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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
8
The Athens high school football team prepares for the new school year with daily workouts at the city playground. Coach Mackey leads a 3 p.m. practice focused on fundamentals and signal work as backfield prospects emerge. Ten players report nightly. O. N. G. transfers pending return. Schedule to be released next week.
In Chicago on September 4, jewelers report a trend toward wedding rings adorned with flowers representing nuptial months. The plain gold band still leads, but growing competition and changing tastes threaten its traditional dominance as brides and retailers see a shift in wedding ring fashion.
Frederick Wallis, immigration commissioner at Ellis Island, urges immediate Americanization of newcomers on arrival. He aims to ensure comfort and enjoyment and often speaks with immigrants about their new country. A photo shows him with a Slovak delegation in New York.
In Laguna district northern Mexico residents express fatigue with revolution and desire peace and employment. The San Pedro and Torreon area shows cross border ties, with Madero Carranza figures tied to Coahuila. Army reform prompts weariness among officers. many prefer farming or cotton growth over military life.
A new wedding fashion allows the bride to perform the ceremony. The event tied author Douglas Sladen to Miss Christian Dorothea Duthie with the marriage contract signed in a registry office.
Jacksonville families travel to Cambridge Columbus and Akron for visits and study. Jacksonville schools set to open next Tuesday with John Williams as superintendent. Emmett Hallam underwent appendicitis surgery in Grant hospital. Glenna Rabe to Ohio University after Akron trip. Clergy cases Rev Reading to end his M E pastorate with Marietta move and Sunday school work ahead. George Rambo Jr leaves for Cincinnati. Noon family at Dayton. Carol Strickland of Athens to provide program. M I aid reschedules for September second Tuesday.
Note left with four whiskey stills at Straight Fork church in Scott county urges moonshiners to quit while an evangelistic campaign unfolds. The four stills were found several nights ago and appear left by a converted moonshiner seeking reform.
Governors from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic seaboard gathered in Marion to hear Senator Harding. They reported no Republican defections, praising his campaign and predicting strong Republican wins in Illinois Nebraska Rhode Island California Pennsylvania New York and Ohio.
Marjorie reports on fashion coats with hidden linings along with metallic and brocaded interiors. The piece notes that outer warmth masks inner beauty, and highlights the allure of luxurious linings in apparel trends.
Many women neglect their health while caring for others and may face a breakdown due to weak blood. The text promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to enrich blood, restore energy, and relieve symptoms. pills cost 60 cents per box and can be ordered from the Dr Williams Medicine Co of Schenectady New York, with a free booklet offered.
In New York a vaudeville singer known for a tuneful invitation to a kiss was ordered by the court to repeat the song. Charlie Leicher, 19, was involved as the recipient and was sued for only $3.
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