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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
5
In 1911 I suffered great back and head pain with sharp spells that laid me up. After using Cardus I gained strength, never had another attack, and stopped medicines. Cardus helped many women with female troubles, and I advise others to try it at druggists.
An advertisement touts Bio-feren as a miraculous health booster for women with frail nerves. It promises rapid vigor, clear skin, and bright eyes within weeks, urging purchase through druggists with two tablets after meals and a nightly dose until gone. The notice claims no cost to the buyer if not effective and hints at a money-back guarantee.
Sally Orme lies frail as Dr. Will Rolf counsels purpose over sorrow. He urges active work with a unit of doctors and nurses, appealing to Sally to use her talents and love to heal others while hinting at her postponed marriage to Steve Torrance.
A young woman asks Mrs. Thompson for guidance about a soldier boyfriend who promised to return and visit but failed to contact her. The counselor bluntly advises that the relationship is over, stating the man is unfaithful and not worth pursuing, while the writer begins to consider a new interest at work and a colleague who mentions his wife.
A reader asks about inviting strangers over to avoid loneliness and concerns about jealousy. The advisor says the plan is okay and the wife would be grateful unless she is unusually jealous, advising to proceed with care.
The Ohio War Board urges strict wheat conservation in Ohio with several field tips. Suggestions include using tight bottom racks or canvas covers on wagons, keeping sacks and wagon boxes ready to move grain, spreading canvas under threshing machines, cleaning bins thoroughly, and contacting the Food Administration in Columbus if coal access is limited.
Chauncey C. Inman petitions the Athens clerk for divorce from Elizabeth Y. Inman on grounds of grave misconduct. They wed at Boline Mills, Vinton county, July 25, 1900, and have three children Earl C. Inman 17, Mabel Inman 12, Margaret Inman 9. He cites misconduct in Athens over the past year and a half with several men and asks for divorce and custody of his two daughters.
A historical critique argues Germany failed to originate key agricultural, industrial, and technological advances. It asserts Britain and the United States led in farming, machinery, electricity, and weapons, while Germany copied others and used innovations destructively, citing submarines and aircraft as examples.
Morning Sunday School at 9, church service at 10 80. Afternoon prayer meeting at 2 30. Epworth League at 6 30, evening service at 7 30. Dr B D Evans to preach both morning and evening. Evening sermon topic is Trench Religion.
Sunday service at 11 00 a m features a Christian Science subject and a Golden Text from Isaiah 88 16. The public is welcome. Sunday School starts at 9 45 A M and Wednesday meetings at 7 30 P M.
Sermon Sunday morning by the pastor on The Spirit of the Puritan. In the evening on The Kingdom a Growth. The Stewart Class will hold a special rally at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Invitations sent to all men. Prof. Hoover to teach. Special preparations for young people through the Summer School. Tomorrow morning The Gospel in Livingston's Darkest Africa. Miss Chloe Henry to read. Rev. Mr. Isom of the Baptist church will speak.
Sunday School at 9 a m. church services at 10 30 a m. Christian Endeavor 6 30 P M. Evening services 7 30 P M. Morning and evening services conducted by Rev I J Cahill secretary of the Ohio Christian Missionary Society. All are welcome.
The Church of God on Hocking Street holds Sunday School at 9 00 A M preaching at 10 00 A M Prayer and Praise at 7 30 P M Workers meeting Thursday at 7 20 P M All welcome The Methodist Protestant Church on Richland Avenue offers Revival Services Sabbath School 9 30 A M and preaching at 10 30 A M with special music Everyone invited to attend and join.
J. W. Selby prop shoe repair shop 68 DB State St says a cold weakened his kidneys caused chronic backache and bladder inflammation. After using Deans Kidney Pills sold at Conner’s Drug Store he reports complete relief and renewed health. 60c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Milwaukee Buffalo NY
The author argues that food production, especially wheat per acre, shows a nation's true usefulness. Germany ranks poorly in agricultural yields compared with other countries, evident from a table listing bushels per acre by country.
Captain K. T. Crossen formerly of Carbondale and Albany now commands Company K, 102nd Regiment Regulars U S Infantry A E F in France per a June 12 letter to his mother in Albany describing his unit and duties amid action notes from the front.
Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky June 24 Negro recruits recently arriving are thriving on kitchen duty. Officers seek a punishment to replace the time honored kitchen police which keeps pots and pans clean and mops swinging. White soldiers often dislike the task but the negro recruits view it as a privilege to stay near the food source. One Captain has stopped assigning kitchen police as punishment after a soldier asked to keep the duty.
Washington D C June 29 At a meeting of the county food commissioner and the representatives of the threshers here prices were fixed Friday for the Fayette county farm work Wheat eight cents per bushel oats five cents barley six cents rye ten cents Labor forty cents per hour
Six Knoxville letter carriers assist a widow by harvesting grain on her farm in a cooperative effort amid tight harvest conditions in Tennessee. They work together to load sheaves, bringing relief to the widowed farmer.
Local testimony from Rev. W F Gilbert of Titusville Pa says a 50c jar of San Cura Ointment cured his bleeding and itching piles after twenty years of suffering. The product is sold by Cline's Pharmacy in Athens and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville, with money back guarantees. It also eases pain from burns cuts and bruises and claims to heal quickly.
San Cura Soap described as healing antiseptic for babies and all skin types, claims to cleanse pores, prevent rashes, clear complexion, banish blackheads and pimples. Available for 26 cents per cake at Cline's Pharmacy and Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville Ohio with order option via Thompson Medical Co. Titusville Pa.
Glouster Ohio June 26. Mr and Mrs Joseph Mingus of Green's Run hosted a Sunday June 23 farewell dinner in honor of their son Clarence ahead of his departure with the boys to Camp Sherman. The gathering featured music and social time with many relatives and neighbors in attendance.
Attorneys clash over the credibility of key witness as the De Abate case proceeds. Jurors hear arguments about admissibility of evidence and potential impacts on the trial timeline.
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