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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1920
Page
3
An 80 year old advertisement promises quick relief from biliousness constipation and bilious headaches. It markets Schenck's Mandrake Pills as a cure alongside a gloom lifting tone.
Lazy Liver and Company explains that a sluggish liver causes health problems such as pale complexions headaches and illness. They promote Blacko Stomach and Liver Tabs as a pleasing effective remedy to support liver and bowel action and recommend them for every home.
The Elsonville booster urges a civic clean up of the Fort Street cemetery, highlighting battered tombstones and overgrown graves of early residents including Daniel Nelson founder of the town. He calls for volunteers from scouts and all citizens to repair and honor pioneer dead this spring.
Margaret Crane, a city resident and esteemed elder, marks her 90th birthday. She sews daily, has produced sixty five quilts in recent years, and has served as orphan, stepmother, and foster mother in a life of service. Friends plan a surprise party to honor her enduring kindness.
Mr and Mrs Fred Lemley hosted a weekend gathering with Mrs Guy Hewitt and daughter Virginia Mrs Daisy Long of Athens and Mr and Mrs Garfield Grimes of Millfield. Dr and Mrs J M Hyde went to Columbus to meet Mrs Hyde's brother Rev A Mackenzie Lamb and his bride visiting relatives in the area. The Lambs’ party returned Monday afternoon. Mrs Lamb was formerly Miss Catherine Hamilton of Pittsburg.
Classified notes show a Nelsonville employer seeking plasterers for cork work at Hocking Valley Cereal Beverage Co with contact M Doyle. Also listed are a broke mine mule for sale or trade, a six room house for sale, and a revival meeting at Independent Holiness church led by J L Bond with nightly services.
John Call, road superintendent for Athens County, reports Dreco eased his severe backache and constipation, improved kidney function, gas, nerves, and sleep. He urged relatives in Akron to obtain more of the herbal tonic advertised by The Cline Pharmacy Co. and Dreco is marketed by progressive druggists.
A Saturday night event at Owls Hall features a saxophone orchestra for a pleasant evening. Invitations requested for ladies and admission is 75 cents at the venue.
Eight room dwelling on Canal street and several smaller houses priced from 1500 to 2000 dollars. Also sale prospectus for half interest in a coal mine near Middleport with 300 acre lease, 160 acres solid, five and a half foot seam, 50 mine cars, 15 miners houses, 100 tons of rail, royalty terms, and room to expand. Additional items include a pony 49.5 inches high and a set of mining tools. Lost tire and rim near Nelsonville Athens with reward to Bart. the Printer.
McKinley Memorial church at Canton will deliver the class address. William Welsh is in Columbus on business today. Miss Ella Grimes of Millfield was the guest the first of the week off Miss Jessie Galbraith.
Baseball scores from National and American leagues with results for Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Cleveland Detroit Washington and more. Standings show win loss percentages and team positions across leagues with several postponed games noted.
Pittsburg faces Cincinnati and Boston plays Brooklyn while Philadelphia meets New York in basketball. Chicago clashes with St Louis in another set. American League action has St Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland Washington at Philadelphia New York at Boston and Louisville host. Paul at Kansas City. Tenesects meet Milwaukee Columbus plays Indianapolis.
Ashland Kentucky resident Mrs Sxelley credits Nerv-Worth with relief from dizziness nervousness and sleep issues after two bottles and plans a third. The ad promotes Nerv-Worth as a nerve tonic with claims of appetite digestion liver bile strength and better sleep, with a dollar back guarantee at McKee's Drug Store Athens and lists local agencies in several towns.
A vintage ad touts Freezone as magic for corns and calluses. A few cents buys a bottle to apply on tender areas, promising instant pain relief and painless removal of corns and calluses, including between toes and bottoms of feet.
Harrisonville on April 20 holds for the third annual commencement of Harrisonville high school. The address will be by Dean J. J. Richeson of Ohio University. Remarks by Supt. G. H. Crow accompany diploma presentation by the superintendent.
The Opera House screens the film Mickey on Wednesday and Thursday April 21 and 22 with admission at 25 and 35 cents plus tax. Also notes a typhoid death of W. J. Chambers, funeral plans for Fairview church, and local community notices about school, optometry board, and upcoming commencement events.
A mass meeting of Trey Township farmers is set for Saturday at 1:00 PM in Coolville under County Farm Agent Raymond G. L. Cooley of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will speak on farm bureau plans and projects.
Friday evening April 28 a pie supper will be held at the Rocky Point schoolhouse. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a pie.
Dr Geo B Parker of Athens Ohio promotes a remedy to regulate the stomach and bowels. He claims the treatment relieves indigestion and constipation with a scientifically prepared formula offered at $1.25 via Cline’s Pharmacy and McKee Drug Co, guaranteed or money refunded.
The class roster includes Lawrence McCann Eve lyn Warner Ethyl Jordan Dale Warner Wilson Bradford Hazel Jordan Marie Green Gail Sleeth Clayton Jewell and other members under Will C. Merritt's instruction.
Athens County Sheep and Wool Growers Association will meet Friday at 1 30 p m in the Farm Agent Raymond office. A constitution will be drawn up and a year program adopted with Professor Plumb of Ohio State University and W S Hale of Macksburg attending to aid the local group.
In Chicago Rufus Underwood stabbed Mike Christofoka during a quarrel. Four suits of clothes saved him from fatal injuries, reflecting a remarkable safeguard in the scuffle.
In St Paul a yellow bellied catfish weighing about 80 pounds was found by three boys in a pool during a downtown store exhibition. The discovery comes four days into the fishing season.
Dayton residents claim goitre relief from Sorbol Quadruple in small bottles. Names and addresses of local users listed. Mekee Drug Co and Sorbol Co advertised as sources for further information.
At the April council session the focus was Mitt street from B and crossing to East bridge with no decision. County would fund cement or tar bound road plus free stone from Snow brothers, township might cover ten percent, city and property owners to share the rest. Council favors a twenty foot cement road costing about eight thousand dollars, brick option discussed. Maple street asked to widen to twenty feet. petition to sanction change planned. Meyer Roush to tour the city at 7 PM to map street lights and changes. Court and West Union streets to wait a year or two. Union street patches planned while Dean and Spring sewers are laid this season.
John Hillyer of KE St pleaded guilty at a Saturday arraignment before Justice Wig on a non supper charge. Clare Hillyer requested support for his wife and child as part of the case. The proceedings resulted in a 60 day sentence.
When washing hair avoid alkaline soaps and shampoos which dry scalp and make hair brittle. Use pure margarine cocoanut oil, available at drug stores, a small amount provides rich lather and cleanses effectively. It rinses easily, leaves hair bright and manageable, and helps remove dust dirt and dandruff.
The sentence was suspended on condition that he pays a $10 fine and costs and provides his wife and child $25 per month. The Humane Society has been taking an active interest in this CASO.
About 150 dog tags were sold in three to four days as locals continue to seek licenses. Through the year 192 Athens county issued around 7200 licenses, still about 500 short of last year. Fines in Trimble township are reported to be producing results at the auditor’s office.
An advertisement touts Just One laxative tablets offering twenty distinct pills per box, each identical in appearance but with different active ingredients. It claims action alternates among liver, pancreas, and lower bowel with every dose, claiming lasting effectiveness. Manufactured by Ferritone Chemical Co. Cornell Bluffs Iowa.
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