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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1924
Page
8
Henry Ford, famed industrialist and former reformer of war and banking, plans to remove the shimmy from dancing. He invited two dancers to Detroit for a week starting September 7 to revive old dances and rout jazz, hoping to set the business on a sober path.
Advertisement touts Creomulsion as a new medical discovery that soothes inflamed membranes and kills germs in chronic coughs and colds. It claims creosote as the key healing agent with additional elements, guarantees satisfaction, and offers money back if relief isn’t achieved after following directions.
An advertisement touts McCoy's God Liver Oil Tablets as a quick, tasty substitute for cod liver oil to aid thin, weak children after illness or suspected rickets. It markets benefits, pricing, and availability at druggists and pharmacies. The excerpt also touches on literary commentary and a boy named Arthur Gottesman discussing Goethe and Storm.
Muskingum county jail in Zanesville is overcrowded beyond its capacity. County board president Samuel Bateman said the facility should hold forty inmates but eighty are being cared for, following a recent inspection.
In Atlanta on November 19 1921 Arthur Gottestian a ten year old known as boy wonder begins first year at Oglethorpe University skipping usual entrance exams and high school diploma He tackles freshman German and French with ease and impresses with keen eyes and mature intelligence
The year annual report of Major General Mason NM Patrick highlights the Air Service achievements led by Lieutenants Mac Cready and Stevens who shot pictures at 32 200 feet the world record high altitude. They undertook a 10 000 square mile Texas photo project for the Federal and State Water Conservation Program saving USGS 70 000 and years of work.
Lt Keeley reports discovery of a tribe near Panama speaking Elizabethan English, likely descendants of buccaneers. He cites stories of inland tribes guarding treasure, feet cut off for trespass, and a rainforest locale 100 miles from the canal. The St George party also uncovered island relics off Colombia with ancient artifacts.
Henry Carter married five women in six months. Each wife challenged the others to fry the most pancakes in an hour to decide who would keep him. The lighthearted dispute ended without court action.
An armed Filipino mob attacked an American Sugar Central station on Mindoro Island. The assailants were repulsed, with advices reaching Manila late today.
A letter extols Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as relief after failed treatment in Philadelphia. The writer credits the product with stopping years of stomach and intestinal pains and avoiding surgery, claiming one dose proves it and money is refunded. Local druggists McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville sell it.
Pickles in compact ornamental boxes captivate Berlin shoppers as men gift them to sweethearts. Special pickle shops spring up across the city amid a brisk sale.
James McMiller of West Rome wed Mamie Fowler without changing from overalls. He fetched a license from the City Clerk and then married in the hall of the City Judge T. J. McNamara, showing he would treat marriage like other tasks.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union marks its fiftieth anniversary with a Medinah Temple, Chicago event November 14 to 19. Delegates from around the world attend. Noted speakers include Miss Anna A. Gordon Mabel Walker Willebrandt Catherine Waugh McCulloch Gifford Pinchot and Carrie Chapman Catt. Frances Ingrid is soloist for Pageant Pictures of Fifty Years. Frances P Parks addresses members on growth, and Ella A Boole presides at sessions with Gordon. Hotel La Salle serves as headquarters.
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