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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
6
The piece notes parents save money to educate and aid their children, stressing the role of prudent funds and education in family planning. It mentions savings accounts as a key tool and references a prominent institution in Ohio with liberal interest. It also notes New Zealand bans export of kauri gum if adulterated.
An old advertise claim promises dandruff removal by applying four ounces of ordinary liquid argon at night to moisten the scalp and rub in. The ad asserts that by morning most dandruff will be gone and repeated applications will destroy all signs, with an itch free, glossy scalp.
In a misadventure aboard a ship bound for America Billy and his mother are captured by Frank Brown who claims Billy as his goat. A comic dispute over ownership ensues with a peculiar buyer and a third sale. Billy is sent in a baggage car toward the western destination where his escape is foreshadowed.
A narrator visits the Latin Quarter and Montparnasse cafes with Cousin Cecil. They tour the Odeon and Hotel Corneille, observe students and artists, and share cassis at the Rotonde. A tall Polish count, Antoine de Chirin, flatters the narrator, sparking gossip about New York circles.
A Pleasantville reader, Mr. Collins, writes that Nerv Worth relieved long standing nervousness and stomach troubles after two bottles, enabling eating, better sleep, and energy. The ad claims quick benefits with a money back offer if unsatisfied, priced at 1.25 plus tax, sold by McKee Drug Co and other druggists.
Ireland Misses Myrtle and Mildred Hornsby hosted a Saturday evening party with games and a reported good time. Attendees included Lela Dunfee, Leota Sleeth, Ber nice Root, Irma Russell, and many others. Nearby visitors included Clifton Hatch of Frost and the Brandeberry family.
Lottridge Mr and Mrs Will Graham and their young son visit Mrs Norah Kincade in Athens. Mr and Mrs Harold Radekin of Athens stay with William Winters. Freda Swartz visits Mrs Earl Kincade. R J Runion and family dine with William Messenger, Mr and Mrs Ray Oliver, and Grace Bail in Canaanville. Mrs Rhode Swarta and son Clarence return from a week in Toldo. The babasu nut of Brazil is mentioned with a jab at Dunfee. Ivory Dunfee of Toledo is noted with a curious aside about a match and an hour.
Mrs Stella Guess of 6 Brown Ave Athens says sleep improved after taking Dreco a tonic made from herbs roots and leaves that aids stomach liver kidneys and blood She notes relief from gas constipation and back pains Intro of Dreco at The Cline Pharmacy Co Also mentions Garnet visiting Miss Dorothy Russell and a new baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Bert Lonas on September 7
New England Mr and Mrs Frank Guthrie of Parkersburg West Virginia are spending a few days here Charles Wilson and family of Stewart were Sunday guests of James Summers and family Edward Chambers spent last week in Newport Kentucky guest of his mother Mrs John Smith Miss Mary Poston spent last week in Columbus guest of Mrs Charles Mooney A J Gould returned home after several weeks absence Mrs Susan Wright died Tuesday evening Funeral services were held Thursday at 3 Interment in the local cemetery Miss Stella Poston attending Stewart high school Mrs Will Hill of Sharpsburg guest one day last week of Mrs Cynthia Ginn Mrs Bell Bradford of Middleport called here Wednesday by the death of her sister Mrs Susan Wright School began here Tuesday with Mrs Josephine Wyatt as teacher
Bethany Mrs. Charles Norris of Stewart visited her parents Mr and Mrs. Loren Petty. Clyde Moore and daughter Hazel of Athens stayed with Job Moore's family. Grant Russell visited his mother Mrs. Julia Warren. Howard Johnson and John Lightfoot with son Garth joined Rev. John Barnes' family. Covert Warren recently stayed with sister Mrs. Grant Russell. Mrs. Dickson and Miss Hattie Weat of near Fairview were guests of Mrs. Job Moore. Miss Dorothy Wright and sister ...
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ST. LOUIS September 10 Police investigated the death of Mrs Luella V Waterhouse 20 third wife of Dr Eugene Waterhouse 70 found with a bullet wound in the left breast and a revolver near her bedroom The physician was held by the coroner after saying he returned home to find a patient on the porch and discovered his wife dead in underclothes and a light wrapper
Chicago. George Jeffers asked J Ogden Armour for funding his poetry. He was remanded to a psychopathic hospital after a recent court reading of his verse.
Frank Bushe was dismissed as a prohibition enforcement officer amid charges that during a raid he arranged drinks for his friends. The case centers on misconduct during enforcement actions and his removal from duty.
A Spezia dispatch reports Pizanello crater active with flames and smoke shooting from the vent and deep rumblings heard, signaling renewed volcanic activity near Rome on September 10.
Reports from London and Washington describe Bolshevik forces fleeing east from East Prussia into Russia as Lithuanian forces deny aid to Reds and claim internment of escapees. Polish and Lithuanian officials clash over the sequence while Bu denny’s army breaks encirclement near Hrubies. Grodno near the Lithuanian frontier is cited as a staging point for a Warsaw drive.
Old time remedy for gray hair is revived as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drugstores. Users moisten a comb with the product and run it through strands, darkening hair and adding a soft lustre by morning.
An advertising notice touts Olala as a fast kidney and liver detoxifier that relieves rheumatic pains. It claims quick cleansing of poisons from blood and urges readers to visit their druggists to inspect the guarantee certificate printed on every box.
In New York a fragmentary notice mentions Eugene Arceau from France and a curious quote about a “sweet thing” with a tall reach. The piece reads like a garbled street quip from a stray OCR line without a clear event or outcome.
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