Milks Emulsion touted as cure for lung troubles
An 1908 testimonial from Otto Morgan credits Milks Emulsion with curing his severe lung illness after four months. The ad claims relief for asthma bronchitis and tuberculosis, promotes appetite and digestion, and offers a money- back guarantee with six bottles trial. Sold by local pharmacies in Terre Haute and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Morgan
Pearl St
Terr Haute
Ind
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Cline Pharmacy Co
Fountain Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Local notes from Sharpsburg area discuss influenza and deaths
The Amesville Messenger excerpt details influenza cases in Sharpsburg with improving patients, church renovations at Mt Hermon, visitors from Athens, and obituaries including Oscar Heald of Bartlett and Carmi Graham's accidental death. It mentions Lt Heald from Georgia, Sgt Howard Heald in France, and local memorials as the community copes with recent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
C. T. Strode
Fred Lewis
Athens
Mt. Hermon Church
Ethel Huffman
Nelsonville
Henry Burns
Oscar Heald
Bartlett
Walter Heald
Georgia
Howard Heald
Rainbow Division
France
Charles
Dayton
Carmi Graham
Jessie Conner
Burnside
Millard
Harry Glover
Backache signals kidney distress says Athens resident
Mrs. Samuel Woodruff of 113 Franklin Ave. testifies two years ago she suffered lumbago and kidney pain with irregular urination and dizzy spells. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Cline's Pharmacy she was cured and has not needed kidney remedies since. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Samuel Woodruff
Franklin Ave
Dean
Cline
Seaplanes From War Patrols to Peace Time Service
U S built seaplanes, crucial in wartime patrols along Atlantic and war zone coasts, are expected to see use in peacetime. They may extend aerial mail routes to U S islands and continue maritime policing until postwar plans are clarified.
The Struggle by Zoe Beckley
Edith probes Ned about Fay Summers as he defends her charms and Ned pledges love. Edith warns of poverty and timing, urging a safer path before Ned commits. The scene ends with Ned resolute and Edith hurt but hopeful for the future.
Heart and Home Problems Letter to Mrs Thompson
A young married woman writes seeking guidance while her husband serves in France. She asks if she may date another man for excitement and explains she is an orphan with no one to confide in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
France
Advice on marital loyalty and parental disapproval
A letter from Mrs Elizabeth Thompson warns a woman to stay faithful to her husband, avoid disloyalty, and consider parental approval before marriage. It advises repairing clothes, skipping a trousseau, and notes a separate query about meeting a fiancé from France and needing parental consent.
Advice for Winter Skin Care Hands Thro Thomspson
A letter requests remedies for red rough hands that chap in winter. The writer asks how to make hands white and smooth, noting cleanliness remains intact when skin appears dirty. The piece seeks practical guidance on soothing and improving hand condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Cautionary Advice on Visiting a Soldier Friend
The speaker warns against traveling to New York to meet a soldier friend without an engagement and a chaperon. They insist on parental consent and recommend a mother or approved guardian accompany the traveler, stressing caution and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Recipe for Bay Rum Hand Lotion with Carbolic Acid
Instructions describe mixing two ounces bay rum with one ounce glycerine and twenty drops carbolic acid to form a hand lotion. Add perfume to mask the carbolic odor. Recommend a druggist to prepare the preparation.
Dear Mrs Thompson We Plan to Marry Despite Parental Disapproval
A 23 year old writes that she has dated a well to do young man for two years and plans marriage soon. Her parents refuse money for wedding clothes and she asks if she should reveal her troubles to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trousseau
Mrs. Thompson
Dear Mrs Thompson Tama Boy Seeks Date
A Tama eighteen year old writes seeking dating advice from Mrs Thompson. He has known a town girl for months and wonders if he should ask again after repeated refusals. The adviser suggests waiting a month or two and if she declines again, drop the idea of a romantic relationship and consider she may already be with someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Tama
Pattern Department Dress Pattern for Young Women
Pattern describes a left side closure dress with belt hold and fullness over the sides. Suitable for serge gabardine satin velvet silk corduroy jersey. shows plain or checkered combinations. Cut in 8 sizes 16 18 20 years. size 18 uses 55% yard of 40 inch material. skirt width about 244 yards at lower edge. pattern mailed on receipt of 10 cents.
