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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
6
West Plains Missouri resident Miss Cora Low Haus says months of cramps indigestion and weakness vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the medicine with saving her life and urges others to try it and seek guidance from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Advice warns against harsh soaps that strip the scalp and make hair brittle. It recommends using ordinary refined coconut oil as a mild cleanser, noting a small amount creates rich lather that cleanses dust dirt dandruff and oil, leaving hair soft and manageable. Coconut oil is inexpensive and readily available at pharmacies.
Sally endures smoke and dust after a shelling as Roger lies crushed. A doctor notes chest injuries while Sally is soothed with aid and a sedative. In the ambulance Sally clings to Roger Landis, torn between pity and love, as the scene ends with her resolve to reach him.
A reader seeks marriage guidance amid love versus independence conflicts. Letters cover choosing love over comfort, returning a stolen ring, and handling a temperamental young partner while balancing work, age, and future plans.
A seventeen year old writes of love against her parents wishes and asks if love can endure. The adviser argues parental wisdom, notes youth reduces lasting prospects, and suggests waiting if truly loving. Also shows etiquette on exiting a streetcar and a vintage sewing pattern description for a young woman's outfit.
A testimonial from a user who claims ten years of stomach trouble ended after fourteen weeks of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The ad asserts the preparation clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract and promises a money back guarantee with one dose. McKee Drug Co. and widespread druggists offer the product.
London reports on the American advance between Soissons and Rheims where troops refuse to ease up. A Reuters correspondent notes Americans want no soft war and will retaliate against German savagery seen in the destruction of French homes and a doll house crushed by a boot.
William Wyman, a well known Athens county resident, is slowly recovering at his Sunnyside Drive home after a fall from a ladder at Charles Mansfield’s barn near Canaanville. He dislocated a collar bone and suffered bruises to his left ankle and right arm but hopes to resume work soon.
Advertisement urges readers to take two Blo-seven tablets after meals and one at night for seven days. If results are unsatisfactory, return the empty package for a full refund. Claims the product builds blood and muscle and restores energy despite excesses or nerves. Includes listed formula and note to physicians.
Circle Hill news records a sequence of local visits births and travels including Mr Dill Woodruff visiting parents in Washington D D and Mrs P J Fisher visiting relatives at Circle Hill. It notes a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ed Davis on August 3 and other residents visiting Athens Wellston Nelsonville Camp Sherman Chauncey and W Va with family and friends.
Real estate transfers listed by townships include Alvin B. Wagner to Benjamin Gillett for lot 1564 East Side at 2400 dollars and John Douglas to Ezra McClain for lot 2199 valued at 60 dollars plus a 45 foot strip between lots 2197 and 2198 at 60 dollars.
A reader asks about the fate of the man once known for carving tiny baskets from peach stones, seeking any latest news on his whereabouts and activities.
James Hagerty aged 62 died at the Athens State hospital yesterday after being an inmate there. Miss Grace Richardson received a large souvenir folder from her brother Corporal Herbert B Richardson of Co G 67th Infantry Camp Sheridan Alabama showing camp life with many Athens boys in training. His regiment trains select men from Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
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