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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1923

Page

5

Pallas Club­s Roster and Social Roundup At Athens Home

A large attendance gathered at Mrs. W F Mercer’s East State St home for the Pallas Club meeting. Mrs. W A Matheny presided as delegates were chosen for the Southeast district Women’s Federated Clubs convention in Jackson on Nov 3 and 4. The day featured a book review of Your Problems and Mine and a luncheon at The Colonial with numerous members noted. The society column also reports travel to Columbus and Delaware, a marriage announcement for Mrs. Julian M. Snyder, and funeral attendances for Miss Martha Phillips and Mr. W W Starkey with local relatives visiting from surrounding towns.

W. F. Mercer East State Street Pallas Club W. A. Matheny Women’s Federated Clubs Jackson L. G. Worstell Mary G. Ness A. O. Sloane Simeon H. Bing Athens Bing State Welfare Conference J. K. Stableton Julian M. Snyder Mariar Bush Ohio State Journal of F. W. Bush

Harmless Marmola Weight Reduction Method Promoted

An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless way to lose fat without dieting or exercise. The offer claims steady, easy reduction with no side effects and lists Detroit address 6412 Woodward Avenue for purchase or direct order at one dollar per case.

Woodward Avenue Detroit Mich

Arrested Accountant Charged with Rail Line Embezzlement

Charles L. Cullis a 26 year old accountant for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co. was arrested in Reading Pa for allegedly embezzling 2500 dollars from the Huntington West Virginia office of the railroad.

Reading Charles L. Cullis Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Co Huntington W. Va

Weather outlook for period ending October 20

Generally fair in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with temperatures near or slightly above normal for most of the week ending October 20.

Washington, D. C Ohio Valley Tennessee

Chefs Recommend Pasteurizing Sweet Cider To Preserve Flavor

Ohio Experiment Station chemists advise cider owners to pasteurize immediately after pressing by heating to 156 degrees for 30 minutes. Then bottle or jar in sterilized containers and seal to keep sweetness.

Wooster Ohio Experiment Station

Platinum Find Shocks Wyoming Prospector at Centennial

In Laramie Wyoming on October 15 miners hail a platinum ore discovery near Centennial in an old copper prospect by Jacob Schnitzler after a Denver assay shows $12 in platinum per ton and tests with water yield $422 per ton. The find, amid copper minerals boronite covelite and calcopylite, sparks talk of the era’s greatest find since California gold. Centennial lies west of Laramie in the Medicine Bow Range near the old Rambler mine in Encampment across the Saratoga Valley.

Laramie Wyo Centennial Jacob Schnitzler Schnitzier Middle Fork Little Laramie Denver Ural Mountains Russia Rambler California Medicine Bow Range Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Encampment Saratoga Valley Mountain Range

Third sex debated as women gain rights in Britain

London Oct 16 Councillor Donald Clark warned at the imperial conference that a “third sex” is developing in Britain due to woman suffrage and sport. He said the empire risks decline if the trend continues, arguing women’s muscular culture blurs gender lines and harms social order.

F. A. Wray London Great Britain Donald Clark Lowbridge Dominion

Belmont county lawmaker named union district secretary treasurer

William T Roberts of Barton has been appointed secretary treasurer of the Eastern Ohio sub district of the miners union succeeding William Applegarth. The sub district, with about 16 000 members, includes Belmont county residents and checkweighmen for coal mines.

Bellaire William T. Roberts Belmont County Eastern Ohio Miners’ Union William Applegarth Eo. Roberts Barton

Probe Gage of Two Veterans in Homeville Deaths

Sheriff John B. Taylor and Coroner F. L. Lebbcq investigate the deaths of Samuel Harvey 76 and Horace W. Upson 71 at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in Homeville. Coroner Leblicq says murder or self harm are possible but no evidence supports any theory yet. Contents of the stomachs of the men are being examined.

Two Men Sent to State Demiate for Analysis

Coroner Leblicg ordered two men to be sent to the state demiate today for analysis.

State Demiate Leblicg

Milan official arrested on multiple charges in Sandusky

John Lowe special acting marshal under Mayor Ralph Boeure of Milan was jailed by Sheriff John H. Taylor in Sandusky on nine counts of extortion one count of embezzlement one count of criminal assault and one count for contributing to the delinquency of a 12 year old girl.

Sandusky John Lowe Ralph Boeure Milan John H. Taylor

Ohio Families Move Homes More Often Than Cities

Statistics show Oberlin residents relocate every 25 months while telephone lines change hands every six months. Comparable towns Nelsonville, Dayton, and Cleveland show 24, 9 and 27 month patterns respectively.

Oberlin Ohio Nelsonville Dayton Cleveland

Modernized rabbit hops to garage in Martin's Ferry

Local rabbits are described as modernized after one hopped into Owen Zimmerman's garage near a store around 10 PM. The animal would have crossed at least ten blocks from an open field to reach the garage in this urban quirk.

Martin's Ferry Owen Zimmerman

Four Ku Klux Klan Robes Disrupt Service at Colored Church

Four men in Ku Klux Klan robes and insignia entered the Second M. E. Church in Martin's Ferry Ohio during Sunday night services and handed the pastor an envelope containing 41. The act shocked the predominantly black congregation and police were alerted.

Camphor Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief at Gibson's Pharmacy

Advertises Lavoptik eye wash with camphor and other ingredients as a quick remedy for weak strained or sore eyes. Mentions free aluminum eye cup and Gibson's Pharmacy as the location.

Gibson's

Court Upholds Warrantless Liquor Raid Judgment

Belmont county common pleas judge W W Cowen rules officers may raid without a warrant if circumstantial evidence shows liquor sales likely. A Noeffs resident was fined after such a raid. the minor court decision was upheld.

S&t

Akron Proprietor Denies Liquor Charge Over Lemon Extract

Dominic Sianna 18 owner of a soft drink parlor was arrested on a liquor violation by vice squad officers. He claimed the seized item was lemon extract used to make lemon syrup. Judge A F O Neil postponed judgment pending city chemist analysis.

Akron Dominic Sianna A.F. O'Neil

Farrow Claims Condensing Dynamo Overcomes Gravity

Edward E Farrow, West Point graduate and retired officer, asserts a condensing dynamo can negate gravity by amplifying Hertzian wireless waves into electro magnetic forces. He demonstrates weight loss on a scale and predicts aviation, safety, and transport advances if his device works.

Edward Farrow West Point Frank J. Bayn

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