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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
19
An advertisement touts pure organic iron branded Nuxated Iron as a remedy for weakness and emaciation. It claims food and vitamins fail without iron, promises rapid flesh gain and strength, and offers a free $1 Yeast Vitamine Tablet package with purchase.
The Chamber of Commerce holds a regular meeting at the Y tomorrow evening with supper at 6 15. Attendance is expected to be high due to local matters to be discussed. Also tonight at the Y gym three scout troops enter teams in a loreal tournament with 15 cent admission to defray expenses for the big scout tournament in Athens on March 17 and 18.
Pratis Fork features include a business trip by Mr and Mrs Farl Sapp to Athens. Harry Smith visited Elza Sapp in Athens. Ray Ramsey and family moved to their new home on the Elza Sapp farm. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Leo Williams. Vloid Williams visited Miss Sargents of Harrisonville. Rev Gwartney could not keep his Pratts Fork appointment due to bad roads. Miss Mable Henderson returns home from Columbus Burlingham. Jack King made a business trip to Athens.
Millfield residents and relatives visited at various homes in Athens and nearby towns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. H. O. McDante and their sons Dennis and Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morrison, Mr. Alpha Werner, the Sanders family in Albany, Walter Totman and son, and Mrs. Alpha Werner with Mrs. Cash Boudinot. Illness touched the Omen family, and gatherings extended to Trimble and Martins Ferry with several couples and children visiting.
Doanville Miss Mary Birtcher visited her grandfather Sunday. Miss Beulah Greene visited her grandmother Sunday. Mrs Lillie Greene shopped at Nelsonville Monday. Mrs Maud Schoonover visited her mother at Floodwood Monday. Miss Emily Robinett attended church at Floodwood Sunday night. Mrs Will Butcher of Nelsonville was the recent guest of his brother Riobert Butcher Sr.
In France many foreign visitors now skip historic battlefield sites and instead seek the appeal of large city features. The shift highlights a change in tourist preferences toward urban culture, dining, shopping, and architecture.
Irish author Shaw Mesnon argues American women damage themselves by heavy makeup and Parisian fashions. He claims true beauty comes from eschewing paint and powder and embracing American styles to reveal the nation’s finest image to the world.
Latest photos from Ireland show civil war tensions among Unionists Free Staters and Republicans. IRA mutiny affects part of the army while the majority backs the Free State government. Officers and men display modern machine guns as motorists face inspections.
Anthracite miners led by John S. Lewis press for a two year contract renewal with eleven months work per year. They threaten a work stoppage after May 1 if operators refuse. The dispute centers on securing steady work and avoiding a repeat of past cutbacks.
Frank Butts of Glouster Ohio explains that he answered P O Mace’s letter to the Messenger but it was not published. He regrets the investigation could not continue as Porum Editor deemed a newspaper column unsuitable for lengthy religious discussions. Tucker of Athens was also notified of the stoppage.
Secretary of the Navy Denby urged the House Naval Affairs Committee to suspend action on converting two cruisers into airplane carriers until the Senate resolves the armament conference treaties.
New York report says four men involved in building the American Theatre in Brooklyn will be charged with manslaughter after Chief Magistrate McAdoo announced the findings of the collapse investigation. The disaster occurred November 29 and prompted an official inquiry into the structural failure.
Diamond Mrs Nettle Loomis shopped in Nelsonville last Wednesday. Miss Lolita Jeffrey visited Miss Velma Elila of Laurel Run. Miss Mary Fisher stayed with her sister Mia. Clara Little of Logan and Mrs Mary Smith were visiting Nelsonville. Mrs Jolbert Jeffrey also shopped in Nelsonville recently.
Mrs Emma McMahon aged 100 years four months faced a ruined wedding as Sims Toots Berry 89 abruptly left the ceremony. Reporters and cameras swayed him but he refused to be photographed, ending the matchless event and leaving the bride firm in her decision not to reconsider.
An old newspaper reader urges men to recognize wives' and mothers' health struggles. The piece cites frequent headaches melancholy and sleep problems and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming many voluntary letters endorse the remedy and offering payment for trials.
Huntington woman recounts removing a goitre using Sorbol Quadruple colorless liniment and promises to publish her method. She cites availability at drug stores and offers to share details with readers via Box 358 Mechanicsburg.
Three convicts were recaptured after a dramatic escape attempt in the crowded Reading Terminal in Philadelphia. The scene featured a frenetic chase as officers closed in and a rapid response ended the escape.
A society item notes Mathilde McCor plans marriage to her sixteen year old daughter’s future husband The beau is Max Oser a man aged between forty and sixty The piece describes admirers and romantic speculation without confirming details
Report notes M Crace Jefrey spending time with his wife at Union Furn M during the week, describing a domestic event without additional details.
In Washington on March 15 1 year extension granted for payment of 50 million crane debt owed the United States in a resolution adopted by a narrow vote.
Bargains advertised I in rebuilt machines with expert repairing by factory trained technician.
A common storage shed of weather boarding with internal celled shelves. The listing notes enough lumber to build two small garages and a 1921 model Ford truck with puncture proof tires and Haaslers, described as good as new. Also offered is a two drawer National coach register operable by electric or hand.
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