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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
6
Mark EH Jackson of Syracuse urges readers to request a free trial of his "Home Treatment" for muscular and subacute rheumatism. He claims long personal relief since 1898 and says payment is due only after satisfaction. no money needed to try.
Several relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Jean Thompson Sunday to honor Mr Thompson's 68th birthday with a sumpton dinner. Guests included Edward Kieffner and children from Springfield and Flora Ramey and son Finley visiting from Columbus. Mrs P A RuhLman of Chillicothe and Laon Bnyder of Chillicothe were recent or weekend visitors.
Miss Margaret Scott was surprised at her parents home on Railroad Street by many friends for her thirteenth birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Freborn of Columbus and their children, and others visiting Scott and Gossill families.
A week’s highlight was Miss Blanche Robbing’s home gathering on Buffalo Street Saturday night with contests, refreshments, and a radio program. Mrs. Margaret Davisson lies sick at Main Street home, while C. W. Walters improves after months’ illness. Retired businessman Mr. R. Wilcox remains homebound by illness. Hamden orders a new fire bell from Columbus firm to replace the damaged one from town hall fire. bell weighs 100 pounds and costs 125.00.
Owine to a scarcity of water and repairs on the bleeas engine at the Merit Plant cause Merits electric service disruptions. Hamden's streets remain dark for several nights, while residents cope with outages and inconvenience. Mrs Rexford Moorhead wags the local gossip as the town grapples with ongoing utility issues.
A Rochester dentist claims a new preparation Mase MOAVA DENTAL CREAM treats pyorrhea by destroying germs, tightening loose teeth, and healing tender gums. First application shows benefit and steady use over weeks restores gum and tooth firmness. McKee Drug Co. supplies it.
Guests of relatives in Portsmouth include Mr. and Mrs. Leo Stanton visiting in Canton with Mrs. Stanton’s parents Mr. and Mrs. William Rowe. A daughter named Netty Katherine was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Griffith of East Cleveland. The high school auditorium was wired for gas lights to avoid outages during events. Charles Willis returns to Columbia after visiting his mother Mia, and Dave Walters, a B&O railroad boilermaker, was sent to Portsmouth for work. Miss Bernadine Salts and Miss Lonie Bagley of Ohio University were weekend guests. Mrs. C. J. Winters and Mrs. R. Nye attended Mrs. J. A. Soule’s funeral on Wednesday.
L. Aerorill, once a bridge foreman for the B. & O. on the Ohio division, was taken to Athens hospital Wednesday after years of declining health.
The B. and E. section gang has been cut to a foreman and two men and yesterday received instructions to lay their men off two days this week.
Three young men from Dundas faced Probate Judge Chapman in McArthur after a Sunday night theft at T H Craig store. November 22 bonds set at 500 dollars for Thurman England and Clarence Loper. Chester Allison could not post bond.
An advertisement promotes Tysmol as a skin absorbing treatment for neuritis pain. It claims rapid relief, no dangerous drugs, and lists McKee Drug Co and other druggists as sellers with Tysmol Company, 400 Sutter St, San Francisco, as manufacturers.
Dr. W. W. Campbell led the Crocker expedition from Wollal Australia to observe the total solar eclipse and test relativity. The team, aided by the Australian government, prepared 12 photographic plates to compare with Tahiti observations, with results due in 1923.
Bill Lloyd, once called Chicago’s reddest radical, began a sentence today at Joliet Prison. He was processed in, bathed, shaved, tagged and dressed in a blue denim prison suit as the penitentiary routine stripped him of his individuality.
For the first time since 1914 a shipment of more than 1000 game birds for stocking the game preserves of the west has come from Europe via the United States.
Mary, Tom, Dick, or Harry can be identified as the object of affection by a new device. The machine records heart-induced radio tones to indicate love depth, with potential uses in diagnosing romance and even radio diagnosis, potentially impacting divorce courts.
Harmony Hill reports visitors from Mr and Mrs S H Noland and notes a good farmers institute in Litt le Hocking. The Harmony Hill school under Miss Lee progresses well. Hereford cattle sold to A V Chapman. Little Hocking Grange election officers listed. Corness and Livingston families mentioned. Corn husking and wood cutting active amid coal scarcity.
A quotation from James Russell Lowell reflects on the enduring beauty of duty and the reward found in steady hard work. It values unglamorous effort over praise, noting true recompense comes from living faithfully and performing duties squarely.
Gibson's Pharmacy in Athens, and Fountala Pharmacy in Nelsonville, Ohio, are noted in a brief listing of area drugstores. The short item references these sites as part of a larger directory update for local prescriptions.
A Lake Michigan resident reports dramatic improvement after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and using Sanative Wash for irregularities and weakness. The letter urges other women to try the remedy when doctors fail to help and repeats claims of full recovery.
A bronze tablet honoring eleven Americans who died while attempting to salvage the British collier Wellington on September 16, 1918 was unveiled aboard the US coastguard cutter Seneca at Pier 1 on the North River New York.
A freight wreck near Sugar Grove halted several hours of service on the Hocking Valley railroad delaying trains and Logan Messenger deliveries until the following morning. The incident disrupted local traffic and unsettled schedules across the region.
A fragment notes a Sunday evening event themed The Foundation of Truth or The Bible as the Inspired Word of God. It contrasts evolutionists and higher critics with Bolshevists, mentions Rev. J. W. Blair inviting the public to attend.
Obesity remedy Marmola Prescription Tablets are sold worldwide for one dollar a use, with direct order from Marmola Co. in Detroit. The product claims to avoid dieting or strenuous exercise for reducing excess weight.
Union Thanksgiving services are scheduled at the Methodist church with Rev Curtis Douglass from the Presbyterian church as the speaker. The services will begin at 8 36 a m on Thursday November 30th.
The annual election of officers for the Farm Bureau of Hocking county will be held at the local office November 25. Ballots have been mailed to all members with instructions to ensure their vote reaches the office.
At the annual meeting held on the election date, Mr. Shoenberger of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will speak. The meeting is set for 9 30 A M in the I O O F hall.
Dan Populin an imported laborer bought a jug of cider and walked back to the car shops. He and the jug fell into a seven foot deep ash pit filled with water. Rescue efforts saved him but not the jug. An engine later dumped hot ashes, causing the cider jug to explode and fumes to fill the roundhouse.
Athens county council of churches plans a Saturday session at First Methodist Church Athens on November 25 the first since forming last spring. The event aims to unite churches in welfare efforts with three speakers from the state organization delivering addresses judged essential to the council’s aims attracting locals and visitors.
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