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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement claims Bio-feren boosts health vigor and beauty for nervous women within fourteen days. It promises clear skin bright eyes and higher spirits with a seven day a week dosage and a money back guarantee if results fall short.
The text warns against sugar shortages in jelly making and gives proportions for various fruit juices. It notes too much sugar makes jelly too soft and too little makes it tough. If jelly fails to set, more juice may help and a second cooking can correct it, though early correct proportioning is best. Sugar is added hot after boiling to prevent cooling and prolonged boiling with acid.
Athens resident A. R. Bly praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing his back pain and kidney distress. The ad claims widespread approval and urges readers to buy the kidney remedy for 60 cents at dealers. A Belgian report notes a failed assassination attempt on Hindenburg and Ludendorff.
Sally, a nurse with Bally Orme, visits New York with the Phillipsburg unit, experiences the city’s frenzy from subway fumes to Broadway lights, and prepares for a mysterious embarkation at night. The scene blends travel therapy with wartime duty and personal awe.
A reader asks about using white vaseline on the face and is advised it should not replace cold cream. An anxious mother seeks dietary tips for growing children and receives guidance on meals. A worried wife discusses wartime marriage plans and potential draft implications with Uncle Sam. A friend hints at a pending marriage in two months and faces uncertain outcomes.
A reader asks about marrying before work plans allow and expects guidance on insisting for an explanation. The reply warns the move may be premature and emphasizes carefulness in demanding answers to avoid unnecessary conflict. Another note clears a girl being taken home by a boyfriend, saying no apology is required.
A promotional notice claims San Cura Ointment cures chronic sores and skin ailments. It cites J. D. Hood of Townville Pa and Karl C. Banks of Atlantic Refining Co. of Pittsburgh who reported rapid relief, with claims of burns and other injuries aided, priced 80 and 60 cents a jar at Cline's Pharmacy Athena Ohio and Fountain Pharmacy Nelsonville.
An advertisement touts San Cura Soap as a great antiseptic for a velvety complexion free of pimples and blackheads. It lists Athens and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville as sellers and Thompson Medical Co. in Titusville, Pa. as a mail order option.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh claiming it works internally through the blood and reaches ailment sites. It notes endorsements by physicians and the product's combination with tonics and laxatives.
Athens county men in deferred classes drive War Stamp sales with wide reach into over 2000 homes. Draftees report high totals including Fred Wolfe of Ames township who bought 1000 dollars in stamps, John R. Clark of Glouster with 1595 dollars, and others from The Plains and Ames. Township captains and lieutenants named. meetings scheduled Sunday with organizers to address campaigns.
Miss Nellie Core of St Marys West Virginia visits Mrs Fred Medley and family. A mass meeting at Athens drew deferred draftees who then sold War Stamps. George Parker of Camp Sherman and Mrs Er Parker host relatives. Mrs Lukens near Spencer is buried. Jessie Parker visits Camp Sherman. H B Adams and son Julian drive to Athens. Walter and E A Dutton of Lansing hosted. Mary A Stone visits Marietta and sees 151 young men boarding for Camp Sherman. Rev McCall of Columbus visits Richard Nixon. Hay harvest up and farmhands scarce. Ethel Parker visits Parkersburg.
Since June 28, thirteen men born abroad have begun the citizenship process in the United States. The list includes eight Austro Hungarians, three Russians, and two Italians, all miners in the area. Names and ages span June 28 to July 5 with origins in Austria Hungary Russia and Italy.
Berlin dispatch reports the German Reichstag approved the Romania peace accord. Foreign Minister Kuhlmann formally announced Germany will not begin a campaign to invade.
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