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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
5
An ad touts Freezone as a painless cure that stops aching and lets users lift corns off easily. It claims quick, “magical” relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists, suitable for hard and soft corns and calluses.
Coffee consumption in the United States rose 25 percent since prohibition began, the national coffee week committee reports. The average is 12 pounds per person per year, about a cup a day for every man woman and child in the country.
An Athens woman recounts severe back pains and kidney irregularities before using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She credits relief to two boxes after years of remedies and reiterates high praise three years later as her health remained good. Sold 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. manufacturers.
Cal Delaney of Cleveland and Eddie Fitzsimmons of New York signed for a two round bout in Canton on April 12 under the McKinney Athletic Club.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a quick hair booster. It claims the tonic adds life gloss and volume, removes dust and oil, improves scalp health and promotes longer thicker hair.
Mr Thomas E Warren and Mrs Gertrude Warren wed this morning at 11 o clock. Reverend C L Strecker officiated at the First M E parsonage. The couple reside in Nelsonville where Warren works as a miner.
A surprise party was held Friday evening at 27 Brown Avenue in honor of Miss Maud Sanders. Attendees from the Bible Study class included Rev. D. L. Browning Wilda Hunter Lucile Hunter Gratia Stedman Dorothy Fisher Francis Cunningham and the hosts Mr. and Mrs. Selin Stiles Florence and Ella West. The event featured candy making and Bible study with gifts of Bishop Quagley’s Beside Lake Beautiful and a photo album.
C U Alumni Secretary C L Martzolff returned from Chicago after an Ohio university alumni dinner at the La Salle hotel. About twenty five attendees included Frank Kurtz E C Logan and multiple Athens residents with ties to Madison Pittsburg and Columbus.
King Christian I announced he would not reinstate Premier Zahle's cabinet despite socialist demands. A general strike was threatened by socialists unless the Zahle ministry is restored.
A charter application is filed for a city American Legion post after a meeting of former service members in the city building last night. Major 8 M Johnson of Athens outlined steps to obtain the post, with charter due about ten days from Columbus headquarters.
Washington March 30. President Wilson will delay but not stop passage of a sweeping peace resolution after sending word to several Democrats to oppose it. Republican leaders said enough Democrats will back the president to prevent a two thirds veto override, signaling a partisan clash in the House this week.
A widow declares stomach trouble vanished after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and hints at remarriage. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and intestinal inflammation, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and sale through McKee Drug Co and others.
The government opts to buy storage space at the Curtiss Elmwood plant in Buffalo for 1.8 million dollars citing lower cost than renting. The plant, largest aviation facility, holds hundreds of trucks and tons of parts from the war era, yet produced no combat aircraft. Senator Wadworth notes government tasks were impossible, and hearings reveal 4.5 million in government money advanced for a 6 million dollar project.
The article notes a private company controls the Curtiss Elmwood plant with an equity of 1.5 million and charges the government 300 thousand annually for storage since the armistice. A military appropriation of 1.8 million funds the purchase of remaining plant parts after the private firm takes its chosen machinery. This leaves a government storehouse valued at 6.006 million with 55.9 million in autos trucks and other material.
Everett Fierce a miner of Hollister and Margaret Harrington of Gloucester appear on the marriage license roll. Frank Martin a miner of Buchtel and Mollie McKee of Millfield follow. Clarence Neal and Alah Rorick, both of Luhrig, are named. Charles W. Thompson a brakeman of Canaanville and Mable Bryan of Nelsonville also listed. Thos E Warren a miner of Nelsonville and Gertrude Warren of Nelsonville complete the record.
Verla Sickles returns home after an uneventful recovery from mastoid surgery. Frieda Cobb of Gloucester Ohio undergoes adenoids and tonsils removal. Adena Gift operated for empyema by Drs. Howe and Sprague. Anita Tryon also has adenoids and tonsils removed. A general remark reflects on audience entertainment at shows.
John Call, road superintendent from Route 6 Athens Ohio, reports Dreco eased his backache and constipation, stopped gas, calmed nerves, and improved sleep and appetite. He credits the herbal tonic with restoring kidney function and digestion and notes neighbors are advised to try it through The Cline Pharmacy Co.
A simple method endorsed by physicians claims regular use of 3 grain hypo-nuclane tablets after meals for several months increases red and white blood cells and aids digestion. The tablets, sold in sealed packages, are available from apothecary shops.
Chicago March 30 There were no sales at Union stock yards as livestock handlers strike for higher prices halting shipments. Armour plant employs 2000 workers while packing houses warn shutdowns if demands aren’t arbitrated. Cattle flows reduced and cars wait at junction points outside Chicago.
Local social notes record visits among Strouds Run residents including Mrs. Clarence Mansfield and H P Dowler families. Easter vacation plans for Ruth and Lois McClead, and Daniel Amariah Burchfield host prayer meeting next Thursday. Sunday school at Strouds Run and sermons follow.
In Sugar Creek on March 30 a church box social by the M. F E church women gathered funds totaling twenty eight dollars. The proceeds will buy new song books and cover papering and cleaning the church.
Funeral services for a local individual will be held in Marshfield. Details appear incomplete in the notice but indicate a community service with a burial following at a nearby cemetery.
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