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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement touts Freezone a painless corn remedy. It claims instant relief from hard or soft corns and between the toes, with a tiny bottle costing only a few cents and no soreness or irritation after use. The product is hailed as a sensational Cincinnati discovery.
An advertisement promises seven days of Bio-Feren to improve nerves, energy, ambition, and general vitality. It claims two tablets after meals and one at night for seven days, then tapering doses, with a money back guarantee if energy and performance don’t double. It touts Bio-Feren as a grand remedy for nervous exhausted and anaemic individuals and notes local druggists carry it.
A vintage ad touts CO Tooth Paste as a cheap, powerful tooth cleaner. It claims to whiten teeth, remove film, fight Pyorrhea, and banish mouth acidity. Sold in tubes for a few cents, recommended by dentists and vital for twice yearly visits.
Annie, anxious and sobbing after a school incident, is urged by Aunt Margaret to seek happiness. Her family debates spending on pleasure versus home needs. They visit I Fidelbaum's Select Dancing Academy on West Broadway where Annie encounters a roomful of factory girls and two kinds of young men, as the scene unfolds.
A young man faced with two fiancées asks if he is too young to marry and which woman to choose. The advisor urges disillusioning the elder, delaying the younger, and evaluating income as the basis for marriage. A grieving widow asks about marrying a resemblance of her late husband, with guidance to remain single until true love returns.
Advice urges genuine affection in marriage and openness to new love. It reminds that loving a different partner is possible and can work if based on the man's distinct qualities. It emphasizes that marriage thrives on love rather than idealized expectations.
Mr Emlen and Guy Wanless of Athens visit grandmother Mrs Ida Cubbison while Mrs Helen Rogers stays with relatives in Cincinnati. Sylvia Cubbison visits and travels between Hornsby and Giddings households. many neighbors attend a Grange meeting at Coolville. Lightning strikes a cow belonging to Ed Dunfee. several residents recover from ailments and continue social visits across the area.
The report notes the mines are operating fairly well. Several local residents are listed as visiting or calling, including Albert Crippen of Big Sand on his brother Harry, Lee McWilliams on business in Coalton, Olive Brook of The Plains visiting family, Lilian Francis helping with housework, Thomas Brooks of The Plains visiting, Agene Dowler and son Luster calling, and multiple storm effects with a lightning strike on a house and trees. Mrs. Rachel McWilliams also visited Mr. William Beckle, and Don Severs took his four year old son to a Columbus hospital for treatment.
Libbie Humphrey, 38, died Sunday at Athens State hospital of exhaustion after eight days there. The remains were sent to Waverly last night for burial by Undertaker Baughman.
Elmer Brooks of Peoria credits Milks Emulsion with restoring regular bowel movements after years of constipation. The ad touts the product as a nutritious corrective that boosts appetite, builds strength, aids digestion, and even helps tuberculosis cases, with a money back guarantee on six bottles. Available at Cline Pharmacy Athens and Fountain Pharmacy Nelsonville.
An advertisement claims a guaranteed weight reduction method using oil of kerein capsules. It pledges no starvation or strenuous exercise and promises clearer mind, improved figure, buoyant step, cheerfulness, and optimism. Readable details urge readers to obtain the oil capsules from a druggist and show others the ad.
The advertisement describes Ladies Waist Pattern 2844 and Ladies Skirt Pattern 2854 with seven waist sizes 34 to 46 inches and seven skirt waists 22 to 34 inches. A medium dress requires 614 yards of 44 inch material. skirt about 1% yards with plaits extended. Two patterns mailed for 10 cents and payment by silver or stamps.
The Turkish peace delegation in its first Paris meeting with Allied representatives urged continuation of the empire and retention of Constantinople, signaling a demand for favorable terms.
Advertises San Cura antiseptic ointment sold on a money back plan by The Cline Pharmacy Co in Athens and The Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville. Claims rapid relief for burns and wounds and lists numerous skin ailments. Also promotes San Cura Soap for babies and skin care at 25 cents and 30/60 cents per jar.
Wholesale arrests of labor leaders occurred in Winnipeg as Royal Northwest Mounted Police raided the labor temple and seized literature. Officials refused to reveal prisoner lists but said all prominent leaders were included, while a separate item notes James A. Reynolds of Cleveland was appointed to the Ohio state board of administration.
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