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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1920

Page

2

Local News Briefs Highlight Weddings Visits and Travel

Married at the parsonage Rev E D Murch united Harry B E Pittsburg and Helen Marie Woods Athens in a Monday ceremony. They left for Chicago and will reside in Pittsburg after October 1. Various visitors and travels are noted including Grace Gusman Heath Plymouth, Mrs Ethel Kelley’sIronto n trip, Girl Scouts Troop III meeting, Higley Study Circle at 2 PM Wednesday, and several local visits by the Brown and Fisher families. Funeral attendees for Mrs Henry Zenner are listed.

E. D. Murch Harry BE. Thomas Pittsburg Helen Marie Woods Athens Chicago Cleveland

Nervousness and Irritability Treated with Pink Pills

Article explains irritability as a neurasthenia symptom linked to physical suffering. It promotes nutrition for nerve cells and a nonalcoholic tonic, Williams Pink Pills, to improve blood and address anemia tendencies. Pills cost 60 cents per box and can be ordered from Williams Medicine Co. with a free booklet.

People and Travel Notes Highlight Local Guests and Weddings

A series of social notes recount travels of Mrs. H M Taylor from California with family in Columbus. Miss Ann Pickering and Miss Merle Danford returning from an East Coast trip. visits by Dr. and Mrs. Langenburg in Cambridge. and the impending marriage of Arthur L Moler to Florence Randall with details of the Moler family.

H. M. Taylor California Los Angeles Raleigh B. Nichol Dr. Taylor Columbus Ann Pickering Cambridge, Mass Merle Danford Trimble Fr. C. Langenburg Louise Higgins Miss Danford Niagara Walls W EE. Moler Harley Moler Cleveland Arthur L Moler Florence Randall Congregational Church Mr. Moler W. E. Moler Carley Moler

Hooper Ridge church holds Sunday services and homecoming

Hooper Ridge Sunday school and church were well attended this Sunday with Rev. Stein delivering both services. Lillian Linscott Emma Bryson Blanche Linscott and Mrs Vern Wolfe left for Athens to resume studies at John Hancock high school. Mr and Mrs G L Bryson and family and Mr Wilbur Easler visited Edgar Keirns and family. Home coming planned for Sunday September 26 with preaching in the morning and evening by Rev. Stein. Mr Harry Calentine has sold his ...

Stein Lillian Linscott Emma Bryson Blanche Linscott Vern Wolfe Athens John Hancock High School G. L. Bryson Wilbur Easler Edgar Keirns Harry Calentine

Athens man buys Wolfe Street property to move October

Farm owner purchased property on Wolfe Street in Athens and plans to move at the start of October. Everett Moore of Athens visited Lewis Morris and family on Sunday.

Wolfe Street Athens Everett Moore Lewis Morris

Diamond Dyes Color Card Promises Rich Fadeless Hues

Dye right with Diamond Dyes simple directions for dyeing worn clothing and textiles. The color card guides the user through dyeing wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends to new, lasting colors.

Squirrel season opens tomorrow in Glouster

Over 800 hunting licenses issued in Glouster area with 200 issued in last two days. Squirrel season runs September 15 to October 20 with a five animal daily limit. Game wardens enforce laws with community support. A Morgan county man pleaded guilty last week to hunting without a license and paid fines. Two traffic accidents occurred on High street and at the narrows near Trimble involving Overland and Ford cars. one driver escaped unharmed as the vehicle rolled.

Fawcett Morgan County Squire Bishop Bishopville Overland Ford High Street Trimble

Township schools open for fall term with full staff

Supt. M. Davis of Trimble leads the township schools as they begin the fall term with a full quota of teachers. A reunion of the Edey family at Lancaster fair grounds featured a large basket dinner and plans for annual reunions, likely next in Lancaster with date to be announced next summer. Miss Ann Williams left for Oxford to enter school, with her mother accompanying to Columbus.

Supt. M. ©. Davis Trimble Edey Lancaster Glouster Columbus Pickaway County Ann Williams Oxford William Williams

Boundaries for Schools Fixed

The city of Athens is divided into three school districts though populations vary. The Training school territory expands toward the northeast and northwest to balance pupil numbers, affecting attendance near the Central building. Boundary lines include Mill, Lash, State, Court, Washington, Congress, Union and parts of South High Street and South Street.

