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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
6
A garbled old clipping reports Dr Jones criticizing price hikes for a liniment sold under the brand Houstonia. He claims the remedy remains effective and affordable, highlighting the small 35 cent price and a large size option. The faded page notes a picture of Hones.
Association for Improving the Conditions of New York urges staying away from coughing and sick people to prevent influenza. Advice includes airing rooms sleeping with windows open and three meals daily along with a home made mentholated medicine to ease nasal and throat membranes. Mentholized Arcine is sold by druggists in 3/4 ounce vials for a pint preparation.
A wife contemplates her evolving view of love and independence as she unwittingly probes her husband Jim's interactions with an old acquaintance. She recalls past gifts, notes his reticence, and muses that work may be love’s counterweight, while an anecdote from a washerwoman echoes a desire for financial independence. The piece closes with a plan to question Jim about Fanny Frisbie.
A reader letter column discusses parental sacrifice and Dave’s education, urging mothers to fund his schooling and criticizing selfish neglect. It highlights kindness at the library and appeals to perseverance, ending with a young woman's advice on relationships and a married woman confessing a night of drinking.
A woman reflects on a troubling episode urging memory to fade and restraint. She hopes her husband will not condemn or leave her, expressing belief that repentance suffices for the moment.
Mrs Mary Hendricks recalls five months of illness with stomach and bowel trouble under four doctors who gave up. A bottle of Mills Emulsion, urged by a local druggist, restored her in two weeks and increased her weight from 70 to 190 pounds. The ad touts Milks Emulsion as a palatable, nourishing remedy for digestive ills with a six bottle guarantee and nationwide availability.
Two years of stomach trouble eased after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The speaker says morphine injections stopped and he is now serving in the artillery, with government doctors declaring him in perfect health. The remedy claims to remove intestinal inflammation and mucus, including for appendicitis, with a money back guarantee. McKee Drug Co and druggists sell it.
Neuralgia causes pain from nerve lack of nourishment. Apply heat to soothe inflamed nerves and use Dr Williams Pink Pills to supply needed elements through the blood. Heat provides temporary relief while nutrition restores calm. buy 60 cents a box or mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A Columbus woman praises Earle's Hypo-Cod after her husband improved greatly in appetite and sleep. She cites strong nerves and energy restoration, urging others to try the tonic sold by McKee Drug Co. at $1.25 plus tax.
Mat Throckmorton leads a citizen proposal to improve the Albany to Mineral road offering rock for foundations, 700 dollars, 143 days of team labor, and about 8 400 feet of work. If accepted the airline road becomes passable at times, if rejected travelers still face mud these rainy days. A Nelsonville tax collector tale and a joke about subscriptions closes with a note on a bride fetching groceries.
Fashion notes describe gingham seersucker lawn and drill fabrics for rompers and a belted back fullness dress. Patterns offered in four bust sizes text lists yardage for Medium and 4 year sizes and notes sends by mail for 10 cents silver or 1 2 cent stamps.
In Cincinnati on January 20 Russell Mathey was identified in a hospital dying from a self inflicted gunshot after pinning a note to his pistol. A lamp with a candle that shows oxygen levels when testing air in closed rooms was described as well.
Advice against using harsh shampoos praises plain refined coconut oil for hair care. It claims coconut oil cleanses, moisturizes, and leaves hair soft, fresh, fluffy, and manageable while removing dust and dandruff. The text notes coconut oil is cheap and available at drug stores and that a small amount lasts months.
An advertising appeal promotes a free half pint Jiffy Cup with two trade marks from Jiffy Jell packages. It describes using Jiffy Jell to make fruit flavored desserts, notes real fruit content from crushed pineapple and Hawaiian fruit, and promises eleven additional molds with each purchase.
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