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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
5
Advert says Wonderful 20th Century Liniment is the new pain killer. It promises rapid relief from rheumatic pains lumbago sciatica neuralgia pleurisy and bronchitis with a money back guarantee. Henry W. Cotner is the supplier and urges readers to buy today.
An advertised hair coloring product Brownatone offers instant transformation from gray to a youthful brown shade at drugstores with 50c and 1.60 prices. A free trial package is available by sending a cent stamp to the Harmacal Co. in Covington Kentucky. The notice also lists local social updates and travel plans of Athens residents and nearby communities.
More than 100 parents, including mothers and fathers, attend the Phi Delta Theta chapter house gathering on West Mulberry Street. The auxiliary hosts organize the dinner as a get-together for fathers and sons with active chapter members, pledges, alumni, and visiting guests enjoying hospitality overlooking the Hocking River.
Detroit residents Misses Fachinetti return from visit with Dr and Mrs Hill. Mrs Huff and daughter Annette come home from Chilli. Mrs Kyle of Columbus heads back after visiting Pennells. Mrs Lash and daughter Susan travel to Marietta to stay with Mrs Lovell. Foreign Missionary Society of First M E church meets Friday at 2 pm. Rev Strecker to present program with Mrs Grace Sams of San Diego.
A rural scene recalls an apples gathering at Sand Ridge with Mr. and Mrs. O E Liggett of Athens joining Mrs Dora Ford's home group. The weekly Ohio crop report notes rapid corn maturation, bumper yields possible, silos filling fast, grain and beet harvests pushed, and tobacco stored well amid limited rainfall. Voter interest rises as Hoover cottage coeds display Harding support. Local notables John Holland and Jim Hoak visit Athens amid university ties and government work.
The Ohio University Girls Glee Club adds Beulah Tom and Minoma Benson as low altos. Trimbole Grange members are urged to attend next Saturday to elect a delegate and alternate to the state grange and to welcome the county deputy for the annual inspection.
A farmer's wife laments a city man who shops farmers on weekends, buys only part of the produce, and forces the farmer to travel to town, doubting the average motorist's willingness to buy directly from farmers.
Five Athens county sportsmen clubs back active game refuges with two refuges on the Hocking River watershed. Fish and Game Protector Hibard praises cooperation between hunters and enforcers, crediting the Athens Fish and Game Association led by President Frank X. Rauch. Nelsonville and Glouster also boast strong clubs and favorable legislation is tied to this unity.
At Ellis Hall a large crowd saw Ohio University football squad led by Coach Julie Finsterwald receive a send off for the opening game at Parkersburg. The trip, including a 50 cent meal, can be financed on a five dollar bill. Extra coaches will ride the 9 pm train, with return later that evening.
Potatoes drop in Indianapolis with wholesale prices at 50 cents per bushel, marking a sharp reduction from prior levels as of today. The report notes a market price decline affecting traders and retailers in the local grain trade.
In Chicago on Sept 30 the White Sox, recently strained by outcast controversy, express optimism as Eddie Collins says the team is pulling together to give Cleveland a close run in the last stand of the season.
The weather bureau announced storm warnings for the entire Atlantic coast east Gulf coast and the Great Lakes region. A southern storm off the Georgia coast and another near Virginia were moving north northeast with increasing intensity.
Troy report: Edgar H. Betta forecasts rapid adoption of Mileract by eastern shirt makers as wholesale shirt prices drop from $1.50 to $24 per dozen. Betts predicts the product will be taken within ten days.
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