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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
8
A vintage ad urges mothers to give Cascarets to children aged one year and up. It promises quick relief for white tongues feverish breath and biliousness, claiming the candy tastes like candy yet cleanses bile fermentations better than castor oil calomel or pills.
Brighten skin and relieve headaches by daily morning baths with hot water and a teaspoon of phosphate. The routine claims to cleanse the stomach, bowels, and liver, improve digestion, reduce bad breath, and stimulate appetite for breakfast. A small amount of limestone phosphate is suggested as affordable proof.
An advertisement promotes Bioferen as a powerful tonic to rebuild strength after illness like influenza. It cites ingredients iron lecithin and licorice, claims brain and body stamina, appetite boost, and urges two tablets after meals plus one at night for seven days or until health returns. It guarantees money back if not satisfied.
Janet returns from Philadelphia glowing with new power from Roy Nicoll who says Walt should write a big serial novel. Walt refuses, citing a truthfulness ethic and fear of damaging himself with a fictional Louise, a parasite wife. Janet pleads to escape obscurity while Walt vows to stay true to himself, ending with a cliffhanger.
Dear Mrs Thompson seeks best freckle lotion as freckles multiply despite sunless habits. A paste recipe using oxide of zinc subiodide bismuth dextrin glycerin is advised for nightly use with borax and oil removal. Protection tips urge cold cream cloth wipe and toilet powder before exposure to elements.
A young girl, age eighteen, writes about falling in love with a twenty year old army recruit who did not share a photo and may have promised more than he could deliver. The guidance suggests continuing friendship if it brings pleasure but not expecting love, noting that if he truly cared he would want her to have a picture.
A 23 year old woman in love with a 25 year old man asks advice on proposing marriage. The writer notes he is shy about proposing and a friend tells her to leave it to him, trusting he will find a way if he truly loves her.
A 22 year old seeks guidance about meeting a longtime overseas pen pal after his return. The advice urges allowing the suitor to call at her home only after her parents have met him and given their blessing, framing the meeting as a prudent step within family approval.
A reader asks how to handle money sent by a stationed soldier boyfriend. The adviser cautions a girl to refuse accepting funds and to return the savings when he returns, urging she avoid keeping any part of his five dollar weekly gifts.
The jury was still out this morning in the Jeremiah O Leary trial on charges of obstructing the government in the war with Germany by seditious utterances. This is O Leary s second trial and a disagreement was expected. Italy mined about 2 283 000 tons of lignite last year an increase of about 12 percent.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a purely vegetable remedy for upset stomach and bowel issues. The copy claims the tablets ease indigestion without cramps or pain and promotes a natural tongue coating and olive color as signs of effectiveness.
Readable lines describe scarce access to cures for a local disease amid constitutional conditions. Hall's Medicine is cited as a popular option by a bedside clinician, while a Toledo firm and a product named Bree-t appear in the fragmentary notice.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Parker's Treatment for indigestion and constipation. It claims to restore stomach and bowel function, strengthen organs, and relieve pain, with a $1 guarantee via Geo. Treade Parker, M D., of Athens, Ohio, and local druggists.
A Berryville Arkansas veteran recalls severe gastritis or consumption in September a year ago and credits Milks Emulsion with restoring appetite sleep strength and health. He mentions improvements after 21 bottles and notes the product is guaranteed. The letter also touches on wartime conditions and daily life in western France.
Special meetings continue at the U B Church as work on a new vestibule and spring repairs proceed. Rev Weed and family visit Columbus. Eighth grade boys entertain teacher Miss Glenna Goldsberry and the eighth grade girls in the M B Church basement with ice cream and cake. The year has been profitable and praise is given to the teacher for efficient work.
The Women's Missionary society of the M. B. church holds a thanks offering service Sunday evening March 23 at 7 as part of the Foreign Missionary Society's 60th anniversary. Program includes hymns scripture prayers readings recitations dialogues and remarks by Rev Weed with invited guests Addie Futher Pearl Woodgerd and mother traveling Friday and Saturday to Columbus.
Wladek Zbyscko, the Pole, defeats Ed Lewis in one hour 84 minutes and 87 seconds to claim the world's wrestling championship. The match, before the largest crowd ever at MSG, ended with Zbyscko’s body hold pinning Lewis as they fell to the mat amid a huge ovation. Earl Caddock retires, leaving Zbyscko as champion.
Thor Oleon defeated Ray mond Carpenter of Lancaster in two straight falls at about 156 pounds in a finish to a crowded arena. Olson won the first fall with a leg lock and toe hold in 32:45, then sealed the bout with a double arm lock in under five minutes of the second. Preliminary Pope and Swartz, students of Olson, wrestled fifteen minutes with no fall.
A London experimenter treated young chickens with high frequency high voltage currents and reports they grew more rapidly than untreated peers. The finding suggests electricity may influence growth rates in poultry.
A Denver reader from 1021 Ells Place endorses Sulpherb Tablets for chronic constipation kidney action and impure blood. The ad claims relief via a herbal laxative tonic that includes sulphur and cream of tartar, sold by druggists at 60c per tube.
The Troy Grange schedules March 29 activities with a Current Events Talk on the mutual relation between the agriculturist and the banker. A surprise committee, town talk, and new members joining for degree work are noted as part of a large, alert farming crowd.
W K Wilkins, 64, may face trial within six weeks in Mineola for allegedly beating his wife to death with a hammer at their Long Beach home on February 27. He denies another woman spurred the crime, calling such rumors a cruel lie and urged an early hearing.
The Messenger ad man is pleased with 109 want ads on yesterday’s page and a Nelsonville column total of 109. He says classified ads sell farms, houses, goods and nearly anything salable, reaching 9,000 homes daily. He expects 150 ads daily soon and urges readers to catch opportunities and buy the little busy business drivers.
Excerpts from a service letter dated February 25 from Private Waldo W Buck of the 361st Infantry 91st Division to his uncle James A Buck in Belleme France describe receiving a letter February 2 and February 21 and reflect on learning by travel while noting fewer opportunities in wartime.
Fragment from a health ad urges readers to seek cause of back pain not wait for it to pass. Mentions kidneys and general warning about ongoing agony, urging action and awareness.
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