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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1918

Page

6

Lydia E Pinkham Product Endorsed By Oregon Farm Woman

A Oregon farm woman with 600 chickens touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring her health after organic troubles. She praises the remedy's effect and urges others, especially women with similar issues, to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts based on 40 years of experience.

Oregon Til Lydia B. Pinkham D. M. Avrers Lydia E. Pinkham Edicine Co Lynn, Mass

Clerks Cry For Gas And Other Odd Requisitions

United Press reports clerks at the American Red Cross warehouse in France receive unusual supply requests. They catalog items from drinking water to 460 yards of heavy women s clothing and other odd requisitions as they process first aid and relief supplies for front line workers.

United Press Washington American Red Cross France

The Little Mother O and O Shack 3 by Zoe Beckley

An unnamed female writer Sally ends an engagement with Steve in a blunt letter. She insists on honesty, rejects excuses, and asks he not visit to avoid further pain. Dawn reveals a tear-stained note and a final terse reply: Steve free, do not come. (To be Continued)

Steve Sally Stephen Bally

Sun Bonnet Patterns for Ladies and Girls

Two bonnet designs for sun protection in gingham chambray percale lawn linen or linen. No 1 Tam o Shanter with ruffled crown No 2 old fashioned style. One size medium fits ladies and girls requires 1 1 4 yards for No 1 and 1 1 2 yards of 32 in material. Postage 10 cents.

Soldier writes home from France describing air battles

Private Orland Willard of Guysville reports from France about a German plane shot down with two aviators, one burned in the crash and the other leaping from 700 yards altitude. He notes the roar of big guns, trench life, and seeing fellow soldiers including George Chesser Harry Wyatt and Dorsey Bean.

Orland Willard Guysville Frank France George Chesser Harry Wyatt Dorsey Bean

Letter from Emmett French in Camp Upton Long Island

Emmett Curley French writes to his mother Mrs William French at 18 Fern Street from Camp Upton Long Island New York where about 90 000 soldiers are stationed He describes cold weather bands concerts and homesickness while hoping not to stay long and promising to return home someday without causing worry

Emmett Battery B 136Th Field Artillery Camp Upton Long Island, N. Y William French Fern St Feling Long Island

Murray City social notices list local visitors and travels

Local residents and visitors are reported in Murray City and nearby towns. Names include Heather Ward Vincennes Indiana. Frank Murphy Valse Brown and Park Munsie to Camp Sherman. Isiah Spencer Logan. John Keirds wounded in France and recovering. Cornelius Murphy family Linton Indiana and James Murphy family Lancaster. Chas Hutchison’s guest Taylor Modoc. Henry Peacock Albany visit. Gerald Castell Detroit visiting relatives. Jessie Elias Wellston. Ed Donavan Lancaster. George McMahon Nelsonville underwent surgery in Columbus. Sam Taylor moved to Nelsonville for work. Patrick Lopez and daughter Maud Columbus visit. Mia Grace Dodson and Cotter sisters Glouster Hollister visiting. Edna Mahoney Logan. Hazel Loper out-of-town. John Lee and William Smith Columbus visitors.

Isiah Spencer John Keirds France Cornelius Murphy Linton Ind James Murphy Lancaster Murray Chas. Hutchison Taylor Modoc Henry Peacock Albany Gerald Castell Detroit Mich Jessie Elias Wellston Charles Stratton Ed Donavan George McMahon Nelsonville Mt. Carmel Hospital

Road Work Urged for Athens County to Benefit Coal Mines

In a June 26 1918 letter to Athens County Commissioners E M Poston president of New York Coal Co urges immediate road improvements on the Athens to Luhrig public road to ease access to the Luhrig mine four miles from Athens. He notes idle coal land and warns that without funding to haul material this winter and summer the county and its industries will revert to past deplorable conditions.

Athens County EB. M. Poston New York Coal Company Athens Luhrig Poston Ohio E. M. Poston New York Coal Co Columbus, O

Everyday Etiquette Qs and Answers for Modern Diners

Marie Reilley answers etiquette questions in this column. A letter of welcome to a future daughter in law is advised if a son's fiancée lives distant, with best wishes for happiness. For a boy not yet of age, use his full name without prefixes.

Marie Reilley Reilley Mattern of Etquette John A John Aaron Smith

Safer to be a Soldier Than a Baby in Wartime

Statistics claim soldiers in trenches face a 2 percent death rate versus 7 percent for babies under one. If the baby could choose, he would prefer being a soldier, infinitely.

Community Notes from Strouds Run and Nearby

Strouds Run area activity includes visits among Mansfield Dowler Bennett Gillett Cone and Dowler families. Local farmers report rain, harvest, and hay making while many attend church events, flag raising at Mine No. 211, and Children’s Day services.

C. G. Mansfield Near South Canaan H. P. Dowler Faye Bennett George Gillett Will Hall Fred Stowers Harry Junod Harold Mannestine Austin Cone Semmuel Bennett Jesse Bennett Mine No. 211 Simon Brouwer L. Smith Alice Jordan Lewis Bennett Adria Will Hunter South Canaan Violet Wetzel Buchtel Maggie Hatch Amariah Burchfield Semmuel Bennetts

Harmony Hill society notes from Marietta and nearby

Miss Carrie Thorp of Marietta spent over Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs G K Thorp. John Dutton and Delbert Seeley left Wednesday for Camp Sherman. Misses Mabel Cowdery of Hockingport and Fauna Linscott of Athens spent a few days last week with Mrs A L Cornes.

Carrie Thorp Marietta G. K. Thorp John Dutton Delbert Seeley Camp Sherman Mabel Cowdery Hockingport Fauna Linscott Athens A. L. Cornes

Athens Residents Bus and Social Visits Populate Week

Stewart Rome Lowman visited Athens on Monday while James McGill returned from Columbus Tuesday after days away. Numerous locals traveled to Columbus to enlist or visit relatives, attend services in New England, and attend a funeral in Glouster. L. H. Smith’s store received a fresh coat of paint.

Rome Lowman Athens James McGill Columbus Guy Barrows Navy Eva Griffin Coolville Elijah Cottrill Iva Deanville Cottrill L. H. Smith Parkersburg Harry Leeper John Olliver Ray Dode Nelsonville Otis P. B. Shirley New England Dave Sutton Glouster Addie Biggens Dorothy Ed Byron Wm. Zimmerman

No Nonsense War Verse Rails at Wilhelm

A wartime poem by Charles B. Driscoll mocks Kaiser Wilhelm II. It rails against German arrogance and promises that Allied resolve will force Germany to yield. The speaker vows to erase the dictator’s “big war” dreams as French battlefronts intensify.

Charles B. Driscoll

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Praised in Personal Testimony

A reader describes recovery from stomach trouble after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The testimonial claims the preparation removes mucus and inflammation affecting stomach, liver, and intestines, including appendicitis, and offers a money back guarantee with one dose. The McKee Drug Company and druggists nationwide are cited as distributors.

Mayr McKee Drug Company

Itching and Sting of Bila Skin Fire Eczema Cure Found

The article describes Eczema as a deep infection in the blood causing burning itch and skin fire. Local salves only ease pain temporarily. a thorough cleansing remedy named 8, 8. S. promises complete impurity removal and visible results. Send for free expert advice from Medical Director, 21 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.

Bila Swift Laboratory Atlanta

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