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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
6
Immigrant Ostrovsky Arrives in New York With Large Family
Israel Ostrovsky and his 27 member family reached New York after months traveling from their homeland via Roumania Germany Belgium and the Atlantic. Among them are 16 children three sisters a brother with spouses and a niece trio. His wife who died escaping Red Terror was buried in a small cemetery. Ostrovsky, once a prominent lawyer, will pursue a different line in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Ostrovsky
Count
New York
Roumania
Germany
Belgium
Atlantic Ocean
Mastin's VITAMON Tablets Promised to Build Health
The Mas tin's VITAMON yeast vitam ine tablets claim to provide vitamins A B and C, aid digestion, improve strength and skin, and support clear complexion. The ad touts economy and safety with a money back guarantee and lists Cline's Pharmacy as a place to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mastin
Cline
Adventures Of Union Soldier In Civil War
A Union soldier recounts a harsh Civil War transport from Winchester to Staunton, then to Danville. He describes brutal confinement in box cars, scarce food, squalid prison No.4 conditions, disease, starvation rations, and daily battles with lice and bed bugs while dreaming of home.
Escape Plans On a Prison Train During Civil War Imprisonment
A Civil War memoir fragment describes inmates plotting to escape on a Danville bound train from Staunton. They planned to seize guards weapons and jump when moonlight allowed, but new guards and daytime arrival thwarted the attempt. The text notes a secret break from prison No. 4 and reflects on morale and hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Danville
Sleeth
Corporal Crawford
Crawford
No. 4
Public Forum remarks on Chauncey Mine disputes and safety
Local readers debate mine work suspensions at Chauncey Mine 25 over loaders for house coal. Pat Whom disputes claims of misdeeds while officials like Gus Graham and Mat Brandenberge oversee car inspections. Concerns pivot to safety and potential public health risks from coal contents amid winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
The
Chauncey Mine 25
Pat
Christopher Columbus
America
Lake Erie
Canada
Gus Graham
Mat Brandenberge
Capt. Smith
Tommy Fennel
Harding
Rags Terrel
Rags
Saints Church
Chauncey
Board of Health
Walker
Chauncey and
Wm, Glass
Short Skirts Rise in Riga Shops Reflecting Peace Era Bright Style
In Riga shoppers adopt Paris and New York summer styles as skirts shorten to knee length. The feature notes wartime pauses and a warm climate contrast with Russian winters, and cites prices in roubles and dollars for dresses serge suits and hats. The piece contrasts Latvian urban fashion with rural peasants and compares local stock to a midwest town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latvia
Baltic States
Europe
Paris
America
Riga
Middle West
Russia
United States
Freezone Scrapes Corns Without Pain
A drugstore remedy named Freezone promises immediate relief for all corns including hard soft and between toes. Apply a few drops and the corn allegedly lifts off with no pain, using a tiny bottle sold for a few cents.
U.S. the Gabbiest People on Earth
Washington reports that Americans lead the world in chatter via telephone with rapid growth. From July 1920 to July 1921 the U S added 562000 telephones, bringing total lines near ten million, roughly one per eleven people, as revenues and earnings rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Paris Dowry Dispute Delays Greek Russian Wedding
The planned marriage of William Lewis, 18, son of Princess Christopher of Greece and Princess Xenia of Russia, was postponed after a family conference between Grand Duchess Marie of Russia and the former widow of the American tin plate king. The delay stems from a dispute over the dowry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William Lewis
Christopher
Greece
Xenia
Russia
Marie
America
Xenia Attorney Charles L. Darlington Named State Legion Commander
Charles L. Darlington of Xenia was elected state commander of the American Legion at the annual convention in Dayton Toledo. An attorney and former captain in the 34th Infantry overseas, he will lead the organization with Dayton chosen as convention site in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Toledo
Charles L. Darlington
Xenia
American Legion
34Th Infantry
Pool Wool Brings a Suitable Price
Columbus September 28 More than 3 500 000 pounds of wool pooled with the Ohio Wool Growers Associations have been sold and the remainder of the 7 000 000 total is moving at a faster rate than last year. The top price this year was 33 cents. Practically all wool sold has been shipped to New England or Philadelphia. Farmers are believed to receive a satisfactory return as the pool stabilizes the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
R. A. Hammond
Co-Operative Association
New England
Philadelphia
Police Chief Guilty in Newark Ouster Case
