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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
2
An advertisement promises relief from dyspepsia and stomach distress by using Wood's Sarsaparilla. It claims to restore stomach muscular action, improve gastric juice balance, aid digestion, unlock bowels, and stimulate kidneys. It urges readers to begin taking it now.
A collage of quirky lines and quick quips with stray verse and humorous musings. The text lampoons price chasing sermons and ends with a comic poem about Carrie from Wichita and St Peter. It reads as a collection of satirical snippets rather than a single news item.
E C Woonworrs recalls a bygone rural habit when families rode in wagons to neighbors on Sundays, sharing long dinners and gossip. The women bore the cooking burdens, while men inspected stock and sometimes negotiated horse trades, restrained by Sunday taboos and superstitions. Advances in roads and phones ended the practice, shifting social contact toward everyday business and faster communication.
A feature on women’s health notes that daily household worries contribute to pale complexions fatigue and premature aging. Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are claimed to restore color appetite and vitality with testimonials from Mrs Mary K Burns detailing long female troubles and recovery after use.
A Minneapolis Journal feature recalls the demanding life of saleswomen in large dry goods stores, spotlighting Nellie M. Tomlinson who credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health after scarlet fever left her with weak kidneys and a failing nervous system. The testimonial hue shifts to a broader pitch for the medicine, its blood and nerve action, and its advertised price.
Mrs. Mary K Burns of 505 Hiawatha Street Indianapolis says years of indigestion nervousness and female weakness ended after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Five doctors admitted they could not cure her before this remedy brought relief.
Apples are praised as the best food for brain workers due to high phosphoric content. They aid sleep and disinfect the mouth, digest quickly, and when eaten at breakfast with brown bread without meat, they yield admirable system effects. Baked apples are equally beneficial for those who dislike raw.
Practical rules for trunk packing. Fold skirts along the seam, stuff bodice sleeves with paper, and fill bowT with tissue to prevent crushing. Pack tulle and feathers separately, don’t turn fur coats inside out, and secure sashes with pins.
Local notes report Mrs Charley Coe ill and W G Shaffer’s trip to Lodi. Several residents suffer rheumatism and illnesses while others relocate or travel. Amos Masters and Frank Helen recover from grip and a foot injury respectively. J B Coss relocates to North Dakota, and LA Wines plans move to Pomeroy with sale on the 27th.
David Brickles of Wolf's Plains visited family Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Reeves were Redtown visitors Saturday and Sunday. Hadley Hawk, confined to his room, is convalescent. Harry Burritt of Mineral was the guest of Toy, and George Gabriel recently. Mr and Mrs William Barber of Nelsonville were guests of Henry Barker and family Sunday. Miss Besse Shaffer, confined to her room, is able to be out again. Mr and Mrs Edward Michael of Daleton visited the former's parents. Mr and Mrs C J Martin and Mr and Mrs Alva Variety were in Salem Sunday for Mrs Variety's sister Grace Wilks's funeral. Mr and Mrs David Bricklee entertained a company Friday evening in honor of their son Ross on his twenty-first birthday from seven to eleven with games and refreshments.
Community sickness runs high as W C Jones attends a Stewart reading circle. T N Chalfant of Jasper Hill visits friends, Della Ater sees sister Linda Bishop, I Miller suffers rheumatism, Crawfords move in with mother Hull, Rebecca Coen visits from Athens, G R Lawrence and wife visit Mrs Thomas, Thomas McGrath dies at his father’s home and is buried at Graham Chapel, Einhett Woh plans to abandon farming for a new line of work with family planning to leave early April.
Mrs. Charles Jolley died Saturday at her son J. S. Jolley's home after a long stomach cancer. She was the widow of Charles Jolley, aged 79. Funeral services were Monday at the C P church conducted by Rev. J. A. Kirkpatrick, with interment in the local cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. Dent of Columbus, daughter of the deceased.
The Philadelphia Record notes a home remedy involving benzoin and borax in water for facial cleansing and smoothing skin. A dialogue about a baby in town follows, contrasting parental pride with expectations of upbringing and eventual outcomes.
The Swift Specific Co advertises S S S as a blood purifier and tonic that purges impurities without harming the system. It claims to cure cancer scrofula rheumatism chronic sores eczema psoriasis salt rheum herpes and contagious blood poison, noting a fifty year record of cures and inviting free medical correspondence from victims.
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