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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1903

Page

17

Kidney Ailments Recalled In Painful Life Pressure

A short, vivid notice portrays the misery of those with kidney problems backaches and urinary troubles amid a worn out refrain of despair, hinting at a remedy or relief without naming specifics.

Backache to Diabetes Cure Vision Reimagined

A public health feature urges proactive living to revive daily life, reduce discomfort, and tackle underlying causes. It links unresolved back pain to potential diabetes risk and promotes early action, exercise, and balanced habits.

Ohio Briefs From Across The State In One Quick Dispatch

New Holland Bank cashier missing with only 454 dollars found in vault. Brown allegedly short about 75000. Ironton postmaster A W Abele bound for federal grand jury over embezzlement of 17 50. Williamses beat editor W H Shriver over a newspaper article. A black bear roams Sabina. Numerous incidents include drownings, fires, injuries and minor crimes across towns from Bowling Green to Columbus. Local elections, deaths, and smallpox cases appear in Lima Xenia Marietta Portsmouth and other counties.

New Holland John K. Brown Union Bank Brown Ironton A. W. Abele Federal

Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil Ad Brightens Taste

A Naples advertisement touts Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as a superior tonic for reconstruction and vitality. It claims a pleasant flavor with no greasy fishy taste and recommends it for stomach troubles in children and adults, prepared by Katharinon Chemical Co in St. Louis and sold by all druggists.

Hagee Katharinon Chemical Co St. Louis

Tents destroyed and child burned in tragic accident

In Millersburg two county residents age over 100 are noted as 108 year old Mrs. Susan Devore of Richland township and 101 year old Mrs. Shank of Washington township with the latter walking a mile to visit a friend. In Shelby Foresters volunteers offer to donate a square inch of skin for grafts to aid E. Boyle who fell into acid tubs at a local factory.

Millersburg Susan Devore Richland Township

Electric Signal Need at Race Street Crossing

Residents fear the Race street crossing of the B and O railroad is the town’s most dangerous spot a sharp curve and high bank hide approaching trains and the speed makes avoidance nearly impossible an electric signal exists only at Mill street and no safeguard is provided at Race street highlighting the need for safety measures due to increased traffic from the Roach addition

Race Street Mill Street

A Woman's Complexion and Liver Health Cure

An early 20th century remedy advertisement claims cosmetics cannot improve complexion. It promotes Green's August Flower as liver cleansing to purify blood, relieve biliousness and nervousness, improve sleep, and cure dyspepsia. Trial bottle 25 cents, regular 75 cents, at all druggists.

Berlin Doctor Links 600 Child Nervous Cases to Piano Practice

A Berlin physician reports finding 1,000 nervous disease cases in children, with 600 attributed to piano practice. He does not estimate the impact on neighbors, noting there is more than one kind of contagion.

Nelsonville Delaware George Pierson Fremont al. G. Field Field Middleport Berlin

Dr. King's New Life Pills Offer Quick Relief

An old advertisement promises relief from dizziness backache liver complaints and constipation. It touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as gentle but thorough with a 25 cent price and guaranteed by W. H. Mc Kee's Drug Store.

Dr. King W. H. McKee

Red Cloud Legacy Compared to a Jungle Ruler Decline

The passage reflects on Red Cloud the Indian chieftain and his landless, penniless dying state. It argues civilization clears the way ruthlessly, noting his domain once spread across areas now bordered by multiple sovereign states, and that his hold on land was no stronger by law or evolution than a tiger in the jungle.

Red Cloud Soverign

DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Shown On Boxes

The notice urges buyers to seek DeWitt on every box of Witch Hazel Salve to ensure genuine product from E. DeWitt & Co. Chicago. It notes counterfeits flood the market and that Cline's Pharmacy sells the genuine salve.

Dewitt Northeas

Army leadership roots questioned by role of West Point

General Miles rose to army command from a volunteer lieutenant position while General Young and General Chaffee climbed from the ranks. The remark questions whether West Point truly controls the army and who will be the next lieutenant general.

Miles Young Chaffee West Point

Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad Promises Quick Healing

An ancient advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as lifesaving for burns sores ulcers and boils with a claim it prevents fatalities. It promotes purchase at W. H. McKee's Drug Store for two cents and notes Senator Money's return to the Mississippi senate.