Police Chief Sheridan found guilty by a civil service commission of breaking oath and dereliction in performing duty in Newark Ohio. The decision upholds a formal charge against the chief and implications for city administration follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Sheridan
Civil Service Commission
Physician urges women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A noted doctor asserts most female ailments are non surgical and stem from simpler conditions. He urges women suffering from backache headaches bearing down pains side ache irregularities nervous despondency or weakness to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural restorative and preventive measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tankers Find Outlook Good
Cleveland reports better business in September from the fourth federal reserve bank. Manufacturers show an upward trend with more orders and a substantial, sound improvement as the low mood period passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fourth Federal Reserve Bank
British Cabinet Agrees on Lloyd George Note to DeValera
British cabinet members have agreed on the main points of Lloyd George’s proposed note to DeValera. The reply, to be forwarded this afternoon, would outline the government’s stance on Irish independence while suggesting a conference with Sinn Fein delegates. Telegraph dispatches report mild optimism in the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
DeValer
Garloch
Sinn Fein
Daytons Week of Religious Engagement Promises Revival
Billy Sunday announces training for a Dayton engagement in November. He frames the event as a chance for regular sinners and backsliders to return to religious living during a period of revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Billy Sunday
The
Devil
Weaver Fined for Delinquency Conviction in Dayton
In Dayton on Sept 28 Dennis Weaver was fined $1000 and costs after conviction of contributing to the delinquency of his fifteen year old daughter. Judge Baggett imposed a twelve month sentence, though Weaver doubted how he could pay while in the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Dennis Weaver
Baggett
Dennis
Commerce Reports Weekly Survey Replaces Daily Trade Pages
The Department of Commerce ends Daily Commerce Reports and launches Commerce Reports a Weekly Survey of Foreign Trade starting September 5. The new weekly, magazine-sized, classifies articles by subject and aids targeted reading with headings like Tron and Steel and Textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Commerce Reports
Tron and Steel
Europe
Far East
Latin America
Why First Aid To Good Health Is Pure Blood
A vintage health warning promotes S S S blood tonic to cleanse waste products and improve vitality. The ad urges readers to consult Chief Medical Director of Swift Specific Co Atlanta for a free booklet and case description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Ss. S. S. Laboratory
Atlanta
Foreign trade bulletin and Rutland town notes
Hoover outlines reorganization of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce into commodity based divisions with industry representatives. Also Rutland news reports a comedy, church events, marriages, travel, and local prize notes including Harold Rawlings’ Harvard admission and street upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Bureau of Foreign and Aromestic Commerce
Prairie schooner arrival astonishes Bowling Green crowd
BOWLING GREEN Ohio September 28. This city welcomed Mr Claude F Hopkins and his wife arriving in an old-fashioned prairie schooner drawn by eight horses from Powder River Montana. The couple, journeying since Decoration Day from the river famed as a mile wide an inch deep and full of twisters, head for a Pennsylvania farm seven miles south of Jamestown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Claude F Hopkins
Powder River
Montana
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
N. Y
Children Claim Right to Happiness in Family Life
A brief note discusses how many children feel entitled to all the happiness within the family, highlighting the tension between child expectations and family dynamics.
Accident verdict by coroner on Perry death
Coroner F. J. Kempton of Jacksonville ruled James Thomas Perry was accidentally killed. Perry’s body was found on the Hocking Valley tracks Sunday morning and officials believe he was struck by an engine and caboose near the key party site late Saturday night at 11:58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Kempton
Jacksonville
James Thomas Perry
Hocking Valley
Kempton
Perry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ostrovsky
Winchester
Lynchburg
Dan River
North Carolina State Line
Prison No. 4
Edwin Hullinger
Broadway
U.S
Rutland
Christian Church
C. B. Holt
del Rice
Memphis
Tenn
Roy Holt
C. W. Harrison
M. E
J. W. Young
Anna Bryant
Anna Boyd
Middleport
A. Jackson
Mt. Vernon
Equator
M. E. Rathburn
Gallipolis
Harold
Ray H. Rawlings
Rutland High School
Harvard University
Hastings Hall
Homer Cherrington
Cherrington
Pomeroy
G. L. Ashton
Keno
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohio
U.S. A
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