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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1921
Page
6
An old style health blurb touts Olive Tablets and skin care remedies. It claims a week of nightly use will improve appearance and confidence. The language reflects period advertising with assertive claims and limited evidence.
An inexpensive home remedy combines 24 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup or honey to create a pint of cough syrup. It claims to loosen phlegm, stop throat tickle, and heal irritated membranes, with rapid relief for bronchitis croup hoarseness and asthma. The ad caution urges asking for 24 ounces of Pinex and offers a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. in Wayne Indiana.
A Cincinnati barber shared a low cost home mixture to darken gray hair and add gloss. Mix water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine, apply twice weekly, and it allegedly makes hair look twenty years younger without staining the scalp.
Expert pearl divers in the South Pacific will remain underwater for up to three minutes per dive. The practice aims to increase harvest efficiency and safety protocols govern ascent and breathing procedures.
A cow narrator recalls harsh drought and hunger on the plains. The herd is sold for beef, crowded into a dusty trek, then into a town pen. Texans drive them by whip and pole as horns threaten injury, ending with cattle cars packed tight.
In a passion filled scene Gwenda yields to Fedya kissing him as she loses fear and finds a new world of love. He consoles her, calls her his little girl and assures safety as the moment leads to a hopeful bond. (To be continued.)
Canaanville Ohio February 22 The Canaan township parent teacher association filled the high school auditorium for a program by sixth to eighth graders under Mr Dinsmoor. A debate on country boy versus city boy drew praise plus discussion of a proposed truancy law read by President Baker.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a solution to tobacco addiction. It states a tablet placed in the mouth eases cigarette cigar pipe or chew cravings and promises complete break from the habit. Refunds offered if no relief.
In Frif, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Isadore Preitag called police to report a man in her bed. Officers located the man, identified as Isadore Preitag, who had been missing for a week and was promptly arrested for non support.
An old advertisement touts Musterole as a white mustard oil ointment that replaces mustard plasters without blistering. It claims quick relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion rheumatism lumbago and other pains with 35c 65c jars and a hospital size $3.00.
A testimonial from Mrs. Alice M. Huntley recounts relief after using Milks Emulsion for a two year cough. The ad promotes the palatable emulsion as a digestive builder and health restorer, with a money back guarantee and nationwide drugstore availability.
Mrs. Marsh All Field III stages three wrestling bouts in Chicago to aid destitute children in Chicago and Cook County with proceeds from the event.
Mrs. G. B. McKinstry of Athens reports severe backache and kidney trouble corrected by Dean's Kidney Pills. She describes relief after using the remedy, noting regular kidney action and disappearance of back misery. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y endorsements.
Rev William E Campbell pastor of the Murray City LL B church arrived from Coalgate to find a large crowd of Murray City Odd Fellows and Rebecca Black Diamond lodge members awaiting him at the church. He received a purse and other gifts as part of the surprise and spoke on Odd Fellowship before a benediction.
Wittenberg defeated Akron University 28 to 19 on Akron’s home court, ending a three year span without a home loss for the Zips in a closely contested game played February 22.
The Messenger states ample space has been given to supporters and opponents of the district superintendent in public school discussions. Further letters will not sway the debate and additional comment is deemed a seconding of the motion. Readers are invited to contribute on any public interest topic, signed as a pledge of good faith.
Cincinnati officials organize unemployed men into squads of three to six for farm labor under a Back to the Farm initiative. Wages are one dollar per day plus board, with the program praised by Secretary E P Roudebush as previously successful.
A Monday evening performance at Ewing Hall by Ohio University girls raised funds for vocational guidance conferences. Three revues featured vocations, religion, and Elizabethan England with dances, songs, and readings. Notable acts included Adriana Arthur Irene Compton as Japanese Sandman, Ophelia to Lady Macbeth pieces, and a finale of Colorland and The Land I Love.
A vintage advertisement asserts that a small purchase of Danderine prevents hair loss and dandruff after use. It promises hair to show life vigor brightness and added color and thickness.
Washington reports War Department orders to designate high schools as Honor or Military Training Schools to spur junior ROTC units. Corps area commanders must name up to ten percent of district high schools most advanced in military training and discipline, due by June 1 each year. In dedicating schools, those with specialized military programs become Honor Military Schools.
An old ad copy touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds. It claims dosing every two hours for three doses clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverish dullness, costs only a few cents, and contains no quinine.
The star Betelgeuse has been measured by a new method and found to possess a volume twenty seven thousand times that of the sun.
An advertising feature argues that success in hard times depends on iron in the blood. It claims iron deficiency saps will power and mood, promoting NUXATED IRON as a quick remedy and promising refunds if not satisfied.
United Press reports after March 4 President-elect Harding will focus on American Mexican relations. Senator A. E. Fall and Henry P. Fletcher are seen as key advisors. A plan contemplates a formal statement warning Mexico to fully respect U S interests or the United States will guarantee protection for its citizens.
The Panama Canal under the U S government now offers a ship service supplying mattresses and coal for bunkers. A canal mattress factory can produce fifty mattresses daily and also handles upholstery canvas work and draperies. The service is available to vessels at both ends of the canal.
New York February 22 stock exchange and other markets closed in observance of Washington's birthday. Trading halted across major floors as officials and workers observed the holiday with closures and limited activity.
Undigested food causes belching gas and sourness. Pape's Diapepsin tablets relieve indigestion pain and dyspepsia instantly by neutralizing stomach acids. Pleasant and harmless, they work at once and cost little at drug stores.
Cleveland Ohio February 22 Raymond B Fosdick criminology expert directs the Cleveland Foundation crime survey He argues reforms take time and call for court overhauls and police depoliticization Absolute divorce of police from politics is essential before courts are reformed and punishment must be certain to deter crime not merely longer or harsher penalties
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