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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
7
An old home remedy claims four minutes of liquid arvon at night dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and makes hair fluffy and soft by morning with repeated applications. It asserts arvon is inexpensive and readily available at stores.
The Plains Rev. Ashbrand conducts revival at the M. E. church. Numerous locals attend and visit kin in nearby towns. Arthur Burchfield hosted Easter dinner. others listed include Mrs. Reymond Augustine Mary Elizabeth and families, and many residents from Chauncey Orbiston Poston and Athens areas.
Mrs. Joe Evans died suddenly Tuesday morning. Miss Grace Williams returns home to Orbiston after visiting her aunt Mrs. Hattie Coon. Many residents and guests travel to Athens Mechanicsburg and Columbus for church and social events including Pat Moore and daughter from Athens and Steve Popovich visiting Cleveland with Dr. Bell.
Easter Sunday services at the M E church drew a large crowd with a Sunrise service and church events. Seventeen members were received on probation two by certificate twelve baptized and Sunday school attendance reached 193 with a $33 collection.
A vintage advertisement urges women to consider kidney and bladder health, linking back pain and fatigue to kidney issues. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy and offers a sample by mail with a small fee, noting to mention the Athens Messenger.
An advertisement offers Dr Burkhart's Vege table Compound for treatment of liver kidney stomach trouble constipation catarrh rheumatism and preventive grip flu. Claims cure and payment on cure. Address 621 Main Cincinnati and availability at drug stores for a 30 day treatment.
The Line Six group held a telephone meeting to replace all old wire with new. Mr J L Warner departed this week for a business trip to West Virginia. The local school is progressing nicely with two weeks left in the term. Miss Nelia Parr has left for a better position at Guysville and is missed as one of the best telephone operators.
A vintage health advice note urges women to improve beauty with baths diet and exercise plus liver and bowel care. It warns that a sallow complexion dull eyes and flabby flesh signal indigestion or sluggish liver and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy.
An ad touts relief quick and safe with Bayer Tablets of Aspirin stamped by the Bayer Cross. It claims physicians prescribed Bayer for over eighteen years and safety proven by millions. A tin box with twelve tablets costs a few cents, with larger packages available.
Mrs F Birkhimer of Columbus testifies Nerv Worth eased her years of nervous trouble. She slept well, regained appetite and digestion, and felt stronger after three bottles. The ad promises a money back offer at McKee's Drug Store Athens with multiple neighborhood agencies listed in Ohio.
The national Hoover Republican club was launched in New York to direct Hoover's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Oscar Strauss hosted a day and night meeting to perfect organization with representatives from 26 states. The group approved Hoover's principles as stated in his telegram to the California Hoover club, and the New York temporary club will merge with the new organization.
Akron April 9 Ohio's quail plan fails says A V Baxter commissioner of game and fish law Nearly extinct unless new plan adopted. He urges placing quail back on game list to spend 15000 dollars from hunters licenses on distribution and proposes a ten day duck hunting season in March to boost duck numbers. The note ends with a proverb about falling in love.
Public forum discusses retroactive provisions of the Bituminous Coal Commission award. The majority report shows a 27 percent average wage rise from October 1919 with specified per group increases. John P. White presents a lengthy minority view urging fairness and criticising wartime wage methods. New York brief notes bankruptcy filing by Doris G. Oakley.
Mrs Mary Kaley of Delaware Ohio recounts eight months of liver and kidney trouble with poor appetite headaches and dizziness. After one bottle of Trutona she reports relief sleep improvement and steadier nerves. She urges others to try Trutona and credits the medicine with curing her ailments. The product is being introduced at The Cline Pharmacy Co in Atheny.
A patient claims spending $900 on medicine for stomach trouble over four years yielded no benefit until trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad asserts the product cleanses catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal issues. One dose allegedly proves value with money refunds. McKee Drug Co and other druggists carry it.
A new trunk holder designed for automobile running boards uses springs to minimize contents movement. The device stabilizes items in the trunk space and reduces rattling during motion.
Cleveland April 9 Opening of the navigation season raises activity by Customs Collector Gongwer and Prohibition Agent Counts as they pursue whiskey smugglers operating between Canada and Cleveland. Each aims to seize goods or stop smuggling, with reports of night shipments and small motorboats.
Columbus switchmen remained on duty across lines this morning as yards reported uncertainty over a possible walkout. One yardmaster warned to prepare for the worst, saying the strike was creeping eastward and could reach Columbus.
Albany grange will hold a regular session on Saturday night April 10. All members are urged to attend due to important business to transact.
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