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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1920
Page
2
Snakeville, Texas, described as a city of thousands with no traffic cops or paved streets hosts a resident population of snakes. The town reportedly includes 18 000 snake housing capacity, with 5 000 parrots and various other animals like monkeys, tigers and bears sharing the locale.
William King known as the Snake King allegedly runs a reorganized jungle where cats, lizards, giraffes and other wild animals roam without taxes. He ships snakes from Mexico to zoos worldwide and has 17 buying stations across the southern republic, turning snake collection into a border tourist show. Princess Raja vaudevillianess has bought snakes for a decade.
Ohio University football team travels to Cincinnati with about a hundred students aboard trains. Two students rode as stowaways to attend the game but were discovered and removed two miles from Athens. Coach Finsterwald says the team is in prime shape and will offer no alibis if they lose. The river team outweighs Ohio by 16 pounds per man.
In Milan region power plants and mills fell under worker control after wage talks failed. Electricians cut power, sixteen flour mills and sixty macaroni factories were seized at Torre Annunziata and nearby towns. Troops clashed with fighters, one man killed and several wounded. Royal Guards found three hundred rifles near Turin.
Mrs Hicks reports relief from sour stomach after taking four Eatonic tablets. The ad claims Eatonic cures indigestion by absorbing acidity and gases and suggests taking one after meals to prevent discomfort with a promise of quick relief and a small box price.
In Buffalo two men attacked Max Lowenthal a jewelers salesman with two suitcases of set diamonds valued at about 200000 dollars. The robbers fled in a taxi and police recovered a suitcase with rings at a vacant lot. Police questioned the driver and pursued leads but could offer no description of the bandits. Police noted values vary by source with Philip Presents company listing 220000 dollars.
An earthquake in Vera Cruz rocked the region for miles causing village damage and disrupted communications. Reports say inhabitants faced distress as line service was interrupted and details remained fragmentary.
Sophie Braslau, Metropolitan Opera contralto, opened the Woman's Music club series in the college auditorium with a commanding voice and emotive range. She delivered Gluck, Haydamaki, and Hebrew songs with artistry, earning repeated recalls. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appears November 11, with future performances by Royal Cadman and a club members concert planned for March 10.
Athens has launched a paint up week with multiple Court Street storefronts receiving fresh coats. E R Lash drug store features a light sky green exterior while other shops including the Athenean Restaurant Palace Confectionary Hutchinson and Stickney shoe store Toggeery clothes Millikan and Cornwell jewelry also show new paint.
A new electromagnet net device to remove steel splinters from workers eyes is described as operable with a portable light-powered current source, offering safer and quicker field treatment.
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