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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
2
Advertisement extols Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription curing fatigue and nervous weakness in women. It claims skin clears eyes brighten cheeks plump, blood returns red, energy and magnetism return. Sold as tablets or liquid by druggists. trial pack 10 cents from Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York.
The cashier attests the balance sheet of the bank shows assets totaling 1 831 606 73 with loans and discounts at 439 000.00 deposits 1 261 156 80 and U S bonds and securities held as collateral. Capital stock 100 000.00 and surplus 0.0 with profits 59 034.00. Net amounts due to banks and customers detailed.
The United Mine Workers plan a biennial election on December 14 for sub district 1 officers with two year terms starting April 1, 1921. Incumbents seek reelection alongside new candidates for president secretary-treasurer and auditors. William Robinett faces no opposition for president from Jacksonville.
A list of officers and candidates from Ohio and nearby towns for the American Federation of Labor delegates and Trimble Lodge F and A M officers is published. It names William Green John Moore G W Savage Lee Hall and others and notes Ebien O Hara traveling from Pittsburgh then Philadelphia after a visit.
Hospital reports and social notes show Sanders and Garnet visiting Columbus. Several local families, including the Kellys and Sanders, spent weekends away and relatives gathered for Thanksgiving. A birth is announced at Mulberry avenue with a Nelsonville connection.
A union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday night at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Paul Kemper of the M. E. church will deliver the address. Mrs. J. N. Smith is visiting her daughter Mrs. Joe Wricht.
Small town classifieds list sales lost items and events. H W Stiers offers sweet cider and milk wagon services in Haydenville while others seek deliveries, repairs, and purchases. lost rings and tires appear with rewards. A Sisters parcel sale plans a social event on the building’s third floor with a Thanksgiving Eve dance at Red Men’s hall.
Due to illness the Redpath Course lack, the Irene Stolofsky Company will perform at the Christian auditorium Thanksgiving night at 8 15. Admission is free for season ticket holders. single tickets are 50 and 85 cents. Bring season ticket.
Great revival services have opened at the First Baptist church with devotional services each evening at 6 30 P M. Everyone is welcome and good singing is the main feature. Special attention given to strangers. The pastor delivers sermons in a playful study and will announce subjects later. G M Hunter pastor Mra Delia Lewis clerk
A thanksgiving service is announced for Thursday morning at the International Holiness Church. The note invites the community to join in prayer and worship and emphasizes gratitude.
Fragmentary Pastime item notes an advertisement or note about a laxative product with a garbled signature. Mentions a grove and LAXATIVE and a price tag style reference. No clear event or identifiable persons.
Mrs John A Frame widow of Dr John A Frame died at 4 80 am after a surgical operation a week earlier Burial will be in West Street Cemetery where Dr Frame is interred Funeral train arrives Friday morning on the 10 10 Hocking Valley from Athens The Morrison family and others note she was 66 and a member of the Morrison family of the community She practiced medicine in Athens for years before moving to Columbus
Athens High prepares to meet North in a heavy field game at O U Field tomorrow at 2 15 pm. North averages 161 to Athens 139 1 2. Lineups include Watts Mote Weber Sharp and others as listed for the big match.
A New York man named Douglass Cruikshank flirted with a middle aged woman on a subway train. He later learned she was the ee gee 14 and now pays $10 weekly alimony to her and their daughter.
An old advertisement promotes Pepto Mangan as a tonic to restore vigor and blood health. It claims overexertion clogs blood, causes fatigue, and mentions both liquid and tablet forms. It emphasizes improved energy and work performance once the blood clears.
Chicago police report a new wave of wholesale raids yielding a crop of alleged gunmen gamblers and undesirables. Officials have not finalized counts but expect many dozens, with a late morning tally potentially under 743.
John Clynes and Arthur Henderson joined Asquith in condemning outrages and police reprisals. Weland was mentioned as the scene of the incident as the debate opened. The premier and government were expected to follow the discussion.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain and related ailments. It claims rapid relief from pain stiffness and sciatica and mentions travel plans of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whaley and their sons to Akron to visit relatives.
Dayton resident at 228 Gettysburg Ave. says Sorbol Quadruple removed goitre two years ago. She reports throat pressure eased and the goitre disappeared after treatment in small bottles. The claim notes no staining or irritation and asserts the remedy does not interfere with daily life.
The vanished millionaire Ambrose Small had just sold out his Canadian theater interests for 1 750 000 and disappeared last December with secretary John Doughty and 100 000 in bonds. Doughty is under arrest in Portland Oregon. Small had deposited a 1 000 000 check the day he vanished after a routine day including lunch with his wife. Police and rewards followed as detectives traced the case and expanded the reward to 16 000 to aid in locating him.
Cass Mite will preside at a prayer meeting in the First Church Wednesday at 7 o'clock. Six men from the service class will lead the session.
Mr B Hyatt of Parkside Ave Alliance Ohio reports long relief from headaches after using a root and herb medicine named Dreco Claiming prior episodes left him bedridden with dizziness constipation catarrh and hearing loss He credits the remedy with restoring sleep and hearing and says he has had no headaches since starting treatment produced by The Cline Pharmacy Co Athens.
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