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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
2
An old time medicine advertisement touts Blackol Stomach and Liver Tablets to relieve congested liver and bowels. It promises speedy removal of poisons and renewed vigor, urging immediate use at first sign of a cold and offering 28 tablets for 25 cents by mail or from druggists.
Soap use harms hair by drying scalp and making hair brittle. Best alternative is refined cocoanut oil for cleansing. Two teaspoons cleanses hair and scalp. creates rich lather and rinses easily. Mixed oil is affordable and available at pharmacies.
Pain relief claim for Sloan's Liniment touts rapid easing of rheumatic aches and sore muscles without staining skin. Mentions 38 years as World’s Liniment, lists three bottle sizes and availability at druggists.
The article explains that undernourished men and women lack reserve nerve power and health. It claims physicians and chemists solved weight gain by giving 3 grain hypnuclane tablets, which are sold in sealed packages and taken for several months according to package directions to raise white and red blood cell counts and overall weight.
Frances Elder Martin sues Aetna Life Insurance for death benefits of Leslie Martin. New trial dates announced in April for multiple common pleas cases. divorces involve temporary alimony of 50 dollars. Farm land suit includes 31 acres in Dover township with a receiver sought. Virgil Goodin files for divorce on grounds of wilful absence and non support after three years.
Berlin reports indicate former German empress Augusta Victoria is seriously ill at her Holland retreat and nearing death. Doctors from Berlin have been summoned as heart trouble and other illnesses have worsened since the imperial family fled Berlin near war’s end.
Lottridge Rev Cleland preached an interesting sermon Sunday and services will run each evening at 7 30. Local residents attendances include Mr and Mrs C E Woode Mrs Elza Rice and Miss Mabel Morrison at Tup Pers Plains. Paul Kinnean is recovering from a broken arm and several sick list members show improvement. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs B E Fair’s home with thirteen members present and planned to meet May 13 with hymn and benediction. The Pierce family moves to Athens area. loss of the village blacksmith is noted and well wishes go with them.
John Wesley Norris born near Coolville Athens County Ohio on April 25 1848 died March 23 1920 aged 71 years 10 months and 28 days. He married Percie Rhodehaver in 1870 who died June 5 1906.
Victims of thin blood endure weakness heart palpitations chills headaches fainting spells dizziness indigestion breathlessness after slight effort insomnia back pain nervousness and numbness. Time is wasted as people treat symptoms rather than the cause. A tonic re builds the blood and nourishes organs nerves and tissues, restoring strength and eliminating symptoms once the underlying cause is corrected.
A Utica New York man, G J Hawley of 24 Genesee Street, reports his recovery after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for three weeks. He describes earlier thin blood restless nerves dizziness indigestion and poor sleep and says he gained strength and weight while his blood grew richer. He urges others in need of a tonic to try the pills, sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 60 cents a box postpaid. Building Up The Blood.
Four children survive along with two sisters and a brother. The deceased joined the Baptist church as a youth and was known as a kind father neighbor and friend. The text ends with a verse asking for a resting place and concludes that faith hope and love whisper Yes in Heaven.
A vintage advertisement asserts Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after one application. It promises every hair regains life with added vigor brightness color and thickness for a few cents.
A historical ad describes making a strong bug killer at home using Pesky Devils Quietus P. D. Q. The ad touts a formula to kill bedbugs roaches fleas and ants and offers a hospital size five gallons for 2.50 or prepaid by Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Indiana.
Columbus detectives unravel a cave filled with silks satins and women’s clothing after arresting three boys who claimed to have found suitcases and grips in a field then moved them to a culvert side cave.
Columbus officials warn a railroad strike would trigger a rapid collapse of utilities and services. The chamber of commerce says water works hospitals and lights would fail within days with streetcars and industry grinding to a halt and thousands to lose jobs as firms switch to motor trucks for deliveries.
A minister credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing nearly two decades of stomach trouble and constipation that caused gas and fever. The remedy allegedly cleanses catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and relieves inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose promises satisfaction or money back. McKee Drug Co. and druggists nationwide sell it.
County Auditor Cornwell reports busy days checking personal property tax returns with city assessors aiding Athens residents to file while county residents file at auditor designated sites. He urges listing all building repairs and additions since the last return to update the tax duplicate.
The census bureau lists 1920 population counts for U S cities including St. Louis at 773 000 with an 85 971 increase since 1910 and Watertown New York West Hoboken New Jersey Perth Amboy New Jersey Duquesne Uniontown Massillon Chillicothe Bellaire Galesburg Charleston Burlington Tamaqua Kittanning Pitcairn East Pittsburgh Martins Ferry Circleville East Palestine Greenville Lenoir Bemidji Blythe Venita with respective increases shown in 1910 to 1920 comparisons.
Boston April 13 General Leonard Wood ends his three month leave and cancels speaking engagements to resume command of the army's central department and return to Chicago due to the rail strike crisis. He said personal considerations did not enter his decision and it was his duty to return.
The Kindergarten Association of Ohio University holds its regular monthly conference in the Ellis Hall kindergarten rooms on Wednesday April 14 from 2 30 to 4 00 p m Mrs J J Wooley and Mrs F B Guilum will lead the program and discuss punishment
A community gathering plans to discuss right and wrong rewards and praise. The session will end with refreshments and a social time and extends a cordial invitation to all attendees.
A morning blaze at 1 40 a m gutted the J B Stephens Company dry goods store in Geneva causing about 50000 damages. Ashtabula Harbor sent its fire department to battle the flames and sleet on roofs limited further harm to the business district.
Three armed robbers hunted in Cleveland after a night raid on the Rosky and Obert drug store and its sub-postal station netted about $300. Lena Obert was gagged and hidden behind the soda fountain while staff and customers were confined. Propriety and others worked on the safe during the heist.
County commissioners with Engineer F R Baker visited Troy and Carthage townships to approve road work. Plans include building half a mile of macadam road between Coolville Station and Ireland with Troy township trustees and completing about two and a half miles between Guysville and Coolville. Limestone deposits at Lottridge will aid Tedrow gap. delays come from railroad strike and slow machinery delivery.
The readable text describes Marshucws progress near Union Church with tarbound surface work begun but not completed. The fragment hints at ongoing road surfacing and delays affecting the project timeline.
John Leake a miner of Gloucester weds Katherine Knight of Mikelg Edward Burge a miner of Nelsonville weds Lenna McAfee of the same place William Darnell a core maker of Canaanville weds Effie Thompson of Canaanville Martin Sarina a miner of Hollister weds Flossie Six of Gloucester
A post lent formal dance by the Swastika Club attracted about fifty couples Monday night at Carpenter's hall. The rooms featured an old rose pink and orange color scheme with out of town guests Misses Jennie and Marie Higginbottom of Columbus Miss Beulah Guss of Columbus and Mr. Ernest Morton of Jacksonville. A five piece college orchestra augmented by Prof. Harold Finney performed a spirited music program.
Grange No. 905 in Coolville initiated ten candidates in the third and fourth degrees on Saturday. Sister E A Dutton welcomed new members with responses by several of them. No meeting will be held in two weeks. The farm bureau plans a session in the grange hall on April 24, 1920 led by the Athens county agent.
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