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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
6
The ad touts PATONLIC EATONIC as a cure for indigestion heartburn sour belching and gas promising quick neutralization of stomach acidity. It cites letters from grateful users and a Michigan doctor praising its effects with a money back guarantee.
The official Versailles summary calls for Germany to restore within six months the skull of Sultan Okwawa, once ruler in German East Africa, to Britain. The notice notes African tribes venerate sultans and that such skulls carry political and ceremonial weight guiding imperial policy and propaganda.
Miners in Minneapolis say government wheat stock releases and Canadian imports will only temporarily lower flour prices, as the government lacks enough wheat to impact the market. Patent flours fetch $12.40 to $12.50 a barrel while the U S Grain Corporation values flour at $12, but millers insist the wheat shortage keeps prices high and expect no relief.
Paris report says the tentative date for presenting the Austrian peace treaty is May 23. The ceremony will occur at a plenary peace conference session after a secret plenary session where terms are ratified by allied delegates. Austria will likely have about a week to consider the terms.
In New Philadelphia a special grand jury is convened to investigate the killing of 72 year old Civil War veteran Nicholas Chambers of Plain City. Frank Sennich was arrested after he shot Chambers on a Pennsylvania train near Dennison last Wednesday. An invention coats metal lath with plaster using an electric motor to propel liquid plaster to grip the lath.
Annie spends a night with Aunt Maggie and revels in her treasure desk with a typewriter and secret drawers. The family contrast unfolds as Aunt Maggie explains she is not rich but works hard while motherhood and love are her rewards. Annie ponders why her mother labors without wealth.
An advertisement touts a mild daily tonic to cleanse the liver and kidneys, relieve biliousness and indigestion, and improve nerves. The product Olala, made from roots and herbs, is sold at drugstores for twenty five cents with a free sample offer from The Chief Medicine Co. in Marietta Ohio.
A testimonial from GEO. THOMPSON of Portsmouth Ohio praises Nerv Worth as a tonic for weakness. He notes that after using it for influenza fatigue nervousness and poor appetite he regained vigor and better sleep. The ad claims it boosts digestion liver function and builds up run down systems with a money back guarantee at McKee Drug Store Athens.
Roy Miller of Akron was held for the grand jury by Municipal Judge Terrill on a charge of house breaking and larceny. Police say Miller confessed to robbing several fraternity houses.
Walker Dr. Hines director general of railways will speak at the international triennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Columbus Ohio next Tuesday afternoon. Nation president W G Lee says Hines accepted to discuss government management and proposed government ownership of railways. Members from all sections expect the order to go on record before adjournment on their stance.
May 15 in Barre Vermont George Long of Montpelier a teamster and Mrs Belle Parker a lodging house keeper were arrested for questioning in the murder of Mrs Harry Broadwell whose nude body was found in a garden nearly two weeks ago.
A series of reader letters to Mrs Thompson cover dating norms and social decorum. Topics include greeting a caller, choosing boyfriends, going on dates, escort etiquette, and gift ideas for a boyfriend, with contrast between young and teen expectations and parental guidance.
Winnileg Manitoba May 15 Steel and building trades crippled industry as 75000 union members walk out in sympathy with iron workers demanding union recognition and higher wages.
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