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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
8
An ad styled notice promotes investments at Peters State and Goan Co in Columbus Ohio. It extols earning 5 percent interest with safety and cautions that many chase money with little result, while few hold onto it for lasting returns.
Albany reports SFEK plans to provide talks with shelter amid urgent housing congestion and rent profiteering concerns in New York.
The ad claims Diamond Dyes let any woman dye worn clothes and home fabrics in a fadeless new shade. Each package provides simple directions for wool silk linen cotton or blends. Buy Diamond Dyes from a druggist color card included.
The legislature considers a housing program with mortgage interest tax exemptions at state and federal levels. It proposes local tax relief for dwelling construction until 1932, new housing boards, state land bank bond uses, and building material controls. It also addresses tenants’ rights, demolition rulings, and price investigations.
Fire Marshal William J. Leonard calls on pastors and Sunday-school leaders to observe Fire Prevention Day on October 9. He urges sermons on fire safety noting over 15,000 annual fire deaths nationwide and 271 deaths in Ohio last year, most preventable with care and simple precautions.
Tokyo reports the Japanese War Office announces the evacuation of Harbarovsk in Siberia as part of ongoing wartime movements. The communiqué provides no further details on timing or forces involved.
Frank B. Quesada 29 of Manzanillo Cuba plans to buy a new left ear in New York for 2000 dollars plus 10000 from his father to ensure a perfect fit. A surgeon says the transplant is possible and the ear must match.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture will investigate profits earned by middlemen in handling food between wholesaler and retailer. The first phase will assess costs of distributing milk and potatoes and compare consumer price shares. Officials say there is no fixed completion date and the figures will speak for themselves.
A department of agriculture project examines costs in food distribution from farm to consumer. It compares old and cooperative systems to show expected profits, middleman roles, and potential wastage. The study aims to justify pricing practices and guide a future distribution model.
Adele Grant of New York widow Lady Essex is set to announce her engagement to the Duke of Connaught, uncle of King George. She would be the first American woman betrothed to a British royal family member, with the match reported after 1898.
In Indianapolis Thomas Webb and his bride staged a novel reception ride for guests. A wheel blew and toppled the bridal party into a ditch, spoiling the celebration. An odd aside notes one percent of the atmosphere is argon.
In Westbury New York Judge Kohler fined Theodore Manenski $5 and he shouted to raise it. He kept bidding as the judge increased the amount through legal limits until reaching $50.
In San Francisco the judge corrected Sim Sing saying baseball is the great American game and fined him $50. In Wilmington Delaware on September 22 Mrs Margaret Hu known as Auntie Hill, age 99, was identified as the oldest woman to register to vote.
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