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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It urges buyers to accept only an unbroken Bayer package with directions and notes the small 12 tablet tin costs a few cents. Druggists offer larger Bayer packages.
Mr and Mrs A C Rossi are home from a motoring trip through the Hast Judge J M Wood returns from Washington on legal business Mrs H Cameron leaves for Columbus where he will be expert witness Tuesday Womans Missionary Society Presbyteran church meets at 2 30 with Mrs H J Brown. Eva Martin ends a three week visit with her parents and returns to Akron Helen Smedley Allen heads to St Marys of the Springs as a sophomore and to study pianoforte and dramatic art Elmer Spencer family back from a week visiting relatives Meigs County fair attended Bert Thompson and family return from Byesville Buffalo Columbus Me Girl Scouts Troop One meet at First Presbyterian church at 6 30 this evening Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae meet at 39 North College Street tomorrow at 5 30 Mr and Mrs C C Millikan go to Cincinnati for Knight Templar Conclave and business Mr and Mrs Millikan to attend Pythian Sisters meeting at 7 Tuesday night degree staff reorganized and district convention planned Mrs S C Price and Frances Norton visit Mt Clemens Ala Norton with Julia Norton visiting Nelsonville Carbondale Athens Mrs John Allen West Mansfield returns from relatives in Nelsonville Carbondale Athens Mr and Mrs Frank Hanan Detroit visit Wayne Roach. Mrs Hanan stays over.
Announcement notes the engagement of Miss Melba Harwick daughter of Mrs A W Harwick 281 W Washington St to Harry W August city editor of The Messenger Miss Harwick an Ohio University student and former Theta Phi Alpha president Mr August a former Ohio State University student and Alpha Sigma Phi member He joined The Messenger August 15 after serving as advertising manager of the Ohio State Lantern Marriage planned for early January.
A quiet wedding joined Vaughn Kasler of Athens and Marie Vining of Middleport in the First Christian Church study at 9:00 AM Saturday. Rev BE. PD officiated. Attendants were Kasler’s mother Mrs A W Kasler and sister Miss Wdith Kasler. The couple will reside at 121 Lancaster Street Athens after a short trip to Columbus and Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Beverage hosted a six o'clock dinner Friday at 60 South Cemetery street. Guests included Mr. C. P. Allison of Chillicothe and Mr. Will Allison of Houston Texas who spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Baker renewing old acquaintances.
London reports say Premier Lloyd George suspended trade and political talks with Trade Commissioner Kameneff after the Daily Herald claimed a 375000 subsidy from Moscow. The Times notes Kameneff denied knowledge of the offer while he allegedly financed firms to ship autos and clothing to Russia amid looming treaty delays.
Lima’s Leader department store, among the largest in the city, burned Sunday in the most spectacular fire in Lima history. Eight firemen were overcome by smoke and gas during efforts to contain the blaze.
A. L. Huber of Behlfontaine Ohio credits Dreco with restoring his wife from six weeks bedridden illness after flu. He says her stomach and liver trouble, backaches, and low appetite improved, digestion normalized, sleep restored, and overall strength returned. Dreco advertised as rebuilding weak systems. The Cin e Pharmacy Co promotes its Athens introduction.
Rain drenches Camp Perry flooding tents three inches deep marking the biggest storm in years. Mess, pay calls, and supply issues calm as boys adjust. parades are planned, and Athens troops vow to show true grit. Chaplain’s writing rooms aid the Fellows while mishaps and humor punctuate daily camp life.
London dispatch says Bolshevik communique reports General Wrangel's army in the Crimean region virtually wiped out. It also claims Polish retreat before a Russian counterattack near Brest-Litovsk and occupation of several fortified positions along the Bug river.
Foreign exchange quotations were irregular at the opening today in New York. Demand sterling stood at $3.491, down 1/4, francs at 0.663, unchanged, lire at 0.482 1/2, up 0.0001, and marks at 0.181, down 0.0001 1/2. Canadian dollars reached 0.9030.
Bridge, an attorney from Denison, applies to Governor Cox for notary public authority. Governor records show Ernest Kiss is a Cleveland notary, with no info on Lee Geer of Akron. A Chicago inventor has created an automatic picture projector that repeats a film without attention.
Mrs A H Hall of Caseville Michigan thanks for Chamberlain's Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy saying it saved their baby's life this summer and that they are never without it. Mrs Mary Carrington Caseville Michigan says it has always given prompt relief after years of use.
Article extols Vinci as a strength builder and blood enrichener. It claims impure blood stems from digestive weakness and waste buildup, and promotes Vinci as a non patent medicine with named ingredients that enrich the blood and boost vitality. Drugstores should stock it.
Patrolman Gabriel Stansley was held blameless after a manhunt and clash with a large crowd that culminated in the shooting of 14 year old John Janko and the wounding of Michael Graham during an attempted arrest yesterday in Cleveland Ohio.
Chicago bond broker Lloyd H. Wilson was arrested in Billings Montana over bond thefts tied to the Nicky Arnstein gang and a New York bank messenger murder. He offered to return to Chicago and claimed all bonds in his possession were legitimate. The seized bonds were part of 173000 stolen from Richard Whitney and Company New York, with another 35000 in bonds stolen in Los Angeles believed linked to Wilson after police examined his ledgers.
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