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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
2
Mrs. Mary Watkins of Hanging Rock, age 69, reports relief from rheumatism kidney trouble stomach pains and heartache after using Trutona for a short period She says she feels better and will continue the remedy as it is introduced at The Cline Pharmacy Co in Athens.
Thousands report quick relief from tired burning feet using Dash Balm sold by cash anti-septic powder and other foot care products. The ad notes mostly soreness and inflammation but also suggests powder between the toes and in socks as usually sufficient. Mail orders invited with 36 cents sent.
The Plumb plan is cited by railroad brotherhoods as a path to break wage and hour control. Labor leaders fear wage hikes cycle. workers seek voice in management. Chicago and New York show rising labor party strength, despite Gompers opposing it. He returns to Hoboken amid cheering crowds and media attention, joined by his son.
A French engineer has devised telescoping axles to adapt automobiles for use on railways with varying track gauges, enabling cross gauge travel.
Four more aviators who failed to take off yesterday resume the aerial derby to Toronto and return. Lieut Philip Melville led in a Caproni, followed by Lieuts Roullot Hansing ner and Captain Reynolds. The race route included Toronto Syracuse Albany and New York with several planes already at control stations and others out of the race.
Chauncey residents welcomed Chauncey visitors Charles FE Sweeney and family who toured Glouster Athens and Wellston. Alice Dew underwent a successful tonsil and adenoids removal by Dr W V Sprague. Mrs W D Hines visited Burr Oak relatives. Hazel Shields Hall, 23, elder daughter of the Chauncey Shields, died in Nelsonville after a brief illness. services will be held at the MFE church with Nye cemetery interment.
Mrs. Mary and Mrs. Clarence Russell hosted a five o'clock dinner in Mound Street honoring guests from Nelsonville and Glouster including Mrs. Sarah Preston and May Bunion. Rev. J. A. Long spoke at First Christian. Douglas Smith of Bellville visits relatives in Chauncey. Charles Fiske travels to Pomeroy due to H. W. Severs illness and death with burial in Athens.
Physicians from Athens and Athens County plan a meeting at Science Hall Ohio University next Tuesday September 2 to discuss Social Diseases Their Diagnosis Treatment and Control Dr H N Cole of Cleveland will be the principal speaker This post graduate event is run by The Ohio State Medical Association and includes a social session with dinner at 6 00 P M at the Christian Church.
Dr J R Sprague of Athens presides over the Athens County Medical Society meetings with a concluding brief session and adjournment set for 8 30 PM.
A Akron Ohio worker Mr D F Cochran of 60 Bartges street reports rapid improvement after using Earle's Hypo Cod a blood restorative. He says boils receded digestion improved and he can eat anything. The ad touts the tonic as a stomach friendly blood purifier with a price of 1.20 plus five cents tax.
Oldham readers note the humorous case of Sir A. D. Hall under secretary of the Board of Agriculture fined two dollars and fifty cents for an unmuzzled dog. Hall’s name appears on all dog-muzzling orders, causing chatter among dog owners in the English town.
A testimonial from a man named Gore describes twenty years of chest smothering and stomach distress. He credits Dr Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation with restoring his health and offers a dollar back guarantee. Sold at Cline's Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
P Oewn Amesville reports B A Ellis remains gravely ill with no chance of recovery after a visit from his sister in Athens. Local residents, visitors, and trips are noted including Miss Rose Curtis returning from Marietta, Henry reunion relatives, and a land tortoise found on the Wyatt farm with initials J W E W A W 1841 carved on its shell. The community also mentions a newly hired horse team for Standard Oil, a three barrel well near Frank Wolf farm, and a 4 to 5 defeat of Floodwood by their ball team with no runs after the third.
New York Aug 26 General strike orders for stage hands across the United States may be issued soon in sympathy with the Actors Equity Association strike which has closed twenty four theaters. The action was announced today by S R F R Newman vice president of the International Alliance of Stage Employees.
London report says the Lusitania Cup for Barnet golf club annual match was won this year by Frank Partridge, both Partridge and Battersby noted as Lusitania survivors in the presentation.
Columbus Day at the Ohio State Fair centers on the Columbus Building with music stunts and entertainment. About 2,000 Columbus school children appear in The World Forward pageant depicting post war reconstruction. Racing offers a $2,060 purse with a 2:30 trot and 2:12 pace along with a two year old trot. The Château Thierry battle re-enactment debuts as a major spectacle. Attendance on Monday is about 20 percent higher than 1918.
A Uniontown resident credits Nerv Worth tonic with easing nervousness rheumatic pain and digestive trouble and reports improving appetite strength and general health. The testimonial notes the product is sold at McKee's Drug Store and Hickman's Pharmacy with a dollar back guarantee. Also mentions mining loading machines with two electric motors operating on restricted headroom tracks.
A widow recounts suffering from stomach trouble for years and avoiding hospital surgery. After trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, she states pain vanished for over a year, appetite returned, and she can eat freely. The ad claims the product clears intestinal inflammation and mucus, with a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co.
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