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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
6
A historic tip recommends using plain coconut oil as a shampoo replacement to avoid harsh alkalis in commercial soaps. It suggests dampening hair with water, rubbing in oil, and washing out for a rich lather that cleanses scalp and removes dust and oil, leaving hair soft and manageable.
Night, Day, and Black Button narrate a river tale with a duck stealing cat and an old man chasing a fat duck. The trio escapes to travel to the capital of Madeira, planning a first visit after the river night. Copyright Saalfield Publishing Co. Akron Ohio.
June 15 diary entry notes warm weather and July 16 passage booked for Southampton with Aunt Cecilia joining. Narrator anticipates London, contrasts American and British manners, praises fiancé Jack, and previews meeting Cecil’s sister Gwen amid future adventures.
A reader asks about breaking off a relationship with a tough suitor and loving constraints. Mrs Thompson counsels giving up the man, warns of happiness and future fatherhood concerns, and urges parental guidance over romance.
Fragmentary notice promotes a health treatment with a $100 guarantee and mentions a free brochure. The text includes garbled phrases about effectiveness and a mail request to a New York City address.
Contractor Frank Rosen began building a Buick garage on the former livery site at Court and Carpenter, with work progressing on the machine shop basement and new brick facing. He also completes brick work on Prof. Ash's Sunnyside Drive residence.
Percilla discusses whether a junior girl may attend school dances and cautions against unsupervised dates. She approves school events while advising introductions through mutual friends and parental guidance.
The article explains disease as a battle between body cells and tiny germs, proposing that strong blood and healthy cells resist infection. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a drug-free food medicine that rebuilds blood and nervous tissue, claims sixty years of trial, and notes a new steel alloy with molybdenum.
Ohio University wrestlers prepare to face University of Virginia on Friday evening with a full lineup except heavyweight. Selected Ohio athletes include Pope Lowther Dabritz Thomas Barros and Fergu son Romerlo or Fisher contesting the heavyweight spot. An Olson Mainfort coaches half hour bout and Stark of Pomeroy referees.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cline and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Foutch arrived in Athens by motor Tuesday night, ending a trip that began two weeks earlier in Fort Lauderdale Florida. They traveled through Florida cities, then Atlanta, Chattanooga, Louisville, Cincinnati, Springfield and Columbus, covering many miles on water filled roads and through mountains. Both cars completed the journey without mishap despite frequent detours and hazardous conditions.
Washington April 15 The census bureau released 1920 population figures for several cities led by Winston-Salem North Carolina at 48 395 Port Arthur Texas 22 251 Greenfield Indiana 4 169 Sullivan Indiana 4 489 Washington Indiana 8 705 Georgetown Kentucky 3 903 Plymouth Massachusetts 18 032 Ionia Michigan 6 935 Ypsilanti Michigan 7 413 Latrobe Pennsylvania 9 384 Kingston South Carolina 2 074 Douglas Arizona 9 916 Increases since 1910 cited for many cities and decreases listed for Greenfield and Georgetown with percentage changes provided.
The Men’s Club of the Presbyterian church will host Rev. W. L. Whallen of Zanesville for a talk on The Church and Men. Whallen, who has visited Athens before, will address the men with interest as the series continues through the winter.
A simple method endorsed by physicians advises taking one to two 3 grain hypo-nuclane tablets after each meal for several months. The tablets supposedly boost red and white blood cells, aid digestion, and promote absorption of nutrients to build blood and solid tissues. Available in sealed packages from apothecary shops.
Butch Grover, former Toledo A A player training with Paducah Kentucky, is in town for a short visit. He has been released to Grand Rapids in the Central League and will soon join that club. Grover, a standout Ohio University athlete, impressed as a capable third baseman during his college days and is wished success in his baseball career.
Mayor Albert Rhodes and Fred Brooks faced Mayor Roush on Tuesday evening charged with disturbing the peace. Both pleaded guilty and paid fines of five dollars each after a Saturday night dance dispute escalated into a fight in the city.
About two score of Athens township school children sat the eighth grade exams Wednesday at Ellis Hall under county and district supervision. The session proceeded with standard testing procedures and results were expected to reflect student achievement.
Examinations allow county students to enroll in any high school without tuition. Most Athens township pupils who pass the tests are expected to attend John Hancock High since Athens High has no room for noncity pupils.
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