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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1904
Page
2
A column of assorted social notes and essays covers public manners, education, disease care, and Fourth of July safety. It urges responsibility toward contagious diseases, praises high school and college education for employment, and warns against blank cartridges to reduce firework injuries.
A distressed reader cites constant backache fatigue nervous strain and urinary troubles as signs of possible kidney issues, expressing difficulty keeping up with daily tasks. The fragment implies health anxiety and calls for medical evaluation or relief.
Mr. G A Repass of Bowling Green Ohio reports relief from acute back pain after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He also suffered headaches and kidney secretions but says positive results led him to recommend the product. Pills sold at drug stores for 50 cents by Foster Milburne Co Buffalo NY.
An 19th century advertisement claims Perry Davis Painkiller relieves cramps dysentery cholera morbus and all bowel complaints. It urges reputable druggists to stock it with full directions and warns there is only Perry Davis Painkiller in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Through sleeping car for Chicago daily on train No. 5 via Ohio Central Lines and L B M & M railroads, arriving Chicago at 7 10 a m. Return sleeping car leaves Chicago at 10 35 each evening.
A Marietta church leader asks local women to enforce sidewalk spitting rules citing an Athens ordinance with a $10 fine. The writer notes the enforcement has failed because no affidavits are filed, while urging citizens to report offenders and protect decency.
A historical Republican platform calls for continued public confidence through enforcement of anti trust laws and fair protective tariffs. It advocates the gold standard, reduction of the public debt, settling the coal miners strike by the president, and a strong foreign policy. It endorses Chinese exclusion, civil service enforcement, liberal pension administration, pro shipping, a robust navy, arbitration in international disputes, and disfranchisement measures where necessary while protecting the franchise and avoiding restraints on industry.
The piece jests about costs of sickness and pain remedies, touting Perry Davis Painkiller for rheumatism and cramps. It includes a plug for Rocky Mountain Tea, a joke about Topeka flood bringing vermin relief, and a cheeky line about smart action versus flight.
A Houston reader touts Little Early Risers as the best pill for constipation and biliousness. The ad notes bedtime use for relaxed nerves and refreshed mornings with a bowel movement around breakfast, sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Mortality from cancer remains very high in German districts tied to beer drinking, notably Bavaria and Salzburg, signaling health risks linked to local alcohol culture and lifestyle.
An ad extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure easing indigestion and stomach strain to restore heart function. It claims digestion strengthens and nourishes the body while a statement absurdly notes high voltage becomes harmless, contrasting life-saving cures with lethal electricity.
The Ohio Central Lines announce an annual Michigan Excursion to Frankfort and Crystal Lake via the Ann Arbor Railroad on Thursday July 28. Full particulars will be announced later.
Special Ohio Central Lines service Sunday July 3 leaves Athens at 10 33 a m for Middleport at 1 15 round trip and 1 25 to Gallipolis or Pt Pleasant. Return trains depart Pt Pleasant 5 30 p m Gallipolis 5 49 p m Middleport 6 31 p m Athens 7 55 p m.
A June report from Roland Illinois highlights Rev Thomas B Norman endorsing Dodd s Kidney Pills as a cure for diabetes and kidney disease. The piece links claims to relief from backache rheumatism and sciatica and cites Boschee s German Syrup as a lung and throat remedy with trial and big bottle prices.
Statistics show many child deaths stem from early souring of milk by bacteria. Cholera Infantum is a common, fatal infancy disease, especially in bottle fed infants. Perry Davis Painkiller advertised as emergency remedy before doctor arrives, offered in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
A reflection notes that a self made man often touts his own labor as superior while admitting other workers would feel ashamed by comparable tasks. The comment examines pride and social perception in achievement.
The Detroit Michigan Baptist Young People's Union of America International Convention offers round trip fares at one fare plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale July 2 through 6 with a return limit of fifteen days from sale. For details, contact ticket agents.
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An 19th century advertisement touts syrup that purifies the blood and a cerate said to heal skin eruptions. The misspelled and promotional language mirrors period medical marketing.
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