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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
5
Athens Messenger notes a listing for large quantities of clean cotton rags suitable for office cleaning and maintenance. Local supplier details are given for purchasers needing bulk fabric scraps.
Mrs J W Johnson of West Union hosted a Wednesday masquerade for school chums of Miss Gladys Edna Tribe Della Radford Hazel Tribe Norma Brown Pauline Fienup Emma ust Marcella Fienup Don Brown Scott Harold Brunton Arthur Scott Donald Brunton Darrell Johnson Edgar Jones masked for the evening. A 7 oclock lunch featured autumn leaves pumpkin faces and jack o lanterns then games and other amusements followed.
A Friday social in sorority circles featured a tea hosted by the active Pi Beta Phi chapter in the chapter hall West Wing to honor patronesses Mrs Jennne O'Dell and Miss Mary Conhett. The hall was redecorated with draperies cushions and homey touches. After tea guests enjoyed songs of college life.
The patronesses present were Mrs. J. P. Wood, Mrs. Henry Zenner, Mrs. C. E. Witt, Mr. T. R. Biddle and Mrs. T. W. Craig.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Roush hosted Vianna Naomi Roush relief on her twelfth birthday at Montrose Avenue. Forty three children attended in Halloween attire and were treated to refreshments with assistance from Mrs Will Austin Hazel Chase and Emma Wood.
Local groups and individuals attend and plan activities across Athens. Meetings include the Friendship Circle at First M. B. church Saturday at 3 PM and the Beta auxiliary at 2 PM at 27 President Street.
An old advertisement promotes Hyomei to prevent catarrh coughs colds bronchitis and influenza with a money back guarantee. It includes the Complete Hyomel Kit inhaler and optional refill bottles, plus a mail reply for Foley products. The ad urges readers to mail in 5 cents for a trial package of Foley remedies.
The advertisement asserts Bayer on genuine Aspirin with the Bayer cross to prove true Bayer Tablets. It lists uses for colds headaches toothache neuralgia rheumatism lumbago sciatica and general pain. Tin boxes hold 12 tablets. larger packs also sold by druggists.
An old time remedy, Sage Tea and Sulphur, is modernized as Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound. The product darkens gray hair naturally, restores gloss, and uses a sponge or brush to apply strand by strand, with results seen by morning and continuing after several uses.
Athens County faces a major coal strike as 8 000 workers in the district prepare to walk out at midnight. Miners, now stronger than ever, seek wage increases amid high living costs while many expect federal arbitration and government involvement. Local towns like Nelsonville and Glouster anticipate wide business slowdown as 18 000 idle workers emerge from the mines.
The piece argues weeks of ruin are possible but arbitration could settle disputes quickly. Miners blame operators while operators shift responsibility to miners. Mutual cooperation is urged to avert suffering for workers, employers, and the nation.
Proclaims PAZO OINTMENT cures in six to fourteen days with a refund if it fails. States itches pain bleeding and protruding piles stop irritations and promote healing. Claims restful sleep after first application and lists price as 60 cents.
Athens High held an energetic morning assembly before a key afternoon game against Aquinas High of Columbus. The day marks a holiday as hundreds of Southeastern Ohio teachers visit, while Athens notes prior wins over Légan Rio Grande and Zanesville.
President Wilson issues executive order reestablishing maximum coal prices as of the fuel administration and authorizes revival of mid dleman regulations and mine price ceilings under the food and fuel control act. The move aims to curb costs and maintain wartime fuel controls.
The copy extols a concentrated heat in a boxed Begg's Mustarine as more effective than other boxes of equal size. It claims the heat reduces inflammation and eases congestion without blistering. The ad refers to it as a “wee extract of heat.”
A burglar gained entry to Mrs. Carl Bonem’s West Akron residence claiming a note from her sick husband. He assaulted her, tied her hands and feet, gagged her, and ransacked the house before stealing a one dollar bill. She was found an hour later by her husband.
A report states schools will stay warm this winter despite the strike by using the Athens Everlasting Barrel Stove from The Athens Foundry & Machine Co. The stove is promoted as a standard for shops factories and schoolhouses.
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