Fourth of July in Athens Quiet
All county and city offices close for Independence Day observance. Banks, building associations, and Retail Merchants Association members pause operations. no mall deliveries or newspaper editions. Elks host an all day picnic at the fair grounds with races and a horse show. band concerts scheduled at the state hospital grounds and at the fair grounds. No public fireworks due to time constraints.
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Retail Merchants Association
Thessenger
Elks
Fair Grounds
State Hospital
County lifts ban on public drinking pump at courthouse corner
The county commissioners have ended the yearlong ban and reopened the public drinking pump at the courthouse corner for use.
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Lucyrus
Court House Corner
Motorist urged to be careful on Independence Day travel
Athens County Automobile Club issued a bulletin urging caution for July Fourth traffic amid expected holiday travel. President Welch urges early starts, slow speeds, horn use on hills, side-road repairs, and watching children. Emphasizes familiarizing with local rules and avoiding new drivers. Freight costs cited at $1 per ton per 3600 miles by water and 185 by rail.
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Athens County Automobile Club
Welch
Club
Bryan urges McAdoo at Democratic convention
W J Bryan took the floor at the Democratic convention to appeal for William G McAdoo amid a deadlocked ballot. He cited Democrats who would meet the presidency’s requirements and urged McAdoo's nomination.
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New York
W. J. Bryan
William G. McAdoo
Bryan
McAdoo
Police Judge Loses Temper In Court
In a Colum bus police court incident Judge Mahaffey grew angry as attorney L V P Henderson and client J W Drews failed to appear on time for a speeding case. Henderson was arrested after a delay and Drews received a $200 fine and four months in the workhouse.
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Mahaffey
Columbus
L. V P. Henderson
J. W. Drews
Drewy
Henderson
Mighty Patestides Returns to Athens with Bride
Pat Patestides, owner of the Ohio Restaurant on West Union street, has returned from Greece with his bride Emily Memmaregion, his childhood sweetheart from Nazli Asia Minor. They visited England, France, Italy, Greece, and Egypt, and speak highly of the United States and its ideals. The couple enjoyed drives through the Hocking Hills and are impressed with Athens and its landscapes.
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Pat Patestides
Ohio
West Union Street
Greece
Nazli
Asia Minor
Mr. Paterstides
Athens
England
France
Maly
Egypt
United States
TFT
Atlantic
Nazi
American University
Smyrna
Patestides
Athens County Automobile Club Reaches Thousand Members
The Athens County Automobile Club hit the one thousand member mark as James Musser of Athens joined with license 88 856. Leaders plan a county-wide drive to 1 500 members by year end with township captains to organize next week.
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Athens County Automobile Club
James Musser
Athens
Athens County Club
Neonte
Athens County
Athens County Automobleur
C. H. Breson
Remarkable Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claim
A newspaper blurb argues that many women look older due to overwork and nerves and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites a canvass of 121000 users with 98 percent reporting benefit from its use.
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Lydia Fe. Pinkham
Does Her Own Housework Again
Dreco plant and herbal tonic widely used in this city among prominent citizens. Described as giving prompt relief in stubborn cases. For instance:
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Dreco
A Dress With Slenderizing Lines for Stout Figures
This pattern 4773 suits stout figures with side closing and optional puff sleeve. Use crepe linen or alpaca for the dress. Sizes 36 to 48 bust. a 38 requires 4% yards of 40 inch material, plus 1% yard figured and 2% yards plain 46 inch material, skirt width at foot 1% yard.
Dreco praised by Dayton woman in signed statement
Mrs. Belle Meehan of 155 South Terry Street Dayton Ohio says after taking three bottles of Dreco she can cook wash and iron again for the first time in a year. She reports better appetite and relief from high blood pressure and recommends trying Dreco for one week. Dreco sold at all druggists.
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Belle Meehan
Terry St
Dayton
Ohio
Comptroller Calls National Banks Condition Report
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all National Banks as of the close of business on June 3.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
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