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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1920

Page

2

Local society notes outline club meetings and visitors

The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees meets at 7 PM. Mrs L V Brown and Miss Grace Stickney visit Columbus. Mrs E B Hooper travels to Pt Pleasant for two weeks. Dr and Mrs Gard host the Tuesday club. The Social Literary Club meets at 2:30 PM. Hazel Roach visits home. Local families host guests from Factory and Columbus. Athens Council D of A meets Tuesday at 7 PM. Franchises and law enforcement discussed by WCTU. A misprinted couple should be Mr and Mrs Mage Jones. Several visitors and singles attend events at Logan and Nelsonville. A North Lancaster street family purchases property in Athens. Local leaders attend the Grand Assembly in Youngstown. A committee plans a school of instruction for Athens women.

Pam Samuel Dishong Nelsonville Athens Lancaster Street Mr. Dishong Charles T. Newman Messrs Williamh. Bechtold S. M Ohio J. D. Cooper Gurney PB. Weller Youngstown

Constipation Cure Promoted For Sixteen Cents

Advertisement claims a home program can cure constipation and related ailments without laxatives. It urges readers to send eight two cent stamps totaling 16 cents for Treatment 438A, via the Holland Health Institute in Batavia, New York.

Holland Health Istitute Batavia N, Y

Wanderer Goes on Trial for Wife Slaying in Chicago

Carl Wanderer faces a life trial after confessing to killing his wife and a derelict he hired to stage a fake holdup at his Chicago home on June 21. He says the couple was returning from a movie when the stranger was shot and claims a pistol duel killed the man. He admits paying $3 for the staged robbery and says he killed the two to avoid double crossing and to return to the army.

Chicago Carl Wanderer Wanderer

Tin can holds 48050 in bonds found with scrap iron

A tin can found among scrap iron contained negotiable bonds totaling 48050. The notes were traced and returned to their owners in Rockford Illinois.

Chicago Rockford Illinois

Barleycorn Dead After Hearse Stop in Harmony New York

Constables found the evidence when they stopped a hearse in Harmony New York. Six cases are under review as authorities investigate the incident surrounding Barleycorn’s death.

Harmony N. Y J. Barleycorn

Women’s Federation Meeting Sets Ballot Education Plan

The group aims to teach women to vote with time and place to be announced. Dues dropped from $1 to 60 cents after county funds funded the city nurse. Red Cross seal sale proceeds aid tuberculosis. Mrs Hobs on presiding.

Red Cross N. Hobson

Birthday honors for Mrs Eda Killau marked by family

Mrs Eda Killau celebrated her birthday with a Sunday three course noon dinner at 18 North High Street. Guests included her siblings and the Killau household hosts with nine covers at a yellow and white table. Attending were JL K Louks Columbus Charles Weber Hazel Weber Huldah Russell and the couple. Absent were Helena Huntley Columbus Laura Schloss St Paul Minn and Reinholt Weber Saatoy.

Eda Killau Fred Killau Killau North High Street Kiltan JL. K. Louks Columbus Charles Weber Hazel Huldah Russell Helena Huntley Columbus Laura Schloss St. Paul Minn Reinholt Weber Saatoy

Jad Salts Promoted for Kidney Health in Local Ad

An advertisement urges readers to use Jad Salts to flush and activate sluggish kidneys. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast for several days cleanses kidneys, reduces bladder irritation, and neutralizes urine acids, described as harmless, inexpensive lithia water.

Scouts to Meet at Presbyterian Church Tonight

The Most Everything Scouts of Troop Two plan a 7 pm meeting at the Presbyterian church. Also notes on Ohio football at Parkersburg, local road conditions on Athens-Nelsonville road, and Sunday school turnout at First M. E. church with 528 in attendance.

Presbyterian Church M. E Prof. Copeland Martzolff Bean Hatch Thomas Porters McKay

Brooks Special Bargains On Canned Goods And Household Supplies

The listing under W. H. Brooks Special advertises quart tin cans at 60c a dozen heavy can rubbers 25c a dozen P and G or Star soap five cents Salmon 20c hard water soap 6c toilet paper 5c ground coffee 30c new can peas jelly glasses five cents each gas mantles 12 1 2 cents white thread spools ten cents matches four boxes 25c shaving soap five cents washboard fifty cents brooms sixty cents and more glass at cans.

