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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1922
Page
2
Mrs. Robert Blair of 461 S. 20th St Indiana writes she suffered years of kidney and bladder trouble. After taking Foley Kidney Pills a few weeks her pain and backache lessen, headaches vanish, and vision improves. The pills help kidneys filter blood and remove impurities causing joint and muscle soreness.
In Ormond Beach Florida on April 7 1922 John D. Rockefeller says he plans to live 100 years and admires Henry Ford. He shares tips for longevity emphasizing simple living and golf while noting Ford’s rise in wealth and their never meeting. He portrays wealth as a tool for good and says his aim at 83 is to live usefully.
A budget-minded man imagines supporting a high-value bride, despite no experience to warrant such a belief, illustrating how love shapes financial expectations beyond real means.
Oklahoma City reports a clash of loyalties as Mrs. Jean P Day and Lt. Col. Paul Ward Beck figure in a scandal over Becks death. Prohibition and military inquiries push toward an inquest set for tomorrow with Lawton witnesses traveling to the capital.
Old worn tires from Los Angeles are shipped to the west coast of Mexico and converted into shoes. The simple process cuts tires into lengths, sews ends, adds a heel strip, and yields wearable footwear. Each pair costs fifty to seventy five cents. Sam L. Kreider, steamship agent, notes 200 tons shipped recently with more consignments planned.
In Carrollton Ohio April Daniel Hathaway jailed for alleged speeding vowed to get even. He accused Marshal Clark of spitting at the W and L E railroad station provoking Clark’s arrest. Clark fined one dollar.
A survey shows Ashland factories running practically normal with little unemployment. The P. Beyers Brothers company added about 100 new employees since year start, and other plants have rehired laid off workers and added additional staff.
General Charles G. Dawes, the economy chief for the President, keeps fit with four to five mile morning hikes through Washington parks. He criticizes jaundiced business men who live in ease and luxury and says hiking beats riding as a tonic.
Paris April 7. Paul Reynaud, member of the chamber of deputies, suggests mortgaging all German real property to pay reparations. He would impose a 2 percent mortgage on houses, boost corporate capital by one fifth, and present stock certificates to the reparations mission, aiming to capitalize about 49 billion gold marks.
The author laments rising expenses and failed returns from Germany. Eighty billion francs spent yielded no gains, while twenty billion francs this year won’t be offset by Germany. Doumer argued Germany would pay, but Versailles lacks payment specifics. The public wrongly believes Germany prospers.
Bellaire reports R. L. Bowman of the Ohio Bankers' Association says the agricultural committee will award the winning stock judging team at the state fair in Columbus this year a free trip to the National Dairy Show in Atlanta next October.
Rev J B Ascham, pastor of Avondale Methodist in Cincinnati, will preach next Sunday evening at the First M E church. He is described as a capable preacher and thinker and comes highly recommended by his home church.
L. E. Green aged fifty six drank cyanide in a public setting declaring it his last drink. He collapsed instantly and died within seconds. A will was found on a card in his pocket.
Elwood Gosney a local cigar store proprietor in Tintonville transforms his showcase into a humidor by soaking an old porous brick in water for an hour or two weekly. The brick is boiled then placed in the display to keep tobacco in excellent shape he claims.
A W A I T I N G equipment report from Steubenville Ohio notes Battery C 135th field artillery is awaiting four artillery pieces and 32 horses from the war department. The battery was recently formed in Steubenville.
A four story building housing Allen Mfg Co and Bennie and Co in Nashville's business district was gutted by fire early today. Loss estimated at 250000.
Frenzied trading in New York on Thursday saw spectacular price moves with many shares reaching new highs for the year. The market activity marked a rare intensification unseen in years.
Secret indictments against 17 oil promoters in Boston Holyoke and New York allege they used the mails to defraud investors in oil stock schemes. The losses to Boston subscribers were placed at about one million dollars.
The present year marks the forty fifth anniversary of Edison's invention of the phonograph.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a proven blood purifier that eliminates pimples blackheads boils eczema and blotches and improves complexion and vitality. It emphasizes personal responsibility and promises visible results with regular use and sale at drug stores in two sizes.
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