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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Lamay Face Powder as free of rice powder and white lead, claiming it protects delicate skin, reduces pores and pimples, and stays on well. It promises a reward for chemists proving it contains any white lead or rice powder, and notes large and trial sizes with prices.
A claim of a simple four step method using a liquid argon solution to eliminate dandruff and itching. The advice suggests frequent scalp rubbing and claims complete removal and improved hair feel with low cost and availability at drugstores. The source presents no scientific backing.
An ad touts Dash Balm ointment for tired feet offering money back if it does not vanish foot pain. It claims rapid relief from corns callouses and bunions and emphasizes no better product.
The stand for a new electric flat iron automatically disconnects the current when the iron is placed upon it, and the current flow resumes as the iron is lifted.
Trustees report the Athens County Children’s Home uses funds to improve administration building and cellar space while feeding nearly 100 inmates with abundant milk, eggs, pork, and garden produce. Supt Holdren has planted twenty acres of corn, a strong wheat crop, and hatched 1200 chicks. The home self sustains with about $800 from poultry sales and $8,000 in last year’s sales, while interior upgrades proceed.
Albany woman Mrs. John F. Collins reports relief from nervous exhaustion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes headaches, heart flutter, vomiting spells, and weight gain following the treatment and recommends the remedy to friends. The ad notes pills sold by druggists and direct from the company with a free booklet on nervous disorders.
Weather and scheduling notes show multiple college games with times and conditions. Louisville plays Toledo, Milwaukee visits Kansas City, Columbus hosts Indianapolis, and Mee AeA UCL action is listed with 2 30 P M start times and cloudy or rainy forecasts.
National League games listed with Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburg at Philadelphia and St Louis at Boston all set for 3:30 except St Louis at Boston at 3:15. Clady noted for Philadelphia matchup and conditions marked as clear in parentheses.
Rain in New York at Detroit and partly cloudy conditions in Washington at Cleveland affect 3:00 p.m. starts. Boston travels to Chicago under clear skies while Philadelphia visits St. Louis as clouds linger in the forecast.
Eddie Cicotte’s comeback bolsters the White Sox on pennant play and doubles as a threat to Yankees and Red Sox. Joe Jackson’s hot hitting boosts Chicago as the Sox strive for fall supremacy.
A 25-cent box promises fast relief for tired sore and swollen feet. The ad claims Tiz reduces swelling and pain from callouses bunions and chafing and makes shoes fit again. It markets immediate comfort and foot glow for aching feet.
Jack Dempsey travels by car to Toledo with Jack Kearns and his team to meet Jess Willard on July 4. The camp plans a bungalow and training arena nearby. Dempsey, sunburned yet in good shape, weighs 195 pounds and seeks two big men to bolster his lineup.
In Syracuse last night Johnny Kilbane edged Ralph Brady over ten rounds. Brady proved tough, making Kilbane miss many blows but the featherweight champion finished strong in a tame encounter.
Ping Bodie made two catches to save Herb Thormahlen from defeat as the Yankees beat Detroit 1 to 0. The Browns scored eleven against Philadelphia pitching while the Athletics were shut out. Watson pitched for Philadelphia and the Pirates won 8 to 2. Ray Chapman hit Cleveland’s first home run in a 11 to 3 win over Washington. The Reds lost 7 to 0 to the Dodgers. The Braves edged the Cardinals 4 to 2. Jim Vaughan scored as the Giants beat the Cubs 8 to 2.
Don B. Lowry a justice of the peace in Waterloo township pleaded guilty to assault and battery when arraigned before Justice Helwig yesterday afternoon and was fined ten dollars.
The report notes a charge against Justice Lowry by Frank Sturgill Jr. and mentions an Illinois inventor's pivoted seat for farming implements with a balance spring. It also cites a British scientist's study of 78 families and 3000 individuals finding left handedness is inherited across generations.
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