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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
2
Fragment text promotes a product called Kotalko from a busy drug store. The advertisement invites readers to show others and mentions money guarantees.
Advertisement touts Dia Dyes as safe for fabrics without spots or fading. It instructs to determine if material is silk linen or a blend and promotes full color results with one package.
Relatives and identified individuals are referenced as SARS denies an advertisement or id claim about a relative. The report notes uncertainty around identification and the agency’s response. No further details are provided in this fragment.
Milwaukee February 3 Alfred W Law son builder announces the airship City of La Crosse the first of a police of giant airliners will fly soon with 16 passengers and mail. The ship has sleeping berths showers a heating plant 1200 hp three Liberty engines a 60 foot cabin and 15 foot wing span. Maiden trip Milwaukee to La Crosse to Chicago to New York.
Two Omaha grandmothers Mrs H Wheeler and Mrs Dra Smith flew to Washington to deliver Nebraska's electoral vote for the presidency. They abandoned the airplane for the Pullman coach en route and earned the nickname the flying grandmas. They posed with Nebraska congressmen in the photo.
A survey by Ohio Agricultural College extension specialists finds farm households lacking basic conveniences. In Madison Athens Crawford and Lorain counties only nine percent have running water and bath tubs, 66 percent own washing machines though 93.5 percent of laundry is done at home, and over 90 percent use an outdoor fly unproofed closet.
The case Marcella Brown et al v Ross Howard was settled on Tuesday with a court injunction preventing defendants Joseph Johnson Warren C Johnson Phoebe and Myrtle Johnson Ida Johnson Hooper Dora Johnson Linscott Frances Johnson Caldwell Mattie Griffin Augusta Carter Minnie Ball Leslie Martin and Fannie Young from claiming any described real estate. Howard is the man who killed his parents in Ames township some months ago.
Royal Cadman the American baritone scored a great success in a Wednesday recital at Ewing Hall. He delivered Handel and negro spiritual numbers with clear, resonant tone and dramatic phrasing, earning standing applause and several encores. Accompanist Miss Mary Noss provided sympathetic support as the Woman's Music Club hosts the concert series with one more recital slated March 10.
Attorney W E Peters receives high praise from the Ohio State University engineering department for his Ohio lands writings. Advanced students were urged to study his work rather than compose a thesis, boosting demand for Peters publications nationwide.
Prohibition raiders in Pittsburg Kansas followed a hole in a large tree where a concealed tube led to an eight gallon whiskey cask. Local authorities seized the contraband and investigated the discovery as part of the crackdown on illicit spirits.
United Press staff correspondent L C Martin reports Washington February 3 that Senate majority leaders face a hole after defeats to shut off debate on the Fordney emergency tariff bill. The bill remains before the Senate and fights to end may delay passage of appropriation bills before the session ends.
Athens residents woke to a sunny start as temperatures held at 28 degrees at seven A M on Thursday. The forecast notes sunrise at 7 02 and sunset at 5 27 as the day progresses.
Evangelist Dr George Birney urged Athens leaders to address social ills from moving pictures he called salacious and harmful to youth. Secretary Bryson outlined opposition to Ohio coal taxes and the chamber’s stance on taxes and morale in the community as leaders warned of crime waves linked to cinema.
General Motors Corp denies plans to acquire Ford Motor Co and rejects rumors of holding a large Ford notes block. Edward Stettinius of J P Morgan & Co labeled the reports untrue in a New York statement issued February 2.
The house appropriations committee reported Rep Gould of New Yorks resolution asking President Wilson for a complete statement of all expenditures from the two national defense funds totaling 150 million dollars used during the war. It cites prior presidents statements as incomplete.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a fast acting remedy for itching burning or broken out skin. The sulphur preparation in a cold cream form is claimed to relieve eczema and clear eruptions while germ destroying properties cool irritation and promote healing. available at drug stores.
Hebbardsville and nearby communities share updates on residents. Marguerite Tinker of Athens visited her mother on Sunday, A J Blackwood recovers from illness, D A Morris plans extended visits to Weston West Virginia, Charles Liggett and wife visited Howard Dowler, Mr and Mrs James Crossen welcomed a daughter born January 27. George Phillips of Council Grove Kansas visiting W D Whaley, Alonzo Hudwell returned from Downington Meigs county, Mrs C Mosure remains in stable condition, Fred Drescher moved to Nelsonville, Miss Otis Morris returned from Clarksburg, Howard Dowler Orland Oneal and Clarence Johnson attended a Union meeting Tuesday night.
New York Feb 3 Millinery bulletin notes spring designs feature front and back brims with bold shapes and lively angles. Paris again leads trends as designers reprise dramatic silhouette emphasis.
The Retail Millinery Association staged a spring show with New York and Paris styles. Full trimmed hats featuring flowers ostrich coq fruits laces and ribbons in navy brown black orange and gray drew praise from guests. Twenty five hats imported from Paris sold at auction by Pearl White for 3000 and seven untrimmed Paris productions fetched 1350.
Lucile Heath, five years old, carried her six month old brother James to safety from a burning home in Bucyrus Ohio. An overheated oil stove caused the fire and the siblings were alone when she found and carried him to the street.
A 1893 testimonial describes a man cured from muscular and sub acute rheumatism after three years of suffering. He claims to have helped others, offers his improved home treatment free for trial, and asks sufferers to mail their name and address to Mark H. Jackson in Syracuse, New York.
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