W. H. Brooks

Ladies hear Dean Voigt on League of Nations at Cox-Roosevelt hall

Dean Voigt of Ohio University Athens will address the ladies in the Eagle building tonight at 7 p m as a League of Nations advocate. The Fraternal Order of Eagles added a new front on High Street, improving display space. Moses Reese 44 formerly of Gloucester died in Columbus after a brief illness. AFL Non-partisan Committee endorsed Cox for President and other candidates for state offices at Ath ens meeting. Glouster beat Jacksonville 8 to 1 to take the second game in a three game series.

Bob Ewere Dean Voigt Ohio University At Athens Cox-Roosevelt Club Eagle Building League of Nations Fraternal Order of Eagles High Street Joyce Fire Moses Reese Columbus Reese Mary A. Davis George Williams American Federation of Labor Non-partisan Campaign Committee Athens James M. Cox United States Hugh Gormley Dr. E. LeFever

Chamberlain's Tablets Restore Health for Indigestion

Indigestion biliousness and constipation sufferers find relief with Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad claims hundreds restored to health and happiness and urges readers to try the remedy, promising pleasing results and benefits.

Chamberlain

Convertible Upholstered Window Seat Invented

An upholstered window seat has been invented that can be converted into a couch or full size bed. The device promises flexible living space, blending seating with sleeping options for small rooms or apartments.

Bayer Aspirin Identity and Use Declared Safe

Aspirin Bayer Tablets of Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. An unbroken Bayer package with directions relieves headache toothache neuralgia and rheumatism among others. 12 tablets cost a few cents while larger Bayer packages are sold by druggists. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.

Bayer Acce

Pie Social at Luhrig School House

A pie social with a box social will be held at the Luhrig school house on Saturday evening October 9 to benefit Luhrig school.

Luhrig School

Murder of Miss Florence Barton in Kansas City

Police lack motive in the killing of 24 year old society girl Miss Florence Barton who died while riding with her fiancé R L Winters. Winters was wounded in the arm when the couple were fired upon by a bandit, according to Winters.

Kansas City, Mo Florence Barton R. L. Winters Winters

Husband and wife clash in New York court

Andrew Rasman six foot three inches faced a domestic dispute in New York court. His wife four foot nine inches warned she would black his eyes and lay him out again with flatirons, claiming threats and violence in the household.

New York Andrew Rasman

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Ociety Ana pLocal News Woman’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees Mrs. L. V. Brown Mise Grace Stickney R. M. Megson Pittsburg, Pa de Vaison Davis EB. L. Hooper Mrs. Legeess Pt. Pleasant W. Va W. L. Gard North Hill Tom Cotton North Congress Street Hazel Roach Marietta Harry M. Roach Charles Breinig Harry Nichols Frances and Charlies Factory Zanesville Fred G. Flegal P. E. Hixson Edward L. W. Kelly Logan Maria Pierce Melba Harwick Clara Cropper Portsmouth Ohio University Marie Josten Regina Gross Harvey. C. Baker South High Street Paul Bowen Howard Fink Athens Council No D. of A C. Augusta Morse Christian Church Miss Morse P. G. Dowler Church Street Irene Rhodes Hanlan Avenue W. M.plett L. W. Clark All Trimble W. T. Wogan Glouster Walter Jones Doris Daphne Cowden W. E. Meier Dr. Cowden Jones City Federation Chamber of Commerce Beauty Dr. Caldwell Foley Feley Parkersburg Rocters Jefferson Fenzel M. B Wallace F. D. Mcarty Board of Public Affairs O. D. Eddy McCarty Ira Andrews Sam Dunnett G. C. Fawcett Business Today E. E. Drury Akron John R. Davis Roy Drury Jacksonville Thurber Yeo Herb Wonder Cline Pharmacy Co Fountain Pharmacy Pomeroy H. B. Smith Eive Now Dorothy Black Cascarets Wrigleys Wrigley Swrigleys
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