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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
A letter from Robert Conner in France describes village life in occupied areas. He notes farmhouses and barns in a continuous row, the impressive size of cows and horses, and the friendly French people while warning his family to avoid details revealing his location. He mentions a local town crier woman with a drum announcing news.
A wartime letter from Private Emmett A. French describes a pleasant voyage to a new posting and asks family to send reading material, noting a lack of magazines. Another message from Pvt. Robert A. Cotmer requests clippings and confirmation of an address for Mrs. Putnam while sending best wishes and news.
The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted old fashioned cure for nervous and depressive female illnesses. It claims multitudes of American women have regained health using this herbal remedy.
Experienced doctors claim spring tonics restore health after a winter of heavy eating. They praise phosphates and iron to purify blood, unclog channels, and renew energy and youth. Consult McKee Drug Co and leading druggists for genuine Phosphated Iron capsules.
Guysville and surrounding towns feature at the Seventh Annual Ely reunion in New Marshfield last Thursday. Nearby residents include Miss Margaret Snow visiting grandparents in Athens and others visiting relatives across Belpre Chester Pomeroy and Syracuse. Dudley Root of Stewart appointed new B and O agent here.
Stewart Rome Lowman works in Nelsonville as Henry Johnson and wife of Albany visit their mother Mrs. James Jackson. Various guests include Miss Walker of Athens, Miss Hazel Haskip of Marietta, and families of Sutton, Cole, and Griffin. Activities note church, travel to Athens, and neighborly visits amid birthday celebrations and social gatherings.
In Pureka and Humboldt county California all sectors except farming operate on an eight hour basis. The note indicates regional labor standard alignment away from agricultural exemptions.
Wilson Chapel and Laurelsville residents visit relatives in Merwin Bryson Buckeye Lake trip is noted. Iva Robinson travels to Glouster for telephone operator work. Florence Bravely visits Sharpsburg relatives. Fred Day from Columbus visits Mary Grandstaff home. Mrs Selway Cadiz visits her parents Frank and Mary McCune. Ira Bennett Janet White and Dow Marquis motor to Buckeye Lake and return.
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