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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1921
Page
6
A line of pupils at St. Rica's dumb school near Cincinnati appear to mouth the opening lines of the Star Spangled Banner. From left to right each student is shown making the same chant with the phrase Oh say can you the dawn's early light.
The Aurora Borealis lit the eastern sky around 9 PM Saturday with long yellow beams forming parallel lines and wavied shapes. The display reappeared around 1 AM Sunday but drew fewer onlookers for a less thrilling finale.
Mrs. C F Phillips of Toomsboro Georgia testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her backache headaches and menstrual irregularities restoring strength and ability to work She recommends the remedy to friends and asserts it is the most successful treatment for such conditions cited in the testimonial.
Billy Jr. wanders to alfalfa and encounters a beehive. He tips the hive and bees sting him all over. Stubby and Baton come to help as Billy rolls in mud to ease the stings. The trio's misadventures begin with a bee incident.
The next three days bring a busy round of visits as Aunt Della Randell travels fifty miles from Hope Valley to meet Cherry and Edward's new bride life. She arrives unannounced at breakfast, shares hugs, distributes parcels, and regales the table with gossip while assessing Cherry as a potential ally in the family.
A 19 year old seeks guidance on being too nice and finding love while a 15 year old asks when she may have beaux. Mrs Thompson counsels kindness, self awareness, and patience, urging the older girl to accept life’s conditions and not force romance while noting the younger girl is too young for beaux and ears rolls.
John Jackson a 40 year old Black man was shot eight times while crossing the Covington Newport bridge. He survived despite bullets to the forehead heart arm and groin and doctors expect recovery. An unidentified assailant shot him during the crossing over the Licking river. An unrelated note reports a discovery of a large deposit of iron pyrites in eastern Finland.
RS. Nancy Westcott of Syracuse declares Taniac the greatest medicine on earth. She says it built her up to full life and energy.
Mrs. Nancy Westcott of 121 Market Street Syracuse New York testifies that after two years of poor health she used Tanlac and regained appetite with no bloating and improved digestion. She reports steady nerves sound sleep renewed energy and feeling better than in years. Her statement praises the medicine highly.
Lime along Sugar Creek water-bound road is nearly valueless as tar is unavailable, wasteful spreading continues. A retailer notes falling prices in May 1920 to 11 dollars for V crimp roofing now 6.50, raw linseed oil from 2.25 to 1.00, galvanized tubs from 1.75 to 1.20, showing broad cost declines.
Miners at 255 gained a point in the dispute over payment for dirt handled. Work resumed last week and two long coal trains arrived Saturday. The community welcomes the locomotive and the heavy load of coal as dollars follow coal production.
Citizens report multiple potholes at Elbow Curve on North Lancaster Street causing near misses as drivers swerve to avoid holes. Warns authorities to fix street to prevent damage and injuries at once.
Mrs. E. Fisher of Lockport Illinois recalls stepping on a needle twelve years ago. A physician has finally removed a piece of steel from her shoulder. She notes the needle fragment remains the same old item.
A survey of 7,847 editors shows 95 percent say their communities oppose tobacco prohibition, with about 63 percent of editors replying from a pool covering 22 million readers. The study suggests statutory adult tobacco prohibition remains distant.
New York man Massion Baron tried to end his life by drowning and offered rescuer Harry Green $500 to let him die. Green refused to give up and saved him instead.
Bart Flynn of 534 Hanover Street Hamilton Ohio reports a year ago he was worn down then Dreco revived his energy and digestion. After three bottles he felt renewed and works with vim again. Dreco now being promoted by Clines Pharmacy Co Athens and sold by all druggists.
An observant remark on reputation and memory suggesting that being harmless may leave a legacy as elusive as a white rabbit. The line weighs moral silence against remembered impact in death.
Several Buchtel citizens visited Athens on Saturday evening with local escorts. The event featured music and a sale of music. At Buchtel a bowled floor is being installed by the movie house management as the venue continues ongoing improvements.
William Gross and Sam Johnson expect to finish their handsome double garage by winter with substantial progress achieved in the last two months.
The note argues that beginning road repairs before readiness shows poor policy, calling for better planning and evidence of readiness before starting work. The statement emphasizes the need for thorough preparation to avoid costly or inefficient projects.
The British pound opened at 4 dollars and 84 cents in New York on May 16, up 18 from Saturday’s close as the overall market strengthened. Other rates listed include Francs 858, live .0550, marks .0176, Canadian dollars .8938, Kronen .1815.
A pattern 3619 offers a four size middy dress for 8 10 12 and 14 year olds. The 12 year size uses four yards of 36 inch material with options including gingham seersucker drill Indiana Head repp and poplin for skirts and middy or skirt fabrics such as serge mohair gabardine or twill. Mail the illustration pattern to any address for 12 cents in stamps. Gas Buggies remark appears as a separate observed line.
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