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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
7
An old newspaper ad promotes reliable savings in Columbus. It claims deposits earn liberal interest and are always worth 100 cents on the dollar with no depreciation, usable in person or by mail.
Albany residents hosted and visited relatives across Ohio with durational trips to Athens Columbus Parkersburg Chillicothe and Mt. Vernon. Notables include Mr and Mrs Vance of Dayton Mrs J H Cline and daughters Athens visitors and a June picnic honoring Mr and Mrs B F Jones of Plaza Washington with extended family invitations.
A pharmacy advertises Freezone as a quick, pain free treatment for corns. It claims instant relief and easy removal with a small bottle sold for a few cents, targeting hard and soft corns and even corns between the toes without irritation.
Ireland and Adison Baker with Athens relatives enjoy time with W. E. Dunfee while Miss Dora Carruthers visits Mrs. Helen Rogers. John Barnett visits Reese Dodd. E. J. Daugherty and Hiram Root visit Parkerburg. Adison Baker and Zola Dunfee ill. Mrs. Frank Clark birthday gathering with relatives. Kathryn and Nellie Lou Marrothers visiting Rogers. Elmer Cubbison joins Ida Cubbison. Rogerses visit parents near Cutler. Children Day services scheduled Sunday evening June 12.
No-To-Bac tablets curb tobacco cravings by placing a tablet in the mouth. The ad claims desire stops and the habit is broken, offering a money back guarantee via the druggist if cravings persist.
Report notes that rough shoes called occansons last about two years and are fashioned from the bark of young linden twigs by Russian peasants.
A testimonial asserts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured stomach trouble. It claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose is promised to convince with money refunded. McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and other druggists advertise.
A California inventor unveils a new sand blast technique enabling detailed wood carving. The process uses abrasive particles propelled at high speed to etch designs into hardwoods, expanding artistic and industrial woodworking possibilities.
Pure organic phosphate known as Bitro-Phosphate is touted to restore nerve energy and vigor. The product is guaranteed to revitalize tired people.
Stewart Harry Driggs visits his mother Mrs. Rome Lowman in Portsmouth. Several locals host or visit relatives including Ruth Byron on vacation, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Grimes welcome a daughter, and families such as the Boles and Nice clans in Columbus visit. Church services planned at M. E. next Sunday. May Speer from Athens attends events at the high school commencement and alumni banquet. Decoration Day visitors include Ludwick of Athens and Murphy family from Chillicothe among others.
James A. Miller leads worship with New England Sunday school at 9 and 10 15 preaching. Carthage holds Sunday school at 1 30 and preaching at 2 30. Hakim meetings postponed to September. Winger Chapel offers Syogee Sunday school at 9 30 and preaching at 30 with ee ee school at 700. Guysville lists Sunday school at 9 30 while Albany has no meetings.
In Fostoria on June 3 a single young woman was noted for wearing abbreviated socks at a ball game. The novelty drew crowd attention and caused the player to leave the field before the game ended.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Iron Tonic Syrup as a pleasant remedy for pale children. It claims the tonic improves iron levels in the blood and strengthens both mind and body, encouraging giving it to kids for better vigor.
The article discusses a shift where the county board of education will take full control of school supervision. It notes past selections by superintendents and the move toward election by public petition, arguing this will empower the board to promote school welfare.
Advertisement from Timothy Shea of Nelsonville Ohio dated May 31 1921 promotes Othine double strength to remove freckles. Claims rapid results with a money back guarantee and urges petitions to congress to aid wounded soldiers.
A reader argues that graveside ceremonies and flowers honor fallen soldiers but questions why the living should bear the burden of debt. The piece extols veterans sacrifice, praises trust in God in battle, and urges passage of the soldier bonus bill to settle debts to those who served. It declares willingness to pay any price to fulfill that obligation. The tone calls for national unity, gratitude, and immediate action by government.
A Messenger column notes debate over district superintendents and explains the 1921 school code creating a five member county board of education. Three members to be elected in the coming fall, two in 1923, with district superintendents phased out by Aug 1, 1921 and assistant superintendents to be chosen by the county board for up to one year.
You can now buy epsom salts flavored as lemonade called Epsonade Salts. It looks and acts like real epsom salts yet adds fruit derivative salts to taste like sparkling lemonade. Used for biliousness headache or constipation, a tablespoonful in cold water. Publicized as a new discovery from the American Epsom Association.
Special services by The Salvation Army will be led by Brigadier and Mrs. A W Baillie and Cleveland staff on June 4 and 6. An open-air meeting Saturday at 2 00 P M and 6 30 P M at Court House corner with a Men s chorus from Class Six Sunday afternoon. Colors dedication and soldiers enrollment at First M E church Sunday evening. Open air meeting at Athens State Hospital entrance. Hero closing service in City. Public invited.
The British harvest mouse is described as the smallest known rodent, weighing only about half an ounce when fully grown.
A fragmented column from Athens shares whimsical thoughts about local figures like Dr Super and Postmaster Lash, a clock scandal with pigeons, a court house bath suggestion, circus buzz, garden produce notes, betting, editor jabs, college editors, stationery wishes, a wedding at Dr Streckers, and a wary glance at a possible necklace theft.
A brisk young man from California, claiming to represent a top stocks and bonds firm, arrived bearing an elegant card. He shifted from persuasion to seeking connections to Columbus upon noting numerous unpaid bills, then departed with staged dignity, revealing the pull of a newspaper man with money.
Editor Messenger reports on a rumor of a Watch Dog visit to Athens and observes bald headed Class Six youths on Lancaster street. A wireless telegram notes an unknown animal crossing the Ohio River into Kentucky and hounds failing to track it. The writer Ned Wolfe and others are referenced with threats, but the author claims not to have run.
Sand Rock and Amesville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Bryson in Amesville, Mrs. Rebecca Fellows and Mary Grandstaff in Columbus connections, Mr. and Mrs. George Eckhard in Corning, Minnie Colvin in Ellenboro, and Sadie Sutton in Columbus. Additional stops saw Jesse King in Pleasanton, Bessie Hayes in Guysville, Jake Christman and family, James McWhorter and Mattie Brown, Clyde Colvin in Jacksonville, Harry Linscott in Chauncey, Myrie Linscott visiting Broadwell, and Zelma Virgene Copeland visiting Mrs. Conasie Van Dike Sunday.
An advertisement features Mrs. Elizabeth Zellar of Springfield Ohio praising Dreco for eliminating pain and constipation after two weeks. The claim states the product, made from twelve herbs, acts on stomach liver kidneys bladder and blood and is sold by druggists including Clines Pharmacy in Athens.
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