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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Knowlton’s Can Non as a cheap, quick solution for hair loss and shine. It claims within minutes hair appears abundant, soft, and glossy, with full new growth after about two weeks, urging use of a cloth test to prove its effects.
ilmer & Co., hamton, N. Y., and enclose ten receipts to mention the Athens Daily in connection with the matter.
The readable portion mentions a local public matter tied to a person or site with an unclear description that limits specifics. Visible terms suggest a civic action or notice requiring attention from residents or authorities.
Bere and Seat are referenced alongside Reece and Meio AoE in a fragmented note. It remains unclear if this notes a person, place, or event, with no full context to determine a concrete record.
The article explains Ohio constitutional procedures for initiative and referendum petitions. It notes thresholds of ten percent for amendments and three percent for laws, filing with the secretary of state, timing before sessions, and eventual voter approval at the next regular election. It also covers recall, supplementary petitions, and emergency provisions with specific voting requirements.
Mrs. Ollie Shuster of Zaleski died last evening at 10 at her sister's home in Midland after an operation in Columbus. Interment is planned for Zaleski. Survived by son Floyd of Chillicothe and sister-in-law Ardilla Shuster, a Central schools teacher in Athens, who departed for Midland.
Mary Ghame an inmate at Athens State hospital for 44 years died Monday night at the institution from cerebral hemorrhages. The body was shipped to Jackson for burial by Undertaker Baughman.
Mrs L L McVay aged 28 died at 2 15 AM at 120 West Union Street after a year with tuberculosis. She leaves a husband and four children Kida Adrian Roland and Wilda May ages twelve five and younger, plus parents Mr and Mrs Sylvester Withers of New Marshfield and sisters Mrs L B Searls of Corning and Kathleen at home. The family has lived in Athens for ten years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Otto Morgan of Terre Haute recounts coughing fits and lung pain in 1908, then credits Milks Emulsion with restoring his strength, weight, and ability to pass insurance exams. The ad urges trials, notes a money back guarantee, and lists prices 60c and 1.20 per bottle.
A noted authority warns that daily meat consumption raises uric acid, dulling kidney function and causing back pain headaches and rheumatic twinges. He advises Jad Salts or rad Salts to flush acids, cleanse kidneys, and ease bladder irritation.
Mary A Lewis daughter of Walter Lewis and Adaline Johnson born November 13 1874 in Morgan County Ohio died March 7 1919 at her father's home after a 44 year 3 month 24 day life. She moved to Albany Ohio aged four and taught from age sixteen earning A B and B S and E from Ohio University. A devoted teacher and Christian she influenced Athens public schools and Middletown Ohio public schools and helped raise funds for a church. Survived by brother Everett Lewis of Albany three half sisters and many friends. She was praised for diligence integrity and leadership and left a lasting spiritual legacy.
Guysville School will host an entertainment at the Masonic hall on Saturday March 15 at 7 30 p m Admission is fifteen cents Proceeds support school finance Everyone is invited.
An old remedy links headaches to self poisoning from liver and bowel toxins. A hot water drink with limestone phosphate before breakfast is said to cleanse the alimentary canal, purge toxins, and relieve headaches, with ongoing use claimed to prevent misery.
Mrs. Oda Graham returns to Stanley North Dakota after visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Seldon Woodyard. Mrs. Glenn French travels to Cleveland to join her husband recently discharged from service. Elmer Ellis visits Pleasanton. Mrs. Arthur Adair of Hebron visits her parents Mr and Mrs A J Carbaugh. Branch Woodyard of Dowington rents Lewia Oberholser farm and plans to move his family soon. Edna Haning visits relatives at Birmingham. Mr and Mrs Robert Cabeen of near Athens visit locals here.
Mrs Ellen A Bennick of Cambridge Mass endorses Sulpherb Tablets for constipation and as a tonic. The advertisement claims benefits for a dormant liver and insoluble kidneys with a week of treatment, and notes the product is sold by druggists at 60c per tube.
Women appear before the war labor board to contest job rights and fair competition with men. Frank P. Walsh and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw lead the case arising from the Cleveland street railway strike where conductorettes were dismissed to limit male labor actions. A Buenos Aires exhibition showed northern Argentina cotton growing has advanced past experimental stage.
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