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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
6
A child describes mother Quever scolding when upset and suggesting Cascarets instead of harsh medicines. The narrator takes Cascarets for their candy taste and wakes up feeling better, asking if others give Cascarets to children rather than castor oil or calomel.
Fragmented text touts Hall's remedy with vague claims of internal use and mucous surface treatment. It mentions a case where the product allegedly fails, implying skepticism about efficacy and reliability.
A 35 year claim from Dr. Ker tas on a tonic for indigestion constipation promises quick relief and restored strength. The notice guarantees a money back offer with Dr. Geo Parker endorsing the treatment and Cline's Sears as local sellers.
An old home remedy urges drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush stomach and body toxins. It claims benefits for biliousness headaches bad breath coated tongue and general malaise and recommends starting daily before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels.
Lehi Utah May 3 A woman has joined the ranks of professional big game hunters and trappers Mrs William Riter has been appointed a hunter and trapper for the State Livestock Board and is spending summer exterminating predatory animals men acing livestock
In a theater row, Janet and Walt await the audience verdict on their new play as Rowe weighs potential reviews. The first night leaves the cast anxious, while a nearby couple hints at public reaction amid rising tension and intrigue.
A reader asks about a nineteen year old dating multiple girls and handling a clingy girlfriend. Another asks if a twenty year old is ready to marry. Mrs Thompson advises variety at nineteen, bluntly end the calls, and wait to marry until more experience. A motherless young woman seeks guidance between love and duty toward her younger siblings.
A collection of questions about marriage, waiting for a partner, family friction, and step parent issues. Advice weighs happiness against duty and suggests weighing ages and devotion before committing to marriage or long waits.
After repeated failures Italian engineers have successfully bored an artesian well in Tripoli securing a water source for the city. The milestone marks a major achievement in local engineering efforts and may ease water shortages.
Washington reports American dressed meat production in 1918 reached 20.13 billion pounds, including lard, up 3.81 billion from 1917. Three fourths of the rise came from pork with the rest in beef.
Carey Ohio resident W Z Campbell details losing 66 pounds and regaining health after using Milks Emulsion. The ad promotes the product as a palatable, guaranteed digestive and nutritional emulsion that aids appetite, bowel action, and overall strength, with testimonials and a money back promise.
The article lists local residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. John Helwig, Orland Johnson and family, Anita Helwig, Henry Martin at Cuckler dairy near Athens, Everette and Ana Haning, I. A. Haning and family, Ralph Dinsmore, John Radford and Homer, Franklin Young of Fisher, Rainbow Boy, Mrs. Homer Ellis visiting Pleasanton, Mrs. David Smalley, Mabel Dixon, and the Misses Caryl and Inez Burson among others.
Thousands suffer stomach upset as Olive Tablets claim to stimulate the liver and bowels improving digestion. The vegetable remedy is taken at bedtime with a price of 10c or 25c per box and sold by all druggists.
Mrs. Florence Sauters attended commencement exercises at Jerseyville Thursday evening. John Young and wife visited business associates in Athens on Wednesday. Miss Edna Haning stayed with Mrs. Alvin Haning in Athens on Saturday. Wallace School pupils presented a fine program during the event. Several local residents attended services at Chase on Saturday evening. Rev. Cush of Albany preached again on Saturday evening April 12. Bernice Stanley visited Horton Sauters at his home. Blake Tubbs, a recently returned soldier from Birlingham, greeted old friends near Lonesome Peak on Saturday evening.
Athens resident endorses Dean's Kidney Pills after relief from back pain and urinary issues. Testimonial says kidneys improved, pains faded, health restored. price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY serves as manufacturer.
Charming pattern for slender figures in organdy dimity voile and crepe. Dotted swiss with collar edged with organdie net, sash in Chinese yellow or liberty red. Four sizes 14 16 18 20 years. Size 18 needs 614 yards of 27 inch material. Skirt about 2 yards at foot with plaits. Mailed pattern on 100 cents in silver or stamps.
Mrs C E Hill receives a letter from her brother Harry E Wyatt of the Rainbow Division. Wyatt, arriving aboard the U S S Leviathan, reports landing at Hoboken and arrival at Camp Merritt N J. He mentions a pending muster out at Camp Sherman and a Columbus parade, praising Ohio welcomes and awaiting home.
A suspicious package believed to be a May Day bomb was halted at Americus Georgia. It bore the mark Gimbel Brothers New York and was registered addressed to a prominent citizen. Local officials and federal investigators were ordered to report.
Major R M Yerkes reported that 45 653 U S Army men tested between April 27 and November 30, 1918 had mental ages under ten, with 4 744 below seven and 18 581 between nine and ten. About 9 971 were recommended for labor battalions and 8 321 for development battalions as 1 726 000 men were examined by January 1, 1919.
Ohio Cities Gas Company announces the purchase of the Moore Oil Company of Cincinnati. The firm posted annual gross business of about 5 million dollars, manufacturing oil specialties greases soaps and related products and retail oil trade in Cincinnati Columbus and Logansport Indiana.
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