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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
7
A 35¢ or $1 bottle of Zemo is described as a dependable treatment to relieve itching and cleanse the skin. It claims to banish irritations pimples blackheads ectopia blotches ring worm and similar troubles by applying as directed, leaving skin soft smooth and healthy.
The 1922 Athens County Fair horse show opened Wednesday with six contests decided and 30 events planned. Entries came from across the state. winners included Jack Frost and Lady Joe among others, with prize money 35 20 and 10 for most classes and cups for the high school class.
New York Aug 24 reports indicate a fateful standstill between strikers and railroad executives as talks over seniority rights falter. The five brotherhoods push for individual road agreements while executives consider separate deals with remaining roads.
The 1922 Athens County Fair Poultry Show drew 272 birds under the Southern Ohio Poultry association. Winners include Clarence Nichols Athens with White Wyandottes, F B Cabendine Chesterhill with Rhode Island Whites, and Ira Nichols with Ancona birds sweeping cock, hen, and pullet classes. Thor Olson won in Wyandotte and Colum biana Wyandottes, with many other departmental honors listed by breed and exhibitor.
London Aug 24 Plymouth Liberals will not oppose Lady Astor at the next election. G P Dymond, president of the Plymouth Liberals Association, said her bold defense of womanhood and children earned her support and he regards her as an International Conservative for English-speaking peoples.
Berlin reports a flood of American tinned meat offers at half the price of fresh German meat. Prices have risen, causing Berlin to consume half as much meat as in the prior two months. Hundreds of butcher shops closed and about 500 butchers quit work. Uncertainty surrounds the arrival of the steam jet.
List of couples married licenses including Lewis Woodrum 40 coal miner Nelsonville and Emma Connella 33 housekeeper Nelsonville Rev Charles Marsh names Raymond Patton clerk Nelsonville Nelle Rosser 19 book keeper Nelsonville Rev A Y Wilcox names Willard Birtcher 19 miner Glouster Hilman Mackey 19 at home Jacksonville Harry Wilson named John J Ley 27 telegraph operator Chauncey Opal M Syx 20 at home Chauncey Father Berry named Alex Katona 38 miner Hollister Gozilla Serfozo 37 housekeeper Holister P W Helwig named Clemist L Pidcock 22 miner Luhrig Mary E Crawford 25 housekeeper Broadwell P W Helwig named
An old advertisement touts a chemical remedy to rid hotels hospitals rail companies and public institutions of bed bugs roaches fleas and cooties. It claims safe economical removal using a quart dose and a patent spout designed to reach hard to get at places.
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