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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1922

Page

2

Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mrs Miner

A Churubusco New York resident reports five years of backache and ineffective doctor care. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief during pregnancy and urges all women to try it for female troubles. The letter endorses the product as safe for young or old and suitable when medicines fail.

Churubusco N. Y Lydia FE Rep Miner Lydia E. Pinkham Miner

Carcassonne Wonder of a Medieval Fortress

C MLN GAG by Alice Langelier, Carcassonne. The fortress city sits on the Aude Valley amid double walls and 53 towers. Its history spans Visigoths, Counts of Toulouse, Saint Louis siege, German occupation, and a modern Comedie Francaise amphitheatre season.

Alice Langelier Carcassone France Atlantic Mediterranean Carcassonne Pyrenees Black Mountains Aude Spain Counts of Toulouse Saint Louis St. Nazaire The Clemenceau Comedie Francaise Lamlet Macbeth

Belief of great virgin oil field in Gulf of Mexico grows

Washington August 18 oil experts say a vast virgin oil field may lie beneath the Gulf of Mexico after navy hydrographic data. Ships report large slicks and burning oil within a defined area southeast of Galveston. Records trace signs along a 50 mile diameter zone from 20 miles off the Texas coast to deep waters up to 900 fathoms.

Washington Gulf of Mexico Navy Hydographiec Gulf Galveston Tex Hearl Texas Hingsbee

Love Notes Lure Boys at Lansing Industrial School

Intercepted love notes from girls at a Lansing summer school reached inmates at the Industrial School for Boys. A note found by the fence spoke of a meeting by an elm tree and a promise of kisses, prompting tighter rules to curb the secret trysts.

International News Service Lansing Mich Industrial School Regent and Clemns Avenue

Nine hundred delegates at Cleveland union of pharmaceutical association

Nine hundred delegates from 46 states left Cleveland after a four day American Pharmaceutical association convention. They approved whisky as a recognized medicinal agent and rejected a plan to restrict liquor in drugstores to prescriptions. They also urged newspapers to omit drug names in death reports and avoid sensational dope stories.

Cleveland American Pharmaceutical Association

Knighthoods Sold At High Prices In Britain Auction

Milton Bronner reports Britain debates a rising sale of honors with knighthoods and baronetcies priced at tens of thousands. The Duke of Northumberland cites alleged letters claiming £10 000 to £12 000 for knights and £35 000 to £40 000 for baronetcies, fueling views that the Lords are a rich man's club.

Duke of Northumberland Britain House of Lords Marquis Whisky Earl of Steel Viscount Groceries Baron Fish

A Pretty House Dress Pattern 4054 Features

The pattern shows a white linen collar and string girdle, suitable for crepe gingham and new prints. Skirt hems can be straight or shaped with a 25 yard bottom width and extended plaits. Cut in sizes 36 to 48 inches bust. 88 inch size needs 646 yards of 82 inch cloth. Mail pattern for 12 cents in stamps.

Surgeon Revives a Britisher After Near Death

London reports a remarkable brain operation by Sir William MacEwen. A man near death before admission received artificial respiration and abscess pus was removed without anaesthetic. Breathing returned and he awakened asking what all the fuss was about as staff reacted with shock.

International News Service London William MacEwen Regius Glasgow University MacHwen MacEwen

Moonshine wealth leads to Dayton man's downfall

Edward Gleason, 64, of Dayton Kentucky, confessed after arrest on liquor charges that he evaded capture for ten years after escaping Flemingsburg jail on the eve of transfer to a state penitentiary for manslaughter. Investigators found a thirty gallon still and eight gallons of whiskey in his home.

Cincinnati Edward Gleason Dayton Flemingsburg

Irregulars Broken Up as Free State Forces Gain Ground

Dublin reports heavy night fighting and numerous casualties as Free State troops seize Kilmorna ry with 27 prisoners and capture MacRoom and Millstreet in County Cork. Westward advances continue with most of County Louth cleared of irregulars aside from mountain guerrillas.

Dublin Free State Army Free State Kilmornery MacRoom Millstreet County Cork Free Staters County Louth

Filipino Clerks Do Mass Assessment Increases

In Manila August 17 American observers note Philippine clerks, paid fifty cents per night, raised tax assessments by vast margins under new system. Old rolls used, average increases stated at 50 percent, but some jumps reach 200 to 300 percent and even example of a pasture valued at 875 dollars rising to 7,781 dollars.

International News Service Manila United States Philippines Congress

Never too old to learn says age or eighteen

The remark suggests learning persists with age, while insisting refusing to learn marks either extreme old age or being eighteen, framed as a humorous paradox about readiness to learn.

Athens County Teachers Institute closes with resolutions

The Athens County Teachers Institute ended its sessions with a business meeting and adopted resolutions praising the county school board and superintendent, noting the deaths of several educators. Enrollment reached 620, with actions on leadership and education issues discussed by President Bryan and speakers including Dr. Hall-Quest and Professor Morton.

Athens County Teachers’ Institute Bryan Ohio University Dean McIntire Martzolff Marjorie Rose Clarence Johnson John Williams D. H. Ferree Helen Howard A. TL. Hall-Quest S. I. Dinsmoor R. L. Morton Athens County

Cardinal Outfielder Denies Betrayal In Baseball Scandal

Saint Louis outfielder Leslie Mann denied tips that he turned in Phil Douglas, former Giant pitcher barred for offering to throw games. Mann said he neither received the letter nor a Boston call. Douglas said he phoned Mann after writing the appeal and asked him to tear up the offer.

Cardinal Phil ST. Louis Leslie Mann Cardinals Phil Douglas Douglas Mann Boston

Trumbull Wheat Promoted Across Athens County

Athens county farmers unite to plant Trumbull wheat to improve yields and flour quality. Millers will supply the seed if orders are placed before August 26, with several Athens mills listed as suppliers. The pure line from the Fultz variety originates at Wooster Ohio Experiment Station, promising disease resistance and high milling quality.

Trumbull Athens County Ohio Wooster Williams Raymond Trum F. J. Beasley Company Junod Milling Company White Milling *c Company Athens Albany Milling Company Guysville Mill Coolville Milling Company

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