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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
2
A Newark newspaper notice touts La-may face powder as absolutely pure and free from rice powder or white lead. It claims to reduce enlarged pores and pimples, improve wrinkles, and provide long wear, with a reward offered for chemists who find any impurity.
Druggists praise Dash Balm for tired swollen sweaty feet and blisters offering instant odor removal and improved comfort. Suggested use between toes and in socks with cash antiseptic powder as alternative. Allan J. Cash Manufacturing Co. of Olean, New York offers mail order with 25 cents payment and prepaid postage.
An advertisement claims Miro Pile Remedy cures long standing piles in three to ten days. It alleges external remedies fail, surgical options don’t remove the cause, and that a few doses absorbed in the body can prevent recurrence. Pharmacists offer it on short notice.
Local items report Logan visits by Mina and Ray Soliday and Mrs Mina Oneill. Athens fair attendance, several social visits, and a traffic accident on the E D Morrison curve injures traveling salesman Thomas Slayman of Iowa. Repairs and care follow at Morrison home.
In hot days chafing worsens for fleshy individuals causing irritated galled skin. The ad touts Houstonia The Original Jones as a non stingy soothing remedy that heals raw skin and prevents recurrence with antiseptic safety. A 25c bottle lasts months and bears Dr. Jones' picture on the yellow wrapper.
Col. FE House plans to sail for the United States in early September and arrive about September 15. He will return with Lord Grey who arrives to take charge of the British embassy here.
New York Master Butchers Association will publish semi weekly lists showing wholesaler prices, retail prices, and profit margins starting September 11. Books will be open to the public on demand. The move follows a proposed agreement with Federal Food Administrator Arthur Williams to aid fair meat pricing. An English invention uses a horse drawn plow with rollers to clear snow from curbs.
Mr. Bryant of 1110 East Ave Akron credits four bottles of Earle's Hypo-Cod with ending nervousness and sleep loss. He reports appetite return, rapid weight gain, and renewed energy. The treatment is touted by the Earle Chemical Co and sold by McKee Drug in Athens Ohio and other towns at $1.20 plus tax.
New York bankers warn a federal crisis looms, likely turning political as labor radicals gain momentum. They say banks and investors fear losses, while Wall Street profits from nimble tactics and the public bears the brunt of falling stocks.
Western cattle producers told the senate agricultural committee that the Kenyon and Kendrick bills would crush producers. I. C. Thursman of Oklahoma urged more production and less legislation, while Sam Davidson of Fort Worth blamed retailers for high prices and warned licensing would deepen public suspicion. J. G. Imboden of Illinois backed the concern.
Frank Carter, 19, told police after his arrest for breaking into a Kansas City house that he shifted from aspiring detective to burglar after finding it easy to fool detectives.
A curious scene unfolds as a tempers flare over a percentage sign in a Des Moines area saloon. A barkeeper and patrons clash with police after a misread label provokes complaints and a humorous confrontation.
An old style advertisement extols Tiz as a cure for tired feet with claims of soreness relief, odor reduction and lasting comfort. The copy promises a 25 cent box at drug stores and urges readers to try Tiz and Tia as superior substitutes.
Pittsburg, Aug 28. Trolley traffic may resume before nightfall as motormen and conductors weigh a return to work after a fourteen day strike. Strikers will vote on resuming service immediately and continuing the wage dispute. A patent has been granted for a hard surface roadway with side depressions to catch wheels and prevent skidding.
Canton clerks plan annual style show. County commissioners vote to sell infirmary and buy new site. Massillon paves Erie and East Main streets. Firemen seek two platoon system. Canton man and wife injured by thugs expected to recover. Akron sells fifty five tons army food today. Thirty county schools report no teachers. London Ringold welfare chief to replace Buddy Deetjent next week. Columbus gives state employees half holiday for state fair. Marion businessman missing. Washington Canton area rider killed on motorcycle. Cincinnati reports coolest August on record. Cincinnati butter bean claimed 30 inches long. Lima strikes with 2000 workers leaving city. Lima electric line men accept 13 1/2 percent raise. Toledo man ends life.
Miss Constance Bromley, an English woman who ran a Calcutta motion picture house for four years, says Hindu opinion of European morals drops when films show white wives in compromising situations and women in revealing costumes. She notes Bombay hosts fourteen picture houses and adds locals are avid movie fans.
A fourteen coach troop train arrived at Union Depot at 6 15 P M on Wednesday. Two coaches carried colored troopers and an equal number held white soldiers bound for Camp Sherman with the rest going to Camp Taylor.
The government of Portugal offers a prize about 32000 dollars to the first Portuguese or Brazilian aviator to fly from Portugal to Brazil.
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