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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1924
Page
7
A middle aged unidentified woman died after slipping and plunging ten stories from the Tremont Building in Boston as spectators watched. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.
Dr. Oscar Spier asked for a full investigation into a nurse circulated report that he allowed the newborn to die after attending delivery of a mother whose baby was described as a potential imbecile.
A stage trend shows many performers using Marmola Prescription Tablets to trim weight. An actress reports steady, easy reduction and ongoing management by taking the tablets several times yearly. Sold by druggists for one dollar per box or by mail from Marmola Co Detroit Michigan.
Miss Virginia Lewis outlines the Athens county board of health policies. Nurses handle emergencies, placarding, quarantine, and home cooperation. Release requires two nurse visits. fumigation is not board funded and gas leaks offer false security. Typhoid epidemic in 1923 at New York Coal Company camp: 70 cases linked to Haydenville and open pollution.
The passage notes nurses attending a community water supply site and a death in a Columbus hospital. In May 1924 smallpox reached Athens county with nine cases in Glouster and spread to Chauncey. The Athens city board of health urged vaccination to achieve complete immunity, as adults were urged to participate. TO BE CONTINUED.
Defiance Ohio George Mackay paid 23.50 in fine and court costs in Mayor's court after pleading guilty to an alleged assault on his wife, during which she was knocked against a stove.
Dayton report details Casey Jones winning a 200 mile record test by 197 miles, then being disqualified for distance. He later completed 234 miles in 163 minutes at Chaute Field, earning 239 points as judges wait for other cross events. Next the round the world flyers head for Dayton with a banquet and a $1,250 reward per pilot, while Lieut. Jack Harding and Eric Nelson plan post banquet activities as a wedding bells prep begins.
Ely Nevada remains much as in the 1870s with saloons gambling and dance halls. Prohibition officers recently swept in to clean up the town and local brewers faced pressure and market barriers from officials and rivals.
John Wesley Tulley of Tully received a $50 check from John J. Thompkins of Valatie, settling a fifty year old horse deal. The agreement said if the slightly lame mare recovered, Thompkins would pay an extra $50, and the mare did recover.
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