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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets as a guaranteed cure for a cold with refunds if it fails. ER. W. Groves signature appears on each box. The ad includes a quip about a man claiming to be dry as a fish and the expected response.
Through Route to Chicago and the West offers travel details for a sleeping car from Athens to Chicago and notes a new Chicago route via the Ohio Central Lines. It promotes Bucklen’s Africa Salve for skin relief and reports a prescription for One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials and pharmacy availability at W. H. McKee's.
A scan of Ohio state items reports smallpox measures in Lima, deaths of James R. Oliver near Celina and 116-year-old Alexander Mead in Toledo, bond issues in Bellefontaine, a graft trial outcome in Rushsylvania, a drowning incident on the Ohio River at New Richmond, and various local court actions. The roundup covers arrests, injunctions, paroled prisoners, river ice conditions at Buena Vista, and notable community happenings across cities including Columbus, Gallipolis, Springfield, and Akron.
A Kansas blacksmith credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing severe rheumatism. The piece also plugs Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for digestion, Japanese wound dressings, and Ollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, with various testimonials and local pharmacy sales pitches.
Text notes that consumption patients previously relied on cod liver oil but could not take it in old form. It suggests fresh air exercise nourishing food and Scott's Emulsion as near universal aids, implying broad health benefits for those with one lung and general well being.
The article extols Scott's Emulsion for long term use in consumption, stating it digests easily without oil or butter, and is absorbed by the body much like cod liver oil, making it a helpful continuous remedy.
A. C. Sprague of Normal Illinois testifies after two years of back pain and sleep loss that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney and bladder distress. He describes improved mobility and comfort after using three boxes. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price fifty cents per box.
A compact quip notes that some men are born kickers while others endure dyspepia as a fate. The line contrasts natural talent with lifelong stomach troubles, casting a wry view of human gifts and frailties.
The remedy is praised for soothing healing properties and quick permanent relief from colds, croup, and whooping cough. It is said to have a pleasant taste and no opium, suitable for babies and adults alike. Sold by McKee's drug store.
The village council of Athens Ohio enacts a measure requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to light a section of its tracks within village limits. Lighting must be 2000 candlepower at specified intersections and continued daily for permitted periods. If the company fails to light within twenty days after notice, the village may perform the work and assess costs against the company.
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