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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
9
An advertisement extols Tiz as the cure for tired swollen burning feet promising instant relief. It claims all foot misery including corns calluses bunions will vanish and shoes will feel looser. A 25 cent box is sold at drug or department stores with a year of comfort.
Richmond Kentucky Daily Register reports Miss Marietta Scott died at four this morning at her Chillicothe Ohio home. She served Pattie A. Clay Hospital for six years and was highly regarded by patients and county residents. Survived by her brother and sister Miss Elizabeth Scott, Pattie A. Clay Hospital superintendent.
A device using four letters instead of digits yields 1296 possible combinations. The claim suggests a versatile lock system with many code options for security.
The Village of Glouster Ohio invites sealed bids to purchase $5000 of bonds dated January 16 1919 to extend debt payments. Bids due January 15 1919 at noon. Bonds redeemable at par with 5 percent interest payable semiannually. Rejection rights reserved.
Advertises Knowlton's Danderine to stop dandruff and falling hair within ten minutes. Claims weeks of use bring new, downy hair across the scalp, with immediate hair feeling light, fluffy, and lustrous. Encourages purchasing a small bottle from drug stores to prove hair can be beautiful and abundant.
Washington December 12. Officers and men blocked from the fighting front by domestic duties will be honored with silver chevrons. By presidential order General March announced that such service will earn a silver chevron for each six months of duty, similar to overseas gold chevrons.
The Civil Service Commission announces a January 1919 exam in Athens County Ohio to fill rural carrier posts at Amesville and Guysville and possible future rural routes. Open to male citizens domiciled in county postoffice territory meeting Form No 1977 requirements. Applications via local offices or the Commission in Washington at earliest practicable date.
Audra Ludwick's cousin Brent Metcalf of Athens France writes from after the front lines. He details the end of bombardment, swallowing nerves in the gunfire and the relief of retreat to safer ground. Pershing projects guards home by Christmas and a Washington review with President Wilson.
The article describes a life phase for women aged forty-five to fifty-five as a crisis testing fitness. It lists symptoms like heat-flashes nervousness headaches and the blues. It endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy after forty years of use.
Mrs Laughlin aged 32 died December 4 1918 after a long illness in Trimble Ohio. She was born near Guysville Ohio November 26 1886 married to Edward R Laughlin in 1904 and had one child Author age 13. She joined the Methodist Church as a girl and left a loving wife and mother with a large family and many friends.
We appreciate the kindness and sympathy from friends and neighbors in the loss of our dear wife and mother. Thanks for the floral offering and Rev. Stricker for comforting words. Mr. Edward Laughlin and daughter.
Maud Sanders writes of Ohio victory over a foe bringing dishonor and woe. The chorus proclaims glory and jubilee as soldiers return home from the sea and celebrate freedom from the rum king under a victorious commander. The verse casts a bright prospect for the people and honors leadership.
Buckeye State Building and Loan Co seeks farm and home first mortgages in Columbus Ohio. Appraisals prompt with best terms. Assets exceed 15 100 000. Five percent paid on time deposits. Aims to serve borrowers and depositors.
A department of agriculture study finds the average US farmer travels six and a half miles to market. For wheat corn and cotton, typical round trips average half a day, with farther farmers taking about two thirds of a day. The survey notes shorter market distances since 1906 due to rail and road improvements and higher daily hauls for wheat and cotton.
United Press reports a casualty correction from Pec 12 stating WW Phelps of Little Hocking Ohio is now returned to duty after previously being reported missing.
A vintage ad touts Lubricant Carbon Remover to fix carburetor woes by pouring two to four tablespoonfuls into each spark plug hole. It claims the motor regains power and efficiency, with cleaned plugs as proof. Price 1, Aggesta offered by Star Auto Specialty Agency, 118 Griffiths St, Syracuse, N. Y.
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