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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
6
A Athens reader, J. G. Moor man, praises Dreco as a remedy that improved his nervous system appetite sleep and pain. He reports swelling in ankles easing and joints less painful after using Dreco, attributing his recovery to the herbal medicine promoted by The Cline Pharmacy Co.
Cleveland city clerk Charles Dickerson must read the citys 60000 word sanitary code aloud to a city council committee before adjournment. Council members note reading aloud is the onerous, unavoidable duty and may require careful pacing to cover the lengthy document.
A vintage advertisement touts Killo as a summer insect killer for moths ants and bugs. It claims safe use around fabrics plants and animals, noting quick action without damage and availability from druggists or grocers for 25 cents.
A Philadelphia woman designs a hose filling coupling for a watering pot that prevents water loss during filling. The device attaches to a pipe and allows a steady flow without spills.
Billy and Stubby stumble upon a camp where an Indian group cooks a whole steer. Stubby fears capture as a dog, but Billy explains the tribe’s habit of eating only the best meat and feeding the rest to dogs. Tomorrow Stubby is promised a real meal.
Laura Edmonds visits Lindsey for a candid morning talk about love, freedom, and dreams of a private trousseau. They compare tastes, reveal romantic ideals, and plot a shopping outing to obtain lingerie while Laura longs for life beyond her family.
A reader asks if she should provide lunch for a picnic with a young man. The columnist replies the girl usually provides lunch and advises asking him if he would like her to bring it, since he likely expects it and not bringing lunch could be embarrassing.
A teen girl asks about an engagement and a younger friend. Mrs Thompson advises delaying marriage, finding true love, and ending the engagement if feelings are not genuine. A separate letter from a 15 year old asks about a 24 year old suitor and kissing. advice says wait, protect a clean past, and consider parental guidance.
A fragmented note discusses a young woman named Blond and a second girl. The writer questions whether the speaker objects to the other girl and suggests the man may value friendship over romance. The fragment ends with a question about satisfaction.
It warns against relying on neighbors or delayed medicine for sudden bowel illness. The piece stresses that cholera morbus deaths occur when medicine is unavailable and urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand. It notes a price of five cents.
The state commission of necessaries of life held a hearing on profiteering in shoe repair. Dealers testified they earned about 1.25 dollars per pair on work done by outside shops while customers were charged 4 dollars for full sole and heel work and actual repairers were paid 2.75 dollars. Witnesses suggested a price increase ahead.
Mathis Dolfin ger of 1131 Yates St Toledo says Tanlac rebuilt his health after five years of indigestion cramps nausea and rheumatic pain. He reports improved appetite energy sleep and return to work aided by four bottles of Tanlac with local pharmacists named in Athens Coolville Amesville and Buchtel.
A 1920s style pattern 4 sizes 4 6 8 10 years with fabric yardage noted for a 6 year size and guimp. Mentions gingham lawn and alternative fabrics. Includes a wedding reception with cake and gifts and home plans with groom’s parents. Local social notes include visits and funeral attendance and visitors to Nelsonville.
A compiled list shows numerous transfers including Samuel McBride to Geo W Doon for 18 acres in one entry, and many 92 acre parcels involving F H Ahrendt, J N Grainer, and C E Kimble. Other notable moves occur in Coolville Jacksonville and Trimble area with multiple lots and small sums.
Columbus clerks and carriers at the post office will receive salary increases effective tomorrow. The raises, under a new congressional law, set salaries from 1400 to 1800 a year, up from 1000 to 1500. Automatic promotions will also occur on July 1 per treasury rulings.
Experiments underway in India develop an automobile fuel from mahua tree blossoms. The tree grows prolifically, suggesting abundant raw material for potential fuel production.
Wrightown and Elliott families spent Sunday with relatives in Amesville Chesterhill and Federal including Bertha Wade Ernest Beard and Mary Ball. Visitors included C Mills Elsie and Arza Ball plus J T Randall and Miss Wendy Williamson staying with grandparents M L Dunaney. Moving plans touch Oney Brown farm near Federal.
Floodwood the team defeated Trimble 5 to 3 in a pitchers duel until the seventh inning when Floodwood broke through. Lanning earned ten strikeouts over seven innings as Whaley and McClelland held Trimble to six hits. Upcoming: Hollister hosts Floodwood next Sunday and Floodwood travels to Guysville July 5.
Angel Ridge held a largely attended Children’s Day program with the children delivering their parts. Preaching is planned at the Angel Ridge school house on Saturday followed by baptizing Sunday at two in the afternoon. Several relatives from Athens, New Lexington, Junction City, and Bates visited local residents over the weekend, and a large crowd attended Joe Mulligan’s dance Wednesday night.
Mrs. Charles Stewart hosted a Saturday evening affair at Circle Hill honoring her son Willard Stewart and his wife. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer, Mr. Bil Savage, Geo. Johnson, Clarence McCafferty, Will Stewart, and Mr. and Mrs. John Combs, along with F. Brickley and Elmer Lock family members.
Kate Harper of Indianapolis Berneta Halbert and two children from New Marshfield visited S A Wilson and family. W A Moorhead of Athens stopped by on business. Several Coolville residents shopped in town including Burton Gaston Townsend and Robinson families. Dalton Robinson plans a summer at home after returning from Akron. Daisy Potter of Ohio University visited her parents over Sunday. Emmett Swisher Ira Gaston from Athens joined their parents for a Sunday visit. Ella Townsend and daughter Beulah of Athens spent Sunday night with John and Mrs Gaston. Ira Robinson bought a new Ford. Wool growers meeting attendees from this area joined the association at Lottridge. Elizabeth Parker and son Sherman visited Mrs Lew Warren in South Canaan.
Senator Boies Penrose stated that the American people are sick and tired of the Democratic personnel and administration and will repudiate them by an overwhelming vote in November. The remark was issued from Philadelphia on June 30.
Berlin June 8 Germany's railroad system now owns more locomotives than before the war with about 23 000 engines on the Prussian Hessian lines compared with 21 600 previously yet fewer than 13 000 are serviceable today. The total rolling stock faces wartime wear but industry remains active and inventories are reshaped by postwar needs.
Postwar Germany sees rail transport improve from 1919 conditions as May and June figures suggest gains. Government and private plants rush to repair rolling stock and resume service. Train timeliness returns and better summer connections emerge between Berlin and Paris from June 1, easing local restrictions.
Medical science links rheumatism to a tiny disease germ and says the blood purifier S S S cleanses the blood to remove the germ. The ad claims S S S provides genuine relief and can be obtained from doctors of Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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