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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
2
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Washington reports plans are nearly set for the president to address a March 4th speech at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York before boarding the George Washington to sail for France. He will meet with the Democratic national committee at the White House the next day to discuss party matters and outline hopes to rally support for the League of Nations plan through speeches abroad.
Miss Edith Humphrey of Athens high school stayed with her parents for a Sunday visit. Birthday notes mark February 22 for George Washington and Mrs H B Adams. Ethel and Jessie Parker from Parkersburg visited aunt Miss Olive F McKim. Owens and Hannis farm deals noted. Rev Shaver preached and dined with H B Adams. Local families hosting and visiting are listed with brief notes on school attendance and health.
Boston officials report two men dead and at least six others seriously ill after consuming punch laced with wood alcohol. Investigators seek the source of the tainted beverage and identify the alleged supplier as central to the case.
An advertisement claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys by uric acid, urging four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush kidneys. It credits Jad Salts with lithia and grape lemon acid to neutralize urine, prevent bladder irritation, and maintain kidney function.
An advertisement touts Miro Pile Remedy and Miro Pile Ointment as cures for piles, claiming complete relief in days. It cites testimonials from Harry J. Stone of Lorain Ohio and Frank J. Phillips of Bird Island Minnesota and notes pharmacists stock the product.
Report notes many insurance applicants are rejected due to unrecognized kidney issues. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is promoted as a mild healing remedy, with sample bottles offered for ten cents. The ad cites a physician from a life insurance company and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
A secret service man named J Jones wore one pair of soles for nineteen months while chasing across the Americas and Australia ending in April 1917. The piece claims Neolin soles are durable and waterproof and advertises Goodyear Wingfoot shoes for men women and children.
Three transports Wilhelmina Caserta and Ulua arrived with nearly five thousand officers and soldiers, many ill or wounded. Wilhelmina carried 11,711 men including 1,378 convalescents from the 16th Bordeaux detachments and support units. Caserta sailed from Marseilles February 6 with 1,607 aboard including the 68th regiment and coast artillery corps. Ulua carried 1,180 men including the 317th supply train and trench mortar battery plus the 226th field signal battalion and a New York casual company.
Dispatches from Archangel report Bolshevik supreme command outlines a multi front offensive starting in Archangel and expanding to the western southern and eastern fronts with Murmansk and Finland held for defense. Allies reportedly advance over 26 miles on the Murmansk front amid heavy Bolshevik casualties.
Seventy one cases of flu have developed at Sugar Creek with one death reported yesterday. Mrs Clyde Sedwick of near mine 211 died. Jim Rojeski family and several households are bedridden. Water quality may aid recovery. current outbreak less severe due to better care.
Marie Punches, 18, of Lima allegedly confessed to stealing a horse and buggy she was driving after arrest in Van Wert. She initially blamed a man, who later had an alibi, prompting her to give conflicting tales that left police baffled.
One dose relieves a cold without quinine and a second dose every two hours for three doses ends grippe misery. It opens congested air passages, stops nasal discharge, relieves headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and stiffness. Get the genuine at any drug store.
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and floral offerings shown during our father’s illness and passing. Lewis Bros and sister.
An advertisement argues catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the remedy. It claims the medicine works through the blood and mucus surfaces, endorsing a beater tone and urging readers to send for more information.
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