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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1924

Page

6

Recovery of Laurentic gold nears end after long salvage

English divers have recovered 3166 bars of gold valued at about 4.75 million pounds from the Laurentic wreck off Donegal after a decade of salvage. Silver worth 250000 pounds also raised. remaining ingots buried, mission to complete 1923 salvage concludes with Bank of England transfers.

London Laurentic Po Sant Donegal Ireland FE. E. Broke Bank of England

Retired Major General Walter Bethel Ends Forty-Year Army Career

Freeport Ohio native Major General Walter Bethel is retired from the army after forty years of service begun in 1889. He served on General Pershing’s World War I staff as judge advocate general of the A E F and was assistant adjutant general during the Spanish American War. Future plans remain unclear.

Freeport Walter Bethel Bethel John J. Pershing

Robbery and assault trap man after stalled car near Oberlin

George Emmerich was assaulted and robbed of 216 dollars after accepting a ride with motorists who stopped to help his broken machine near Oberlin. He was tied to a fence but freed himself.

Elyria George Emmerich Oberlin Emmerich

Auto collision injures three near Bryne Road crossing

Three people were injured when a New York Central Twentieth Century train struck an auto at the Bryne Road crossing near Toledo. Two are believed fatally hurt, with the incident dated November 24. The note adds a remark on dwindling popularity of Lovebirds as fortune tellers in England.

Toledo New York Central Bryne Road

Dailey R. D. 1 Albany Woman Funeral Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. J. T. Dailey of Albany R. D. 1 will be held at 1 p m Tuesday afternoon at the M E church in Albany. Burial will follow in the Hebbardsville cemetery.

J. T. Dailey Albany R. D M. FE Albany Buring Hebbardsville

Boy questions Heaven while testing new bow in yard

A Woodstock youth, given a bow and arrows by his grandfather, fires arrows high into the yard. He asks his mother how high he can shoot without hitting Jesus or angels, revealing a hopeful superstition about safety and heaven.

Woodstock Heaven Jesus Christ

Mrs Florence I Marquis 73 Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Florence I Marquis widow of John A Marquis died at 6 15 am Monday at 33 Moore Avenue after 36 years of rheumatic illness. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at home conducted by Dr A Y Wilcox. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Born May 12 1851 near Amesville she leaves three children Earl Marquis Mrs Arthur Hickman and Grace Marquis, six grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus sisters Mrs William Stanley Mrs W T Smith Mrs Charles Mooney and brothers George Henry and Bradford Henry.

Marquis Florence I. Marquis John A. Marquis Moore Avenue West Union Street Amesville David Margaret Owen Henry Athens Earl Marquis Arthur Hickmen Grace Marquis William Stanley California W. T. Smith Charles Mooney Bradford Henry Columbus George Henry Cutler

Adams Township Oil Set to Drill Second Test Well

Contracts signed by Adams Township Oil and Gas Company directors and Robert Green of North Baltimore enable completion of a second test well on the Hosback farm in Adams township and the drilling of a third.

Defiance Hosback Adams Township Adams Township Oil and Gas Company Robert Green North Baltimore

Rescued Captain Miller Survives Foundering off Cuba

W A Miller of the Illinois Pipe Line Company endured twenty four hours at sea after the Decapa ran aground sixty five miles off Cuba's east coast. Passengers and crew were rescued by a Chilean steamer and brought to New York.

Lima Atlantic W. A. Miller Illinois Pipe Line Company South Africa Miller South America Decapa United Fruit Company Line Cuba New York

Tax rates show city decrease, school districts up

In Elyria Ohio the tax rate collected for next year edges down for the city while rising for school districts. Brighton leads with a rate near 3 dollars per thousand valuation.

Elyria Brighton

Toledo Officer Sees Weight Rebound After Dreco Use

In a testimonial from Officer John G. Hauguth of Toledo Ohio he describes lifelong weight at 185 pounds and a loss of 40 pounds due to stomach problems and indigestion. After taking Dreco he regained 20 pounds and reports feeling well with improved appetite and digestion. The ad claims Dreco tones nerves and helps constipation nervousness headaches dizziness liver joints and kidneys and urges readers to buy at druggists.

John G. Hauguth Summit St Toledo Ohio

California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Child Health

An elderly style advertises California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for sick children of all ages. It claims the product sweetens the stomach, opens the bowels, and prevents illness with a non narcotic formula.

California

Creomulsion touted as cure for chronic coughs and colds

An advertisement promotes Creomulsion an emulsified creosote remedy claimed to soothe inflamed membranes kill germs and treat chronic coughs colds bronchial asthma catarrhal bronchitis and other throat and lung diseases. It promises a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after following directions and lists Creomulsion Co Atlanta Ga as the maker.

Creomulsion Co Atlanta

Ohio Motor Bus Owners Meet in Columbus November 25

Officers of motor bus groups from six states will attend the annual meeting and banquet in Columbus Ohio on November 25. Officials of the Michigan association will attend in a body.

Columbus Ohio Motor Bus Owners’ Association Michigan Association

New Tunic Pattern Debuts For Young Girls

A new and popular style for the growing girl titled the tunic is offered by el fashions. The pattern fits sizes 4, 10, 12, and 14 years. A 10 year size needs 3 1/4 yards with long sleeves or 2 1/2 yards with short sleeves of 40 inch material. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.

El’ashions

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