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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement touts Bio-feren as a grand health builder for frail nervous women claiming a vigorous body and clear skin in two weeks. It urges two tablets after meals and one at bedtime for ten days, promising a refund if claims aren’t met, then lists its formula ingredients.
Scotiaburg Indiana resident Annie Johnson recalls years of constipation and poor digestion. A doctor warned against more medicines before her husband found Thedford’s Black-Draught, a vegetable remedy said to regulate the liver and cleanse the bowels.
A historical recipe for War Johnny Cake uses corn meal water and salt to make three cakes. The mixture is placed in well buttered hot pie tins with a cream topping to form a brown crust and baked about 40 minutes for a breakfast dish.
An ad asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It credits Hall's Catarrh Medicine with acting through the blood on mucous surfaces and being prepared by top physicians with a potent tonic blend. The notice requests readers to send for more details and mentions the Toledo, Ohio company.
Sally Orme returns from a hospital ward where she was advised to rest. Dr Willard Rolf orders her to Paris for a vacation to recover, while she cares for Roger’s condition from afar and plans to deliver treasures to Rabouche’s girl.
A young woman, twenty, seeks guidance on parental coldness toward her nineteen year old boyfriend, while she works and saves. The column urges patience, warns the lover is young, and advises trust over suspicion, suggesting communication and weighing love against family tensions.
Miss Edith Fulton of Shade received letters from her brother First Lieut Norman Fulton in France with the 331st Infantry. He reports billeting in an old French town near Paris, meals better than in England, officers have rooms, men sleep in barns, and he has led a company briefly. He notes hot weather, hard drilling, and French patriotism.
British West Indians in the United States are flocking to the colors Major C Brooman White reports. More than 1500 enlisted in New York alone during the past month. Physically fit men aged 20 to 44 are being accepted.
A brief voter note urges electing B. F. Dutton to the Senate. The text presents no further context, dates, or affiliations.
Ruth Hannah daughter of Hiram Thompson was kicked in the face by a young colt while driving cows near Strode's store. She received seven stitches from Dr. Ross for a wound between the eyes. Elwood Male lost his house on Merietta Run to a fire likely started by a flue in a dry shingle roof owned by Jane Davis of Athens. A thunderstorm and rain subsequently arrived, easing drought but water for cattle grew scarce. Candidates noted as many voters complain about farmers in poor conditions and fine clothes.
Cline's Pharmacy advertises San Cura Ointment with a money back plan claiming relief for eczema tetter salt rheum itching and other skin and minor injuries. Testimonials from Chas Fay Eugene McKenzie and James Lynch cite sleep restoration and cure after extensive prior treatment, with price 30 and 60 cents.
San Cura Soap removes pimples and skin diseases and leaves the skin velvety. Available for 25 cents at Cline s Pharmacy in Athens and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville. If unavailable, send to Thompson Medical Co. Titusville Pa.
The Ohio War Board reports the Food Administration-backed plan allows ice companies to open branch stations in congested city areas where customers can buy ice for five to ten cents and carry it home. The scheme promises lower prices and substantial ice savings, with 16 to 25 pounds for five cents and 30 to 60 pounds for ten cents, aiding thrift and food conservation in hot weather.
Messenger readers learn of O C Roberts of Hobard Oklahoma whose forebears include Garard Johnson England 1606 testator and William Johnson parish clerk 1575 England his son Edward Johnson who came to America in 1630. Ancestors include settlers in Hatfield Massachusetts Leicester Massachusetts representatives in the Massachusetts General Court and soldiers in colonial wars the Revolution and the War of 1812. Roberts family ties extend to Samuel Huntington and the Huntington Connecticut line and Nehemia Tinker at Lexington. His father Charles V Roberts served in the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Roberts hoped to serve in World War I but age and health prevented it.
Editor Messenger and Isaac Jones spar over a motion to notify John Moore. The exchange cites a letter and claims of incorrect minutes while accusing Jones of misreporting. George W. Williams supports the speaker’s account amid local union and city council ties.
Athens resident Mrs. J. A. Dilts testifies in 1914 and again in 1917 that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back pain and irregular kidneys when cold or kidney trouble strikes. She confirms the remedy fixed her up years earlier and remains effective. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs. David Geer of New B Straitsville visits aunt Mrs. Joseph McBride. Mr. and Mrs. David Wade move to Athens. Mrs. Margaret Ellis returns from Clarion. Miss Lottle Holcomb returns home at New Straitsville after weekend with Miss Gladys McBride. Mrs. Hill of Jackson visits Mrs. Shepard. Mr. Harry Reinhart of Athens visits relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Charles Stokoe and daughter Ellen of Athens visit Mrs. McBride and Mrs. Beckle. Mrs. Richard Jones and others from Union visit Monday. Mrs. Cleveland Almbuster and children visit her aunt, Frank Steimeyer, of Union.
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