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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1920
Page
6
A Tennessee reader reports hens lay well in cold weather after starting Don Sung tonic. The offer promises 30 days of product use with a money back guarantee if no eggs, with an appeal to try 50 hens’ output and compare before and after results.
A circus goat named Billy entertains a crowd as a claimed astrologer reads from a mystic book. The trick is exposed when Billy finally breaks a glass case to eat popcorn, revealing his clever deception. Copyright Saalfield Publishing Co.
A wife reflects on infidelity and jealousy as she recalls the Fanny Frisbie incident. She contrasts petty resentment with a wife who faced her husband’s betrayal by adopting the child and choosing forgiveness. The piece ends with a personal prayer to rise above pettiness and practice forgiving love.
A teenage girl asks if she should tag along to basketball games and the adviser notes the boy likely just tired after a game and prefers staying home. The second letter asks whether to request release from an engagement with a distant fiancé and when to return personal property.
A distressed letter from a 42 year old mother describes four children and no support from a lazy husband. She asks where to go with two teenagers and details illness and lack of funds while seeking court relief to compel support and care.
A reader asks about hints for ending calls with a boy. The reply suggests a boy should leave at ten or ten thirty. if he stays past that, the girl should state the hour and say no further company that night.
Three carbon plate electrodes power a bath heater designed to warm bath water. The device converts electricity to heat to maintain a warm tub environment. The article notes the propulsion of the heater concept and its safety considerations.
An old advertisement warns influenza weakens blood and lowers vitality. It urges avoiding crowds during recovery and promotes Pepto Mangan, marketed as Gude’s blood builder in liquid or tablet form, claiming equal medicinal value and urging customers to seek the genuine product.
The text claims digestion improves when food is thoroughly chewed and asserts that only half as much food is needed. It recommends chewing thoroughly and taking Chamberlain's Tablets after supper, promising noticeable improvement within a day or two for indigestion.
Sergeant T. J. Minor of Newark Colorado reports relief from stomach pain, weak back, and dizziness after using Dreco. He praises the remedy as safe, non mineral, and effective for stomach kidney liver nerve and blood disorders. Dreco expert Mr. Stout at Cline Pharmacy offers local explanation and invites the public to see him today.
Athens faces a demand to house about 240 visitors for a forthcoming university basketball tournament drawing at least thirty high schools. The community is asked to provide beds for two or three nights while the college supplies meals, following past lodging shortages. Dean Richeson requests volunteers by phone.
Salem neighbors report the death of William Wilkes. The sick list includes Mrs. John Burt and five children, Mr. Cecil, and others with flu. Various visits show William Graham, Mary Burt, Alvey Marks, and Rev. Dabritz among the ill or caring for the sick.
Representative S. D. Fess of Ohio prepared a constitutional amendment granting Congress and the Supreme Court joint authority to authorize the vice president or ranking cabinet officer to assume presidential duties during disability. The measure envisions Congress acting by concurrent resolution after a Supreme Court factual finding, and allows the vice president to call a special session if Congress is not in session.
Berlin reports the German government has prohibited the manufacture of 362 food substitutes that had become indispensable during the war, marking a turning point in postwar policy and rationing.
Health guidance from the New York City Board of Health notes milder flu this season but urges vigilant care. It promotes Vicks VapoRub as an external treatment, detailing inhaled vapors and chest applications, and cites widespread uptake with 17 million jars used annually.
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