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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
8
Advertised lemon lotion recipe claims to whiten skin and lighten freckles using two lemons mixed with Orchard White. It touts safe daily massage for face neck arms and hands and cites stage beauties as endorsers for a rosy white complexion and sunburn or tan bleaching.
The Athens Retail Merchants Association approved a resolution to offer Ohio University a booth at the Fall Festival to be held at the end of September. Merchants will surrender their Thursday afternoon off on September 15, the last such break until next summer.
New Haven police chief William T. Smith says disrobing is restricted to private spaces after stopping Ina Claire in a New Haven production of Bluebeard's Wife at The Shubert Theatre.
Arline Bates arrives at her father’s rural home fifty miles from Chicago where gentler authority replaces her former domineering rule. The millionaire’s daughter, bored with luxury, recalls her quest for a Prince Charming and reveals her manipulative charm as Ned Randall reenters her life after a tumultuous clash.
In New Orleans the government crop report showing a large shrinkage sent cotton up quickly. Within five minutes of the reading October delivery contracts rose to 17.25 cents, six cents higher than two weeks earlier.
L F Ferguson of Clarksburg West Virginia writes that twenty five years of stomach trouble and nervousness have improved after taking Nerv Worth. He reports better digestion sleep energy and gas reduction and urges others with stomach trouble to try the remedy. The note promises a refund if the first bottle fails and lists McKee Drug Co as a recommender.
Billy whiskers spots a pink balloon ride at a fair. A black goat stands on the balloon ropes with a yellow eyed cat perched above. The balloonist faints as the crowd gasps at the uncanny duo and Billy Junior licks the man's face to revive him.
A man awakens to a large, whiskered black creature looming over him and faints again. The text hints at danger and promises the next chums story to reveal what happened to them tomorrow.
Sams proclaims hill land farming brings near heaven and praise for farmers. He warns delays risk freight blocks and higher costs, with lime stone prices unlikely to shift enough this year. Ohio reports 35000 bushels of wheat from pure-line varieties certified for seed, while only 150 of 600 fields met requirements.
A quirky set of statements links community fairs to team spirit and dental issues to digestion. It notes that thirteen is unlucky for fertilizers and all numbers under eighteen are likewise unlucky, insisting fertilizers contain at least 14 percent plant food and to add numbers to the tag.
The text notes that only on the Prince of Monaco’s birthday may Monte Carlo residents gamble at the Casino tables, marking a single annual allowances day for gambling activity.
New England Miss Lou Spaulding and Mr Eli Spaulding attended the Spaulding reunion at the Athens fair grounds Sunday. Multiple local families hosted and visited each other through Sunday with several attending the Athens fair on Thursday and Friday. Rev Miller and Rev Hakim will begin Presbyterian church meetings Sunday evening September 4 and continue through the week.
Daniel W. Sdinnings of Dayton warns the American and Ohio State Bar Associations that unscrupulous lawyers erode the legal profession. He claims law practice lacks morals and could undermine the bar system. A separate Algeria note mentions a river of ink formed by two streams merging with iron and gallic acid.
Paris reports warn that a successful revolt in Spanish Morocco could reshape Islamic world power. Lyautey pursues pacification plans as Spain and France brace for possible frontier closures. Madrid faces mob clashes while mobilization drives for 100000 troops rise amid royal and republican tensions.
Advises buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure authentic medicine prescribed for twenty one years. Highlights uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache and toothache with small tin boxes selling for a few cents and larger packages at drugstores. Notes Bayer is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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