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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1921
Page
4
The notice touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative aiding bowel movements by morning. It claims relief from headaches, colds, biliousness, indigestion, and stomach upset, noting low cost and kid friendly use with one or two cents per box.
The text argues that citizens must follow all laws on the books, support enforcement, and promote lawful conduct. It cautions that disobedience undermines respect for all laws and endangers civilization, life, and property, while lawful dissent and repeal efforts are proper.
The article lauds Harding for candid leadership and a bold disarmament move, arguing it shows U S motives are peaceful and beneficial to world progress. It notes mixed reactions abroad but predicts the proposal may gain acceptance, signaling a shift toward international cooperation and reduced weaponry amid a pacific push.
A motorist declines aid to a friend in a stalled car while another man critiques the driver. A temperance speaker declares drink causes crime and war, questions the audience about liquor, and a short heckler shouts Thirst, ending the evening with a roar of laughter.
A San Francisco woman seeks to cure her husband’s jealousy by living with him alone in an isolated lighthouse. A tale from Marcel Steinbrugge notes humor in a police tale about wine, law and a landlord in a distant inn.
Frederic J. Libby leads the National Council for Limitation of Armament as 29 of about 70 peace groups formalize a united push for disarmament. The Peace House in Washington across from the War and Navy Building serves as headquarters with forums, tea rooms, and visiting delegates to discuss armament policy and prevent a future war.
A lively firsthand column recounts a Woman's Music Club concert with an oversized orchestra and humorous misadventures. The narrator riffs on performers, social circles like Kiwanis and Class Six, and local interests from Abrigal to Dr. Wiley Sprague, ending with tidbits on questions and a note about the Burley tobacco name origin.
The State Department states English and French will be official languages of the Conference on Limitation of Armament. The Arlington Wireless Station uses a Federal arc transmitter and Celefuhken spark apparatus with 100 kW, meter readings 4000 6000 and 7500 on the spark 2500. The Unknown Soldier tribute represents about 2,000 unidentified deaths abroad. Lost arts Tyrian purple Damascus steel malleable glass reemerge through modern science. The Whitely Plan calls for industrial boards with half employer and half union representation. Savings banks began in 1778 in Hamio and spread to Oldenburg 1786 and London 1798.
Athens county health officials led by Health Commissioner J M and Dr C C Butts with district nurses plan a countywide tuberculosis clinic. Supervising Nurse Miss Munn and staff, assisted by Mrs Zoe MecCaleb from the state health department, will visit physicians to list patients who may benefit from examination. Dr H H Snively of the state health department has informed physicians of the program and its results. The Athens County Medical Society backs the campaign, aiming to uncover early, unsuspected tuberculosis cases for county residents.
A food value comparison states that one pound of baked potatoes equals eight eggs per pound of chicken or seven ounces of the best bread. The reader learns practical equivalents for everyday cooking and shopping.
Yesterday in Ohio recollects events from 1868 to 1919. Six people died when the Ohio Central Lunatic Asylum in Columbus burned in 1868. The 1881 fire destroyed the main building of the State Institution for Feeble minded Youth in Columbus. Standard Time began in Ohio in 1883. In 1919 American Legion members raided the Socialist headquarters in Cincinnati.
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