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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
8
Incomplete notes mention a York based group and players in an early trip, with hints of travel, pace, and possible assignments. No clear names or dates are readable, leaving the event's purpose and outcome uncertain.
New evidence suggests Reverend Dr. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. James Mills were slain near a barn four miles from the bodies’ location. Bloodstained items found near the barn linked to Mills family. Two witnesses reported hearing screams around 10:30 p.m. on September 44 in a motor car nearby. Officials seek decisive leadership from Governor Edwards to direct the inquiry with broad powers.
A customer from Newell West Virginia testifies that Dr Orth’s Stomach Remedy cured eight months of acidity after trying many medicines. He reports instant relief and now eats anything with no stomach trouble. McKee Drug Co offers money back if not satisfied.
Advertisement selling MOAVA IENTAL CREAM claims to cure Pyorrhea and receding gums. It promises tightening of loose teeth and healing of tender gums with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Distributed by McKee Drug Co and available through pharmacists and dentists.
The column notes a nine pound boy born on October 11 to the Sickles family of Vore Ridge. It also mentions Sunday visits by Robert Sickles and wife to Cyrus Chesser, and local color about store pay days, a book keeper, and humorous remarks on local residents.
The treasury department announced that a change of government in Great Britain will not alter the policy of paying the 4 2770000000 dollars owed to the United States.
The Legion will stage a minstrel show toward the end of this month in Ashland with plans announced for a new entertainment event.
Gibson's Pharmacy the Prescription Drug Store in Athens Ohio and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville Ohio are listed together in a regional pharmacy directory noting their locations and affiliations.
Washington reports an official denial that President Harding was responsible for any departure from the American Legion convention in New Orleans. The Veterans Bureau head, seen as an administration envoy, left the gathering irked by how Legionnaires treated him.
An old remedy claims gas in the stomach results from fermenting sour waste in the intestines. It promotes Adler-i ka as a cleanser for upper and lower bowels to remove old matter. The product is advertised as relieving gas, sour stomach, and chronic constipation, with a pharmacy endorsement.
Akron report says eight year old Lorenzo Ciarrochi was shoved into a leaves fire by fellow children and badly burned. Doctors fear he will die at Children’s Hospital as flames scorched his legs and he may have inhaled smoke.
John Cunningham, 24, of Cleveland, died in Portage hospital after injuries from an auto accident near Streetsboro on the Cleveland to Kent road. He sustained the wreck’s fatal damage during the incident yesterday.
Community notes from Harmony Hill record a busy period with visitors at the Foster, Cornes, and Basin homes, apple gathering by O. E. McGirr and G. P. Russell, and a successful Harmony Hill school pie social featuring a well received program led by Ray Wilcoxen who drew the cake.
Admiral William S. Sims, recently retired from active navy duty after criticism of Secretary Daniels and remarks on Irish policy, was hosted by the Cleveland City Club at a luncheon. He arrived early and checked in at the Hollenden, delivering his first public remarks since retirement.
Me Drug Co guarantees refund if Hyomei outfit fails to relieve you. If not satisfied, they will pay for it themselves.
In Cincinnati on October 19 Gordon Wylie 25 in a movie theatre swallowed poison fearing his epileptic condition would scare his fiancee Hazel Lovett and her brother. Wylie lies in critical condition at a hospital. Miss Lovett vows to marry him as planned if he recovers.
Columbus Oct 19 The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upholds Franklin County appellate ruling overrules Judge Kinkead and allows taxation debt limitation and beer and light wines amendments to appear on the November ballot due to signatures affixed with an indelible pencil in ink.
In a rambling column local life touches on Union Knighthood and social habits before Prohibition. A car incident near New Marsh field causes minor injuries to Billy Gabriel, while Arthur Phillips vows damages. Radiograms of sympathy flow for Henry Wolfe. The opening football game ends abruptly amid rowdy play and a strange bladder trouble incident. Harvey Frye and family visit Zaleski to see Mrs. Frye’s mother, Mrs. Ancell. Uncle Eph shares local tidbits.
An elderly seaman recalls circling the globe 19 times over 11 years per voyage and crossing the Dead Sea before it died. He describes Sahara crossings on a seagoing craft and Balkans journeys on a pig iron raft, having reached the equator and both poles, with frigid, uncomfortable temperatures throughout. Mr and Mrs Charles Melleod, Marie Saylor announce the birth.
Four persons were injured by a bomb explosion in Belfast today. In Cork on October 19, two children were hurt as irregulars attacked Free State troops.
Anton Roth of Newport Kentucky was elected president of the Kentucky Master Bakers association at yesterday's meeting held in Cincinnati. The announcement highlighted his selection by fellow bakers and the guild's plans for the coming year.
In Columbus on October 19 the installation of Harry S. Johnston of Cincinnati as grand master followed by the election of six other officers marked the closing session of the 112th annual grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
In 18 months the Republican administration and Congress revived industry turning an unemployed army into workers. They cut living costs, lifted taxes, curbed imports, and protected American labor, while stabilizing bonds and boosting purchasing by agricultural relief and immigration limits.
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