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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
A fragment from a periodical page surveys modern life with a Flinch mad world refrain. It mixes verse and humor notes on society, theater, music, and public folly, interspersed with skits and light verse about daily quirks and customs.
An advertisement touts Calfornia Prune Wafers as a natural laxative from California prunes. It promises relief from digestive issues, liver and stomach cleansing, and general health benefits, claiming easy dissolution and gentle action. The product is sold by druggists at 25 cents for 100 wafers.
A lively miscellany discusses sleep aids and snoring, cranky critics, and Christmas gifts while musing on the public appetite for news, gossip, and self improvement. It notes the era's chatter about manners, gender, and winter as a season for learning and reflection.
A long reflection contrasts living anew with present experience and age old paths. It argues that even a five year old with forty years of knowledge would face the same destiny, repeating the same successes and failures, unless circumstances alter fundamental conditions.
Advertisement promotes Pain Balm as a superior remedy for chest and muscular pains. It claims broad healing claims and urges prompt purchase at W. H. McKees Drug Store with a price of 25 cents. Also notes rough travel stat about Americans in Switzerland and a generic bowel remedy called California Prone Wafers.
A list of beginners grade punctual students names Halph Barker Joan Calvert Hears Hayes and others appears alongside a bold claim Revolution Imminent. An ad extols Electric Bitters promising stomach relief blood purification and system tonic with 50 cent price and guarantee. A note mentions Elijal Ti’s half hour White House meeting with Roosevelt while Carrie Nation’s clash with Loeb ends with street escort.
An assortment of small items including an ad for Chamberlains Cough Remedy touts early use for colds and child safety. A note on ministers seeking senate chaplain posts follows. Also mentions Nature's own dissolvent and a California wastrecuts claim. Ends with a brief line about the United States Fish Bureau aiming to prevent race death among clams and lobsters.
A historical notice promotes Cham berlain s Croup Remedy as a safe effective preventer for croup in children. It claims early hoarseness and rough cough signal onset and that the remedy dispels symptoms. Advertises W H McRee's DrugStore and notes general endorsement by mothers and a judge's remark on political prayer meetings.
A faded notice touts Becken's Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts sores piles and other skin conditions. It claims rapid relief and urges purchase at a local drug store amid scattered garbled text about horses and German trade.
An old line warns that Blané ers can be costly and even life threatening. It promotes Dr Kine's New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches and liver or bowel troubles as a gentle remedy sold at W El Mckee's Drug Store.
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