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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1921
Page
6
A brief ad-like note touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a substitute for calomel as a remedy for foul breath. It presents a simple health claim without detailed medical support.
A pony narrator recalls the trainer's harsh methods as a straw manikin is used in early lessons. The animal resists, endures whips and fits, then gradually learns to pull a silver-buckled basket phaeton for a young mistress, with hints of upcoming ponies named Nellie.
The two girls tour Switzerland from spot to spot. They linger in Brunen near Lake Lucerne where Gwenda writes home and her father responds with a generous check. John, back home in Vermont origins, plans a future in Italy while Gwenda and Fern speculate about his romantic life and future mischief.
A worried eighteen year old writes about love and loyalty to a twenty one year old fiancé. Advice covers trust after him walking with another girl, attending a dance, and whether an eighteen year old truly knows love. It also discusses marriage timing and testing commitment.
A husband seeks guidance over marital disputes with his wife who attends dances and associates with people he distrusts. He fears leaving would trigger abandonment issues and legal consequences, while storms of argument have escalated. The columnist cautions against stormy debates and implies the wife is the mother of his children.
F. E. Hallman of Lakemore Ohio and his wife report Tanlac restored their health and strength. He gained fifteen pounds in a month and she recovered from rheumatism, indigestion, and nervous sleep issues. Both say appetite improved and energy returned enabling daily work.
This design pattern 3559 offers three sizes 16 18 and 20 years. The 18 year size needs about 4% yards of 44 inch fabric and the skirt lower edge spans 2 yards. Fabrics like Duveryn satin taffeta linen voile ratine and etamine suit the model. The skirt connects to an underbody and sleeve length options include wrist or elbow. Pattern illustration mailed for 12 cents.
A large group of friends gathered at Georgia Beal’s home to celebrate her fourteenth birthday with music games pie and cake. Visitors included Weber Wood and wife and child at Mrs Wood’s parents Frank Hart and wife Sunday Theo Welch and wife visiting Mrs Welch’s parents Harley Dairy and wife of Harrisonville recently.
A memorial verse honors Brawley Lahugh who died in April. The family preserves his memory with lines about lasting remembrance and gratitude for a life well lived.
City council approves a $150,000 street improvements plan for Elyria. The project aims to repave and upgrade key roadways to improve traffic flow and safety across the city.
L J Taber master of the Ohio State Grange describes a National Sales Agency created by a Chicago conference committee. The plan aims to stabilize prices, reduce grain movements, offer three sale options, and allow farmers access to crop and market data while preventing price slumps and heavy harvest financing.
Lavenders river pirates and orange bootleggers are mentioned amid crimes in Portland as Chief L V Jenkins returns from Berkeley, where Vollmer’s map system showed city crime by colored pins. An officer repositions pins to fit his color scheme, provoking a rebuke from the chief.
A surprise party honored Mrs Newton Russell for her sixty fifth birthday at her New Marshfield home on Sunday April 17. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Bolster and children from Mineral Mr M M Russell and children from Athens Mr and Mrs George Turner and son from Jacksonville Mrs Royal Bingman of Trimble Mr and Mrs Carl Russell and son from New Marshfield Mr and Mrs Guy Burkett and son from Brooksville and Mr and Mrs Newton Russell and sons. An excellent dinner was served and Mrs Russell received many nice presents.
In New York a case over 82.50 for shop worn fish was so strong the court adjourned to fumigate the room.
A promotion for Epsonade Salts claims to blend real Epsom salts with fruit derivative salts to taste like sparkling lemonade. Consumers are advised to take a tablespoonful in cold water when bilious headachy or constipated. The product is touted as the American Epsom Association’s discovery.
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