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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement touts a home cough remedy using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint of sugar syrup or substitutes like molasses or honey. It claims quick throat and chest relief within 24 hours, popular for bronchitis and hoarseness, with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Fort Wayne Indiana.
The Dr J C Jones Company of St Charles ton Ohio maker of Houstonia liniment proclaims no price increases for fifty years. Four ounce bottle costs 25 cents large bottle 60 cents and mammoth twenty ounce bottle $1.00. Buy from your druggist to fend off winter stiffness and rheumatic pain. Be sure Jones image appears on the yellow wrapper.
Dr. C A Wright of Ohio State University publishes a farmhouse telephone care bulletin. It warns rural subscribers how simple steps keep lines clear and reduce outages, from cleaning equipment to proper switchboard payments for reliable service.
In Athens and nearby towns residents report travels and gatherings as New Year scenes unfold. People like Mr EB Morrison Miss Mildred Fitch and Miss Chevalier are noted with work shifts visits and family ties spanning Chillicothe Frost Beebe Columbus and The Plains.
Thelma Hawk visits Grandma Scott in Salem for New Year holiday. Roscoe Shields helps move sister Hazel Wolfe and husband Cliffe Wolfe to Beaumont from Conner. Mrs Port Dickson accompanies mother Mrs Ben Briley to Grant hospital Columbus for an operation. Vi ene Shields returns Sunday from Connet.
The article states plans to start making paper and glass on Madeira Island using native plant fibers for paper and a newly discovered sand deposit for glass. This initiates industrial development with local raw materials.
The Nerv Worth company explains higher costs led to a price hike for druggists and a plan to shrink bottle size. They announce a temporary move to sell 16 ounce Nerv Worth at one dollar from January 1 1920 while bottle changes proceed, preserving value for users.
Washington January 6 The Senate and House have passed railroad measures and conferees plan rapid holiday work to resolve differences Between Cummins and Esch leaders and a broad constructive final report is expected. An earlier note mentions a Mexican inventor creating an electrical machine that casts lead seals for freight cars and mail bags at a rate of 1000 an hour.
About twenty members of the O E class at Bethany M E Church met Friday evening at Mr and Mrs Ben Neutzling home. The program included a duet by Freda Miller and Anna Ebersbach a reading by Mrs Teresa Borham and a piano solo by Mrs Helen Schaefer followed by a three course luncheon. On departure guests praised the hosts as royal entertainers. Earlier a party at Miss Jennie Boyds home honored Rendville visitors Mary Wiley Katherine Jones and Elsie Boyd of Athens with amusements and light refreshments.
Fides Lodge K P of Middleport hosted a social after a well attended meeting where fifteen Jewels were presented to K P boys who had served. Over 300 people attended the evening. Mrs Harry Bennett hosted a bridal shower for Mr and Mrs Frank Rice who recently wed. Mrs Walter Herris organized a Five Hundred party with Miss Jennie Huddleston winning top honors.
Before vacation Pomeroy High School hours were 80 to 11 45 A M and 1 to 3 15 P M. Starting yesterday the schedule is 80 to 11 30 A M and 12 45 to 3 30 P M. Morning hours now align with grade schools and allow families to share meals.
A Methodist church in Syracuse burned to the ground late Sunday night after an evening service. Fire origin is believed to be a defective flue. building valued at about $3,000 with $1,200 insurance. Pews were saved.
Central school canceled morning classes and kept students indoors because of a cold building. Frozen pipes and furnace issues also forced Sugar Run to dismiss for the day.
Jackson county investors secure 200 acre Emerson Harper farm land for a new mine near the Thomas Fork district. An 1000 foot entry is begun with timbers ready for tipple and equipment. Rail link via Middleport Northwestern to K M line. Local project led by Frank J Leifheit aims to employ over 150 workers by next summer.
Crowds gathered outside the hall where President Ebert spoke in Stuttgart demanding he come outside. A notable group carried a rope as they pressed the demand, but Ebert finished his address without incident.
A compact electric transformer has been devised to heat rivets during assembly. The invention aims to streamline riveting by providing on site heat with a portable unit, reducing handling steps and improving efficiency in construction and manufacturing settings.
Mrs Martha Bolton of 1478 Mt Vernon Ave Columbus Ohio testifies Hypo Cod eased years of nervous fatigue and poor appetite. She says the medicine rests her nerves builds strength and even her son uses it. The bottle lists formula and price at $1.25 plus 5c tax sold by McKee Drug Co and area druggists.
A vintage ad extols Duffee's Cough Syrup and Duffee's Fifty-Fifty Tonic as quick cures for colds and coughs to prevent influenza and pneumonia. It notes a 25 or 50 cent price and urges household stock for health. A separate item mentions an Ohio inventor patenting a hot ribbon tool for cutting glass.
A system of air displacement fans installed beneath cars and attached to hub brakes helps retard motion and keep brakes cool on Swiss mountainous roads, aiming to improve safety and braking performance in steep terrain.
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