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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
2
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a mild laxative alternative to calomel for liver and bowel relief. The olive colored pills claim quick, teeth friendly action, easing headaches and sluggish feelings from constipation. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
Mr. Fremont Ruth of Jerseyville traveled through Athens today en route from Washington Pennsylvania on business. Mr. Harry Bartlett departed at noon for Cincinnati on a business trip.
Mr Rupel Jones, a Pennsboro teacher, is at home for school recess. Mrs Roy Hinchman will host the L N C club Tuesday evening. Mrs L N Huff and daughter Annette visit home folks in Chilli cothe. Harvey Crippen of Columbus spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Mary Crippen. F G Hurt teaches at Martina Verry visiting Mr and Mrs C M Pierce on Poplar avenue. Fred L Tom and sons Darrel and Dana travel to Zanesville for a week with his parents. Constance Leete has gone to Washington DC.
An advertisement touts 8.8.58 as a great vegetable blood medicine to revitalize blood, boost vitality, and ward off disease. It urges readers to visit their drug store for a bottle and offers free medical advice from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a tonic and blood purifier made in Buffalo New York from roots and barks. It claims to purify blood and treat skin scalp and blood diseases with no alcohol and offers a 10 cent trial tablet pack. Local testimonials from Lorain Ohio praise its effectiveness and vitality boost.
The article describes lingering post influenza symptoms such as throat congestion cough and chest soreness and warns of potential pneumonia if untreated. It recommends rest moderate outdoor activity nourishing foods avoiding chill and overwork and suggests nightly Vicks VapoRub applications to aid recovery with direct inhalation from heated vapors.
Several residents and visitors plan Easter vacations and trips. Greta Lash arrives from Marietta to spend vacation with her parents. Beatrice Pennell travels to Columbia to visit relatives. Darrell Moore returns from Portamouth High School for break. Local clubs and social visits are noted among Mrs. James Woodworth and others.
A Sunday birthday dinner at the Colonial honored Edward Sherman and Mrs Sherman, Lelia Sherman, and Dick Van Dyke all born on March 28. Also present were Leland Welch of Cincinnati and Miss Gladys Bumgardner.
At the Pallas Club annual gathering held at Miss Helen Walker’s home, officers were chosen: Mrs. S. N. Hobson president, Mrs. W. F. Copeland vice president, Mrs. A. Sloane recording secretary, Mrs. P. G. Dowler corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. B. Clayton treasurer. Miss Nelle Pickering led the afternoon, with Mrs. L. G. Worstell in charge of Current events. Mrs. A. O. Sloane read a Christian Herald article on Radicalism Challenges the Church, sparking a lively discussion led by Mrs. C. D. Hopkins.
Palm Sunday tornadoes in the Midwest killed 62 people and wrecked hundreds of homes. Chicago and nearby towns reported multiple deaths as wreckage cluttered streets. State and city relief moved in with Red Cross aid and hospital evacuations while guards controlled looting and kept streets clear.
On March 3 in Lille France a postwar marriage record was shattered with 436 couples wed, surpassing the prior tally of 428 couples. The statistics were released today.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Gude’s Pepto Mangan as a remedy for anemia and weak blood. It claims the product restores energy by enriching blood and offers liquid or tablet forms with identical strength.
Gold bullion totaling eight million dollars consigned to J. P. Morgan arrived in New York aboard the Lapland. It is the first shipment from the British treasury to pay off Anglo French five percent bonds due in October.
An advertisement touts Plumpncross and a 3 grain hypo nuclane tablet as a remedy for thin, pale people with blood deficiency. It claims several months of use builds reserve strength, weight, and color, urging purchase in sealed packages from apothecary shops.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children. It promises a pleasant fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle, urging mothers to choose California and say its name aloud.
A medical advice ad warns that lingering coughs and lung inflammation can lead to serious trouble. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as safe alcohol free relief for colds coughs bronchitis asthma whooping cough after pneumonia and debility and claims doctors recommend it for resistance.
A tornado struck Klein and Melrose Park near Chicago causing multiple deaths and extensive destruction including a church, a theater, department stores and 75 houses. In Detroit one death and eight others die from violent wind and rain damage. St Louis reports one death and injuries as a sixty mile wind storm hits the region with fires and heavy property losses.
