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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
6
Denver resident Mrs. R. J. Lawron recounts long term use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during middle age. She credits improved health and daily functioning after following her husband’s advice to try the remedy.
An advert describes a mustard oil ointment named Musterole for sore throat relief. It claims a clean white formula that won’t burn or blister like traditional mustard plasters and can be applied with fingers to penetrate to the sore area. Available in jars and tubes at 35, 65 cents and a larger $3.00 size.
Health Commissioner Dr. Higgins of Athens and Athens county warns Ohio renters of a potential smallpox epidemic after Kansas City reports 296 cases with 103 deaths. He cites vaccination gaps, contrasts mild Ohio form with virulent European smallpox, and urges vaccination drives and school vaccination regulations across multiple counties led by local boards.
The article warns that if the mild form already spreads, the more deadly smallpox could be imported at any minute, endangering public health and prompting urgent sanitary measures.
Mrs. E. Trotter of Toronto reports renewed strength after taking Vinci. The ad claims Vinci boosts appetite, digestion, blood, circulation and overall vitality, urging other weak women to try the product at $1.00 per bottle with a guarantee.
The average value per acre for 10 crops making up 90 percent of total production fell from 35.76 to 14.48 dollars between 1919 and 1921, a drop of 60 percent. The USDA states this decline is without precedent in its 1866 records.
A skin specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur as a fast acting remedy for itching burning and eczema. The cold cream combines sulfur to soothe irritation subdue itch and heal eruptions leaving clear skin. A bottle is available at drug stores.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says about 2.5 million regular whiskey drinkers remain in the United States with 1 million in the habitual category. He notes 17.5 million quit since pre prohibition, claims drinkers now use roughly 5 percent of former amounts. Bribery, smuggling, illicit distilling, and bootlegging continue, complicating enforcement.
In Omaha a boarding house break in stripped John G. James of A E F mementos including a battle belt, Iron crosses, a gas mask, Red Cross bags, a German cigarette case, a prisoner’s coin, and an American Legion button. James claimed $10,000 value, but the law required only $50 since the prizes were in a suitcase when stolen.
An old advertisement for Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound claims a single or two applications darken gray hair, restore natural color, and add lustre. It suggests easy mixing, ready-made form, and universal use with the process described for fading or graying hair.
Youngstown Ohio January 26. Mayor Oles says he travels with two plainclothes detectives as personal guards in addition to a police bodyguard. He reports threats to his life sixteen times his wife eight times and his children four times.
A man may confess failures to men yet a woman will not admit her husband is a failure to other women unless seeking divorce. The remark contrasts gendered patterns in private admissions and marital status implications.
New York January 26 Justice Aspinall suspended an annulment case in Brooklyn Supreme Court to allow Drury Midgley and his wife Emma to establish whether Midgley was divorced from his first wife before marrying Mrs. Midgley.
Mothers rely on California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in children. A teaspoonful is said to loosen bowels within hours, reviving a sick child. Ask the druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup with age directed on the bottle.
Congress approved a measure urged by the American Legion creating a 90 day preentry preference for honorably discharged soldiers and sailors before public land openings for ten years. Indian lands fall under the rule as service members rush to claim farms amid dwindling tillable acres. The Legion reports applicant demand far exceeds available farms, up to forty to one in recent openings.
Florence Alabama January 26 The Muscle Shoals power and nitrate project inspires farmers businessmen and engineers nationwide. Harnessing water power and nitrogen could open the Tennessee River linking up to New Orleans enabling cheap electricity a large manufacturing area a fertilizer plant and national security through nitrate independence.
Guy W. Conrey of Ohio State University notes in Timely Soil Topics that pioneer practice of judging soil fertility by nutbearing timber still offers a general guide. He says native timber no longer suffices for farm fertility, but maple and oak remain useful indicators.
London authorities report Ha vana shipments bring large quantities of cigars specifically intended for women smokers.
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