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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1919
Page
2
A health authority warns that meat forms acid that overworks kidneys and leads to waste buildup. Sluggish kidneys cause sickness, headaches, rheuma, liver trouble, dizziness, and sleeplessness. Regular flushing is advised to prevent dull aches and related symptoms.
Ad copy claims Dandeline stops itching and hair loss, promising shiny, healthy hair if readers buy a small package for a few cents at any drugstore or toilet counter. The fragment urges immediate use to enjoy silky, beautiful hair.
An old household remedy promotes Carter's K and B Tea as a gentle, fast-acting solution for constipation and related ailments. The ad emphasizes ease of preparation at home, low cost, and a long-lasting package, claiming benefits for liver, headaches, and dizziness.
Fragmentary note describes mixing cactus juice with a resinous medium to produce a brilliant bh that endures harsh weather. No clear inventor, date, or location available.
Eugene Potter of Lee township secured a petition from the county auditor to circulate for signatures in his district to modify the highway route. The plan would move the McArthur Athens road west of Hebbardsville toward Vinton county, bypass Albany, and shift connections near Airline and Five Points.
Indictments were returned in several cases after a short afternoon session. Five cases were up for investigation with defendants including McDermott for automobile theft, Clarence Gibson for motorcycle theft and burglary, Myrtle McNutt for assault, and Wolfe for assault and battery. Arraignment day was set for Thursday morning.
The letter from Lester Messenger denounces Theodore Roosevelt’s eulogy and defends organized labor against the proposed Ohio State Constabulary. It questions Warrener’s seek to shape opinion, accuses opponents of slush funds, and suggests political agriculturists side with patrons of husbandry. Glouster Ohio, Feb 10, 1919.
Washington hearers hear Leavy Mayer, counsel for Armour, admit evading retail prices by buying wholesale through an or branch house. He says retailers take wide margins and hotel steaks at 1.50 dollars irritate him as a quarter pound portions weigh too little. Mayer sighs over high meat costs.
An advertisement claims washing cannot remove dandruff and recommends rubbing a dissolved preparation into the scalp nightly for several applications to fully destroy it. The text promises a cheap, easily available product sold in stores and claims rapid, lustrous results.
Woman health alert notes kidney and bladder issues are common. Back pain headaches and low energy may signal kidney trouble, urging immediate treatment with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. Sample bottle offer includes ten cent request and Athens Daily Messenger mention.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses health doubts with damaged wording about illness and kidneys. The garbled passage hints at a sufferer asking if cure is possible and mentions medical concerns without clear facts or sources.
An old drug ad touts instant relief from grippe and severe colds with a dose every two hours for three doses. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache and feverish symptoms, and tastes pleasant with no inconvenience.
The Eagle boats are all steel except their concrete nose, 204 feet long with a 28 foot beam and a 10 foot draft. Crew totals about 80 men. They are oil burning steam turbine craft designed to outrun submarines and feature a razor like bow and compact, utility driven construction.
Fitchburg Massachusetts sergeant Gordon W. Hardy, once listed eight times as a casualty and wounded seven, survived mustard gas, escaped a German camp after nine weeks, and served on the front with two US divisions nearly wiped out. General Pershing commended his bravery. he declined a commission to stay in action.
Captain William Fog gy Finch of the White Star line receives the medal of the British Empire from the king for wartime bravery. He went down with the liner Arabic when torpedoed but was rescued. In command of the Adriatic and Baltic he transported thousands of American soldiers overseas.
A committee representing federal judges asked the minister of justice for higher salaries today. The printers strike has been settled with demands granted.
A two strip spring metal device fastens at the ends to hold the landa of trousers in creases while they flip. The invention centers on a simple hinge like mechanism enabling sharp, durable crease formation.
A reader asks for remedies to a lingering cough that resists typical treatments. Health experts suggest identifying underlying causes such as infections allergies asthma or postviral cough and discuss medical evaluation if symptoms persist beyond a few weeks.
Alice Thorman aged 63 died February 9 at Athens State Hospital from pulmonary tuberculosis. She had been a patient there for four years. The body was sent to West Union the following morning for burial by Newsom Walburn undertakers.
Albert Bolin 37 died of influenza with his wife buried weeks earlier. Seven children ill, some seriously, in Peach Ridge. Burial set for Wednesday at 10:30 at Peach Ridge cemetery with no services. Survived by father William Bolin and siblings in Athens Sugar Creek The Plains The Plains area and relatives in Washington and Pittsburg.
The United States Bureau of Standards has installed a machine that alternately thaws and tests samples to study material properties. The apparatus aims to improve accuracy in tests and streamline analysis workflows for research teams.
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