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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
6
An old OCR fragment promotes a coffee grocer named Woolson Spice Co offering an all coffee product at lower prices. The readable text is garbled but suggests a marketing pitch focusing on affordability and the vendee’s name.
Viscount Grey the British ambassador on special mission departs Washington for New York to sail Friday for London on leave of absence. He will inform Premier Lloyd George of the final U. S. stance on the peace treaty and expected allied conditions to bring the United States into the league of nations. The cabinet also awaits data on Ireland policy and DeValera’s tour of the United States.
A promotional note suggests taking large doses of Laxa sg brom oquinine tablets to prevent influenza likening it to grip. The text urges proactive use rather than waiting to fall ill. It emphasizes self treatment and prevention with the product.
A farmer reports 200 hens laying 107 to 114 eggs daily after using Don Sung feed supplement, up from 25 to 30. The ad promises a 30 day trial with money back if results aren’t paying for itself, urging purchase from druggists or poultry remedy dealers. Burrell Co. advertises the product.
Ann reflects during lunch with Athena as Eric Sands presses for a clear answer on love. She admits uncertainty about her husband while acknowledging Eric's dangerous charm and lingering affection. The scene ends with a threat to escape and think, leaving the question unresolved.
A wife describes eight years of marriage without a home, a roaming husband, and a close relationship with a new suitor who offers stability. The adviser urges commitment, urges the husband to seek steady work and provide a home, and suggests divorce only if the husband remains unfulfilling, while stressing love and family bonds. The letter ends with the adviser noting lack of requested address.
A reader asks about marital strain with a second husband who provides but withholds affection. Mary notes danger in expressing craving for love, while outlining the need to balance emotional needs with practical realities and potential risks.
A 74 year old Dayton resident testifies that Dreco relieved his uric acid buildup and rheumatic pain after other medicines caused stomach distress. He reports regular Bowels, reduced back and limb pain, easier movement, and stronger appetite. Dreco is marketed as a herbal remedy aiding stomach, liver, kidneys, and blood. The Cline Pharmacy Co. promotes it in Athens.
William M. Patton United Press telegrapher in Memphis is recovering at St. Joseph's hospital after tackling a burglar barehanded. He was shot through the shoulder last night when he chased the intruder from the house without securing a gun.
An advertisement urges girls and young women with pale complexions and low energy to try Gude's Pepto Mangan. It claims the tonic enriches thin blood, increases red blood cells, and improves vitality, available in liquid and tablet forms sold by druggists with the brand name on the package.
An advertisement recounts a severe asthma recovery after using Milks Emulsion, claiming relief within days and six bottles to test the product. It promotes general digestive and tonic benefits, a solid emulsion formula, a spoonable texture, and a money back guarantee with prices 60c and 1.20. The Milks Emulsion Co. markets Terre Haute Indiana origin, with local guarantees from Cline Pharmacy Athens and L. J. Eberle Nelsonville.
In London a new domestic fad sees spouses choosing silence over talk to avoid quarrels, sparked by Mrs Florence Hill legal case and echoed by historic tales of writers like Daniel Defoe. The trend grows as couples use brief notes to communicate at breakfast and daily life.
A new French law extends the 2014 framework allowing saccharine and other artificial sweeteners, previously prohibited in France. The measure broadens approval for synthetic sweeteners used in foods and beverages amid regulatory reviews.
In Mexico City on December 31, a revived bull fight drew an 18,000 crowd amid ceremonies for visiting Argentine, Uruguayan, and Cuban naval officers and Amado Nervo's funeral body. The event featured banderillas, matadors, and a nonlethal plan, yet three horses were killed. The bull ultimately survived when the execution was halted by a dud sword. Federal authorities now decide the bull's fate.
A Kentucky druggist urges readers to treat catarrh seriously. He promotes a home remedy of Mentholized Arcin mixed with boiled water, to be gargled twice daily and sniffed or sprayed in the nose, promising relief within days and urging early use at first sign of a cold.
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