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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
8
Thursday night is set for Lostro men bowling with some newcomers expected to improve. The showing last night suggests expert timing will be plentiful in a few weeks. Plans arrange monthly banquets funded by the losers, entertaining the entire organization, including the ladies employed by the company.
Mrs. Belle Williams of Columbus says her son's long battle with a rash, eczema like skin, stomach trouble, and poor health improved after using Earle's Hypo-Cod. She reports better appetite and vitality, praising the tonic's quick, strong effects and recommending it to others. Sold by McKee Drug Co. and local druggists.
Dean Richeson attended a Columbus meeting of a committee appointed by the Ohio General Assembly to investigate Wilberforce University. The panel must report to the Governor by December 1, 1919. A prior visit by Richeson aided on site investigations.
The Lostro company held a bowling night with four teams split between sales and service. Sales led early in scores such as 609 to 566 and 674 to 605, and by late games the sales side continued to edge the service side. Players included Hoak Bowers Flexner Creasere Jordan Truipp Deissle McGauley on the sales team and Graham Dalton Is Carsey Butcher Watkins Ashworth and R E on the service side.
Vintage advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a guaranteed cold cure. Claims a single day relief with signature EF. W. GROVE and a bold price of 30 cents.
Washington experts from the Bureau of Chemistry US Department of Agriculture report malt sugar syrup as a new commercial sugar substitute. It tastes honey like, can be made from corn potatoes or any starch plant, and uses barley once common in beer. The sugar shortage and prohibition laws spur production and access to raw materials and machinery.
Mr and Mrs Henry Lyons of The Plains plan a winter trip back to their birthplace in Wales. They will depart November 12 with their son Joseph and grandson John Gabbert to visit Bryn Mawr and other childhood sites, seeking a glimpse of life then.
Regional sale listing shows Olata distributed by E. R. Lash in Athens The Cline Pharmacy Co in Athens Taylor and Son in Coolville Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville F W Gibson in Amesville BE E Drury in Glouster Cline's Pharmacy in Albany.
In Los Angeles on October 31 Manuel Araidea faced a claim for pocketing D F Richards right hand coat pocket but demanded production of the coat only to be told it has no right hand pocket. He is released.
A Houston report notes a tragic ordinance classifies all animals as horses, erasing distinctions and prompting concern over animal treatment and municipal policy.
Citizens urged to support T. B. Roush for mayor in the Athens election to be held on November 4 1919. The notice emphasizes his candidacy and the voting date.
At the TriState forestry conference in Indianapolis on October 22 23 Ohio was urged to adopt a permanent state wide forest policy. Forester Edmund Secrest of the Ohio Experimental Station says Ohio should acquire cheap southern lands with second growth timber and provide fire protection and reforestation.
An article promotes a home treatment using Parmint mixed with hot water and sugar taken four times daily. It claims rapid improvement in breathing and reduction of head noises, with near ninety percent of ear troubles attributed to catarrh potentially reversible. The piece ends by noting an inventor developing a rigid aluminum steam dirigible balloon.
An ad touts Cascarets as a safe, non harsh remedy for bilious attacks and constipation. It claims Cascarets act as a tonic to bowel muscles, with no gripping, minimal cost, and they work while you sleep.
Coaches Gullum and Finsterwald take twenty Ohio University players to Delaware for a game against Ohio Wesleyan. Ohio enters hobbled by five key losses Wade Krieger Jefferson Pope and Boyd with only brief return possible for Boyd. Wesleyan reportedly fields a heavy balanced squad likely outweighing Ohio by fifteen to twenty pounds.
Washington report from October 31 states the Bureau of Standards has issued a kitchen card. It lists weights and measures equivalents, per bushel weights for common produce, and per cup weights for staples like sugar butter lard flour and rice. Copies available by request as Miscellaneous Publications No 39 from Washington DC.
The Buckele State Building & Loan Co offers favorable terms for safe loans. With a respected institution you can place a mortgage now, enjoy liberal terms and repayment privileges, and keep a loan long if the security is maintained. Location: Rankin Building, 22 West Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio. Ask for Borrowers Booklet.
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