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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1922
Page
2
A Chicago or Ohio physician Dr F M Edwards promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe, vegetable based laxative to improve complexion and cleanse the liver and bowels. He says many women have benefited for 17 years with the olive colored tablets selling 15c and 30c, praised as a substitute for calomel.
Dr. Richard C. Cabot of Harvard University warns in Portland that sex hygiene education in American public schools is unhelpful. He argues it centralizes attention on sex, ignores varied developmental ages, and should be taught to individuals, not groups, with example and companionship guiding moral conduct.
The British Admiralty announces an economy sale of King George's yacht Alexandra with all furniture and fittings, open to highest bidders. Sales abroad allowed except to ex-enemy nationals, who are barred from purchasing.
Rev Harold Cooper of Mayflower Congregational Church in Columbus argues the Bible supports a minimum wage for women as part of a state campaign. He cites prophets advocating social justice and contrasts church stances with labor and capital, condemning massacres and urging action this winter.
In Cornwall New York James Watkins bequeathed ten thousand dollars to Cornwall Lodge No 349 Independent Order of Old Fellows, filing the will in Orange county Surrogate Court. His widow Mary Watkins contests arguing a living wife cannot receive less than half the estate when left to a fraternal order.
Norland Wall, an ancient homestead near Halifax England, is being dismantled for transport to San Francisco. Stones and timber are packed into crates and numbered to ensure exact re erection of the hall as it stood in England.
In Honolulu dated October 9 a report states two deaths from bubonic plague occurred on Hawaii island since August 1. The victims were a little girl and her brother with the parents affected by the outbreak.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle, purely vegetable remedy that quickly relieves constipation biliousness headaches and digestive discomfort with a small dose and affordable price.
Health authorities order all stray dogs and cats in infected districts to be chained and shot to contain the outbreak. The directive specifies immediate action in affected areas.
London reports a rise in nervous disorders across England and Wales with about one death in ten from such conditions. Expert H W Burleigh cites postwar after effects as a contributing factor to the increase.
An old home remedy warns that high meat intake can overwork kidneys causing backache and various symptoms. It recommends Jad Salts, four ounces in water daily for a few days, to stimulate sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and end bladder weakness.
Los Angeles October reports Judge Chan ning Follette issues ban on driving with one hand while the other encircles a young woman. The edict orders officers to bring the woman to court for fines, stating such “spooning” endangers traffic and has caused accidents on county highways.
The Monday evening WGY program in Schenectady is split into two parts with a 75 minute intermission for RPI to finish its work. It will air 7 45 p m to 8 15 p m and resume at 9 30 p m. October 15 features Irish music and Are You a Mason by WGY players. On October 19 Charles Gilbert Spross will perform. Saturdays at 6 p m broadcast national football results and running game summaries.
Japanese artists collect lone wood shavings and weave them into mats then paint pictures on the surfaces. The innovative technique blends natural material with artistic imagery, showcasing resourcefulness and craftsmanship.
James G Woodward former Atlanta mayor eloped with Violet McCraney aged 60 on his 77th birthday and married quietly in a suburb after a civic race loss. The couple faced family opposition as they began their honeymoon in Florida, citing a desire for a home and a lengthy future together.
Sam Pas manick, a Kansas City taxicab driver known as the golden voiced tenor, wins a Horner Institute musical scholarship over a field of city talents. He earns two weekly lessons for a year after a dramatic, fashionably crowded contest and quickly becomes the center of attention.
Mrs. George Eliott McCormick reports district conferences for the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs. Regions Middle North in Tiffin October 9 to 11, Southeast in Athens October 19 to 20, Middle West in Ada October 24 to 25, Northeast in Akron November 14.
An informal banquet in her honor will be held at 6 30 P M by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Mrs J W Smith corresponding secretary of the Cleveland Federation reported reservations through the Cleveland Federation Room 525 Hotel Statler by Saturday. Invitations go to club women in nearby towns.
Kansas City report features J. N. Hook of Fulton praising his home made trousers that have lasted a quarter of a century. Hook wears them daily except for laundering, noting no wear except a clean finish with every season. He values the sturdy garment over modern lightweight styles.
In Hollis Oklahoma fifty mothers in a mass meeting voted to restrict their daughters school attire to plain gingham or serge dresses with simple hose and no expensive fabrics. The edict also urged teachers to forego makeup and feminine finery as school resumes.
Seventeen crew members and Captain R. J. Healey of the auxiliary schooner Moonlite were saved after catching a ten foot shark off the west coast of Mexico. With food exhausted they angled the shark, cut the meat into strips, and cooked it during a record long voyage to Newport News.
In Elyria Ohio Clarence Nichols reports his apple tree revived after a lightning strike when electricians looped wires around it while wiring a bakery nearby. The tree, covered in blossoms with 20 ounce apples, drew crowds and prompted horticulturists to study the unusual regeneration amid ongoing frost risk.
The University of Nebraska tests show fifty bushels of corn on the cob produce as many heat units as one ton of coal, making corn a costly fuel. Nebraska farmers burned corn last year to save coal, but results imply it costs about 44 dollars per ton at current crib prices.
Indications show farmers unable to feed out corn will market at low prices while buying Winter fuel from coal merchants, yet remain ahead financially. Nebraska expects more corn turned into beef than any postwar year, with a cow valued around eighty cents per bushel when transformed into steak or pork chops.
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