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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
6
A Thanh style appeal urges a spring health drive and tougher work ethic this season. It touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to improve stomach and liver function and restore vigor and vitality, claiming energy today leads to a stronger tomorrow.
A Merle or older ad promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims to hide gray roots, darken hair evenly, and give a glossy, youthful look, with caution that it is a cosmetic, not a medicine.
A home remedy claims four ounces of liquid arvon rubbed into the scalp at night dissolves dandruff completely. Morning application is said to remove signs and itching, leaving hair fluffy and silky. The ad asserts arvon is available at drug stores and never fails.
A reader describes lingering back pain and fatigue from kidney trouble and credits kidney pills with restoring energy and eliminating symptoms. The note asserts kidney waste affects nerves, rheumatism, and bladder issues and claims the product clears the kidneys and normalizes function.
The War Horse writes about a girl at a money order window in a department store post office. Mrs. Lucas, known locally, clashes with the blond clerk over identification and prices as the pair navigate social judgment and courtesy.
Mr Jas Snyder stationed at Camp Greenleaf Fort Oglethorpe Georgia ended a ten day leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs R M Snyder. Numerous visitors and guests from Coshocton Murray City Wellston Detroit and Jacksonville travel to share time with local families over the weekend.
Stewart E H Kincade of Athens visited Saturday. Mrs Joe Moore of Bethany and Lieut Ray Copeland with wife visited relatives. Albert Efaw and friend from Marion called on friends. Several Athens residents visited last week. Will Coen injured by cable during B&O wreck cleanup. Prof Pickering visited Saturday. Ladies Aid Society met with eleven members.
The Easler home hosted a large Rutledge family reunion on Sunday with members traveling from Circle Hill Nelsonville Newland Ind Guthrie Center Iowa Chicago Medaryville Tud and near Jacksonville. Attendees included Mrs Thomas Rutledge Mr Sell Rutledge Edna George George Beatrice Anna Anderson and others.
The piece laments changing views of Britain and France as older caricatures fade. It contrasts a traditional Englishman with a modern, admirable fighter and notes shifts in national stereotypes. It also references Alphonse and Giuseppe as fading stage-type figures replaced by bold Alpine and patriotic characters.
A moving segment notes the replacement of Mistah Johnston with a disciplined young African American soldier. It recalls the proud reception of colored troops marching through Fifth Avenue, where the crowd offered reverent, restrained applause rather than cheers as officers and soldiers moved toward France.
An army medical corps major from New York operated on Capt. Archie Roosevelt after a shell fragment shattered his knee and damaged his arm. The surgeon, unnamed in the report, removed crushed tissue and repaired the knee, saving Roosevelt from crippling injury. Roosevelt later received the Croix de Guerre and began recovery as France praised American bravery.
In Athens township the County Agent organized food and poultry clubs at Peach Ridge and Tick Ridge plus a poultry club at Froggie. About 225 students are enrolled countywide in various clubs with officers elected and immediate work planned. Each club lists officers and leaders including Georgia Bridwell, Mary Bayles, Jennie Maxwell, Ruth McLead, Edna Leighty, Florence Bolin, Harold Radford, Herbert B. Brown, and others.
Washington D. C. May 8. Gardeners should plant crops in succession to ensure multiple harvests before killing frosts. The Farm Garden in the North, Farmers' Bulletin 937, from the USDA offers guidance on timing and fall frost risks.
A report from Camp Devens headquarters notes warnings about lead pencils that may conceal explosives. Similar pencils of German make have been found at other cantonments, prompting caution for personnel at Ayers and surrounding areas.
In New York on May 7 Miss Jessie May Burgoyne widow filed adoption papers for William I Hay a 29 year old Brooklyn man and prospective enlistee. She urged a motherly aim to give him a final memory of a mother’s smile before he goes to the front with his regiment.
About 1700 workers at the Toledo Shipbuilding Co struck today over wage adjustments tied to a roughly 25 percent raise under the United States Shipping Board. Yard operations halted as talks proceed to resolve the dispute.
An old health advert warns pimples signal impure blood and risk of eczema and boils. It promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier free of minerals, urging readers to buy at their drugstore and seek free medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta.
Amid rising prices for potatoes pork and clothing homeowners are urged to repaint and refinish inside and outside as a cost effective upgrade. The advertisement highlights Pee Gee Paint and Finish for every purpose with a half century of reputation and offers free paint books color cards advice and estimates from H. L. Wheaton-Crooks Hardware Co.
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