moore and Mrs. C. D. Shafer were seen.
Chairman Welch declares readiness for the campaign starting next Tuesday morning. He praises the new policy by the board of directors and pledges committee support. Welch notes Nelsonville association’s history of poor finances and lauds the tight economy of the local organization. He urges residents to back the Y effort to help local boys and girls develop physically, mentally, and morally.
Several hundred attended Monday and Tuesday evenings for the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. The musical comedy Rev Dayton Up-to-date starred a talented cast, trained by Mrs. G F E Tifft. Special thanks to Hedges of C L King Furniture for platform support. I C O F requests a repeat performance.
The first of five Redpath lectures will be held tomorrow evening at the Christian church under the auspices of the senior class. The program marks the initial attraction in a yearlong series planned for the high school.
Mrs William Maffin presided with Mesdames Low Corwin George Beagle and Bert Hartley assisting as hostesses at the W B U club gathering held Tuesday at Walnut street home. After the business session 27 answered roll call.
Dr E B Acomb completed installation of a complete Ritter X-Ray machine with a Cool Ridge tube at his dental offices on West Columbus and Fulton Street. The new equipment is among the finest in the Hocking Valley and reflects the city’s progressive professional culture for local patrons.
Glen ford Dugan post women’s auxiliary packed seventeen boxes for disabled soldiers. Contents include fifteen and a half dozen homemade cookies, eleven and a half dozen oranges and apples, twenty chewing gum packages, four pounds of candy, cartons of cigarettes, one and a half dozen popcorn balls and seventeen wafer packs. Public support highly valued.
Ad Uhrig a 47 year old painter and paper hanger from Nelsonville died Thursday morning at Chillicothe hospital of pneumonia following a trip with friends for a hunting outing. He left a widow Elsie Evans and two children Claudine age 2 and Charles who died in infancy.
An ad promotes Adlerika as a bowel cleansing product that supposedly removes foul matter from both upper and lower intestines, claiming it prevents infection and reduces gas and constipation. The message cites old waste buildup and promises a single dose for surprising results, with Gibsons Pharmacy as the source.
Mr and Mrs Luther Cruikshank held a surprise birthday party Monday at their Main street home for their son Thomas on his sixth birthday. Guests included Evelyn Fouty Waiva, Gerald Rackum, Gilbert Stalder Delbert Hawk, Marshal Smith, Dwit Walker, Helen Brooks Mary Bell Iris Cunningham Pearl Hoskins Geneva Palmer Stanley Smith Eileen Cunningham Leslie and Ruth Cruikshank with Doris Smith assisting.
Mrs S D Jackson welcomed members of the Womens Class of the First Christian church to her Lexington Avenue home for a Wednesday afternoon session. Mrs Clarence Butts presided, with Mrs L W Spayd leading in Mrs Charles Headreys absence. A paper by Mrs E C Wharton and a song by Mrs John Shafer complemented the program. A Newark visitor, Mrs Billings, attended. A luncheon hosted by the hostess and Mrs George Strausbaugh followed, with attendees including Mrs M J Gardner, Mrs Harvey Nye, Mrs L W Spayd, Mrs Clarence Butts, Mrs Elmer Nida, Mrs Floyd Nye, Mrs Charles Bradfield, Mrs Guy Gardner, Mrs E C Wharton, Mrs Guy Brookins, Mrs Matt Kilpatrick, Mrs John Shafer, Mrs Charles Fiske, Mrs Guy Smith, Mrs B Ferrer, and Mrs George Strausbaugh.
A notice in Wednesdays Messenger corrects the cast for The Courtship of Miles Standish to Capt Miles Standish Harold Minister Pricilla Beatrice Border John Alden Ralph Brown Dame Hadley Jeanette Palmer. Public invited to the program and pie social at Morristown school with Miss Maxwell and Mr Baughman in charge.
Miss Millie Osborne has returned from an extended visit with relatives at Long Bottom Ohio.
Mrs Thomas Hayden and her son Pearl and Cleuth left this morning for a future home in Warren Ohio. Chauncey football team will play Murray City at Chauncey hall park Wednesday afternoon.
A promotional notice extols Nary Worth as a universal stomach and bowel remedy. Mrs Thern reports dramatic relief from torpid bowels and related symptoms after starting the product. The ad claims Druggists sell it for one dollar with a money back promise if first bottle fails. It targets women and children with a pleasant taste and mild effective action.
Henry Ford closes negotiations for about 195,000 acres in Kentucky with $20,000,000 value to sell coal directly to the public. Chief Engineer Mayo reports the deal, placing Ford to challenge the coal trust and control a significant share of U S soft coal output.
Representative James A. Frear chairman of the Wisconsin delegation announced an authorized statement pledging regular Republican support along progressive lines. The message signals alignment within the party structure and commitment to coordinated policy directions.
Lawrence W. O'Neill, 29, veteran of St Mihiel and other world war battles, is in Lima police custody awaiting examination to determine his mental condition. He is described as shell shocked, without a home or relatives. The incident occurred in Lima on November 28.
Hyomet described as a guaranteed catarrh treatment by McKee Drug Co with a money back offer if it fails, presented as a unique sales method.
An unnamed two and a half year old boy, from Shreveport Louisiana, arrived in New York unclaimed. A Pullman porter said a woman asked him to bring the child to New York where he would be claimed. The child cannot speak his name and no identity clues have been found.
Miss Laura Ik. Detwiler of Seville is among the two female students at the University of Michigan who have taken up surveying, a field traditionally pursued by men.
Mothers of Wellington high school football team members treated the players to a chicken meal, a gesture described as a ban- era show of support.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers as a fast cold remedy. It promises to relieve chest congestion joint stiffness and muscle pain by penetrating heat within minutes and claims it cannot hurt you.
A vintage testimonial praises Peterson's ointment as a remedy for ulcers, sores, piles, and chafing with eager claims. The ad lists prices 840, 1.00, 2.40, and 8.00 as the product’s cost.
Athens to host one of the first American showings of Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes at the opera house for three nights and a Saturday matinee starting tonight. The Columbus premiere runs the same week at the Colonial Theatre. John Barrymore, noted romantic lead, portrays Doyle's detective in a film praised by the Ohio State Journal motion critic as a genuinely fine picture worth seeing.
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