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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
8
An old notice urges accepting only an unbroken Bayer Tablets of Aspirin package with complete directions for headache earache toothache neuralgia colds rheumatism neuritis lumbago and general pain. It mentions American tin boxes of 12 tablets and varying prices while noting a trademark reprice of Bayer.
A series of revival meetings led by evangelist E. D. Murch starts Monday September 13 at the Pomeroy Church of Christ. Special services every evening next week with Sunday September 19 offering morning afternoon and evening sermons. Murch is longtime figure in Meigs county tracing roots to Rutland and Athens Christian church.
A home remedy touts four ounces of liquid argon to dissolve dandruff. Nightly scalp application with fingertips allegedly eliminates flakes and itching by morning and leaves hair fluffy and glossy. The text claims liquid arvon is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Dora Haning seeks divorce from El mer Haning on wilful absence in common pleas court. Zetta E. Turner seeks divorce from David Turner on grounds of gross neglect of duty failure to provide and extreme cruelty.
Fred G. Hunker sues Elizabeth Hunker Exoma Welch and Cora J. Moore in common pleas court Tuesday for action in partition.
Dr Stork welcomed a son at the Clark home on Sunday adding to a one and a half year old sister. Meigs county fair opens day one with crowds expected to grow Thursday. Hilda Steinbach of Point Pleasant visits sister Mrs Zether. Two sidewalk riding arrests reported Tuesday. A married couple advertised for a girl and a ten pound baby arrived next day. Street car line used power from the White Rock furnace after a prior fire. Carriers brought heavy mail on Tuesday after two days off due to a holiday following Sunday.
Middleport notes report the new Ohlinger bakery nearing completion. Visitors include George Bland of Midland Pennsylvania and J A Fridley of Gauley Bridge West Virginia. Local residents travel and return visits appear. council agrees to pay Meigs Water Company bill and issue four months debt certificate.
Mrs. 8. A. Ryberg nee Pauline Paddock dies in Los Angeles on Tuesday August 24. Reported as death from flu she suffered previously. She was a niece of Capt. H. C. Pownall and lived in Pomeroy for several years.
A Coburns Minstrels appearance in Fremont drew a large audience with strong singing and comedy led by Charley Gano. The Coburn Chorus impressed. Bert Proctor led a 20 piece Coburn band in Stand Pipe Park earlier, signaling a strong return for the troupe. Coburns Minstrels are set to perform again at the opera house the following Saturday and Friday night.
Wilbur A. Reeves through his attorney petitions the County Board of Election for a certificate of nomination as Republican sheriff and seeks to bar a recount of the last primary. Beards also petitions for a recount amid claimed errors. The board, after delays and state input, votes to proceed with a recount to determine rightful nominee and Reeves seeks to appear as an Independent sheriff candidate for November.
Ohio University housing boosts rents with doubles rising from 1.50 to 1.75 per week and singles from 1.75 to 2.00. City rentals for girls show modest increases while campus rooms in Boyd Lindley and Howard Halls undergo thorough cleaning this week.
Beaumont Miss Christine Courtney entertained her Sunday school class from Chauncey last Saturday evening with a party. H J Crawford of Cincinnati visited last Thursday with Mr and Mrs Ervin Pidcock. Roy Bricker of Adrian Michigan visited over Sunday with his father Peter Bricker. Paul Fisk returned home from Barberton where employed three months. Miss Atha Vince and Mrs Myrtle Pidcock left Tuesday for Pomeroy. Ray Shafer visited in Mason City last Friday. A number from here attended Labor Day celebration at Nelsonville.
Safety Director Me Ciue notes 35 drunkenness cases in municipal court this morning and 162 in August, prompting Chief French to appeal to the city council for remedial legislation.
Holiday Miss Enola Morris spent time with Della Haning in Gold Ridge. Ewart Ervin of Beaver Pa visited J H Young. Harve Chaney and Mrs Barnhart guests in Darwin. Willa Turner and Tom from Harrisonville visited relatives. A pie supper at Holliday church set for Saturday Sept 11 to benefit the church. Mr and Mrs J E Legacy report the birth of a daughter Anna Mae on Aug 29. Mrs Missouri Sanders and Jessie Sanders of Hemlock Grove visited Elizabeth Young and mother.
Carpenter Mr and Mrs W B Hopkins and Mr and Mrs David Caster attend the bean dinner at Wilkesville Saturday. Lawrence Woodyard of Dexter spent Sunday with his parents here. Ananias Pickett of Akron visits relatives here. Jasper Robinson and wife and Dora Chaney returned from Pennsylvania. John Vernon and family of New Lexington spent Sunday at David Cester's. Mr and Mrs Calvin Gorby and children of Kenmore are guests of Gorby grandparents. Vesta Robinson Irwin Davis Blanche Woodyard and W E Jeffers attended the state fair at Columbus last week.
More than seven hundred girls plan to attend Ohio University this year, a gain of about one hundred from last year. All applicants for dorm rooms, past and future, will be assigned to city rooms. All dormitories and cottages are filled.
Trimble Mrs. Julia Koons of Columbus is spending a few weeks with Mrs. G W Linscott. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wolfe and children Donald and Adda spent over Sunday with Harvey Linscott s family. Mrs. Sarah Keirns and Miss Vera Keirns are spending a few weeks with friends at Columbus Grove Miss Emma Anderson of Glous
Miss Mildred Easter spent one day last week with Miss Grace Linscott visiting Mr and Mrs George Anderson of Gloucester. A Hooper Ridge homecoming is planned for September 26 with invitation to all. Charlie Kuhns and Miss Hazel Linscott drove to Nelsonville on Monday.
Carthage resident Mrs Amos Townsend and her daughter Ora visited Athens last Friday. Mrs Flowers returned home from Cedarville after visiting friends. Miss Hazel Cole of Trimble stayed with her cousin Miss Goldie Burton. Miss Frances Windsor was the Sunday guest of Gladys Bean. Cutler Burton and family were among the attendees.
Sunday calers at Trimble report Miss Gladys Bean hosted a September 2 gathering for friend Miss Hazel Cole. The evening featured games and music with guests including Gladys Fortney Dalton Robinson Goldie Burton Ralph Bean Mabel Woodard Roy Burton Hezel Cole Quentin Che fant Gladys Bean Veers xen Pear Fortney Clarys Kurtucule Hawk Harold Hawk Ralph Hawk Harve Buck Brint Swisher Raymond Warrener Racy Fortrey and William Howard.
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