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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1921
Page
6
Orange California resident describes severe gynecological illness including tumors ulcers and displacement. She recounts doctors advising removal but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her and restoring health, urging others to try the remedy and share her story.
Tom and Harry Treat buy two goat kids from Mr Finnegan after haggling over price. The goats become known as the twins at Cloverleaf Farm and start a family lore that spans generations, with Billy Whiskers sharing adventures.
In Nebraskan home pride John Neale insists he can assist with baking and table setting while Gwenda contemplates a future in Paris and London. They share a bond rooted in family memories and a hunger for broader fame, hinting at travel and new opportunities as the scene closes with biscuits on the mind.
A home made cough syrup recipe promises rapid relief from bronchitis hoarseness and winter coughs. It uses 24% ounces Pinex with sugar syrup or molasses to make a pint and claims superior value versus store bought. directed by The Pinex Co J Wayne Ind.
Ohio senators consider multiple measures. Senator Bender proposes no diploma without at least one year of American government study. Senator Wittemore seeks franchise tax on out of state railroad holdings. House debate follows on three passed senate bills and new proposals including tax exemptions, chair seating, electric railroads, and plumbing regulations.
Advert describes Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic to apply in the nostrils for instant relief from head colds and catarrh. It claims to open air passages, stop snuffles, and ease headaches, offering quick breathing and relief. A small bottle bought from a druggist is sufficient.
Pattern 3436 offers a blouse and knickerbockers for boys in sizes 6 to 14 years. A 10 year size needs 1 1/2 yards of 36 inch material for the blouse and 1 1/2 yards for the knickerbockers. Suitable fabrics include serge cheviot corduroy and khaki for the knickerbockers and cambric madras linen chambrey and flannel for the blouse. Pattern available by mail for 12 cents in stamps.
Cleveland lawyers vow militant action against paroles. The Cleveland Bar association forms a special committee to review prisoner parole applications and plans to push a state law restricting pardons through the legislature.
Governor Davis began considering applicants for a state prohibition commission as the Miller bill to create a state enforcement department moves forward. Joseph E. Baird of Bowling Green and Roy R. Carpenter of Jefferson County were prominently mentioned for the post.
Marion authorities say they have no clue to the two bandits who knocked out County Treasurer Harry Ferry and robbed the county treasury of fourteen thousand dollars in an early yesterday heist.
J W Newman president of the barley tobacco growers association urges a joint sales agency to receive handle and dispose of all members tobacco. He says individual sales hurt producers interests.
Notables of the country will gather in Zanesville on April 12 for the annual homecoming. Invitations sent by the Chamber of Commerce have been accepted, with guests including author Zane Grey detective William Burns social service worker Raymond Robins actress Billie Burke and musical director Charles Gebert among others.
The Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa has announced it will provide farmers with free samples of choice tobacco seed varieties on request. The move aims to develop tobacco cultivation across Canada into a larger industry.
Columbus Golden Post G. A. R. will hold a regular meeting at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Eli Roush is named P. C. for the gathering.
A new device sharpens and polishes phonograph needles by friction against a machine’s revolving record table. The tool uses motion from the table to grind and smooth needles, promising a quicker maintenance method for gramophone users.
A report lists funerals and visits with residents from Bridgeport Coolville Lisbon Steubenville and nearby areas. It notes the Barker funeral in Coolville Baptist church with interment in the new cemetery and lists guests and visitors including Gillilan Mauck Baldwin Dunfee Walters Swan Bak er Day Jones Wilcoxen Romine and Russell families across several towns.
In Huntington West Virginia on January 27 two bloodhounds named Half Pint and Moonshine owned by Patrolmen Virgil Saunders and B H Caldwell tracked down two youths who robbed the Kentucky Gem Coal company general store at Norton Branch Carter County Kentucky. The dogs traced suspects and recovered goods valued at $4000 within twenty four hours after being put on the trail.
An old advice piece warns that regular meat eating can strain kidneys, causing backache and other symptoms. It recommends Jad Salts as a daily morning remedy to flush and normalize kidney function and reduce bladder irritation.
Omsk in inland Russia now operates a radio station that communicates with Lyon in France, a distance of about 3000 miles. The service expands long distance broadcasting between Europe and Asia.
The Ohio retail lumber dealers at their fortieth annual convention in Columbus urged the Ways and Means Committee to reject a tariff on imported lumber. They warned such a move would keep prices high and hinder new home construction.
New York January reports Mrs. Harding approves a new dress goods color named Harding Blue joining known hues like Alice Roosevelt blue Cleveland yellow McKinley blue Taft pink and other presidentially inspired tones. The practice links colors to presidential families and White House decorating trends across administrations.
Three men were arrested today for attacking and robbing 65 year old William Hukill in his Bryants grocery store shortly before midnight. The bandits took 67 dollars and missed 2000 dollars in Hukill’s pockets. Hukill was struck with a revolver and citizens and police pursued the trio before a brief gun battle ended with their capture.
Cleveland police detained two women after an infant was found abandoned in a taxi in the business district late yesterday. The suspects were stopped while attempting to board a train to Steubenville and are being held for questioning.
Blaine Chambers of 316 E Second street Dover Ohio asserts decades of kidney trouble and rheumatism vanished after using Thurber s Quick Relief and Thurber Yeo s Herb Wonder. He claims weight gain and no remaining pain and asks publication of his name. Remedies are sold by local pharmacies in Athens Nelsonville and Pomeroy.
A dry hole was struck Monday on the Smith farm in Ames township. Oil men moved machinery Tuesday to the neighboring Leoffler farm and began operations. The outcome will be known in a day or two.
Police sought body snatchers in Elizabeth New Jersey after they attempted to steal State Senator Kean's body from a cemetery. Officers arrived late at night and frightened the would be thieves away.
Police Corporal James W. Baker three members of his vice squad and four civilians were injured in a crash in Columbus last night. Two cars collided and were wrecked. Baker said the civilian-occupied auto struck his vehicle.
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