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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
6
Billy Whiskers negotiates with Blue Nose and others after being grabbed by the whiskers in a monkey cage. The monkeys demand freedom with a threat to pull him apart unless he aids their escape, while the crowd laughs at the peril of the famed goat.
A dramatic diary fragment traces an American woman’s flirtation with Ettore during a trip to Italy. She debates social roles, defies her mother, and imagines a bold romance while planning evening meetings and stylish appearances in Rome.
A reader questions marriage loyalty and child custody and asks for guidance on whether to keep a husband who abuses an child or return to single work. Mrs Thompson advises prioritizing the child, suggests relocation or returning to the previous home if conditions improve, and notes housing concerns. Also included are letters about renting with children and skin care about electrolysis with general guidance.
Chicago October 29 business note indicates strong top level interest in the boxing match with Tex Ard and associates claiming a wealthy Havana merchant has earmarked around 1000 dollars for the bout financing.
P Hupp of Akron Ohio asserts he would not trade one thousand dollars for the benefits Tanlac provided. He says his health is fully restored and he has gained over 20 pounds.
W P Hupp of Akron Ohio praises Tanlac for curing years of indigestion and weakness. He reports gaining over twenty pounds improved appetite sleep and energy. His wife soon follows with similar relief citing renewed vitality and overall well being across the household. Tanlac is sold at multiple local pharmacies including Cline's in Athens Taylor & Son in Coolville Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville and others.
The common pleas docket lists five divorce petitions filed yesterday. Names include Clifford J. Rizer versus Nancy Soline Riser and Clara Mace versus Clarence E. Mace with grounds alleging moral misconduct. Additional petitions involve Eva Mariner versus Robert Mariner, Alice Ayers versus Ellis Ayers, Clara Smith versus Roy Smith, and Orville Shellman versus Edna Shellman with various co respondent details and alimony or custody requests.
A court entry mentions the plaintiff and defendant Ausus in a 1908 marriage case, with reference to 23 Hocking Street Athens. It notes the plain tiff married the defendant Ausus and lists associated location details.
Better Speech Week will be observed in the Athens schools all next week beginning with chapel exercises and posters. Students receive yellow tags to challenge each other’s errors in English and must prove the correction. C H Stailey will speak Monday on Riley poems and the merits of Better Speech.
Police in Ohio and nearby states pursue John Slim Cooper a 41 year old Black man wanted for the murder of Detective Charles EB Tiller. A suspect was briefly detained at Ridgeville Indiana before being released as the search continues.
A partial report describes a confrontation where Tiller, a bartender, is questioned by a detective about a basket that allegedly contains beer. The scene ends with the detective presenting a badge, leaving the outcome unclear.
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