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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
6
Mrs H Hankemeier of Kokomo Indiana says Cardui helped her overcome irritability nervousness headaches backache and stomach illness before her delivery and that she felt grand afterward. She recommends Cardui to other women and notes it has done her good and will help others. Your dealer sells Cardui EB-10.
An old advertisement touts a mysterious Y.I's Cater Medi en WR as a cure for catarrh and related constitutional ailments. It claims the medicine acts on mucous surfaces and offers a fecal disease remedy alongside pills for constipation. The text credits a Toledo company and appeals to residents nationwide.
An ad warns painters about kidney strain from turpentine and lead fumes and frequent climbing. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills citing W S Reynolds of Athens as a testimony. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY distributes.
Local ads claim San Cura Ointment cures eczema erysipelas piles burns and many skin ailments. Customers from Townville Plum Enterprise and Nelsonville attest rapid relief after using the product sold at Cline's Pharmacy and Fountain Pharmacy. Ointment priced 30 and 60 cents per jar on money back plan.
San Cura Soap claims to remove pimples blackheads and many skin diseases. It promises a clear complexion and velvet skin and is priced at 25 cents at Cline's Pharmacy in Athens and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville. If unavailable, send to Thompson Medical Co. in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
Regina proposes a goat ranch as war work and drafts a cast of friends including Captain O’Brien, Count Benichi, and her nurse Blanche. Suspicion falls on the Count while Willie warns Regina to keep the venture quiet as a coast picnic plans to view land for the venture. The scene ends with Regina driving away and Alberta arriving to discuss furnishings.
A National Geographic war geography bulletin relays a vivid Paris Soldiers' Home scene as a wounded, witty Australian sergeant recounts three years at the Somme and life after now. He speaks of brothers dead or blinded, home hopes, and a steadfast faith to carry on despite war’s cruelties.
Clarence G Mansfield age 19 farmer Athens R D 4 Adria A Dowler age 20 Athens RR D 3 Dayton Tubbs 28 lineman Pratts Fork Maude Nicholson 25 Athens
Instructions describe a pattern suitable for repp pique linen gingham and other fabrics. The model uses eyelets and center front lacing, over-the-head slip-on style, cut in sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years. Size 4 requires 2 14 yards of 36 inch material. A mailed pattern is available for 10 cents.
An oil well on the Wall Nice farm at Big Run draws local excitement as residents share travel and visiting news. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nice and family traveled to Sugar Creek to view the flag raising amid Sunday activities.
The June 1 supplement clarifies that the United States Fuel Administration has restricted coal and fuel oil use on private pleasure yachts. The administration has issued no order affecting gasoline use in pleasure launches or automobiles.
The notice offers Bricks of Cline's Ice Cream for a Sunday dinner. It states 6003 prisoners of war in England work in agriculture and 1400 more are to be employed, highlighting wartime labor arrangements.
The Cornerstone of Reconstruction Base Hospital No 1 was laid on Parker Hill Boston in a ceremony attended by national state and city leaders. The Elks gift funded at 250 080 dollars from war relief funds will serve as a model hospital to rebuild maimed soldiers and teach trades.
Beaumont and area residents visit friends and relatives across Circle Hill Floodwood Kimberly Chauncey Nelsonville and The Plains with many calls and social visits noted. A wartime item states many American wounded may be sent from France to England for treatment and Red Cross laundry units are now at base hospitals in France.
Residents of Alexander township reported hearing a fast moving airplane pass eastward last night. The distant roar of its motor was heard for a long time, though the craft was hidden by heavy clouds. It is believed to be a military plane traveling from Camp Sherman to an eastern camp.
Camp Sherman Ohio June 15 Two hundred women and girls employed in the exchanges must be replaced by male workers by July 10 Major General Harry C Hale orders civilians barred from most areas and off the Columbus avenue Frankfort Pike except visiting days Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 pm. Guardsmen and mounted police enforce the ban and prohibit entry to barracks or officers quarters even on visiting days.
The president calls for broad use of War Savings Stamps to fund the war effort. He insists the stamps are a vital tool to mobilize resources against enemies and support a righteous, triumphant force for right.
A Civil War veteran urges national wartime sacrifice to conserve wheat during a critical shortage. He recalls 1860s fighting spirit and emphasizes personal saving, using wheat substitutes to support soldiers. The note adds a fact about Algeria's forests calling out cork trees on 1,112,000 acres.
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