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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
3
Classifieds show a front room for two ladies for rent with references and a garage space for one car. A corn husker job at New York Coal Co farm in Floodwood offers 15 cents per bushel. A personal message ends with a goodbye from Thomas Auflick.
District Superintendent Dillinger announced York township schools will reopen Monday December 2 after a flu epidemic closure of four to six weeks.
The annual union Thanksgiving service will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday at 10 o clock A M. Rev Leon Arpee of the Presbyterian church will preach the sermon. Citizens are urged to attend to honor victories by ballot and allied armies, with special choir music. Prayer meetings are suspended this week due to the ban.
Thanksgiving Day services are held at St Andrews Catholic Church at 9 30 A M with parishioners invited to attend the morning mass and related prayers.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Sheffield entertained at their Poplar Street home Sunday evening with a chicken dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patton and their son Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maffin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Saylor, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson and daughter Dorthea, along with the hosts.
Sunday and Monday records show thirty two new influenza cases with no pneumonia cases and no deaths. The next report will be published tomorrow and, if the rate continues, the ban will be lifted Wednesday under Saturday regulations.
Joseph Lawton fell while hoisting a roof board at the Round House Nelsonville yards on Sunday. He sustained multiple broken bones and was taken by Stout's ambulance to Dr N Hills office and then to Grant Hospital in Columbus.
Family of Geo. Douglas of New Pittsburg Ohio received notice November 22 from the War Department that their brother Harry Douglas was killed in action on October 12.
A wartime letter describes a frontline trench under bombardment as shells burst around a dugout. The writer reports being with a “good bunch of boys” but dislikes the place, noting Dutch shelling and rain while soldiers press forward.
The body of Anna Sayers died in Toledo was brought to Nelsonville this morning and taken to her mother Mrs. Maggie Sayers home 204 Maison Street. Funeral services by Rev. Johnson will be held at the residence Wednesday at 2 PM with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
University Extension Classes will meet at the regular time and place this week. Prof. Morton will lead the Wednesday class and Prof. Stewart will teach the Saturday class.
Mrs. P. FB. Taylor of Columbus visits Nelsonville with her husband. Many locals travel to Columbus Logan Cheswick Pa The Plains New Straitsville and Athens for visits and business. Holiday guest arrangements include Mrs. Lilly Hatch and Miss Abbie Benson with local families.
Marietta College football departs early Thanksgiving morning for Athens to meet Ohio University in the afternoon. The party includes the college band and a large crowd of supporters. Marietta has a strong record this season with new players and excels in open play and forward passing.
A brief advertisement urging savings and aggressive work to grow a business with advertising and faithful service. It promotes The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at Rankin Building Columbus Ohio, claiming assets over $15,000,000.
An advertisement extols Dr Carter’s K and B Tea as a home remedy for constipation and bilious attacks. It claims the vegetable brew is cheaper than liver and bowel remedies, lasts long, and helps liver and bowels in days with a bedtime cup. It notes it suits children and that druggists have sold it for years.
A Zenner Company window shows war souvenirs including items sent by Israel Putnam of the Marines from France to his parents. The display features a blood-stained watch and knife taken from German soldiers, belt buckles with Gott Mittens inscriptions, bracelets, rings, a tassel, a German helmet, and a 1918 letter from H H Kibby detailing the helmet taken from a soldier he killed.
A Bavarian casualty from the Loos attack dated September 25 1915 is noted. The report recalls training the first 150 aviators who arrived in France and expresses high praise for the young airmen described as wonderful boys.
Eleven influenza cases emerged in three days at the State School for the Blind in Columbus prompting the board of administration to close the campus. Sick and suspected cases are isolated. unexposed students are sent home as other state institutions report improvement after thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths. Health officers warn against lifting the ban too soon.
Berlin reports question whether Germany can hold together as Kurt Eisner accuses Solff and Erzberger of old regime ties. Chancellor Ebert warns that altering the armistice could bring deplorable results while outlining economic reconstruction plans.
King Albert of Belgium will visit Paris on December 5 and depart for Brussels later that evening.
An advertisement touts Miro Pile Remedy as an internal cure for hemorrhoids claiming absolute relief from pain. It stresses internal action reaching ulcers, rapid improvement in two to three days, and a money back guarantee with pharmacist availability and a separate ointment for associated conditions.
Fall River Mass November 25 The American Printing Company which runs seven textile mills here announced that due to trade conditions 6000 narrow looms about half the plant total would be shut down tomorrow night. More than 1000 operatives will be thrown out of work. Nathan Durfee treasurer said further stoppages may follow if cloth markets do not improve.
London reports that American troops will be withdrawn from England as quickly as possible. Flying corps units deployed in squads are being sent home as shipping allows. Most personnel depart, leaving only medical service units and camp staffs to assist troops returning from France.
San Francisco Nov 26 United States Senator James L Phelan announced he will present a petition from California Catholic clergy to President Wilson urging the United States to back Ireland's political freedom at the peace conference. The petition is signed by Archbishop Edward J Hanna of San Francisco and bishops John J Cantwell and Thomas Grace of Los Angeles and Sacramento with 800 clergy members.
In western Macedonia the Bulgarians deported about 82 000 Greek residents per official documents in M Divaropoulos’s possession. Many deportees faced famine torture and forced labor. At Kitehevyo several Greeks were burned alive on the pretext ofTyphus exposure.
Washington November 25. Naval estimates for 1920 reduced by 1 180 315 as armistice signing informed Secretary McAdoo by Secretary Daniels. Original war basis 2 644 307 000 cut to 1 463 992 000 while 600 000 000 for a second three year program remains. Plan calls for 10 superdreadnoughts six battle cruisers and 140 smaller ships.
Bucyrus Ohio report says the state has removed mandatory normal training from Crawford County schools expanding teacher eligibility. One returning veteran farmer will teach this year after a 20 year gap and will donate part of his salary to the Red Cross.
A local drive seeks hosts for 85 visiting soldiers from the 8S. A. T. C. not confined to turkey dinners. Weeklong quarantine ends, homesick youths will share meals at noon and late dinners after the football game. Contacts list names of inviting families and organizers.
Mayor Parks issues a proclamation closing all doctors offices except by appointment during the influenza epidemic. Forty two new cases raise the total to 1036.
Mrs William Prom of Pana testifies that her family has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for fifteen years. She reports taking it herself and giving it to children for coughs and colds and finding it a quick cure.
Lima reports Peru recalls consul general at Valparaiso and all Chilean consuls after Chilean citizens raid Peruvian shops in Iquique. The Peruvian consul was seized and boarded a steamer by police. Santiago confirms vice president Cardenas labeled unpatriotic for urging a peaceful settlement.
Washington November 26 an order amending postal rules lets telephone and telegraph firms access post office records to locate people with insufficient addresses in messages sent. Burleson, Postmaster General, issued the directive.
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