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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
12
A column contrasts two Marietta youths driven by single passions. One becomes a renowned violinist after early piety and parental doubt, the other a life wrecked by temper and vice. The piece argues innate make and environment shape fate, urging more charity for the morally fallen.
The excerpt explains scrofula can be slow to develop and cause digestive and glandular issues before skin eruptions. It recommends Blood's Sarsaparilla as a complete treatment to ensure freedom from the condition, describing it as the best medicine for all humors.
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures for female weakness, prolapse, le ncorrhea, with a $500 cash guarantee for any case not cured after trial. It promotes related Lotion Tablets and a medical adviser, invites letters to Buffalo, and claims a thirty year record of cures.
The State Hospital's new brick cottages and dining room additions are under roof and may be ready for occupancy by October 1 though furniture funding is uncertain. Three cottages will house about 75 patients each and relieve crowding in the main building.
James H. Montgomery M D editorially lauds Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as superior after extensive tests. The piece urges readers to try the remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles rheumatism and indigestion. Available in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with free sample bottles by mail from Dr David Kennedy Corporation Rondout NY. Cherry Balsam also advertised for coughs and consumption at multiple price points.
The article suggests Bryan’s rhetoric resembles confinement, with doctors noting it as a form of restraint. The piece casts the speech as rigid and restrictive, implying a lack of freedom in expression.
An age old claim says 99 of childhood diseases stem from stomach disorders caused by indigestion. The ad praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for both adults and children, citing a Nashville case where a three year old’s indigestion improved after one bottle. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
The Athens Ohio post office lists uncalled letters as of Monday August 17. Names include Burk Mrs S G Braley Cora Cullins Drose Carnal Mrs Jesse Driggs Charles Grim Catherine Graham Chas W Hastings Henry Morrison Mrs Mary Hunt Al H Lake Dalle Moore Clara Moore Bessie Morgan Grace Pond James L Poston Mrs John Pryor James J Starkey Mrs Henry Starkey Ed Thompson Miss G P Thompson G P U S View Co. Persons calling for the above should state they were advertised. Postmaster D Gist.
A German farmer George Hoellerer tells Rev Joseph Pope of Rich Fountain Missouri how rheumatism kept him from walking or working. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he improves after the first box and, after six more boxes, is able to resume farm labor and wood chopping.
Lovina Pidcock aged about sixty wife of Charles Pidcock died at home on Dunn street Saturday. Born December 4 1843 in Canaan township she married James Milligan in Pittsburg November 15 1861 and had eight children. Survived by Charles and five sons William Albert Elmer from Glouster Branch and Harry from Athens. Funeral Sunday at 2 oclock conducted by Rev T L Lowe of the Christian church with burial in the new cemetery.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow shows in records that in the first month of the fiscal year he established nearly as many rural routes as were created during the entire previous war.
A summer vogue in Southern cities shows women going hatless in street cars and on streets, especially with the rise of automobiles. The fashion, once shocking, now draws curious stares as heat and wind loosen hats and hair, signaling a broader emancipation from strict dress rules.
A Shell Lake Wisconsin father recalls his four year old son suffering colic and cramps. After morphine injections by a physician failed, half a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was given and the child slept within thirty minutes and recovered. Sold by McKee's Drug Store.
St Louis exposition officials boast their festival hall will feature a dome larger than St Peter's, signaling grand ambitions for the fair.
J F Hughes of DuPont Georgia recounts a long battle with a lung infection and an abandonment of hope. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with a rapid turn to health and full recovery. The remedy conquers coughs throat and lung troubles, guaranteed by W H McKee's Drug Store, price 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottles free.
A competing wireless telegraph company offers to disclose to Marconi a copy of the messages Marconi sends within a set period or face a forfeit. The move signals heightened tension in early wireless communications and potential legal disputes over transmissions.
An Athens Ohio advertisement touts a liquid external treatment for eczema claiming the skin disease is local and not blood related. The D D D Company of Chicago supposedly provides the remedy offered by W H McKee and W C Higley with assurances of quick lasting results and a non greasy stain free formula.
Ohio Central Lines offers an annual Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island excursion on Friday August 28 via Toledo and the Michigan Central Route. Round trip to Mackinaw City is $7.00, return by September 11 costs $1 more. tickets to Mackinac Island are likewise $1 higher.
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