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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
5
Social news notes Girl Scouts Troop 8 will meet at 6 15 this evening at the regular place with a request for prompt attendance. Also listed: Miss Louise Balls ill with pneumonia from Spanish influenza at 58 Lancaster Street.
Mrs J B Haning and others motor to Columbus for the Daily Show and visits. Mr and Mrs Louis of Columbus are guests at the Cooley home. Anna Marguerite Linscott visits from Mt Vernon with the Vesers. Corporal Homer Johnson at Camp Eagle Pass Texas reports illness. Miss Lara Graham enlists in the navy and heads to Parkersburg for Mobilization Station duties. P L Martin returns from Camp Sherman with Elder Martin and family. Funeral and influenza deaths pull O H White family to Chandler'sville as brothers and sisters prepare for military service.
Myrtle L Graham and George W Ford were married in a private morning ceremony at 87 Woodward Avenue conducted by Rev Murch. Myrtle, an Athens High School graduate and former bookkeeper for Cline Ice Cream Factory, will reside in Akron with her husband who recently worked in clerical duties for Goodyear.
A historic advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and pleasant for children to take. It highlights long use favorable opinions from mothers including Wm Scruby of Chillicothe Missouri and notes the product contains no opium or narcotics.
The noted root and herb remedy Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is extolled as a proven, three generation remedy that relieves female ailments and has earned a strong place in American homes. It is urged that any woman in need should try it.
Miss Elizabeth Leeper in Columbus for school visits home for the week. Mrs Leanore Smith of Athens visited her son Lt Hl Smith and wife. Addie Biggen spent Friday and Saturday in Athens. Frank Robinson and family hosted his brother and wife from Pennsylvania, Mr and Mrs P T Busch and wife visiting Racine relatives. Thomas McAfee of Beabe moved his family into a local property.
Dade Oliver of Athens visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Oliver on Monday. Mrs Jet Otis of Nelsonville stayed with her sister Mrs John Oliver. Mrs Chase McBee and Mrs Frank Robinson visited Coolville Saturday. Miss Ruth Strahl of Athens was the Sunday guest of her aunt Mrs Join Winner. Mrs Brannon of Athens stays with her sister Mrs L H Smith this week. Mrs C J Bean of Guysville was Tuesday guest of her brother and family C W Townsend.
Kingsville notes mark the eighty third birthday of Joseph Hudwell with a large outdoor gathering on an October day. Attendees include families from Albany Hebbardsville Mingo Junction and nearby towns. Grandson Joseph Hudwell Jr. in Akron Training Detachment received a commemorative fried chicken and cake.
Trimble resident Mrs Furniss Dew has received a card confirming the overseas arrival of her husband, notifying family and friends of the news.
Dr. Crawford notes several Spanish influenza cases at Hollister and reports patients are progressing well.
TD C Thomas of Columbus, formerly a Glouster resident, spent yesterday in the city on business and is now based in the capital city after years away.
Mrs J V Jones ends visit with Mr Jones in this city and returns to Zanesville. Mr Jones, manager of the company store at Hollister, plans to move his family to the area as soon as a residence is secured.
Trimble township residents push to reach the Fourth Liberty Loan quota as sales remain steady this week. With everyone pulling hard, including families, officials expect the quota to be met when the drive closes Saturday at midnight.
Injuries suffered Tuesday at Corning when he fell from a ladder may prove fatal for Mr. Wm. Wells of our city. Wells was taken to a Columbus hospital where X rays showed a badly fractured skull. An operation removed several pieces of bone from the skull and surgeons describe his condition as critical.
Geo Love of Modoc assisted unloading a gravel car at the mine when a dump door released. His left little finger was broken behind the second joint as gravel poured out and nearly buried him before he could be freed.
John Gail of Hollister was burned about the face when a can of carbide exploded in an outbuilding near his home. He approached the building after the carbide and a lighted match ignited the can. The injuries are painful but not serious.
A notice promises free samples of Gauss Combined Treatment to catarrh sufferers. It asks readers to fill a coupon and send it for immediate parcel post delivery and claims root-cause relief and lasting results.
A damaged clipping promotes a mail-in offer for a GAUSS product labeled Ombined Treatment with a free sample by sending the form to C. B. Gauss at 6694 Main St Marshall Michigan. The text instructs filling a dotted line address and mailing from a postal box or street address.
Supt Morgan seeks outgrown Boy Scout uniforms for a mission school in the Tennessee mountains run by St. Andrew's School under the Episcopal church. About 100 boys rely on charity. Athens Scouts need gear. Mothers urged to collect coats hats loggins shirts pants and bring them to Supt Morgan’s home for packing and shipment Saturday.
Five pointed star emblem appears on each package of Chamberlain's Tablets. The pills have restored hundreds to health from indigestion biliousness or constipation and offer prompt relief when used.
A man who accepts unjust laws and allows others to misuse his country forfeits honor and integrity in the eyes of his critics.
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