Athens Training School Mill St Lash &J Lash State Court Washington Congress Union South High St Hast Side Central Schools Carpenter

Three Robbers Kill Man in His Home and Escape With Cash

Police admit no tangible clue to the three black suspects who murdered George Puc haeski in Warren on Monday. They binding and gagging his wife then fled with about $500. Sheriff Evan Thomas says robbery is the suspected motive.

Warren George Puchaeski Evan Thomas

Health supervision to aid Athens county pupils

Health Commissioners J M Higgins and Dr C C Butts plan a county wide program with city and county superintendents to detect and correct physical defects, improve sanitation, and control contagious diseases in schools. Teachers will be trained to spot signs of illness and defects while ventilation lighting nutrition and water matters receive attention.

Athens County J. M. Higgins C. C. Butts

Ancient Plains mounds yield gigantic skeletons and relic clues

The Plains area yields a giant skeleton from a mound with forearms about five inches longer than those of a modern man. Earlier plowings uncovered two skeletons, and a local kettle and teeth were taken from a mound. Ohio University explorers note racial differences in remains, while local sports and school notes reflect autumn prep and campus life.

Plains Woodruff Connett Pennelia Courtney The I. W. Putnam Cambridge Ohio Athens County

County Meet of W C T U to be Held in Nelsonville

Athens county convention of the W C T U will meet at the Christian church in Nelsonville on Thursday September 16 1920. The program includes music devotionals and addresses by Nellie Stratton Nettie Allen Sloan Edwards and Etta Dowler with a paper Anti Narcotics read by Ethel Leadbetter. Officers will be elected Thursday afternoon.

Nelsonville Athens County The Christian Church Nellie Stratton Nettie Allen Glouster Sloan Athens Edwards Jacksonville Etta Dowler Ethel Leadbetter

Germans pay lower per capita taxes than Britons

A comparative tax assessment shows Germany collecting less tax per person than the United Kingdom, indicating a smaller tax burden for German residents relative to British citizens. The data highlight differing fiscal structures and revenue approaches between the two economies.

Great Britain

Father John’s Medicine touted as year‑round tonic and flesh builder

An 19th century advertisement proclaims Father John’s Medicine as a wholesome all year tonic and flesh builder. It claims steady weight gain and asserts the product is free from alcohol and dangerous drugs, citing Mrs. Lucy Wing of Liberty Missouri who says her run down baby gained fat and health.

Father John Lucy Wing Liberty, Mo

Memorial Services for Olive Thomas Held in London

Memorial services for Olive Thomas an American film star were held at Farm Street church London with few attendees. Jack Pickford her husband and Owen Moore her former brother in law arrived from Paris and showed visible grief. In Paris the star's body lay in the American church awaiting shipment to the United States after an autopsy and toxicology tests.

London Olive Thomas Paris Farm Street Thomas Jack Pickford Owen Moore Ciuch Pickford United States Kohn Alberst Miss Thomas

Dizzy Wrecked Car After Stomach Trouble Remedy

A reader recounts severe dizziness from stomach trouble causing a crash after two years of illness. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, symptoms improved notably. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and that one dose proves it, with a money back guarantee. McKee Drug Co. markets the remedy nationwide.

Mayr McKee Drug Co

Stolen Cars Sent to New York In Ohio Theft Ring

Rochester police arrested Daniel Be Harrington and Arthur F Clare on charges of grand larceny in the second degree and criminally receiving stolen property. The pair allegedly organized a wholesale theft of automobiles of one make from several Ohio cities and sold the cars to second hand dealers in Rochester and nearby areas.

Rochester N. Y Daniel BE. Harrington Arthur F. Clare Ohio

Apartment House Fire Strikes Cleveland Injuring Residents

An unknown man set a two story apartment house ablaze in Cleveland. A dozen residents narrowly escaped serious harm as three women jumped from windows. Damage is estimated at 60000 dollars with oil soaked rags and a gasoline can found on a rear stairway.

Cleveland

Homer Gas and Oil Company Formed in Ohio

In Columbus Sept 14 a new corporation named Homer Gas and Oil Company based in Nelsonville is formed with capital of 50000 dollars. E A Pearson G E Faires C Andrews and others are listed as incorporators.

Columbus The Homer Gas and Oil Company Nelsonville E. A. Pearson G. E. Faires C. Andrews

Five Die in Auto Train Collision at Newark Crossing

A mother and her four children perished when their car collided with a Pennsylvania train at a Newark crossing last night. Authorities investigated the scene and reported the fatal crash resulted in five deaths with the mother identified among the victims.

Newark

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