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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1919

Page

2

Blood Builder Pink Pills Boost Appetite and Digestion

An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood making tonic. It claims thicker blood improves oxygen transport and nourishes tissues, boosting stomach digestion and appetite. Personal testimonials from Mrs J C Ritch Cincinnati and Mrs Hannah A Collins York praise relief from nervous indigestion headaches and sleeplessness after use.

Williams J. C. Ritch East Main Street Watertown N. Y Margaret McCoy Clark Street Cincinnati Dr. Williams Hannah A. Collins South Queen Street York, Pa

New York Doctors May Stage Strike

New York physicians may strike after 250 doctors organized in the Bronx. The group aims to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. Dr Gertrude Greenstein cites insufficient pay and charity dispensaries masking real costs as reasons for the union drive.

New York Bronx American Federation of Labor Gertrude Greenstein

Lostro Dealers Meet In Southeast Ohio And West Michigan

Thirty Lostro dealers from southeastern Ohio and western Michigan attend a day meeting at the Lostro Build. A banquet at seven features a wrestling exhibition and ring photos for visitors. Friday’s session with district service men and Butcher, Lostro service director, includes a full mechanical briefing on new models.

Hio West Mia Lostro Ers Lostro Butcher

Pershing Visits Roosevelt Grave and Sagamore Hill

General Pershing travels to Oyster Bay to honor Theodore Roosevelt at his grave and plans to meet Mrs. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. He rests during the day and greets old comrades before a 14 000 veteran mass meeting at Madison Square Garden with Elsie Janis and addresses by Col. Tuklac and Col. Henry D. Lindsley.

New York Pershing Oyster Bay Theodore Roosevelt Col. Tuklac Henry D. Lindsley Legion Waldorf Hotel

Local People and Visits Reported in Glouster and Athens

Weaving names and moves in Glouster and Athens with families visiting, moving, and staying at homes such as Mrs Kate Jones in Athens and Miss Dessie Anderson at the County Infirmary. Notices include Mr and Mrs Fin Cook with son Frank, John Balsko with family, and Ella Edgar illness prompting a trip to the Palmer House.

Orla Shreves Fin Cook Frank Glouster Dessie Anderson County Infirmary John Balsko Athens Quincy Anderson Jake John West Tom Davis Kate Jones Joe Slater Rose J. W. Hawk Ella Edgar Palmer House Ira Barnes J. K. Brown

Foreigner Smothered to Death in Gravel Pit

Mike Boto, 45, a worker at E. P. Mack & Sons Sand and Gravel Co., was buried by a sand slide at a Canton, Ohio, site. His body was found by coworkers late yesterday. officials believe the accident occurred earlier and that he was alone at the time.

Canton Ohio Mike Boto E. P. Mack & Sons

Veterans Leave Columbus After National G. A. R. Encampment

The fifty third national G. A. R. encampment opened in Memorial Hall Columbus with Commander in Chief Clarendon P. Adams presiding. James J. Bell of Brooklyn is considered the leading candidate to be elected later today or Friday as the new commander in chief. Thousands of veterans and families begin departing after Wednesday's big parade.

Columbus Memorial Hall Clarendon P. Adams James J. Bell Brooklyn

Legion Starts Million Member Drive Across Ohio

The American Legion launches a statewide enrollment drive in September aiming to enroll 1,000,000 members nationally by Oct. 1. Ohio’s quota is 50,000 with Columbus to host the first state convention Oct. 8 9.

American Legion National Organization of American Veterans of the United States Ohio Columbus Minneapolis Marshal Foch France

Canton Doctor Plans Airplane Use in Practice

Dr. Frank J L Nape of Canton Ohio announced plans to buy an airplane for professional and pleasure use. He has been taking lessons from two local aviators and aims to navigate the air and win races.

Canton Ohio Frank J L. Nape Navarre Road S. W

Marriage License Issued to Van Dyke and Phetteplace

At Parkersburg on Tuesday Amos Van Dyke and Ruth Marl Phetteplace received a marriage license both listing Athens as their residence. The ceremony is expected to take place in the near future.

Parkersburg Amos van Dyke Ruth Marl Phetteplace Athens

Port Clinton Peaches Cleaned Up After Small Crop

In Port Clinton the Elberta peach crop has been cleared. The harvest was small and fruit yield limited the season.

Port Clinton

Uncle Sam Employment Service Reports Large Wartime Placements

The U S employment service logged 18 months of work from Jan 1918 to July 1910 with 10 000 people placed weekly at cost 1 84 per placement, saving over 10 million in fees. From Jan 1 1918 to Jun 30 1919, 7 108 655 workers registered, 6 446 294 referred, 4 955 159 placed, with farm labor a key feature. War period saw 3 432 997 registered, 8 444 003 referred, 2 698 887 placed. readjustment period shows 3 432 997 registered, 3 002 201 referred, 2 256 272 placed. Soldiers and sailors included in registrations, with 513 604 counted and 814 137 placed, though placements for soldiers incomplete.

Washington Uncle Sam Department of Labor United States Employment Service Federal Employment Service

Christian relief leader arrives in Saloniki to inspect schools

Rev. James Levi Barton, head of the American commission for relief in the near East, arrived in Saloniki after a 5000 mile journey across Turkey and Armenia. He described deplorable conditions for deported Christians and said relief efforts, in cooperation with Greek and Armenian committees, strive to sustain the distressed populations.

Salonik James Levi Barton American Commission For Relief In the Near East American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions Saloniki Turkey Asia Minor Armenia Mesopotamia Barton American Commission For Relef

Storage stocks rise for butter and eggs in 1919

Washington reports large increases in cold storage butter and eggs this year. Butter held by 302 storages on July 15 rose to 108 352 000 pounds from 68 202 000 a year earlier. Eggs in 372 storages stood at 7 670 000 cases, up from 6 292 000. Fish storage fell 4 percent, with 58 994 000 pounds frozen, 29 147 000 pounds cured herring, and 6 22 000 pounds mild cured salmon.

Washington Agricultural Department

Pie purchase leads to fine for Wichita baker

Topeka report details Carl Singer fined 25 dollars and 7.50 costs after a boy bought a pie for a produce company lunch that allegedly contained a mouse. Deputy pure food officer O. H. Graves notes the pie type unclear. Singer faced two counts for selling poisonous substances and for keeping uncovered cooked food.

Topeka Kan Carl Singer Wichita O. H. Graves Singer

Public Forum Letter Critiques Rome Vatican Democracy Claim

The writer rebuts a United Press Rome dispatch by Henry Wood arguing the Pope embraces democracy. They note France and Switzerland have had relations with the church, discuss concordats, and emphasize the church's neutrality toward political forms while condemning the myth of divine autocracy.

United Press Rome Henry Wood Cardinal Jacon Wood Europe France Switzerland Hapsburg Philippines Taft Super E. S. Berry

Fall sowing for lush lawns across mid Atlantic states

To achieve a sightly healthy greensward with year round growth and minimal bare patches, sow lawn seed in the fall and early enough to establish before winter. The guidance targets lawn makers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee and similar latitudes where spring sowing remains common.

Washington, D. C Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland Ohio Tennessee

Canton Raises Fire Chiefs’ Salaries

Twenty years ago in Canton the salary of the fire chief and the assistant fire chief was increased by $25 per month each.

Canton

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