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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
7
An old ad copy touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a cure for head ache biliousness and liver issues with claims of reliability and a quick remedy for constipation. It mentions a slow man and a pallbearer joke while linking the pills to jaundice cure and general tonic effects. It ends noting Online's Pharmacy as the seller and hints at caution in horse trades about principle.
Mary H. Waters of 546 St. Clair Ave in Columbus Ohio writes that after months of illness with fever nerves and stomach trouble she was near death. She credits Electric Bitters with restoring health and sleep after starting the tonic. The drug is guaranteed at McKee's drug store for five cents.
A comrade from Elgin, IL, sick with cholera morbus after returning from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington, was treated with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. J Houghland of Eldon Iowa credits the remedy with saving his life and notes his decade of immigration work and frequent use. Sold by W H MeKes drug store and Barton Drug Co Chauncey Ohlic.
A concise warning favors avoiding enmity to speed up forming friendships. The adage suggests choosing peace over conflict to protect social bonds and maintain cooperative relations.
The salve claims to heal without scars and provide fast relief for cuts burns and bruises. It draws out inflammation soothes cools and heals while offering a cure for piles and skin diseases. Warns against counterfeits and notes Uline's as the seller.
A farmer accustomed to working with a horse struggles to adjust after relocating to town. He finds urban routines and lack of a horse create new challenges in daily work and transportation.
J D Runyan of Butterville claims King’s New Life Pills cure dizziness sour stomach headache and constipation. The drug is sold at McKee's drug store for 25 cents. The note ribaldly jumbles commerce and social quips about public speakers and vanity.
For sunburn tetter and skin and scalp diseases St Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as a cure for blind bleeding itching and piles It claims to draw out fire burn and heal without scarring and to cure boils old sores and buncles Sold by Oline’s Pharmacy.
A brief opinion notes that hiring a high buggy and riding requires little intellect, suggesting ease in pursuing such leisure activity.
Wm. Bedell of Flat Rock Michigan endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best healing dressing for ulcers sores and cancers. The note claims it soothes cuts burns and scalds and lists 25 cents at McKeen's drug store with a guaranteed quality assurance.
Kent and Elinor Brentwood confront political corruption in a capital district special election. He speculates on buying Senator Duvall’s former house as a haven for their shared ideals, while Elinor pleads to end the graft and join him. Penelope aids the couple, and the scene closes with a vow to rebuild their ideals together.
A special Ohio Central Lines service from Athens at 8:05 a.m. offers a Columbus return option for one dollar. Tickets valid only on the specified trains, with return on the 6:30 p.m. departure from Columbus on the same date.
The Kaiser backs evening lectures for soldiers though attendance is optional. A chaplain gains popularity until an officer calls sermons “punishment for trivial offenses,” prompting the priest to regret his remark in The Tatler tale.
In Cumberland Md a baby girl nearly died from throat troubles. After two doctors gave up, her family tried Drugs New Discovery for Consumption Cold and Cough. The first dose relieved her and four bottles cured her. Now in perfect health. At McKee’s store 50c and 1.00 guaranteed, bottle free. A farmer measures distance by miles. a town man by blocks.
A street fakir folds up his sleeves before starting work, a customary gesture signaling readiness and focus as he performs his daily act. The detail showcases the performer’s routine and stagecraft in public spaces.
An advertising appeal promotes living on the Pacific Coast with mild climate and varied resources. It touts profitable crops, good business, and investment opportunities via discounted rail routes. Readers are asked to send 4 cents for booklets and information from W B Kuiskern of the Pacific and North-Western Railway offices in Chicago.
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