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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1904

Page

9

Ohio Briefs of Local News From Across the State

A compiled roundup notes Bellefontaine's L Jenkins 82 with 27 grandchildren, Bucyrus builds a $30,000 Carnegie library, Shilp fires destroy eight buildings causing $10,000 loss, and deaths or arrests in multiple towns. Highlights include local elections May 23 under Brannock law, a Panama Canal project commission in Wooster, strikes in Pomeroy and Crooksville, and notable deaths and legal actions across Columbus, Springfield, Marietta, Canton, Zanesville, and Cincinnati.

Bellefontaine S. L. Jenkins Bucyrus Shipl Crestline John Reid Galion Columbus Marysville Samuel Myers Wooster Alexander Goring Springfield Farmers’ Co-operative Harvesting Machine Company Third Infantry Alaska Upper Sandusky J. &. McQuown Swift & Company Chicago Portsmouth William Rhines Charles

Scott's Emulsion Promises Cure for Soft Bones in Children

Advertises Scott's Emulsion as the right food for growing children with soft bones. Claims little daily doses straighten bow legs, strengthen joints, and firm the soft head, asserting thousands of cures and offering a free sample plus a $1 price at druggists.

Scott

Men Will Be Boys and Remedies for Spring Strength

An advertising roundup notes Perry Davis Pain Killer easing muscular pain after exercise, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea boosting strength with a money back offer, and Cline's Pharmacy selling tea or tablets. Also, a tidbit on Russian burial customs mentioning a paper with the deceased’s Christian name and prayer.

Perry Davis Hollister Rocky Mountain Cline

Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Lung and Throat Ailments

A testimonial touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles with Mrs C B Van Meter of Shepardstown W Va claiming a yearlong bronchitis cure. The ad promises relief for cough grip pneumonia and related illnesses with free trial bottles and a 50 cent regular size. Also King Oscar orders no champagne in battleship christenings.

Dr. King C. B. van Meter Shepardstown W. Va Save ‘'l W.H. McKee

Easy Task Soap Promises Delicate Laundry Care

A vintage ad style notice touts Easy Task as a pure non alkaline laundry soap priced at five cents a bar. It claims the product protects delicate silken fabrics while delivering household convenience for busy hosts during afternoon calls. The piece blends product sales with quirky trivia on telegraph wire and a Brazil Peru conflict comparison.

Ace

Electric Bitters Cited In Stomach Ulcer Cure

Dr T G Merritt of No Mehoopany Pa reports a patient with violent stomach ulcers who improved from the first day after taking Electric Bitters. He notes the patient has had no attack in 14 months and endorses the remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and kidney issues.

T. G. Merritt No. Mehoopany, Pa

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