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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
3
A vintage advertorial praising Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for young girls and women. It claims to regulate female ailments, strengthen organs, prevent prolapsus, and improve social success through better health. Includes a testimonial from Mrs Crenshaw praising its effects and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for bowel and liver issues.
Local breezes note J. E. Spicer in Columbus on business and F. H. NeVay in Athens on Saturday. Guesting at Morris avenue are Mrs D L Ogg and daughter and Miss Ethel Moran. Mineral resident Johnson Ross dies of dropsy age about 34. funeral held Sunday. Dr Worth Kay, formerly at Athens state hospital, married Miss Gertrude Morse at Coulton Jackson Co. An old hymn book in Canaanville, brought from Connecticut in 1801, is over a century old. A young Athens county couple faces license hurdles as the father claims the bride is underage and the man is 18 or 17. Mrs Jada E Hart of Groton writes of recovery with Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs, now healthy. Trials at W H McKee’s drugstore. regular size 50¢ to 1.00.
The item notes wage advances in Augusta Georgia cotton mills effective January 1 and a 10 percent rise for New England mill workers. It lists the Richmond Frederickburg and Potomac Railroad elevating yard conductors and trackmen by 2.1 percent and notes about 9,400 workers in Elgin Illinois water factories slated for wage increases January first.
Spain's greatest need is urged by E B Olivia of Barcelona who praises Electric Bitters for nerves and health, while naval officials advocate a home grown wireless program over Marconi pricing. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is extolled as a universal cure for croup and whooping cough, with testimonials from M V Fisher of Liberty. The House supports the gold standard by a two thirds margin, signaling the campaign's likely outcome.
A mixed OCR fragment lists health ads for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Hood's Sarsaparilla, touting blood cleansing and nerve strength. It references Boer War levies and counterfeit half-dollars in upper Manhattan, with unclear details and garbled pricing.
A historical note describes a product named Grain-O, a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims gentle digestion, similar taste to coffee, low cost, and suitability for children, priced at 15 cents per package. It references experiments in Europe showing German beet varieties as particularly superior.
The text extols looking for the silver lining in crowds and trials. It argues cheerfulness guides households and sustains efforts, noting mothers and mentors inspire perseverance. It asserts failures become stepping stones and enduring optimistic effort leads to higher achievements.
Manager Martin of Pierson drug store reports strong sales of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy amid la grippe. The product quickly relieves coughing sore throat and lung discomfort and satisfies customers.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns, sores, ulcers and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure. It also includes various notes on counterfeiting in Cuba, a turkey drive in Columbia, a cramp cure from Virginia, and other disparate items from a newspaper page.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune guide describes crafting an affordable oval photograph frame from stout cardboard. It covers cutting an oval opening, gluing the frame pieces, gilding with metallic paints, and mounting the photo inside. Methods include backing with cardboard for stand or hanging by rings, suitable for plain wooden frames.
Grain-O is advertised as a coffee substitute that children and adults can drink without injury. It imitates the color and flavor of mocha or java, but is made from pure grains and easy on delicate stomachs. Price is 25 cents per package and sold by all grocers.
Sunday School Day on February 11 1944 marks a national observance in Ohio urging teachers to present the need of Christ as Savior. Circular preps will be mailed on request to Joseph Clark Columbus Ohio as part of a drive to boost conversions and record outcomes. Mount Vesuvius is reported quiet as eruptive activity ends.
Fortifications at San Francisco and the nearby Vallejo area advance to near completion, promising the Golden Gate one of the best protected ports in the nation as construction progresses.
A physician warns that dancing, while offering exercise through walking and movement, also exposes dancers to poor air in ballrooms. He notes carbonic acid and germs in the air, smaller gains in leg muscles, and questions whether nightly social dancing truly benefits health.
A Philadelphia scene notes seals at the aquarium prefer herring to cod, politely rejecting cod. A passerby recalls a schoolteacher friend, and a young woman laments rain as a barometer of weather, while children are described as restless before storms.
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