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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
6
Sunday school and prayer meetings across Albany churches fill the week with activities. Rev. Warner and Rev. Welch are scheduled speakers, while families and visitors from New Marshfield Steubenville Wellsville Columbus attendings appear in local notes.
A 1910 era portrait of Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York is cited for his Golden Medical Discovery. The tonic claims to strengthen blood, aid digestion, and improve complexion with no alcohol and root extracts. Consumers are urged to write the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for medical advice and to send 10 cents for a trial of tablets.
Tonsiline is advertised as the national sore throat remedy sold in every state. The copy urges consistent use for prompt relief, highlighting a distinctive long-necked bottle and prices of 25, 60, and hospital size one dollar.
Mrs. Knapp hosted a two week visit in Marion before accompanying home by her mother Mrs. Peavey who will stay through Sunday. Mrs. Frank Barnes hosted a family dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart and others. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGonagle of Plainfield Indiana are visiting Miss Emma Leatner. At a Boston council of boys' industrial schools McGonagle was elected president and he and his wife run the Indiana state school.
Miss Juanita Bobo announces a Halloween masquerade and oyster supper at Lookout School next Tuesday night October 30 to raise funds for the school. Attendees urged to wear bold faces and support the event.
Public schools released early to allow teachers to travel to the Southeastern Teachers' association annual meeting in Athens on Friday and Saturday.
Mr Ceph Lindley clerk of the board of education reports monthly disbursements totaling 1300.99 to teachers Copeland Brison McVay Kyle Gillogly Baughman Dixon Luckett and Neff plus transportation payments to Tewksbury Arbaugh and a four percent pension deduction for the state fund. Albany also notes Brison and Gillogly as county examiners and teachers at the city schools.
A called meeting of the Wednesday club set for Monday evening October 29 at 7 o clock will be held at Mrs F E Goldsbery s residence.
On October 24 the Wednesday club met at Miss Faye Cline's home. Fall flowers and a warm fire set a cheerful scene as the social committee served a 6 o'clock dinner. After the meal, members discussed the amendments on the fall ballot. guests included Miss Bertha McVay and Miss Eleanor Kyle.
The Ohio river segment from Kanawha mouth to Kentucky mouth will change little tonight and Saturday. Readings today show Franklin Pa 0.1 falling. Lock No 7 9.8 falling. Pittsburgh 6.5 falling. Dam No 6 lower gauge 6.1 falling. Dam No 18 Wheeling 5.9 falling. Zanesville 8.0 stationary. Parkersburg 11.0.
Coolville Mrs Kate Starkey visited Fairview with Frank Caplinger family from Friday to Monday. A C Davis and family visited Pomeroy and Kanauga Saturday. Alma Koehler stayed with parents near Chester Friday to Sunday. Phené Barrows of Ho ck ingport stayed one day with Mrs H D Milla. Mrs HG Alden were Parkersburg visitors Saturday. Albert Cowdery and family called on relatives Sunday. Mame Hoobler Dora Barth and Ella Campbell visited Racine Syracuse and other Meigs County towns Sunday. Elizabeth Brooks of Logan stayed Sunday with sister Mrs A C Mills.
The farmers institute will be held on November 6 at the M E church with speakers Mr Zinn from Philippi West Virginia Mr Young from Circleville and Miss Gertrude Aikens from Columbia Station. The event focuses on community life including churches schools and roads.
Fragments urge attendance at an institute event highlighting business opportunities and community enrichment. The note invites readers to join as supporters and contributors to local prosperity.
Mrs. Daniel Hoffman reports her son Clay ton arrived in Sacramento California after a 3500 mile desert and Colorado snow journey. He writes of vast fruit supplies and says he found work in a freight depot upon arrival in the land of sunshine and flowers.
Miss Gladys Brooks of Canal Winchester stayed with her sister Mrs. A C Mills from Saturday until Sunday and will spend the rest of the week at Reedsville with relatives.
The first Lyceum course Wednesday evening was well attended, drawing a sizable audience and signaling strong interest in the program.
The Higley Bible class social in the Christian church dining room on Thursday evening drew a good crowd. Prof W H Cooper of Ohio University spoke, delivering a helpful message and light humor as the men enjoyed a chicken dinner and fellowship.
Glouster Albert Lane 26 of this city died in a Columbus hospital Wednesday evening following an appendicitis operation. He was admitted last Saturday and underwent surgery that night. He is survived by his widow and a 4 year old son James Albert. Remains returned to the city Thursday evening, to his father's home James Lane. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday at 2 pm with burial in Glouster Cemetery.
Local buyers can expect a delivery of Red River Ohio potatoes soon. Price listed at $1 per bushel from the carrier car. Prospective customers urged to place orders promptly.
Reverend A A Turner of the Methodist church was called to McArthur to officiate the funeral of Farris Winters aged 82, a respected Vinton County resident. Glouster schools closed for Southeastern Ohio Teachers association meeting in Athens. Practically all local teachers attend sessions through Saturday noon. Fred Hedfelt travels to Buckeye Lake for a major concreting project. John Francis travels to Columbus to arrange equipment for his city bottling works.
Earl Faires traveled to Columbus to study the new transfer company law for a couple of days. Mrs. R B Smith and Mrs. Chas Kirkbride attended a missionary convention at Middleport on Thursday. Mrs. J B Taylor ended a visit with her brother in law and sister, Mr and Mrs M M LeFever, and returned to Columbus. The Church of Christ holds a Sunday evening service for those without church connections with an open invitation to all. Bible school is at 9 a m and morning sermon at 7:15 with the topic The Field Is White.
An advertisement urges women to restore health and happiness using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims backache headaches and uterine complaints cause distress at home and cites statistics that 98 of 100 women improve after use.
Harry S. Fairman of the Ideal Arts Co. in Cleveland says 1923 was the best year of his life due to Tanlac. He attributes relief from indigestion nervousness loss of sleep and appetite to the tonic and notes renewed energy and working vigor. Tanlac is sold by druggists with no substitutes and claims 37 million bottles sold.
Four youngsters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrewski perished when their Dillonvale home burned after midnight. Parents were badly burned in the attempt to save them and several firefighters suffered burns.
Funeral services for Miss Faye Hummel will be held Saturday afternoon at the home of her brother E A Hummel 316 East State street and interment will follow at Hebpardsville cemetery. Friends may call at the residence at their convenience.
Belmont county surveyor and former state senator David Kennon reports more mills open this year in Belmont county. He notes one each at Fairview Henderson Belmont and Bethesda and two at Uniontown and St. Clairsville, marking a record for the area.
Paris welcomes France's conditional acceptance of the Baldwin plan for an international conference to settle German reparations. The move paves the way for a new global effort by world powers and signals the United States will reenter the European diplomatic arena at a critical postwar moment.
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