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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
10
Mrs John Geary of Jacksonville Ohio credits Dr Parker's Treatment with rapid relief from gas cramps and stomach distress after years of misery. The ad touts Parker's Nerve Ton ic and Liver Tablets for indigestion constipation energy and circulation and recommends Cline's Pharmacy as a seller.
The Ohio War Board reports that Hawks and foxes are no longer the main threat to fowls. Automobiles kill more chickens on country roads. Poultry experts urge drivers to slow and protect wandering birds. The Food Administration calls for higher poultry production and warns every roadside fowl death wastes food.
Troop Two, Girl Scouts, completed a city canvass in the Child Welfare Movement. The city was split into four districts with Maria Grover in charge, and district aides guiding West Athens East Side University Terrace. Thirty six girls registered all children under six in one week. The effort shows the girls’ willingness and capability in civic work.
Athens has donated about 2000 books to be sent to soldiers in encampments in America and overseas. Principal Bennett's high school office is the collection point, with about 200 books turned in daily by local youth. This is the last call for books as a shipment must go out soon to clear space for ongoing collecting.
The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for organic weaknesses and derangements in women. It claims three generations of American women rely on the product and asserts no other medicine matches its effectiveness.
The list names men deemed qualified for general military service under order numbers 1701 to 1900, including Fred William Hedfelt of Glouster and Roy Carl Moore of Athens, with many others from Nelsonville, Athens, Coolville, and surrounding towns. Additional entries cover those accepted for limited service and those rejected on physical grounds, expanding across regions from Glouster to Portsmouth and beyond.
The Plains notes week end and Sunday visits with Golmer Lewis Barker Crosser Stanley Lyons Moore and others in Haydenville Athens Nelsonville Amesville and Murray City. Local workers and students such as George Gabriel Jr Tean Thompson and Raymond Moore are mentioned along with new car purchases and employment at Akron Toledo and Ade na.
The day was filled with games and merrymaking as scholars bid farewell to their beloved teachers, showing strong attachments as departure approached.
In Yokohama amid Russia’s collapse thousands of loyal officers, stripped of rank and resources, seek to join Allied forces. Many travel via Harbin and Vladivostok toward America or Europe, hoping to serve as interpreters or instructors, while facing persecution at home and cautious promise from the American attaché.
Hood's Sarsaparilla before meals and Peptiron after are promoted as a powerful spring tonic combination. The ad claims enhanced iron benefits, blood purification, and nerve support to combat fatigue and ill health from busy living, with Hood's Pills as a gentle vegetable cathartic if needed.
Following a Wet Chest Dance in Trimble on Saturday evening, Mr. S. B. Danford sent a check for 102.11 dollars.
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