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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1922
Page
6
A vintage promotional note touts making cough syrup at home with Pinex placed in a pint bottle and sugar syrup or alternatives added. It promises quick relief within 24 hours and lists uses for throat tickle hoarseness croup bronchitis and asthma, urging readers to ask for "24 ounces of Pinex" from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
Portland Indiana woman describes relief from irregularity and pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letter urges mothers to monitor daughters' health and avoid overwork and poor footwear while endorsing the product's safety for teenage girls.
In sad but loving memory of my dear sainted mother Mariah J Carr who entered into eternal rest three years ago today March 28 1919 Loved in life remembered in death Her son Arthur D Carr MD Richmond Va The average Chinaman has great faith in drugs and frequently spends a considerable portion of Dis Income gp medicine.
A column summarizes remarks by John J. Figert and Harry B. Chambers on teaching character alongside modern learning. They argue virtues trump pure culture and stress fundamentals like English and math while noting sewing and swimming have their place. Local notes report obituaries, visits, and a planned Epworth League meeting.
Metropolitan water board warns Londoners of potential summer drought as 1921 rainfall was low and reservoirs near exhaustion. Appeals to waste not want not with tips to reduce bath water by using basins and minimal quantities for hands and face.
Stewart Miss Butcher once a teacher here visited Friday with Mrs. Joe Frost. Mrs. Roberts stayed with her daughter in Athens over the weekend. Mrs. Hurst employed in Athens spent several days at her home. Miss Virgene Brill visited her grandmother and aunt in Athens. Mrs. Addie Biggens, recently ill here, shows slow improvement. Worley Zimmerman was a Charleston visitor for a day last week. Mrs. Rome Lowman was seen here.
Advertisement offers a free half-ounce trial bottle of Syrub Pepsin from Dr. W. B. Caldwell at 514 Washington St., Monticello, UL. Readers are urged to send name and address to receive the sample. They claim it helps with constipation and urges action today.
Advertises Hollis Ter's Rock Mountain Tea as a spring medicine to purify the blood and cleanse the stomach and bowels. Claims improved color, appetite, sleep, and happiness for women and children. urges purchase from McKee Drug Company.
Sunday traffic signals the coming of spring with many cars on the roads. News lists illnesses including rheumatism and heart trouble. families visit, births bring joy, and gatherings mark a 24th birthday on St Patrick's day weekend in Asbury.
A detailed recap covers a day of harmony with games, prizes for Marie Ogg and Chester Kennard, and a farewell party for Henry Meadows. It notes revival plans at Asbury, growing Sunday School attendance, and praise for Harvey Brown as a booster. The infant son of Garret Ogg dies of pneumonia, with burial at Mt. Zion.
Taylor Walker, known as the political bootblack of Sacramento, began as a bootblack in the 1870s and rose to polish the shoes of Governors Booth and Harrison. Now past sixty, he works eight hours daily at his stand, serving state officials and Sacramento leaders while accumulating wealth.
A Stockholm woman is mother to three daughters of different ages all born on the same calendar date.
Bloomington Indiana popcorn pops due to explosion from moisture in starch grains. Weatherwax explains the mechanism where pressure confines moisture until rupture and notes hydrolysis and structure loss in endosperm. Practical tips: apply heat rapidly to generate steam yet allow hydrolysis, aiming for 175 to 200 degrees Celsius in two and a half to three minutes.
Emporia Kansas a cobbler E A Spady earned local fame for repairing President Harding's shoes crowds gathered at his window to view the exhibit Spady earned the title by Harding's recommendation through Congressman Homer Hoch who praised his skill as a shoemaker
Pattern 3719 illustrated and cut in four sizes from 34 to 48 inches bust. Medium size needs 5% yards of 27 inch material. Suitable fabrics include gingham seersucker lawn drill percale sateen and alpaca. Pattern mailed to any address for 12 cents in stamps.
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