Medal Awards Postponed Amid Flu Concerns
The ceremony to award medals to captains of deferred draftees for the W. 8. S. campaign, planned for Wednesday evening, is postponed. The health board advises canceling nonessential meetings due to the flu. Lieutenant de Coux of the 30th Regiment French Infantry had to cancel his engagements, including a noonday Chamber of Commerce talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
de Coux
Chamber of Commerce
Austrian invents thumb driven flashlight with built in generator
An Austrian inventor introduces a compact flashlight powered by a small internal generator. pressure from the user’s thumb on a projecting knob drives the generator to produce light.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted For Internal Cure
Advertisement asserts catarrh is local only and must be treated internally. Claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, prescribed by leading physicians, with testimonials and a Toledo, Ohio company imprint. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Fr . Cheney CO
Props
Toledo
Chamber Lunch Meeting Postponed In I cooperation with Health Board
The Wednesday noonday Chamber of Commerce luncheon for tomorrow has been suspended. Lieut. de Coux, the scheduled speaker, has been sent to Ohio by the Speakers Bureau of the Council of National Defense. He served fourteen months at the front, was wounded, and fought at Verdun Somme Chemin des Dames Montagne de Reims and in Lorraine. He holds the Croix de Guerre with two citations and speaks English well. A future date may be arranged for his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Tomorro
Lieut. de Coux
Board of Health
Ohio
Council of National Defense
Verdun
Somme
Chemin Des Damees
Montague de Reims
Lorraine
Lieut
de Coux
Former West Coast newsman visiting family and troops
Chas S. Shaffer of the San Francisco news staff, visiting his brother Ronald Shaffer of Cline Cream, enlisted in the Tank Service and went to Raleigh for training before the armistice. He was discharged at his request and, after a Southeast trip, has toured Washington and New York, stopping to see his brother en route home. He plans to visit a Michigan sister before returning to the Pacific, after twelve years in the West beginning his newspaper career in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. S. Shaffer
San Francisco
Cali
Ronald Shaffer
Cline
Michigan
Pacific Toast
Shaffer
Far West
Utah
Gabriel of Carbondale Killed in Action in France
James Gabriel of Carbondale enlisted with the National Guard in Athens and joined the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action in France on November 6 at age 22. A telegram notified his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabriel. he left thirteen siblings, one brother already deceased. Details of death are not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gabriel
Carbondale
Athens
National Guard
Rainbow
France
Frank Gabriel
Carboncale
Local residents visitants and travels in Ohio area
Oregon Ridge Mrs. John Dethrie travels to Columbus for winter stay. Don Cannon and mother visit Athens last week. Miss Hattie Shaffer and Mrs. Fred Foss of Rockbridge visit parents Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Shaffer. Mrs. Pow Cannon takes Bernice to Columbus for specialist treatment. Mrs. H. H. Border and children spend day in Chauncey with the Harveys. Miss Teeacle Miller visits at her parents. Farnestine and Christena Mingus stay with Mrs. Lottie Cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dethrie
Columbus
Don Cannon
Lottie Cannon
Athens
Hattie Shaffer
Fred Foss
Rockbridge
Lorenzo Shaffer
Pow Cannon
Bernice
H. H. Border
Chauncey
Homer Harvey
Teeacle Miller
Herbert Mingus
Farnestine
Christena
British Seamen Urge Boycott of German Ships
E. F. Tuper and Peter Wright of the British Seamen's union arrived in New York to appeal for a seamen boycott of all German ships. They seek American cooperation to refuse sailing into German ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. FE. Tuper
Peter Wright
British Seamen's Union
Everyday Etiquette: Handling Hotel Servants
The guide states no scolding of hotel servants is permissible. If staff are negligent or disrespectful guests should complain to the manager, who is responsible for managing domestics, not the guests.
