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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
6
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Free Miner of Churubusco NY credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from long standing backache and pregnancy support. The letter urges all women with female troubles to try the remedy and notes it contains no harmful drugs.
The sentence asserts that 6,000,000 children are born each year in China. It presents a raw figure without context or sourcing and lacks verifiable details or supporting data.
New York judges sharply part ways on marriage law reform. Judge Alfred J. Tally argues stricter laws reduce divorces, while Senior Justice Leopold Prince says tougher rules trigger more divorces and that easier laws improve life. Prince cites precedents and quotes from Moses to support broader grounds for divorce. A London pawn value estimate is noted.
Akron jurors ruled against John R. Stollard in a $25,000 damages suit tied to a dental injury. While employed by the Goodrich company, he sought a company dentist visit after tooth ache. A needle allegedly broke during anesthesia, with X rays showing a needle fragment near the brain base and seven operations attempted to remove it.
An old ad copy touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can remove hard corns soft corns and corns between toes without soreness or irritation.
Dutch Ridge Miss Amy Barnhill teaching in Jerseyville spent days with her parents Mr and Mrs Burne Barnhill. Hobart Swartz and Charlie Woode of Alfred attended local parties. Mrs E R Bean visited Mrs Henry Swartz. Miss Bernice Shuler attending Athens high school spent time with her parents Mr and Mrs Matt Shuler. Mr and Mrs Matt Jarvis and family visited Curley Spencer. A large crowd attended the Henry Swartz farm sale. Miss Weisenbach attending Athens high school stayed with Mr and Mrs Anthony Weisenbach. J L Kyle of Amesville visited his daughter Mrs Matt Shuler. Miss Zara Swartz spent weekend with Miss Bernice Shuler. Mrs Linnie Bolen and son Stanley visited Mrs Henry Swartz.
Advertisement urges readers with ruptures to request a free trial of a stimulating topical application from W. Rice, 615A Main St, Adams NY. Claims the remedy tightens muscles and closes the opening, avoids surgery, and prevents gangrene. Includes urging to act quickly and notes it helped large ruptures.
Chicago dispatch reports cattle industry leaders calling for precise counts of cattle to move north this spring. Texas breeder Robert R. Hammond urges government data to curb the haphazard market and notes a postwar price slump while remaining hopeful about future demand and the value of competition in marketing.
Old recipe for darkening gray hair describes Sage Tea and Sulphur, now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The product claims to conceal gray hair, improve lustre, and create a fuller look with regular use, applied via comb or brush.
At the National Education Association meeting in Chicago 8000 municipal superintendents condemned any plan to establish and control educational standards and policies by the federal government.
Mr and Mrs J M Niggemeyer entertained many friends Saturday night for a birthday celebration. Guests enjoyed conversation, card games and music by Watson, Branch Beatty, Charlie Miller, Joe Weisenbach and Earl Bean with Miss Flossie Miller on piano. A luncheon at a late hour pleased about 60 attendees.
An advertisement claims keeping youth involves an active liver and bowels. It presents Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel tonic, a substitute for calomel, available in olive color packaging at 15c and 30c.
Hiram Nanna reports opening the chimney rock fair for the season but Carrie Shaffer says prize hen entry is blocked by cold weather. Union correspondent may pass through in an old auto powered by bone coal. Nanna seeks sanitary police officers. C B Hunter and Carmi Shaffer have applications. Sam Pidcock of Luhrig visited Wednesday.
Washington March 2 The Senate approved Article I of the Yap treaty with Japan by a 66 to 21 vote foreshadowing broader ratification. The move signals progress toward formal pact adoption between the United States and Japan.
Washington March 1 Farly action by Congress to extend military status for draft evaders so the government can prosecute them as deserters is sought by officials and lawmakers seeking stronger wartime measures.
Cambridge report notes that President A Lawrence Lowell hints at restricting attendance at Harvard football games following hostile demonstrations last year. He discusses advisability without direct commitment, signaling an official move to limit public access.
President Bell’s report indicates Harvard will not undertake a Western college football tour. He notes such a tour would interfere too seriously with studies.
President Harding will avoid letting personal feelings influence any state primary contest, said Indiana publisher John C. Shaffer after a White House talk on Indiana politics. Also noted is a historic Lent length of 36 days before the change to 40.
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