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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
6
An old advertisement extols Mother's Friend a preparation for pregnant women. It claims to ease bearing down and stretching pains, prepare the body for childbirth, and promote rest and comfort during gestation. The copy urges readers to obtain a bottle from a druggist and references a Motherhood Book for guidance.
An old time advertorial urges readers to prepare for spring illness by boosting blood health with Dr. Pierce products. It links ring fever and fatigue to indoor winter living and excessive meat, promoting Golden Medical Discovery and Anark tablets as tonics to refresh energy, skin, nerves, and urinary health.
A fragment suggests a wartime sentiment railing against Kaiser control and the absence of Liberty Bonds in a dominant future. The brief hints at censorship and national resistance under foreign rule.
An old remedy claims four ounces of ordinary heavven applied at night dissolves dandruff. After morning wash, most dandruff vanishes and repeated use supposedly destroys all traces. It also allegedly stops itching and irritation, leaving hair looking and feeling healthier. Liquid arvon is advertised as the supplier, described as inexpensive and universally effective.
Claire contemplates marrying Hiram Dennet though she feels no strong passion. The prospect promises security and Daisy’s care, yet she is drawn by memories of Lane and New York while weighing duty to her mother. Dennet presses for a decision, offering stability and a home.
A series of Q&A style snippets cover flirting and marriage duties, teen hair removal via electric needle, handling a paused romance, inviting friends over, and a 17 year old asking if she may style her hair. Answers stress restraint, safety, and practical social guidance.
A reader asks if a boy should lead a girl to the theater and into the venue. Prudence advises the girl to lead entering and exiting. Another note from a nineteen year old stenographer seeking guidance about leaving home, dating, kissing, and calling a boyfriend. Prudence urges caution, staying with her sister if possible, avoiding early intimacy, and letting him call.
A reader asks how to remove grease stains from georgette crepe without fading color. The columnist replies gasoline can lift the spot and if the color is colorfast, soap and water will remove any residue. The second letter asks if engagement to a soldier is advisable.
A reader asks whether to marry now or wait for the war. The reply urges patience and to wait until peace. The column also answers how to steam the face and weighs if an eighteen year old should attend a dance, endorsing escort by a boy of good character.
Dr. James Brengman a Louisville veterinarian says Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment has greatly helped his two year struggle with rheumatism. He plans a longer trial and recommends the remedy, noting easier walking after one week. He cites Cline's Pharmacy as the place to obtain Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment.
In Chicago on April 5 the cement industry announced plans to expand wartime food production. A large cement company will turn over vacant grounds on its property for workers to cultivate, with ground preparation by company staff to assist in growing vegetables for self sufficiency this season.
Wave 2 clear, earthy skin using Zemo available at drug stores for 35c or extra large bottle for $1.00. Zemo treats pimples, blackheads, blotches and eczema, leaving skin clear and healthy. A clean antiseptic liquid that is non sticky and non greasy, easily absorbed and affordable. E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
Professor Wilbur A Reeves of this city writes from France about life in the 166th U S Inf M G C A E F Rainbow Division. He notes trench routine in mud and rain, anti aircraft fire, gas concerns, and fighting near no man’s land, weighing 185 pounds and on duty at night with the guns.
Robert Webb buys the Oscar Gibbs farm near Zaleski and plans to live there. George W. Simmons of Portland says he will strip coal on the Stratton farm southeast of Zaleski and widen a road to move coal by truck to rail cars. Preston Oil Company has started its fifteenth well one mile north of Zaleski, with the sixteenth soon. A. E. Kennard of Moonville shows tag 315494 for Ford hills driving rights. Fritz Fischer of Zaleski touts Raccoon River fish quality as best in Ohio.
Winter weather awakens rheumatic pains and liniments fail to reach the disease. A vegetable blood remedy called 8.8.8. purifies the blood to remove rheumatism. obtain at drugstores or write Medical Director, 26 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga, for case advice.
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