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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1924
Page
6
A government report reveals a million and a half dollar scheme to turn Dublin into a casino hub for English and American gamblers. The plan would build a modern hotel with baccarat, chemin de fer, roulette and trente et quarante, with the government taking 25 percent of profits for 21 years.
The annual Memorial Day program at Clarks Chapel church near Athens will be held Sunday June 1. Neighbors and families with relatives buried in the adjoining cemetery are expected to spend most of the day there. A noon basket dinner precedes speeches by Rev. Brown and others at 2 pm. Graves will be decorated largely by young people. veterans of four wars lie buried in the cemetery.
The Hocking Valley and New York Central Lines plan a full day cloning of the freight house for Decoration Day May 30. Local crews will perform the work, with the site closed to traffic and operations during the process.
A tornado struck Johnson Station and nearby Brookhaven Miss. early today, killing eight people and injuring more than twenty with several in serious condition. Property damage was heavy for Johnson Station and surrounding areas.
Live steam helped fight a fire in the Peerless Laundry dry cleaning department in Elyria when a gasoline tank exploded. Cal Buswell suffered severe burns to his face and arms in the blast.
An advertisement promotes Dave's Mentha-Pepsin from McKee Drug Co claiming rapid relief from acute stomach distress and indigestion. It cites a New Jersey town example, promises full refund if relief isn’t immediate, and asserts benefits for nervousness headaches and dizziness when digestion improves.
A diminutive monkey named Jock has lived in a pigsty on W. H. McClure’s farm near Republic Kas for three years. He has guided numerous pig families, teaching them to grow into skilled hogs under his lead as head jockey.
A brief item notes a promotional offer with a low price and limited time urgency. The message emphasizes value and a call to act quickly for a favorable deal.
A Paris L Eclair analysis argues the United States owes France nearly one billion and France could claim seven billion from England for World War costs. It cites overcharges on materials and suggests equal cost sharing among England France and the United States with life values set at seven thousand five hundred dollars each.
Discussion centers on the amount the United States allegedly owes France after offsetting France's debts to America and surplus wartime stocks. The proposed final figure is $874,008,801.
In Elyria Ohio Steve Wood and Tr Warner were buried when a sewer trench collapsed. Rescuers worked quickly and both men were rescued and returned home with only bruises.
A wartime era advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Pavertte Prescription Tablets as cures for weakness and overwork. It urges women to seek confidential medical advice from Pierce in Buffalo New York and to request a trial package.
In New York on May 26 21 year old Imogene Wilson a Zeigfeld Follies performer reportedly took four pills claiming they contained morphine. An ambulance surgeon found the pills harmless and indigestion aids. A note encircled by a photo of a comedian expressed a loving but doomed emotional truth.
Dr Frank M Chapman curator of ornithology reports a penguin that brays like a jackass among rare birds collected on a four month steamer cruise through the Andes. He returned to the American Museum of Natural History with many specimens.
Rome faces a housing crunch as over two million pilgrims expected for the Holy Year of 1925. Vatican and city officials plan to house many travelers in convents and monasteries across the Eternal City.
A reader letters that Kellogg's Bran solved his constipation and helped thousands. The note claims 100 percent relief from mild and chronic cases and praises the product as the only effective option. It touts digestion benefits, recipes, and guaranteed results with a money back offer.
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