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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
11
An advertisement touts California Prune Wafers as a natural dissolvent and laxative to treat indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims liver cleansing benefits, relief from stomach irritation and improved bowel movement with 100 wafers for 25 cents sold by druggists.
At a recent Sereno lodge No. 479 L O O F meeting officers were elected and will be installed at the first regular meeting in January. Noble Grand B. F. Hambleton Vice Grand J. W. Earich Secretary E. H. Walker Treasurer F. S. Grones.
Excursion rates offered between all points on the Olio Central Lines and to all Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets go on sale December 24 25 31 1903 and January 1 1904 good for return until January 4 1904.
The Canton Athens No. 74 L O F reported officer elections with W S Blackwood as captain G H Earhart as lieutenant A E Ayers as ensign E T Rose as clerk and D C Beverage as accountant, to be installed the first of the year.
The notice lists H. T. Lee a physician and surgeon with office on the second floor of Cline Building Athens Ohio and both phones, residence at 23 West Union Street. It is dated December 17.
A sermon recounts the nativity during a period described as both enlightened and peaceful. It portrays prophecies fulfilled and the shepherds witnessing angels, declaring the birth of a Savior, Christ the Lord, in Bethlehem as the world seeks spiritual light.
A long excerpt contrasts maternity costs with maternal health and happiness, praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a painless aid. It then shifts to a Christmas sermon praising peace on earth, goodwill toward men, and the advent of Christ, urging charity to the poor and a transformed world.
A seasonal note urges prudent housewives to stock Chamberlains Cough Remedy and use it at the first signs of a cold. The ad claims prompt results, safety for children, and pleasant taste, selling at McKee's Drag Store.
Chicago devises a straightforward strategy to reduce homicide by targeting pistols knives and other lethal weapons. The approach relies on familiar methods and reflects longstanding policing ideas.
A dated health notice urges avoiding exposure to illnesses and recommends Perry Davis Painkiller as a family standby for sixty days to combat sudden colds and throat and lung symptoms.
William Jennings Bryan is received by the Pope and plans to travel from Rome to St. Petersburg. The trip touches on papacy, autocracy, and Bryan’s evolving legacy.
A Beall, Mississippi resident profiles a wife's battle with consumption. She used Dr King s New Discovery after other treatments failed and recovered after four bottles. Trial bottles offered, with a price range 50c to 1.00. Guaranteed by W H McKee Druggist.
The remedy is described as pleasant and harmless for children and all coughs. It supposedly acts at the source of the trouble, draws out inflammation, heals, and soothes, enabling lungs to supply oxygen to the blood. Dr Armstrong of Delia Texas prescribes it daily and asserts its superiority, with sales by all druggists.
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