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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
2
An advertising claim touts Othine Double Strength for freckles, promising dramatic improvement after a few uses and a money back guarantee if it fails. It urges customers to ask for the double strength formula sold with a refund guarantee.
In memory of Brother William C. Thomas who died July 8 1923 the Great Spirit has summoned him to the Happy Hunting Grounds He was a diligent worker in our Tribe's labors of Freedom Friendship and Charity and contributed freely to the community
Obituary notes honor a deceased Brother of Chicamauga Tribe with condolences from the Mystic Order of Red Men. Jewelry store changes by G A Cornwell redecorate a storefront on Front Street. Liberty Hill hosts an all day meeting with sermons at 9:36 AM and 2:39 PM. A sneak thief steals $50 from Mr and Mrs Duncan, leaving $39 behind. Baseball games: Hollister vs Nelsonville All Stars at Glouster. Jacksonville hosts Buchtel. Chauncey also at home.
Mrs Chas King and children return to Columbus after a month with relatives in this city. Mrs Bryan Watkins and two children depart for Jackson Michigan to join Mr Watkins on the railroad. Several families plan ten day visits at Buckeye Lake and Corning. A meeting of the American Legion auxiliary is set for Friday at 7 30 pm at the Legion club rooms.
Advert says many stomach troubles are chronic appendicitis and can be relieved by a glycerine buckthorn bark mix in Adterika. Claims Adterika cleanses both upper and lower bowel, removes gases and poisons, and helps obstinate constipation. Gibson's Pharmacy Athens and Polings Drug Store Murray sell it.
In early Puritan America public kissing was severely punished reflecting strict social codes and communal discipline. The era enforced propriety with harsh penalties for intimate acts deemed immoral.
A European discovery offered as a home tablet treatment claims to restore vigor within 24 to 36 hours and show results in a week. Marketed as Korex compound, Melton Laboratories advertises a double strength trial with refund if no results after one week and invites readers to mail $2 or pay on delivery from Kansas City.
Road repair and bridge building are in full swing across the county. Engineers report active crews on the Athens Albany and Can aanville Guysville roads with tar treatment planned. New concrete bridges rise in Water loo township and a Rock Riffle road repair plan moves forward.
Carbondale local committee has a Radcliff Chautauqua set for July 17 18 and 19 with a season ticket price of 2.06 for adults and 1.00 for children. Individual sessions cost 50 cents at the door. Events will be held in a School grounds tent with afternoon shows at 2 00 p m and evening shows at 7 30 p m.
Simple funeral services characteristic of the life he had lived marked the end of former Supreme Court Justice William R. Day in Canton Ohio. The body was laid to rest in Westlawn Cemetery near the tomb of William McKinley, his great friend and the president who started his long career of honorable public service.
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