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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts Mrs Summers home treatment for bed wetting claiming it helps numerous families. It urges parents not to blame the child and offers a free trial by mail from The Summers Medical Co. Indiana.
A fragmented ad style note references Goitre remedies sold by Sorbel Company with claimed testimonials from Dayton residents. It lists contacts in Athens Glouster Mechanicsburg and urges readers to inquire at LeFavor's Pharmacy and other drug stores for more information.
In Indianapolis on June 1 Ralph De Palma feared a hoodoo as his car caught fire with 85 miles left in the 500 mile derby. He repaired and finished fifth after a second halt. Gaston Chevrolet won driving a Monroe. Rene Thomas Ballot second. Tommy Morton Duesenberg third. Jimmy Murray Duesenberg fourth. Chevrolet averaged 87.45 mph.
The ad touts Just One as a unique laxative system with twenty tablets each a different formula. It says other laxatives lose effectiveness with repeated use and promises quick results without tolerance, offering mail order and local availability from erritoneé Chemical Co. in Council Bluffs Iowa.
Ohio University blanked Marshall 7 to 0 to clinch the series. Pitcher Clyde Gatchel allowed four hits while Stockdale led at the plate with two singles and a double, and King contributed a key double and single. Fuller added two safeties as Ohio seized control in the first, second and seventh frames.
In perfect weather and a large crowd, Ohio University falls 2 to 0 to Ohio State. Crook Barstow stars for ODU with four hits allowed, but costly errors behind him decide the outcome. Kime allows four hits as Ohio State stays scoreless until late, while White and Stockdale make early threats but cannot convert.
Dispatches from Tokio report Ferrarin and Maseiro, Italian aviators, arriving in Tokyo after flying from Rome. Maseiro landed at 1 20 P M and Ferrarin at 2 30 P M both arriving amid cheering crowds and official welcome in Japan.
An unidentified about eighteen year old girl was kidnapped near Cleveland’s business district as two men seized her and dragged her into a waiting car. The assault occurred swiftly and witnesses could not intervene before she was driven away.
Welterweight champion Jack Britton defeated Johnny Griffiths in a 15 round bout in Akron. Britton maintained control with sharp lefts while Griffiths sustained cuts and bleeding. Griffiths nearly closed eye shows wear from the contest. Also, Billy McCann stopped his sixth round bout with Tommy Coster. William Ames broke an arm against Bud Christiano. at the Bronx Zoo a police raid disrupted a flirting crowd near the monkey pen.
The Pearl O'Dell murder trial in Rochester New York resumes in supreme court after a Sunday holiday recess. Prosecution closed unexpectedly and defense sought the long recess to prepare its case. Authorities expect a verdict by tomorrow night or Thursday.
Rebels led by Mutaurif Ramadin captured the Mesurata garrison 100 miles east of Tripoli. About 150 Italian soldiers were taken prisoner, including the commanding colonel and 16 other officers, according to Epocas dispatches.
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