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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
6
A ship tale follows Day and Night the kittens as they seek affection from the captain while a cow laments being confined. Night schemes to climb for attention, the crew milks the cow, and bodies lean on a plan to escape at port for fresh grass and water. The old cow dreams of freedom as the ship nears a harbor.
The narrator reunites with Athena who urges positive thinking and practical plans for Jim's amusement park scheme. Athena reveals twilight sleep as a key study and arranges a New York consultation, while the narrator resolves to support Jim and push the project forward.
A nineteen year old narrator recalls a carefree run with her old friend George Watson on a sunny June day. A comic misadventure at the circus clown incident and a windy road moment test their bond while Aunt Harriet frowns on romance. The race ends with a tumble that knocks her aunt Larviet down.
Mrs J R Pflum of Reading Pennsylvania reports relief from nervousness headaches and faintness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits improved sleep appetite and energy to the tonic and recommends others try it. Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY sells a box for 60 cents postpaid and offers a free booklet on nervous diseases.
The narrator describes Aunt Starriet and Aunt Harrim in a restrained, intimate moment. A gentle greeting from George and a curtain drawn on calm afterward underscore the household mood as a stranger arrives. The aunt with thin lips and a beaky nose adds a sharp, prickly edge to the exchange.
An expert cautions that excess meat raises uric acid harming kidneys. A cleansing remedy Jad Salts or a four ounce dose of Rad Salts, taken with water, is advertised to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming safety and health benefits.
An old advertisement touts Tiz foot remedy promising instant relief from burning swelling and soreness with claims of drawing out poisonous exudations. The piece also notes local notices from Manitowoc Wisconsin about John Mowhawk resigning as village chief of police and other officials amid political strain.
Guysville and nearby towns share a weekend of guests and visits. Families including the Geisendorfer, Bryson, Dean, Shixon, Tuller, Inman, Sanders, Townsend, Chapman and Shott groups are noted hosting dinners and spending time with relatives in Chillicothe The Plains Avliens Parkersburg Athens Coolville Lespre New Asbury and other local stops.
Columbus will welcome five hundred ex aviators May 6 to 8 for Ohio’s first annual aeronautics convention. Delegates plan air travel to the summit and the formation of the Associated Aviators of Ohio to boost state aviation and lobby Washington. Noted speakers include Adjutant General Roy E Layton Major R W Schreeder Eddie Rickenbacker Hartley and Eddie Stinson.
Advertisement for a dress pattern titled A Comfortable House Dress 2878. It highlights a mature figure friendly design with optional wrist or elbow length sleeves and a 21 yard lower edge. Includes sizes 36 through 48 bust and material guidance. mailed illustration pattern available for 32 cents in stamps.
The notices list marriages including Albert Jeffers and Wlecta Evans in Guysville and Leonard Lyons with Fear Fife in Glouster, plus Clarence Hampton and Lenora Lahugh in Millfield. A violet incident shows Mrs William Olson firing a revolver to deter an intruder after attempting to enter her home.
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