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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
8
Stop itching eczema with Zemo, an antiseptic liquid sold by druggists. Extra large bottle priced at $1.00. Claims include healing begins on application and removal of eczema, tetter, pimples, rash, and blackheads, promoting healthy skin.
The message advertises Cuticura Ointment with free samples from Bureau 2 and urges women to save their hair. A separate line notes the ticking clock from a wireless station in Bordeaux heard clearly in Wellington, New Zealand.
A sewing pattern description for a slip on style 4028 with options for ribbon embroidery or drawn work. It notes gingham and crepe fabrics, seven bust sizes from 34 to 46 inches, and fabric yardage of about 4 3/4 yards for a medium size. Pattern available by mail for 12 cents in stamps.
In a shadowed city, Alec drives while the narrator wrestles jealousy toward Mrs Underwood. After dinner at Clareton they head to a new apartment as tensions mount. Ted plans to mediate as Alec invites a visit to the next evening, hinting at looming conflict.
William Long, sales manager for Swift and Co. Chicago, visiting Baltimore with his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Long and aunt Mrs. Mary Swepston, and other relatives. Carl Addis, once from Clarion where his father Frank Addis ran a coal mine, was killed by a Black truck driver with an ice pick after a car collision in his Indiana hometown.
Miss Mary Will visits Columbus with sister Jean while on summer break from Western College for Women in Oxford. Earl Christman of Wellston dies instantly when lightning strikes an umbrella during a thunderstorm on Hazlett dairy farm. State vs Everett Huff ends with a $500 maintenance payment plea. Collected social visits include Ralph and Mrs Paffenbarger in Columbus and Grace Taylor and daughters visiting Dr Taylor. Roy Miser, recently discharged from the 87th Division U S Army, accompanies the Taylors.
J. S. Harper finished loading a car load of wheat Friday for ship men from McArthur. The farm organization of Vinton county shipped a car load of hogs from McArthur to Pittsburgh Saturday.
Two youths from Vinum county earn teaching credentials at Ohio University Athens Cleo L Darby Gillespieville and Thelma E Fri Creola complete the two year program for teachers.
Paris reports that France imposes a 1 percent luxury tax on four wheelers. Deputy Maurice Ajam proposes exempting cars under 15 000 francs, about 21 600, arguing the change won’t greatly affect the budget. He says flivvers and kin should be tax free.
Officials from the Ohio State Telephone Company and Toledo Edison Company warn amateur radio fans in Toledo to stop stringing wires on utility poles. Recent deaths in other cities from exposed wires underscore the danger and prompt the advisory.
Edison Company officials and other authorities urge linemen to remove all antennae attached to telephone poles. Fred Derge says the move protects radio fans from dangerous high tension wires, while not discouraging enthusiasts.
Seattle authorities report a flood of Canadian whiskey to the city. Bootleggers plan a trade division and district allotment to end price slashing. Moonshiners hurt dealer business as standards like Scotch and bourbon drop in price. Leaders say organized control is needed to avoid ruin.
Federal Judge John E. Sater grants a restraining order against eastern Ohio miners to protect strip mines in Harrison and Jefferson counties. The order limits pickets to two at entrances, bans intimidation and profane language, and prohibits stopping or accosting workers and visitors at the coal company properties.
Washington June 12 joint study by the department of agriculture and Purdue university agricultural experiment department reports a notable difference between starchy and horny ear varieties in root rot infections and plant vigor. Dent ears with starchy kernels show higher infection rates than horny kernel ears in the same seed lots.
Mrs Caroline S Atherton, secretary of the Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women, announced at Tremont temple that cooperative advertising increased solicitations for religious literature. Ninety eight Alliance branches and Unitarian groups reported over 6000 requests from distant areas including Alaska and the Malay States.
In Haverhill Massachusetts on June 12 thousands of residents gathered to view the sailing ship berth at the wharf. Captain O B Morse steered the lumber schooner Bessie L Morse up the Merrimac river without tug assistance with Harbor Master John F Gilmartin docking the vessel.
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