Miss Reilly Etiquette Column Clarifies Questions
Public notice indicates Miss Reilly will answer etiquette questions in this column. For personal replies, readers should enclose a three cent stamp.
Bride furnishes linens for new home
A bride offers to supply the household linen for her new home, noting the amount depends entirely on her financial condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Question H J Clarifies Ending Initials in Letter
Readers seek help with deciphering the initials M B. G. IR. at letter closings. Experts explain these marks are sender identifiers or courtesy lines and vary by era and region.
Partition Petition Notice in Athens County Ohio Case No. 11660
P B Porter as guardian files in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio a petition for partition of real estate in Section 24 Town 6 Range 12 Ohio Company's Purchase Rome Township. Details six tracts totaling about 374 acres with precise boundaries and descriptions. Hattie Hickman must answer by December 26, 1918. Attorneys Pugh & Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hickman
Woodville
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
P. B. Porter
Charles Wayne Hickman
Court of Comestan Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Ohio Company
Rome Township
Pugh & Pugh
Auction sale of real estate in Athens County Ohio 1918
Pursuant to a court order the trustee will offer for sale on December 14 1918 at 1 pm at the Athens courthouse front door the south half of Tot No 18 and Lot No 1 in Augustine Village in Dover Township with minerals reserved and excepted. The property lies on the Athens to Amesville road near Sugar Creek and is appraised at 900 dollars, cash in hand. Arthur E E Algeo trustee of Coleman Store Company and Antoinette Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Dover
Augustine
Emma Augustine
Col L. Poston
George H. Smith
Recorder
C. L. Poston
Dover Township
Amesville
Sugar Creek
Poston
Athens Ordinance Sets Gas Rates For Two Years
City council enacts Ordinance No 216 allowing The Athens Gas Light and Electric Company to charge for natural gas at 33 cents per thousand cubic feet with a 3 cent discount for timely payments. The rate applies for two years from enactment and cannot exceed the stated price. The ordinance takes effect upon acceptance by the company and publication as required by law. December 25, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Athens Gas Light and Electric Company
State of
C. H. Harris
L. W. Roberts
Council
Ordinance Granting Switch Authority to Beasley Milling Company
Athens Ohio council approves ordinance authorizing F J Beasley Milling Company to construct operate and maintain a switching facility along Old Union Street near its mill in Athens. The measure includes public access protection and city indemnity obligations with the ordinance effective per law after November 18 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Beasley Milling Company
Old Union Street
City of
Athens
State of
Ohio
F. J. Jeasley Milling Company
F. J Beasley Milling Company
L. W. Roberts
C. H. Harris
B.C. Woodworth
Appointment of J W Bryson as administrator
Notice states J W Bryson appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Agnes Kittle of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated October 21 1918. O H T Phillips Probate Judge of said county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bryson
Agnes Kittle
Athens County
Ohio
O H. T. Pillips
Said County
Blind Association Adopts Revised Braille System Standard
The American Association of the Blind adopts a revised Braille system as the standard type for embossed printing for the sightless and other systems will gradually be displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of the Blind
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Mr. Morgan
Sharpsburg R. D
Clara Love
Lucille Calawell
Ed Dille
Lathrop
Mt. Hermon
the Messenger
Bern
Ames
Recorder of News
UU. S
Atlantic
U. S. Islands
Peace Ees
U.S. N. Aero Station
Philadelphia
Zoe Beckley
Fudith
Fay Summers
Ned
Miss Summers
Edgar
Edith
Fay
Fay Summer
Ede
Mrs
Elizabeth Thompson
Flossif
Pattern Department
MEET
Gatarrh
West Coast
Gabriel OF
Oregon Ridge
H. J
B. G. IR
ARS
the Chas. DeMolet Co
Liggeth Chocolates — Guth’s Chocolates
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
O.t.w
Arthur EE. Algeo
Coleman Store Company
Antoinette Coleman
Tae
Woodworth
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