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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
2
Local druggists tout Trutona as a superior tonic and laxative now sold at Cline Pharmacy Co in Louisville and Athens. The product boasts rapid liver stimulation, digestion support, and benefits for catarrhal conditions, with wide Livingston support from recovering patients after pneumonia and influenza.
A vacuum meter has been invented to tell an automobile owner how much fuel he is consuming from mile to mile. The device promises to reveal real time efficiency and could influence maintenance and driving habits.
President Wilson will present the proposed defensive agreement to the Senate via a message to accompany the text. He plans a coast to coast tour for the league of nations covenant, with about 25 cities on the itinerary, possibly delaying until August 15 to avoid overtaxing his strength.
Columbus July 29 The Ohio state grange opens tomorrow to oppose the proposed classification constitutional amendment. Delegates from every county will attend as supporters argue classification will place all property on tax rolls and boost state revenue. The amendment, approved last fall, was struck down by the supreme court on a technicality. Both sides plan stump speeches in rural districts and cities ahead of November’s election.
Venezuela enacts a butter purity standard prohibiting sale of adulterated butter under the new legal framework. The measure aims to ensure product quality and protect consumers from potentially unsafe dairy products.
United Press reports the White Sox began their eastern trip with few problems aside from one rough game, while the Yankees appear less formidable after their westward swing. The Giants head west for a two week stretch meeting Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis, facing tougher tests in Cincinnati and Chicago.
Seabright New Jersey July 29 officials expect a Kinsey versus Richards final in the invitation singles championship. Axel Gravem’s win over Frank T. Anderson shifts attention to Pacific coast entrants. Richard Norris Williams II defaulted after failing to arrive from Boston.
Johnny Kilbane defended his featherweight crown with a six round decision over Joey Fox at Phillies Park. Fox showed bursts of energy but Kilbane remained dominant and secure in the victory. Cal Delaney of Cleveland outpointed Joe Welsh in the preliminaries.
A circulating report claimed a fire at the waterworks plant of serious extent but officials denied any incident. A phone inquiry produced the flat response Nothing to it with no factual basis for the narrative.
Henry Tucker, sheriff of Okmulgee County, reports a haul of ten thousand dollars worth of liquor in the past two months.
Mr George K E Wick of Sandusky Ohio credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with ending twelve years of rheumatism and sleeplessness After weeks swelling pain and poor appetite improved sleep returned and appetite restored He recommends the remedy and notes its availability from druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY 50 cents a box six for 2 50 Free booklet Building Up the Blood.
Chicago traction workers walked out at four a m after rejecting a 20 cent an hour raise and a governor backed compromise. union leaders and radicals clashed in a riotous meeting with cries of To hell with the public as 15 000 men joined the work stoppage and all street cars stopped.
After nine years as a widow a woman recovers from long illness including typhoid fever with Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims the remedy cleanses the intestinal tract and relieves stomach liver and digestive ailments. One dose convinces or money refunded. McKee Drug Company and leading druggists advertise nationwide.
Four prisoners in pajamas escaped from Blackwell's Island and fled in a rowboat toward Manhattan Island.
New York announces James B. Wootan, director of publicity for the Presbyterian Church in the United States, as a member of the American committee to extend its campaign against leprosy. The group notes 2,000,000 lepers globally and 96 stations, with 59 in India, Burma and Ceylon. Dr J W McKean reports weekly offerings from leper wards, and urges expansion of facilities and resources to ease suffering.
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