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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
7
Washington crowds began lining up for the seventh World Series game after no tickets went on sale earlier. Officials and Congressmen queued with other fans seeking boxes and grandstand seats as confusion over seven different ticket issuers and stub-based priority led to hours of waiting and sporadic fights.
The Shenandoah dirigible passed over Tucson at 6:55 a.m. enroute to San Diego. Thousands gathered before dawn to greet the airship as it glided westward, its silver body catching the sun while crowds used every noise-maker available. The craft continued toward the California line following the round-the-world fliers, aligned with the Southern Pacific Railroad.
A testimonial claims long spending on doctors and medicine ended after using Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The ad describes the product as removing catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and reducing inflammation to ease stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose reportedly convinces customers with a money back guarantee. McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and druggists everywhere.
Cincinnati Oct 10 Colonel Matt Winn calls Latonia the site of the best race in fifty years The Latonia Jockey club hosts a premier international classic with a $67000 purse Epinard is the favorite Princess Doreen and Sarazen loom as top contenders Ladkin Belmont’s champ is lame and will not race It is billed as surpassing the Derby Preakness and Epsom Downs in prestige
Manila reports fragmentary details of last week's typhoon in Northern Jouzon. Thirty dead, fifteen sailboats lost, the steamer Mac Aria ashore total loss. Nipa huts destroyed, Amulung Municipality left with four houses standing. Telegraph lines down. relief aid from Med Cross and government underway as the Manban steamer departs with supplies.
An old advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a powerful body builder for seniors. It promises sugar coating for easy taking and claims a 30 day treatment can make a person feel 10 years younger, with a 31 day trial and money back guarantee at local drugstores.
Thieves smashed a lock at the Wakefield and Coleman garage on Richland Avenue during the night. They entered the office through the ceiling and opened the cash register but failed to take $49 to $50 in bills reportedly left in a corner. The raid left the building in confusion, per Sheriff P. H. McWinley.
A Friday morning investigation found no theft as nothing was stolen and no identity clues emerged for the would-be robbers. Authorities reported a red check noted by a proprietor but offered no further information.
In Bemont county Ohio a report reveals that Calvin Coolidge is judge of the common pleas court. An alien taking the citizenship exam mixed signals and mistakenly said Judge W W Cowen was governor of Ohio. About 200 aliens were naturalized here within two days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue and sell sixty million dollars of 40 year five percent secured gold bonds.
The Southend-on-Sea theatre society petitions the town council for street lamps to ease nightly prowls and robberies. They argue lighting would be the city’s first of this kind and would guide residents home safely after performances.
Steubenville report states Misa Ora MeiWKwepe resigns as secretary of the local Young Women's Christian Association to take up work in the same organization at Rochester New York.
Elyria Ohio Logan Gas Company is prepared to extend its gas mains here until a rate increase is approved by the city. Action in this direction is expected from the city council within a few weeks. Meantime, the city continues to assess the situation.
A solicitor was instructed by the council to take necessary action to compel the gas company to perform extensions required by its franchise provisions.
The Chicago Motor Club forms a cyets squad aimed at collecting and transporting broken engines for repair and disposal. The volunteer group works to assist motorists in distress and improve city road safety.
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