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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
6
A vintage health ad touts Phosphated Iron as the secret to strong nerves and red blood, claiming that healthy, successful people gain vigor by taking capsules. It asserts dramatic endurance gains and urges readers to use Phosphated Tea Capsules from McKee Drug Co. and major druggists.
A pamphlet style promotion touts making cough syrup at home using 2% ounces of Pinex per pint with sugar syrup or alternatives. It promises quick relief within 24 hours for coughs, throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis, and bronchial asthma and cites Pinex Norway pine extract as the active ingredient from Fort Wayne Indiana.
Jim defends growth since leaving Centerville as Athena Hast argues women have outpaced men. The piece contrasts drudge marriages with educated, socially engaged wives, noting husbands often stray and the true barrier is monotony and isolation. The excerpt ends with an invitation to a dinner after a potential breakup.
A candid advice column covers family conflicts and relationships. Readers seek guidance on a widowed father's remarriage hair keepsakes handling self respect and engagement gifts. The tone remains practical and moralistic with suggestions.
A reader argues about timing for opening candy on a first evening and questions a man calling to arrange an engagement that same night. The note suggests prearrANGED plans may be disrupted by better options, yet keeping an engagement can stem from duty during dating.
Suffered ten years from indigestion. The ad proclaims Milks Emulsion as a palatable, edible remedy that restores bowel action, boosts appetite, and aids digestion. It claims rapid relief of chronic stomach trouble, colds, and bronchial symptoms, with a money back guarantee after six bottles. Sold by druggists. guaranteed in Athens and Nelsonville outlets.
Mrs Geary reports relief from long standing gas, bloating, and cramps after using Dr Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation. The ad asserts the remedy relieves sour stomach headaches backaches and irregular bowels with a dollar back guarantee at Cline's Pharmacy.
State Auditor Vic Donahey warns that rising school costs strain public finances. He notes sharp increases in population, pupils, teachers, wages, taxes, and debt, accusing spending of funding ornate school buildings and urging retrenchment to avert wider economic harm.
An array of ads and notes describes affordable Touring Cars from The Lostro Auto Sales Co with cash and monthly payment terms. It also mentions a Brazilian cellulose plant yielding linen paper fibre, a pinch bar freight mover for loaded cars, an Italian tractor wheel design, and a Mississippi inventor’s water-trap mouse device.
In Detroit Michigan on December 4 a police sweep under United States Secret Service chief Joseph A. Pelma led to the custody of about 100 suspects. The raids targeted recent safe jobs in Detroit and statewide crime, with simultaneous actions in Toledo. Canton reports plan to extend Northern Traction tracks to a new Pennsylvania roundhouse to serve 38,000 workers and United Alloy Steel Corp cuts 1,000 jobs due to coal shortages.
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for rheumatism by purifying blood and kidneys. It claims relief for sore inflamed joints, restoration of health, and freedom from pain. Bottles priced 60 cents and 1 dollar, sold by McKee Drug Co and others.
An old health ad touts Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for yellow skin pale tongue poor appetite and a dull mood. The copy claims the tablets act on liver and bowels like calomel without dangers and promise pink skin buoyancy with nightly use. Millions of boxes are sold at 10c and 25c.
Six people including four hospital nurses were injured when a fire engine answering a false alarm crashed into their car in Cleveland. Miss Lauschinger of Elmira Can was the most seriously hurt with suspected internal injuries.
Erie County reports day to day coal deliveries for factories. The electric light plant has coal to last a week, highlighting a brewing fuel shortage and ongoing supply concerns for industry and public utilities.
A mother recounts two sons during WWI service with one killed in action and another returning frail. She credits Earle's Hypo-Cod from McKee Drug Co. for restoring her surviving son William's health and appetite. The ad cites neighborhood endorsement and druggists selling the tonic for $1.25 plus tax.
A Kentucky druggist urges readers to fight catarrh with a homemade mix of Mentholized Arcan and boiled water. He claims the remedy soothes inflamed nasal and throat membranes, reduces symptoms in days, and should be used by anyone in the family at first sign of a cold.
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