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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1919
Page
6
Promote local shopping by choosing Golden Sun coffee from the grocer rather than peddlers. Support hometown pride and help your town thrive through steady local commerce. Enjoy the dustless, chaffless product and its delightful flavor.
Coughs colds and bronchial issues affect hogs leading to rest and recovery. The product claims to ease inflammation and promote restful sleep. Sold since 1869 for $1.20 per unit.
Janet writes to Walt that she has reflected on Lucy Benton and the broader idea of having friends and admirers outside marriage. She argues a wife and husband share life, but neither should erase all past connections, and she believes their love can overcome any Lucy Benton obstacle. She signs off ready to return home in a week.
A young woman, eighteen, writes of a jealous suitor who promises marriage and a distant friend in France. She weighs her mother and friends advice against her own strong attachments and considers dating others to gain experience before marriage.
A reader writes about rough skin and powder flaking. A respondent prescribes a complexion routine using a brush warm water face soap and a skin food. She advises a reputable cold cream and urges nightly scrubbing to soften and beautify the skin.
A fourteen year old asks if she can date boys without parental objection. The counselor cautions against telling the man about another girl’s reputation, urges ending the fling, and notes the teen should avoid pressuring the man to choose her.
Ohio senators consider compelling past and present county officials to repay 3 921 729 dollars allegedly illegally collected from public treasuries into the state treasury. Auditor Donahey cites political aversion among prosecutors to recovery actions. governor Cox urges immediate enactment of the ditch commission report. A separate bill plans dam and reservoir projects to aid manufacturing and agriculture, while a proposed new London penitentiary would cost about 4 million. construction could span 15 to 20 years with 590 thousand dollars current appropriation plus 300 thousand from last year. Commercial Cedar Point fishing bill seeks line and book permits.
A vintage health blurb advised mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to treat constipation in children. It warned against counterfeit syrups and urged asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product with clear bottle directions for all ages.
In Marion Ohio on February 28 Rosella Shafer eight held up her right hand as a target and told Raymond Walker nine to shoot. He did wounding her with a missing finger. The boy sobbed I didnt know it was loaded.
Leon Katz files for divorce from Anna Katze in Was Paraiso Maryland alleging a difficult marriage. The case cites conflict and hardship within the household amid ongoing legal actions.
A farmer from Spring Valley Ohio touts Nerv Worth claiming relief from long rheumatism after a severe flu. He says one bottle cured him, aids sleep and appetite, and he would not be without it. The ad promises a dollar back if it fails and lists McKee's Drug Store and Hickman’s Pharmacy as sellers.
A vegetable remedy advertised as gentle and effective for cleansing impurities from the bowels. It claims to improve overall well being, aid when feverish, relieve headaches, freshen breath, clear skin, and restore appetite.
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound sold at drug stores promises natural looking darkening of gray or faded hair in one or two applications. The product, improved with other ingredients, claims to restore youthful appearance quickly and attractively.
In a secret caucus, Massachusetts’ Frederick H. Gillett led with 188 votes to 60 for Mann, 18 for Campbell, 4 for Esch and 1 Mondell as the party aimed at solid backing for a 1920 speakership. Mann moved to nominate Gillett by acclamation after the ballot. Other officers named: Rodgers sergeant at arms, Page clerk, Kennedy doorkeeper, Collier postmaster.
New York harbor could be tied up by a marine workers strike of about 16 000 boatmen unless President Wilson intervenes, as telegraphed by Thomas L Delahunty president of the Marine Workers Affiliation. He says the Macy wage award is unsatisfactory and leaders will not prevent a walkout without immediate relief.
A European project has developed a process to spin kapok fibres into yarn suitable for weaving textiles. The new method aims to use kapok as a lightweight natural fiber for fabric production and could diversify fiber sources in European textile industries.
Dispatches report Berlin cut communication by air and Spartacist unrest worsens the crisis. Berlin to Weimar lines broken while the cabinet in Zurich orders firm measures. 16 000 security troops mobilized in Ruhr cities as strikes and rumors of Berlin protests spread.
Berlin dispatches from Munich report several large floral wreaths were sent by American socialists to Premier Frisner's funeral, reflecting cross party or international sympathy amid the funeral arrangements.
Washington February 28 The one billion dollar wheat price guarantee bill was in conference today after a Senate passage at 12 30 am with an amendment cutting off payments for the 1919 spring planting unless the farmer planted spring wheat last year.
Major H. B. Anderson commander of the fourth corps observation group was killed when his Fokker aircraft, surrendered by the Germans, crashed near the Coblenz field during an attempted forced landing after motor trouble.
In Chicago on February 28 a six year old black girl was killed and several other black residents injured when a bomb exploded in a hallway of a predominantly black apartment building. Police suspect race prejudice as the motive. White families lived beside the damaged structure.
Chicago February 28 judge admonished Edward Clements a Black man caught stealing a duck a can of peas and a napkin urging him to stick to chickens as the trial details emerge in a minor theft case.
The Blackburn Products Co of Dayton Ohio presents Laxene a cough cold and catarrh remedy made from Wild Cherry Tolu Cascara Grindelia Menthol ammonium chloride and alcohol. The dose is ten drops in raw form or made into syrup with sugar syrup. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
In Mount Clemens Michigan on February eighteenth days after deserting his wife Henry Reering said she left with the deed to his farm and $1700. He told the judge I got enough and asked to be discharged.
In Waukegan Illinois Fred Bruc sprained his ankle and is out of the mayoral race effectively ending his campaign. He faced competition from local candidates and the setback shifts the field for the upcoming election.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast acting counter irritant relief for inflammation swelling and stiffness. A few drops target sore parts drawing blood away from congestion and soothing sprains bruises backache and stiff neck with easy clean use. Available in generic sizes at druggists.
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