A meeting of the Athens Fish and Game Protective Association is set for Wednesday evening March 31 at the Chamber of Commerce building to finalize organization and appoint committees. The group will arrange securing fish and game from the state. 500 pheasant eggs are available for shipment via the association with blanks from officers. A large attendance is expected and many new memberships may be presented.
Funeral services for Mary Thur Hocking four days old were held at 9 oclock this morning. Interment followed in the Catholic Cemetery in Athens.
Mrs Charles Forbes aged 68 died Sunday at her home in Willow Creek. She is survived by her husband and one son and a sister Mrs Hawk of Columbus. Funeral services at South Canaan with time to be announced.
Ills of women like constipation cause headaches nervousness and sallow complexion. Cham berlain's Tablets relieve misery, are easy to take and pleasant in effect. They cost a quarter.
A gas heat er burner designed for placement in a fire box aids keeping steam pressure steady in fire engines. This device promises improved efficiency and rapid heating for emergency responses.
An old advertisement explains backache and kidney discomfort due to uric acid in meat. It promotes Jad Salts, a grape lemon lithia mix, as a safe, inexpensive daily cleansing tonic to prevent bladder irritation and improve kidney function.
Wilson Chick Fewster star fielder of the New York Yankees was reported resting comfortably at Union Protestant Hospital after being brought from Jacksonville Fla with a head injury. He will be moved soon to Johns Hopkins for examination. A French inventor has created an emergency bicycle brake operated by back pedaling.
Strong drink Ross a man of energy Cadomene Tablets afford relief to the shattered nerves of the drinker Many men soldiers and sailors have stated that when they were denied their liquor their nerves became shattered until the wonderful tonic effects of Cadomene Tablets restored them to normal health The worn out man or woman the nervous and sleepless find a boon in Cadomene Tablets which are guaranteed safe harmless and effective always or money back Get a tube today from your druggist and help yourself to get right away.
Toledo March 29 close shows corn No 3 yellow cash 162, oats No 2 white cash 9 9c, rye No 2 cash 1.78, barley No 2 cash 1.54. Alsike and clover seed prices. Timothy bids from 5.90 to 6.15. Liberty and Victory bond quotes included with scattered garbled text.
Mrs Martha FE Gabriel of Athens Ohio describes severe kidney pain liver trouble and dizziness before taking Dreco a herbal remedy. She reports relief after a short course claiming all symptoms vanished and urges others to try the medicine as sold by local and national druggists.
Cattle receipts 85 cars with a lower market. Choice 13.75 to 14.79, prime 12.50 to 13.50, fair 10.00 to 12.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 20 head steady market. Prime wethers 15.00 to 16.00, good 13.00 to 14.00, good mix 10.50 to 10.65, yearling lambs 13.00 to 15.00. Hogs receipts 40 head steady market. Prime heavy 14.75 to 15.09, mediums 10.25 to 16.50, heavy yorkers 16.50 to 16.75, light yorkers 15.85 to 16.00, pigs 15.50 to 15.75, roughs 12.00 to 13.50, stags 9.00 to 10.00.
Butter steady at 72c per pound for whole milk extra, with firsts 67c and seconds 65c, dairy fancy 69c, packing stock varying. Eggs steady with extra firsts 41¢ per dozen, firsts 40c, ordinary firsts 39c, seconds 38c, plus duck 60c and goose $1.20. Live poultry includes fowls 4% lbs and over 8c, under 4% lbs 38c, springers over 2 lbs 42c, under 2 lbs 5c, over 4 lbs 40c, roosters 25c.
Cattle receipts 2100 with steers around 11.50 to 13.00 and calves 18.00 to 18.50. Hogs receipts 8400 with strong market at 16.00 for packers and butchers. Sheep light. lambs steady at 18.00 to 19.00. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET reports varying dairy and poultry prices.
About 8 000 German Reichsheer troops entered the Ruhr district without authorization, per French foreign office reports from Mayence. The Allied commission of control in Berlin notes occupation of Frankfurt and Darmstadt and possibly other cities unless the Reichswehr withdraws.
London report says General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevyn Macready, head of the Metropolitan Police, has been appointed to command British troops in Ireland. The announcement, relayed today, is described as reliable.
A Sandy Point Texas man Henry Willis endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for influenza symptoms. He explains suffering a bad cough improved after trying one bottle, claiming it the best medicine he has used and noting it contains no opiates.
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