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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1920
Page
2
Aspirin named Bayer is presented as a proven safe medicine used for over twenty years. The Bayer package includes directions to relieve headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
The article describes Montenegro’s postwar ruin with missing crops, clothing, and livestock. It notes mass hardship, population decline, and scarce labor for rebuilding, aided briefly by American Red Cross relief and Serbian cooperation. It calls for continued aid to avert a looming catastrophe.
Columbus date Sept 20 The Ki Gato or catstep is named as a top winter favorite by the Ohio Association of Teachers of Dancing in session here. The group notes new dances like tango-waltz tango fox-trot Wesleyan resilience and two step square will be demonstrated this afternoon along with a round table on teaching methods laws and royalties. The association aims to push a law in the next legislature to regulate dancing and license teachers.
In Canton on September 20, Black Hand operatives killed 25 year old Thomas Dareno, a section hand for the Northern Ohio Traction Company, on a desolate road by a swamp. A 40 foot trail marks the ambush as Dareno grappled with two men leaving telltale marks on his neck and chest.
Road conditions near Canaanville and Guysville draw attention to deep holes and water-logged sections needing culverts. Farmers report ripening corn despite drought in areas around Carthage, with dusty roads and falling creeks. bridges and divers from New York visit Guysville for ongoing abutment work. Local auctions at Warren Brothers stable feed the community as church and school events attract participation and praise.
Mrs Elizabeth Towne editor of New Thought magazine urges eastern girls seeking husbands to move west. She notes 16 000 more women than men in Massachusetts and questions whether western states offer more men for marriage.
Rodney Downing of Middleport, a former Ohio University student, was fined ten dollars after pleading guilty to driving his car without lights Saturday evening. Police Chief Graham effected the arrest.
This morning two B and O through freights wrecked near Athens when a switch was left open by No. 90. Conductor Stewart and Engineer Cook escaped injury as crews saved themselves. Cars derailed included a freight engine No. 98 and four cars in the second wreck. Traffic was restored after wrecking crews cleared debris.
Agronomist C. G. Williams of the Ohio Experiment Station urges farmers to select seed corn at cutting time. This season corn is later and only ripe ears should be saved. The earliest killing frost in Ohio usually arrives in early October, giving corn a chance to mature. a September frost could destroy corn and render it unfit for seed.
The Poston outfit defeated The Plains 8 to 5 on Sunday. Hawk ins pitched well for The Plains with ten strikeouts and one walk, Love fanned seven. Bradley provided the feature with strong batting. fielding was poor overall.
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion, started a one year and one day sentence at Leavenworth Kansas for Mann Act violations. He was put to work in the quarry and may teach boxing to inmates. Nearby Jess Willard lives close by and a potential exhibition was discussed for prisoner benefit.
Akron, Pittsburg, Columbus, Erie, Williamsport, Johnson City, Chicopee Falls, and Detroit advance to the third round of the American Industrial Association championship. Akron plays Columbus, Erie meets Pittsburg, and Johnson City faces Chicopee Falls this week.
A 400 member G A R delegation from northern Ohio will visit Marion on the way to Indianapolis for the national encampment. Senator Warren G Harding is to address them after a quiet Sunday, with 3000 more expected to join from major cities via special trains. Harding denounces internationalism and urges American unity against foreign domination.
National League results include Brooklyn 4 Pittsburg 3 and New York 7 Cincinnati 6. American League games Cleveland 2 Boston 0 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 6 New York 1 Detroit 9 Washington 7 Detroit 3 Washington 2. American Association standings show Columbus 9-12 with Kansas City 7-5 Toledo 3-4 Milwaukee 2-3 Louisville 2-2 Minneapolis 1-4 St Paul 8 Indianapolis 4.
The Romine Oil Company of Parkersburg West Virginia struck the Big Injun sand at 1700 feet on Samuel Edwards farm Independence township Washington county Ohio. The well began flowing at 60 barrels an hour and may increase as drilling continues. Owned by Marietta and Parkersburg men.
Akron reports a decomposed body found on Sherondy Hill with a watch and signet ring bearing the initials S P. Sheriff Hutchinson notes the clues may reveal the man’s history and possible weapon injury suggesting death weeks earlier.
Attractive pattern note developed from Waist Pattern 3305 and Skirt Pattern 8292. Waist sizes 34 to 46 bust. Skirt sizes 22 to 34 waist. Medium uses 6 1 2 yards 44 inch material. two patterns mailed for 12 cents.
Mrs James W Algoe announces her bid for the Republican nomination as state senator from Providence Rhode Island She pledges as a main plank a platform of women and children first.
Paris dispatch reports General Hirschauer of France advocates shifting London defense from the Thames to lines along the Meuse or Rhine. He warns long range guns and aerial attack render Britain’s 1888 defense plan obsolete, with London defenses extending from the Rhine frontier to the Meuse and coastlines now vital on continental soil.
The report lists several residents’ recent movements and visits. Mr. and Mrs. George Porter headed west on a trip Thursday. Mrs. Hazel Wolfe and her three children visited Nelsonville area relatives from Thursday to Sunday. Henry Whetlow of South Fork, Pa., stayed with his brother Alfred and family. Carl Michaels Wilmuth Roberts and Herman Humphrey attend school at Athens. Mrs. Anderson remains seriously ill.
In Dublin on September 20 Sinn Fein and British troops clashed. One Sinn Feiner was killed and 40 were taken prisoner with several more injured. Soldiers encircled Republican volunteers drilling in secret in the mountains near Enniskerry. The Sinn Feiners fired rifles and bombs as armored cars supported the military.
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