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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement touts liquid argon as a guaranteed dandruff solution. It instructs applying about four ounces nightly to the scalp to dissolve and destroy dandruff, stop itching, and improve hair texture, claiming the remedy is inex pensive and always effective.
The narrator nearly canceled her engagement as wedding plans trembled on the edge of disaster. She spends a day with friends at Dorry's studio, resumes painting Jean, and vows to pursue her art after the honeymoon. Brixy reacts awkwardly but softens, recognizing her commitment to her career.
In a storm sheared by wind and lightning, Billy the goat breaks free as the circus tent collapses, cages topple and animals roar. The escape ends with Billy running into the streets while circus chaos fills the night.
A diary entry recalls two weeks at the Corners with a clean yet austere house and a new sense of shared life. The narrator, rethinking city country contrasts, embraces garden work, neighborly talks, and a rebuilt partnership with Jim as they cultivate domestic happiness.
A young married woman asks whether to keep or return gifts from a former fiancé who still loves her. The advice: return the presents, explain that keeping them is unfair to her husband and could disrupt her happiness.
Hi W Boring, a prominent farmer from Overland Park Kansas, credits Tanlac with restoring his health after two years of poor digestion, back pains, catarrh, and weakness. He reports improved appetite, clear head, better sleep, regained weight, and plans to keep Tanlac at home. Sold in Athens by The Cline Pharmacy Co. and in Coolville by Taylor and Son.
A sixteen year old girl writes seeking advice on overcoming bashfulness and gaining popularity with boys. The response says bashfulness fades with age, cautions that being popular at her age is undesirable, and suggests focusing on friends, sleep, study, reading, and sports until interest from boys arises naturally.
The ad urges choosing Bayer Tablets of Aspirin stamped with the Bayer Cross for genuine aspirin. It claims physicians have prescribed it for over eighteen years and that millions find it safe. A 12 tablet tin costs a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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