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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement claims Just One cannot wear out the body or build tolerance. It touts twenty tablets, each with a different laxative effect on different organs. The copy warns against taking the same dose twice and promotes a modern scientific ideal. It offers to send a box for 25e plus postage from Tritone Chemical Co in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Ad praises Tiz for instant relief from sore burning feet and complaints of corns bunions and callouses. It claims the product draws out exudations that puff up feet and cause inflammation, offering soothing relief after a foot bath.
A Native chief drinks poison and fights then collapses, as Billy the steer saves a boy from a killer Indian. The cowboy receives a gold collar for heroism and Billy flees to town, wary of vengeance and a future in the city.
A narrator describes a tense evening in Aunt Patricia's house as Cecil persuades her to marry him and escape rigid American family life. He surprises her by arranging to fetch her by train, hints at a world trip, and vows to stand by her as she seeks freedom to travel and live.
A reader seeks guidance on who announces a wedding when there are many siblings, how to present engagement announcements, and details for a home wedding reception. Answers cover formality, seating, invitations, wrap handling, and who buys bridesmaids flowers.
Mrs. W. C. Cox of Delaware Ohio cites rapid relief from a five year goitre after using Sorbol Quadruple. She describes breathing, nerve and eye improvements within days and offers to answer inquiries. The product is sold in small bottles and claimed to be non staining and non irritating.
The Vanitie led the Resolute across the finish in the cup defender trials here yesterday. The Vanitie finished at 1:52:56 while the Resolute crossed the line at 1:53:39.
Captain Juan Lanares of Matanzas Cuba earned a 100 lottery prize after twenty years of shipping work and planned a return to Barcelona Spain. He now travels back with his wife and ten children to rebuild life in his homeland.
Carthage Blaine Chapman and family joined Col. Chapman near Bethany for a Sunday visit. Walter Showen and Haymen Reynolds of Nitro W Va spent days with Reynolds parents and Showen planned to join relatives in Spencer and Nitro. C W Burton and family traveled to Coolville to spend Sunday with Wallace Kincade and wife. Fred Hawk and wife visited Mrs John Hawk. Roy Norris and daughter Fay of Athens RD4 called on Amos Townsend. Bruce Robinson and family spent Sunday with C H Reynolds. Ira Gaston returned to Athens after visiting friends Sunday evening.
Latrobe Mr and Mrs T E Fitch leave Monday for Cincinnati where Mrs Fitch will undergo eye surgery for a growth. Nearby visitors include Claude Conklin from Parkersburg and the Baker family from Athens visiting Dunfee home.
The Central school field day at the playgrounds Thursday afternoon drew a good crowd and strong enthusiasm from city pupils. Walter Porter led the event with prizes including Norma Brown in the potato race, Clifford Hayes winning multiple events such as the 50-yard dash first class and broad jump, Edith Strickland the girls dash, and Frank Strickland in the second class hop-skip jump.
In Columbus a federal court proceeding saw Joseph Williams of Steubenville plead guilty to stealing shoes from an American Railway Express shipment and receive three years in Atlanta. Thomas Hall, also of Steubenville, got 13 months for stealing from interstate shipments. Guy Horton of New Philadelphia was sentenced to five and a half months in the county jail for transporting liquor in Jackson.
Mr C C Duckwall of Lancaster Ohio reports gained ten pounds in two weeks after using Dreco for kidney and stomach issues. He says digestion improved, gas disappeared, pains in kidneys and chest faded, and appetite returned, with friends noting a healthier appearance. The ad claims Dreco aids disordered stomach, gastritis, kidneys, liver, constipation, and rheumatic joint pains. The C line Pharmacy Co endorses its Athens availability.
Soap should be used very carefully to protect hair. Many soaps and shampoos contain too much alkali, drying the scalp and making hair brittle. Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo offers a pure, greaseless alternative that cleanses well with a small amount and leaves hair soft, silky, and manageable. It is inexpensive and available at pharmacies for family use.
A fragmented prompt urging wellness awareness and engagement. It hints at self care and staying in touch with guidance, but lacks concrete events, people, or places to anchor a news item.
Vitality drains Americans as they strive for success leading to worry and breakdowns. A tonic is urged for all ages from fourteen to forty to strengthen blood and nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim non alcoholic formula aids nervous energy and blood, available at druggists or by mail for 60 cents a box from Schenectady NY.
Inventors unveil a new electrically powered machine designed to shake cement barrels during filling to prevent air pockets at the bottom and sides, ensuring uniform density and reducing defects. The device aims to improve mixing consistency in construction materials.
A Missouri driven push for General John J. Pershing to be the Democratic presidential nominee gains momentum in New York. Edward E. Goltra travels to Washington to invite Pershing to attend the San Francisco convention with a Missouri delegation on a special train. Prominent Missourians including Secretary of State Colby are named as attendees and Augustus Thomas is slated to present Pershing’s name. The move appears timed to contrast with the Chicago Republican convention and follows talk of Pershing’s retirement from active service.
Columbus June 10 Willis filed with the Secretary of State his declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination as United States senator following Governor Frank B Willis of Delaware Ohio this morning.
Akron June 10 Rev Herbert B McKelvey of Barberton formerly of Rochester N Y applied for divorce saying his wife failed as a ministerial mate and threw knives and forks at him before she left him
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