W. H. McKee Mississippi Senator Money Senate

Columbus Excursion Sunday August 23 Round Trip Offer

$1.00 round trip excursion to Columbus on Sunday August 23. Tickets valid for return only on the same date. For times and full particulars, contact K. and M. Ry. agents. handbill available detailing special train schedule.

Michigan Toledo Charlevoix Petoskey Bay View Harbor Agee Pere Marquette R Ohio Central

Oregon chemist reveals method to turn gold into silver

An Oregon chemist announces a discovery claiming he can convert gold into silver. The potential usefulness is described as similar to making pennies from five dollar gold pieces, implying the claim is improbable or impractical.

Oregon

Allegorical Scene Echoes Warning On Household Health

An old allegory portrays a girl frightened by a grasshopper while treading on a snake, paralleling a man who spends fortunes on a cyclone cellar yet neglects a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for his family. The remedy is pitched as the safest, most reliable treatment for bowel diseases, advertised as sold at Mc Kee's Drug Store.

McKee’s Drug Store

Texas Forecasts 300 Million Dollar Farm Output This Year

Texas announces a projected 300 million dollar value of farm products for the year. Officials say the state will not become a lone dollar state.

Lone Star Texas

Preventive Against Self Destruction Promoted by Electric Bitters

The notice proclaims a discovery that prevents death by self action, urging use of Electric Bitters as a tonic and nervine to strengthen nerves and the system. It claims benefits for stomach liver and kidney regulation and guarantees satisfaction at 50 cents via W. H. McKee, Druggist.

W. H. McKee

German and Miles Suggested as Democratic Ticket

The phrase German and Miles is identified as a latent suggestion for a potential Democratic national ticket. No further context or confirmation is provided in the text.

German Miles

Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor

I am just up from a hard spell of flux says Mr A Pinver a Drummond Tenn merchant I used one bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having a doctor I consider it the best cholera medicine in the world For sale by McKees Drugstore.

A. Pinver Drummond Tenn McKee Dragtore

Langley airship experiment marked as success

The report recalls Langley airship tests described as perfectly successful operations where the patients died.

Langley

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Sold at Cline's Pharmacy

An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure helps digestion by preparing the stomach for intake and transformation of wholesome food into healthy blood. It promotes the remedy as suitable for those troubled with indigestion and notes availability at Cline's Pharmacy.

Cline

Bank cashier steals $125,000 in New Bern

A New Bern bank cashier has departed with $125000, while other notes revive warnings of poverty in North Carolina. The item also cites a Kentucky resident praising Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for preventing cholera morbus attacks and mentions local druggists.

Aycock North Carolina Union

De Witt’s Little Early Risers Endorsement

Albany Georgia resident W. H. Philpot reports relief from a bilious attack after taking a single De Witt’s Little Early Risers. He praises the pills for being small effective and pleasantly acting and notes they outperformed calomel blue mass and other remedies. Sold by Cline’s Pharmacy.

de Witt Philpot Albany, Ga Cline

Marietta Columbus and Cleveland Short Line Route

Marietta Columbus and Cleveland R B Short Line advertises a rail route linking Marietta Columbus Toledo Chicago and other points in the Northwest with service across multiple cities and connections. The notice emphasizes coverage across the region and direct connections for travelers and freight.

Marietta Columbus Toledo Chicago Points Northwest

Rail connections in the west and northwest praised

Notice from RIDDELL and E E FINCH highlights good connections at Columbus for private travel in the west and northwest. Parlor cars operate between Mariatta Columbus and Toledo on train No 5 CC.

Fast Mail St. Louis Ives New York Parkersberg Chillicothe Sun Eueer Oscoe Limited Express Parkersburg Dureos W. R. Moore O.P. McCartry G.P A Cincinnati ORIO Columbus Mariatta Toledo Riddell

Round Trip Between Ogden Salt Lake City and Western Roads

A brief travel note outlines a route linking Ogden and Salt Lake City with connections to Butte Helena and Spokane. It mentions travel between these places and suggests a regional itinerary.

Odgen Salt Lake City Butte Helena Ataconda Ogden Spokane Wenatchee Portland Oregon and Washington W. H. Connor G. A East Fourth St Cincinnati Ohio

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