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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1921

Page

6

Fragmentary item at 2 Lincoln Ave Salisbury

Readable lines show an address in Salisbury and a garbled phrase about maternity and guidance by Mrs.. context and full meaning are unclear from the fragment.

Billy Whiskers Sets Out With Violet In Enchanted Wood

Frances Trego Montgomery chronicles Violet and her dog Billy Whiskers as they explore a brookside wood. Violet paddles for pebbles that shine like gems, eats a midday nibble, and collects violets while Mr West reads nearby, until Billy Whiskers appears as a surprise for a future tale.

Billy Nannie Violet Mr. West

Gwenda's confession spurs cautionary warning at night studio

Gwenda admits her evening adventure and seeks understanding from John. He warns against nightly visits to artist studios, urging her to be wary of danger and the world’s double standards while she defends seeking independence and life experience. The dialogue explores gender roles and restraint.

Gwenda John Fern

Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Frustrations In Love

A seventeen year old girl asks if she should accept a 22 year old boyfriend’s Sunday nights out. The columnist cautions mother knowledge and proposes waiting, suggests halting engagement. Another letter from a wife about mixed Protestant denominations stresses incompatibility and desire for shared faith.

Mrs. Thompson Jennie Thompson

Dear reader advises on religious differences in marriage

Advice to a reader troubled by a spouse's religion. Suggests compromise such as alternating church attendance or attending one side to avoid conflict. Warns that arguing over faith harms happiness and notes that some families find harmony by rotating churches.

Worried Mother Advises Larkspur Tea For Nits

A cautionary note suggests buying larkspur herb at the drug store and making a strong tea to wash a girl’s hair. The tea should dry on the scalp for hours while nits are picked or combed out, with no rinsing in warm water.

Remarkable Home Rheumatism Cure Promised by Mark HH Jackson

A 1898-era advertisement by Mark HH Jackson of Syracuse New York claims a free home treatment for muscular and sub acute rheumatism that cured the author and others bedridden ages seventy to eighty. Readers are asked to mail name and address to receive the free treatment before deciding to pay one dollar if satisfied.

Mark HH. Jackson Durston Syracuse N. Y Jackson

Danderine Beauty Tonic Promises Thicker Lustrous Hair

A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a beauty tonic that refreshes the scalp and combats dandruff and hair loss. It claims hair becomes fuller and heavier after use, with renewed brightness and vitality, offered at 35 cents by all druggists.

Ohio University Girls Plan Future Activities

The monthly mass meeting at Ewing hall gathered Ohio University girls on Wednesday. Dean Irma Voigt spoke on vocational guidance conferences she attended in the East. Plans were laid for the Skit Show, a key event this month in university circles.

Ohio Girls Ohio University Girls Ewing Hall Irma Voigt

Red Pepper Rub claims quick relief for rheumatism

An old advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as the fastest relief for rheumatism lumbago neuritis backache stiff neck and sore muscles. It promises instant tingling heat within minutes and claims to improve blood circulation and ease congestion, with Bowles Red Pepper Rub sold at drugstores.

Columbus Labor Favors Opposing Daylight Saving

The Columbus Federation of Labor led by M. B. Cain announces opposition to any attempt by the city council to reimpose daylight saving in Columbus Ohio.

Columbus Columbus Federation of Labor M. B. Cain

Citizens seek sea wall to guard Lorain shore

Citizens petition Lorain city council to build a sea wall along the east shore of Lake Erie to prevent a disaster like Galveston. Engineers report the area dangerous and urge action.

Lorain Mar Lake Erie Galveston Texas

Salts for Kidney and Bladder Relief Advertised

A health note claims kidney and bladder weakness arise from uric acid. It advises taking four ounces of Salts or Jad Salts dissolved in water for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and ease irritation, promising painless relief and no adverse effects.

Grain Operator Emil Rothschild Dies By Own Action

Emil Rothschild a millionaire grain operator and Rothschild Grain Company president died by his own action at his Omaha home early today. Notes left by the dead man attributed heavy losses in cash grain and in foreign market speculation to his death.

Omaha Neb Emil Rothschild Rothschild Grain Company

Balkan brigandage in Montenegro linked to royalist aims

Cettinje Montenegro March 3 Turbulent hillmen or Comitadji have swept down from their Black Mountain village and attacked a Serb Italian or Albanian garrison. Milosava Peranovic a 25 year old band leader captains a large force loyal to the old dynasty. The country remains isolated with no railroad or telephone and banditry dominates peasant life in a land the size of Connecticut.

Cettinje Montenegro Black Mountain Comitadji United States Balkans Jugo- Slavia Old Nicholas Serbia Parisan Milosava Peranovic Dushan Connecticut

Sulphur Soothes Ugly Itching Skin

A noted skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a quick remedy for eczema and troublesome skin eruptions. The preparation, described as germ destroying and harmless, cools on first use and heals rash and blotches. sold by druggists.

Charming Pattern Pattern $527 For 7 Bust Sizes

This pattern shows seven sizes 84 36 38 40 42 44 and 46 inches bust. A 38 inch size needs 6% yards of 44 inch material. Suitable with serge tricotine velveteen foulard linen crepe satin and taffeta. Guimpe in crepe crepe de chine. dress in serge or satin. Skirt width extended about 2% yards. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.

Through Electric Railway Trial Run Links Four Cities

A trial trip was made to test through electric passenger service among Youngstown Niles Warren and Akron using interurban lines of Penn Ohio Electric Company Cleveland Alliance and Mahoning Valley Railway and Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company.

Warren, CO Youngstown Niles, Warren Akron Penn-Ohio Electric Company Cleveland, Alliance and Mahoning Valley Railway Company Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company

Local Athens Shoppers and Visitors Noted Around Town

New Marshfield residents Nora Withers and Mary Burt shopped in Athens on Tuesday. Mrs. Jarret Martin of Zaleski was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. P. Hewitt. Nobel Collins and daughter visited Athens Monday. George Mace returned after a few days with relatives in Carbondale. Hannah Smith, teaching at Canaanville, visited her parents John and Mrs. Smith. J N Boden of Athens Fra Harburger of Carbondale and Margaret Nanna spent Sunday with Pete and Mrs. Winning. Mrs. Carle Wharton returned to Parkersburg after visiting L. Hewitt family. Mrs. Robert Townsend shopped in Athens Monday. Edna Herron and son of Columbus visiting Frank and Mrs. Stewart. Curtis Todd and family returned from Carbondale after over Sunday with relatives.

Nora Withers Mary Burt Athens Jarret Martin Zaleski P. Hewitt Nobel Collins H. E. Hawk George Mace Carbondale Hannah Smith Canaanville John Smith J. N. Boden Harburger Margaret Nanna Pete Winning Carle Wharton Parkersburg L. Hewitt Robert Townsend Edna Herron and Son Columbus

Howell Family Visit to Ironton

Mr and Mrs Howell and their young daughter are visiting relatives in Ironton.

Mrs. Howell Little Ironton

Wallace and Tittle Wed at First M E Parsonage

Carl Wallace and Maud Tittle of Deanville were married at the First M E parsonage with Rev. Ahlbrand officiating while Dr Strecker was in Columbus.

Carl Wallace Maud Tittle Deanville M. E Strecker Columbus Ahlbrand

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