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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
6
W 8 Reynolds of 120 W Union St Athens reports severe lumbago and kidney trouble improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills purchased at Cline's harmony. He says three boxes cleared his symptoms and he has remained free of kidney trouble since. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A San Cura Ointment jar is advertised at 30 to 60 cents through Cline Pharmacy in Athens and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville. The ad promises relief for bleeding itching and piles and claims to heal rapidly on application. It also promotes Cura Soap at 25 cents for delicate skin and baby use.
In Chicago on August 2, chiropodists expressed sorrow at the strike's end as business begins to recover. A vendor noted activity returning to normal and customers resuming visits to shops after the disruption.
A Kentucky city touts a simple home remedy described as 99 percent effective for hay fever and rose fever. The method involves boiling water and preparing a pint of Mentheorized Arcine to gargle and spray nostrils, with pharmacists endorsing its ability to modify attacks even after onset.
Annie debates marriage while facing financial pressures at home. She clutches a fiancé’s diamond ring and fears factory work for her sister and mother, but longs to preserve love. The couple discuss a wedding date as plans unfold.
A reader asks about breaking an engagement with love doubts and returning a ring. Others seek hair color fixes and health tips for weight loss and foot care. The column advises breaking the engagement, massage and scalp care, proper footwear, sea salt soaks, olive oil on corns, and medical consultation for hair loss and bobbing.
A Victorian style description for a smart fall suit using tricotine serge or velveteen fabrics. The vent may contrast or be braided or embroidered. Skirt edges may remain unconFINED or be closed. Pattern offered in sizes 34 to 46 with yardage notes and a mailed pattern offer for 10c and 2c stamps.
The Ladies' Club met at a member's home for a pleasant afternoon. Millfield Boy Scouts will take their summer trip August 10 to Summerland Beach led by Assistant Scout Master Damon Watkins. Rev. Watkins returns from a two week vacation as Church of Christ prepares morning service on Back to Jerusalem and an evening sermon on Hypocrisy. Glouster touts Millfield's nine performing with quick fielding. Miss Thelma Raniken visited Glouster friends. The Christian Endeavor outdoor prayer meeting is set on West Hill about Our Relation to Others. Millfield's second team beat Amesville recently, Kin Owman leaves Co-Op Store for Beasley Flour as truck driver.
A Brighton plan outlines a model suburb of 900 houses laid out to ten per acre with 16 rod gardens in an orchard setting. Roads feature fruit trees hedged gardens and ample recreation space while critics worry about tame youth and respect for communal rights.
The city service department awards Fred Beckler the East State street paving contract from Park street to the Children’s Home for 20645.50 dollars. The brick street will begin about the coming week with material on site and a detour via Hudson Addition.
In Milford Delaware three children, with no milk, drank shakes made from white shoe dressing. Physicians report their chances of recovery are about even.
Athens telephone charges will not be reduced by the state commission as rates here were approved by state officials. Dr. C. L. Jones, manager of the Athens County Home Telephone Company, said Columbus seeks rate reductions but Ohio approval bars cuts locally. He noted federal increases under Postmaster General Burleson differ from state approved rates and predicted unauthorised charges may be attacked.
Jasper Pyle aged about fifty, father of eight, was arrested at his Kimberny home on incest charges. He had previously cared for his children after their mother died, and his seventeen year old daughter reportedly confessed to the crime. He awaits arraignment in the county jail.
The Lillie Class of the First Christian Church will lead the Sunday evening service featuring old hymns and a special program. The lineup includes hymns, vocal duets, solos, Scripture reading, prayer, a poem, and an offering. All are invited to attend this service of praise and song.
New York reports August Walther aged 73 wed his nurse Barbara Grieber aged 72 after he recovered from a serious illness. The marriage follows a close nurse patient bond and reflects a spontaneous milestone in their long association.
Mr. Mack Byron and family drove to Columbus Wednesday. Lena and Ruby Maye spent Sunday with aunt Mrs. John Potts of The Plains. Howard Anderson of Circleville visits Mr. and Mrs. John Clank. Mrs. Belew returns to Columbus after a week with sister Mrs. George Nader. Mrs. John Lewis returns to Akron after a long visit here. John Maurer motored to Portsmouth to visit aunt Mrs. Wm. Questell. Ed and wife welcome a baby girl. Chris Maurer and daughter Helen visit Mrs. Maurer of Columbus.
A ball game on Charles Blackwood's farm Sunday pitted Holiday against Kingsbury, with Kingsbury winning. Mrs. Charles Hines returned from Deanville after visiting her daughter Ina Jeffers, who remains very ill but improved. Families, travel, and local happenings include straw baking, a Athens street fair visit, a new monument, a cow purchase, and illness in the community.
Berlin reports revolutionary demonstrations in Strassburg Alsace with French officers and soldiers killed in the disorders. Some bodies were said to be thrown into the river as martial law loomed. Strassburg lies two miles west of the Rhine and serves as the capital of lower Alsace where French troops have been quartered since the armistice.
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