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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1922
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reads like a note on Turkey conflict topics with possible references to denial or clarification. The readable terms suggest foreign policy or wartime framing but lack full context or names to identify events, dates, or entities.
Statewide November price report from the Federal Crop Reporting Service notes corn up 60 percent to an average 65 cents a bushel, hogs at nearly 9 dollars per hundred pounds, beef cattle at 6 60, wool at 42 cents per pound, and lambs surging to 10 65. Potatoes and hay mostly lower. grains up about 10 cents a bushel on wheat and oats.
Text fragment notes that hay prices are over a year ago and clover hay runs about $3.00 lower than the previous year at this time, indicating a price decline in agricultural markets.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless weight loss aid that requires no dieting or exercise. The copy claims steady, partial reduction with no ill effects and offers purchase through a drugstore or directly from Marmola Company at 4612 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
A Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning at 100% clock at Pilgrim Holiness Church corner West Washington and Congres streets. Rev. F C Laneholtz pastor of Holiness Church Nelsonville will preach. All are welcome.
Washington reports that ten cent cigar buyers dominate American smoking, with eight cent cigars making up eighty percent of output. Most cigars sold to retail at nine to fifteen cents, while five to eight cent cigars account for much Florida and Virginia production. Census figures show factory made cigarettes at 45.7 billion with per capita consumption near one hundred.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets promising a healthy system to ward off colds grip and influenza. The copy emphasizes a laxative effect to keep the body resistant to full illness and mentions a 30c potency.
Reports from Constantinople say several Thrace villages have been burned in an anti Christian outbreak. Advices to the city today note the violence spreading across the region with continued unrest and property damage.
The article outlines Japan's plan to dismantle and repurpose several battleships and battle cruisers to meet Washington naval treaty limits. It cites a total cost of 55 million dollars, with 7.5 million for converting vessels, 25 million for carrier and training uses, and 17.5 million indemnities to shipyards plus equal payouts to discharged officers and men.
Errant calls and poor connections spark protests as residents blame the Allo girls for canceled calls and long waits in Paris. The complaint highlights widespread frustration with central switchboard service.
The Prisoners' Welfare association of Canada renews its campaign to abolish capital punishment after a Woodstock New Brunswick murder trial ended with a man hanged twice. Officials note Canada has no official hangman and local sheriffs hire or perform the act. Parliament has resisted replacing hanging with life imprisonment, but may consider electric chair as a more humane method.
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