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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
2
An old fashioned remedy promises rapid relief from rheumatic pains with Bowles Red Pepper Rub. The advertisement claims immediate tingling warmth within minutes and lasting comfort for sore joints, urging readers to ask druggists for a jar.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure. It claims immediate relief from pain stiffness and soreness when rubbed into affected muscles. The copy asserts the product suits sciatica neu ralgia lumbago backache sprains and swellings and that millions have found relief over decades.
Patrick Gunney testified as the first witness regarding the shooting of Harold C. Kagy in the Joyce murder trial in Cleveland. Judge McGannon denied being present at the scene as Joyce’s defense claims he aided the state’s case.
William Petre, 17, shot by bandits in the Bedford bank robbery, is rapidly recovering at a Cleveland hospital. He arrived in critical condition but doctors report improvement.
Overland reports Lostro Auto Sales Company as district winner for greatest car sales from July 1 to November 1, 1920. About eight local dealers to receive prizes 100 to 1000. Local contest winners include M Hamilton of Melport and Frank Gifford of Amesville earning a New York Auto Show trip. R L Butler attends dealer conference. banquet planned at Colonial Inn.
Rev. Alfred Edwin Linfield of Maneto Illinois and Mary Watkins a schoolteacher in Ath ens plan to marry. Rev. C Lloyd Strecker will solemnize the ceremony.
Two of the world's leading shipping figures arrived in New York from England. Lord Pirrie, K P, England's top merchant marine official, and W. H. Todd, president of Todd Shipyards Corporation, made a notable visit. Todd, a self made man, started as a newsboy.
Speculation runs on which men will join Harding’s cabinet and which wives will lead Washington society. A group of women once named as potential “ladies of the land” would become hostesses for cabinet members, many already prominent in bray society and active in their own pursuits.
Washington reports say Fix in s for Thanksgiving dinner will retail near pre war prices, but turkeys and other fowl are in shorter supply. Storage data show turkey holdings at 23 million pounds vs 30 million a year earlier as vegetables like squash nuts oranges potatoes and celery are scarce.
Athens resident L. D. Wilson 78 credits Dreco with opening his nasal passage and ending years of catarrh and roaring ear noises. He reports improved sleep appetite and bowel action, and praises the herbal remedy sold by The Cline Pharmacy Co. The article also notes typhoid epidemic measures and Red Cross emergency aid in Lake Division.
Dr John R Marshall director of health service for Lake Division of the Red Cross and nine nurses sent from Neveland cooperate with Salem health authorities in combat at peage time in Salem Ohio on November 11.
Ottawa Illinois police and bank officials hunted Francis J. Carey after a $60,000 cash loss appeared staged by burglars. Money littered the floor as a time lock set for Armistice Day kept the vault sealed. two workers later burned through a vault door but found it empty and Carey vanished.
Dr David Flynn of the New York state employment bureau predicts better unemployment in the East by January 1 as employers assure stabilization. He notes a current labor surplus in some sectors and under supply in building and farming, with textile and garment trades most at risk in New York City.
Joe Tinker half owner of the Columbus American Association team announced today he sold his interest to Thomas E. Wilson, Chicago packer. The move transfers ownership stakes in the Columbus club to Wilson.
A testimonial from Mrs. Willis of Nacogdoches Texas claims Milks Emulsion cured her three year old after five months of illness and four doctors. The ad praises its palatability digestive benefits appetite boost and use as a builder of flesh. It offers a six bottle guarantee and lists price 75 cents and 1.50 per bottle with local druggists selling it.
In Fitzgerald Georgia J C Hart split a 30 inch spiral sweet potato three inches thick, thinking it was a snake after digging it up. The amusing incident left Hart with a ruined potato and a story for locals.
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