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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
6
Portsmouth reader Mrs. Sara Shaw credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after long female ailments. The letter urges other women to try the remedy and offers advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. at Lynn Massachusetts.
The article warns that most soaps and shampoos contain alkali that dries the scalp and ruins hair. It recommends Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a pure greaseless alternative, noting a small amount creates rich lather and thorough cleansing. It claims the shampoo leaves hair soft, bright, and easy to manage and is inexpensive and long lasting.
Electric fans enable churches and theatres in southern India to stay open during hot summers. The note highlights how cooling devices sustain steady attendance and activity in religious and cultural venues across the region.
An advertisement touts Bio-Feren as the best remedy for nervous, weak, and anaemic men and women. It claims two tablets after meals and one at night for seven days, then one tablet per meal until finished, with a money back guarantee if energy and ambition do not double. Drugstores in the city stock multiple packages.
An advertisement touts a toothpaste that allegedly cleans, whitens, and removes film while banishing acidity. It claims quick results in a week, low cost, and wide dentist usage, urging readers to ask their dentist about it during routine visits.
Annie recovers from the horror of the Circle Company fire and learns the two partners reopen nearby with the same waist line. She follows the trial of the men, notes the inspector’s fine for a locked fire escape, and braces for what comes next.
A reader asks how to handle returning a ring after a broken engagement and whether to write for a reconciliation. Mrs Thompson advises valuing friendship first, then engagement if congenial, and handling pride with calm communication.
Question about whether a fiancée should pay her railroad fare on a long trip. Answer says it is acceptable if he accompanies her or if finances necessitate it and he understands. The exchange reflects cautious guidance for engaged couples on supporting travel costs.
Squeeze two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a cheap freckle and tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. Harmless and non irritating.
A woman cites six months of toast and water and years of stomach trouble. She reports relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, claiming restoration and tolerance to cabbage. The ad promotes the remedy as a cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments and mentions a money refund. A McKee Plug Company note and a novel cigar cutter watch for men are also mentioned.
An advisory note explains that genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets must bear the Bayer Cross mark on unbroken packages. It highlights the product’s uses for headache toothache and other pains and notes affordable 12 tablet tin boxes at drugstores with larger options available.
Ohio crop chief J. L. Cochran cites weather impacts on June yields. July 1 forecasts 54.45 million bushels of winter wheat and 148.19 million of corn, with oats 66.79 million and hay crops near or above ten-year norms. Fruit crops show mixed results with grapes strong while apples pears and peaches lag.
A consumer is advised to cut out this notice to ensure purchasing Chamberlain's Tablets for relief from constipation and indigestion. The ad emphasizes accuracy in product name and promises reliable relief.
In 1909 Wm B Wisler of Douglasville Ga states he received a free sample of Chamberlains Tablets by mail during a severe indigestion attack. He tried them, bought a package, and has not had a similar attack since.
Advice promotes Chamberlain's Ointment for stiffness sore muscles aching joints and difficulty moving. It claims relief of pain aiding rest and sleep and suggests massage to affected parts.
In Chicago Illinois sixty million ants face elimination by sneezing as authorities consider hot pepper tactics after Pied Piper methods failed. A poster urges cayenne pepper as a cure.
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