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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
8
An advertisement promises relief from wrinkles and eyestrain through a thorough eye examination. It claims glasses will improve vision and comfort, asserting the service is scientific, accurate, and thorough.
The state board of administration will pay October contract prices for meat products across over twenty institutions. Prices drop 2 to 4 cents a pound from September, with beef at 10 cents, mutton 9, corned beef 10 1 2, veal 12 3 4, fresh pork loins 26, first quality hams 32, lard 27. E Hahn Sons Co of Cincinnati is the lucky bidder for all institutions except Cleveland state hospital. Longview hospital in Cincinnati uses the quoted prices. Other institutions will pay about one cent more per pound to cover costs.
Medical authorities warn of a likely grip epidemic in the coming months with past grip outbreaks repeating over years. They urge public vigilance and note Father John’s Medicine as a tonic to boost resistance while reminding that even a cold should not be neglected.
The board notes the state can buy meats for less than half their retail price, accusing middlemen of large profits. State purchasing agent J. W. Lyons says the meats bought are of best quality and that nothing else will be accepted.
Athens women report Adler i ka glycerine mix with buckthorn bark relieves gas sour stomach and may cure constipation by acting on both bowels. One spoonful claimed to aid many cases of bowel trouble as pharmacist Henry W. Cotner notes.
The mercury fell to 35 with a light frost in spots and no damage reported. Dr. Howard took Frank Graham’s little son to a Columbus hospital for eye treatment. Local social visits include Mrs. Harvey Muer and Miss Myrtle Lortz from Woodsfield with J N Lortz’s family, and several trips to McConnelsville, Marietta, Eaglesport, and Zanesville as friends and relatives visited.
Weekly Thursday evening event at Van Meters Store Room Luhrig invites community dancers. Attendance details or times listed as 10 to 1.
Mrs Robert Ruth recently underwent surgery in Columbus and is reported to be recovering well. Mr Ruth, employed at Athens State hospital, is home with a broken ankle. Mr and Mrs Henry Chambers of Flat Rock Illinois returned after visiting Mr and Mrs George Richey. Mr Chambers is Mrs Richey’s brother. The party traveled from Illinois with Miss Catherine Matthews of Terra Haute Indiana. Mrs Levi Hawk is critically ill at the Jack residence. A Sunday school picnic drew a large crowd with L W Roberts of Athens teaching and a noon basket dinner under the trees. The rally-day service followed.
The event, directed by Miss Cecil Clark, Sunday school superintendent, featured Prof. Copeland of Class Six speaking on Community and Neighborhood. Recitations and a choir provided musical portions before all departed.
The writer hopes the committee will make the M. P. Sunday school picnic an annual affair. Sherman McCollins, recently employed in Barberton, visits his parents Mr and Mrs George McCollins. Mr and Mrs Edward Derch of Sonville Florida visit Mrs E A Hooper. Albert Carpenter moves family to Athens after purchasing property.
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