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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
A vintage advertisement asserts Tiz relieves tired aching feet. It describes soaking feet in a Tin bath, claims corns callouses and bunions vanish, and promises shoes feel smaller after using a 21 cent box sold in drug or department stores.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh by internal action through the blood rather than local applications. It credits a leading country physician and asserts the product’s ingredients provide powerful relief for mucous conditions. The notice directs readers to contact NEY CO in Toledo Ohio for remedies.
In a Kansas town Sally Orme feels jilted after a note from Stephen Torrance shatters years of shared history. She battles loneliness, social judgment, and a vow to publicly defy the town’s wedding norms as she faces an uncertain future.
A vintage pattern notice proclaims women worldwide now wear overalls and trouser aprons for work. Pattern 2462 offers four sizes from Small to Pixtra Large with bust measurements and yardage requirements. Send 10 cents for the illustration by mail.
An antiseptic refreshing paste promises to clean teeth without enamel injury and improve gum health. The Red Cross remedies line includes over a hundred products sold and guaranteed by The Clines Pharmacy Co in Athens and The Hickman Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
Dehydration of fruits and vegetables is urged as a food saving measure by the U S government. It costs about 1 4 cent per pound and reduces size to 1 7 to 1 15 while yielding a practically non perish able product. No special containers are needed. plain paper bags protect against dust and insects. Rehydration takes 20 minutes to two hours and preserves flavor and color. Mr McAdoo might feel railroad presidents must be fired to show who is boss.
In stark figures, 4 760 000 Europeans have died from starvation versus 4 250 000 in combat. The appeal urges wheatless days, home canning, reduced sugar, minimal meat and fats, and constant food conservation to spare more lives and hasten victory.
A soldier writes by candlelight in a gas mask while artillery and aircraft roar outside. He describes keeping the mask tight, wiping its windows, and staying calm to avoid gas injuries. The piece notes training, gas history, and the practicality of writing while protected.
Advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for rheumatism claiming sore inflamed joints and stiff muscles vanish. It urges buying a $1.00 bottle from McKee Drug Company and leading druggists, noting thousands improved and urging skeptical readers to try.
Caring mothers seek relief for feverish, sleepless, constipated children with worms. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claim to cleanse the stomach ease bowels break up colds relieve headaches and teething issues. The ad touts 10 000 testimonials and a 25 cent price from druggists.
The message urges saving to the utmost and investing in War Savings Stamps to prevent Allied troops from being sent to enemy prison camps. It emphasizes citizen sacrifice and loyalty in support of the war effort.
Mrs John Lohse visited his father Robert Dunlap at Clark's Chapel. His health is failing in his 84th year. Dry weather damaged raspberries and blackberries. Early potato crop may suffer. Fred Schmidt reports encouraging corn prospects. Farmers cutting a bumper wheat crop and spring wheat at an all time high. Wages for farm work at $50 a month plus board but long hours. BH Wolfe notes late corn, good hay, oats prospering. A weed joint worm pest threatens heads. Jim Bell bought an Overland and struggles with new vehicle.
Miss Mary Sickels of Mineral and Arch Knowlton, a school instructor, were married in a quiet Tuesday ceremony June 25 at the Central Avenue M E Church parsonage. Rev. R G Bowden officiated.
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