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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
6
A historical ad touts Mother’s Friend as a preparation aiding pregnancy and delivery. It claims regular use relaxes abdominal muscles and nerves to reduce nausea bearing down pains and danger, promising a shorter labor and smoother recovery with the support of The Practith Lemilatiur Company and Lamar Building Atlanta.
An old advertisement touts a cold and cough remedy used across ages for fast relief. It claims the product prevents sickness from worsening and appeals to all sections of society with generous bottle sizes priced at 6% and $1.20.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief from constipation and improved digestion and skin. It asserts mild but effective action and urges purchase at drug stores for 25 cents tonight.
An ad advises drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning for a week to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels improve complexion and appetite and boost energy. It claims the regimen treats constipation bilious attacks acid stomach rheumatic twinges and headachy symptoms while making skin look fresher.
Washington report shows 641 names on the casualty list with breakdowns by state. Ohio entries include killed in action Lieutenant Albert E. Daesel and several others, wounded in action and missing in action. Listed towns include Lagrange Palestine Washington D H West Mansfield New Lexington Ellsworth Station Steubenville Cleveland Warren and others.
Porch visitor Sam Hendrixson spent Saturday in Athens with Mr. Baldwin and family of Cincinnati Hill. The Watsons welcomed Mrs. Knowls and Mrs. Poker on visits, while Mrs Higgins in Latrobe recovers after surgery. Flu and sickness touch locals as Blackburn family and others battle illness. several residents travel or return home for the winter season.
The community reports the flu has led to indefinite closures of schools and churches. Local residents like Rev L F Miller, Haven Burson, and others are mentioned visiting, ill, or recovering from illness as social life and routines pause during the outbreak.
Mr Carl Grandastaff and Mr Basil Sedwick of Camp Sherman spend a ten day furlough with families. Mrs Emma Jamea of Cleveland visits her mother Mrs Rebecca Linscott. Several families host guests and recoveries noted. Death of Mrs Roscoe Van Dyke reported in Columbus. Amesville Stewart High School girls enjoy vacation apple picking. Schools and churches closed due to Spanish influenza.
Article promotes home care during influenza or grip with advice on cleanliness, laxatives, hot lemon juice, bed rest, Anuric tablets to flush kidneys, and tonics. Recommends broth and simple foods, tepid baths, and using Dr Pierce products like Pleasant Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery.
Henry Vandyke, a prominent milk dealer from Cambridge Route 9, recounts stomach troubles since age 17. He credits Nerv Worth with curing indigestion after four bottles, noting improved sleep and reduced nervousness. The ad promises a dollar back if the remedy does not benefit you.
New York City professional nurse E. M. Walker reports grippe bronchial pneumonia left her weak with no appetite. After Vinol she gained strength and weight, her cough subsided, and she recommended Vinol to others. The Peel and Cod Liver Peptones plus iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates are highlighted. Saxol Salve offered for eczema of scalp with money back guarantee.
Private B. C. Franklin of the 978th Marine writes from a Base hospital in France to his brother Fred in Murray City dated September 18. He was wounded on July 18 in the leg and wrist with eleven stitches and two respectively, yet reports he is progressing and hopes to be out soon. Margaret B. Rose receives news from her son First Sergeant William H. Rose of the 185th M. G. Bn. in France, describing mud, hard living, and moments of contentment amid frontline duties. He notes plans for a reunion with Don Strawn and Wil Conner, and mentions Loring Connett. An October update adds days of horror, hunger, and uncertainty near their position.
Paris returns to life as Germans retreat and Allied advances lift morale. Hotels fill, theatres reopen, and streets buzz with soldiers, visitors, and shoppers while exchange rates rise and cinemas show American films with bilingual captions.
San Francisco reports a $160000 potash plant unit at Searles Lake starting operation to push output to 140 tons daily. US potash use prewar was 256000 tons yearly with most imports. Engineers say Searles Lake could meet American nitrate needs for nearly a century.
A survivor recounts last week's major drive and notes relief at escaping harm. He now questions accounts of war without direct experience, stating his belief depends on seeing events rather than hearing rumors.
Advertorial copy touts Freezone as a cheap painless corn cure. It claims immediate relief from ache and that the corn lifts away with fingers, with bottles sold by druggists for a few cents. The pitch credits a Cincinnati genius as its inventor.
Danish authorities have imposed rationing on horse fodder. Strong cart horses over 10 hands receive 4.4 pounds each of nut and molasses fodder daily, while smaller horses get 2.2 pounds of nut fodder and 3.3 pounds of molasses fodder. Iceland ponies receive 1.1 pounds of nut fodder and the same amount of molasses fodder daily.
Susan Cibok of Bickner Indiana is summoned as the defendant in a divorce action filed by her husband John Cibok in Athens County Ohio. The petition seeks divorce on adultery grounds and custody of children John Cibok and Mary Cibok with a hearing set for November 23 1918. Jones Worstell Jones attorney for plaintiff.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast acting for rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, bruises and backache. It claims immediate comfort and deep reach without rubbing, with a clear liquid that can be poured on skin and stains avoided.
A bold advertisement touts Bio-feren as a safe, cost effective health builder for weak nervous women. It claims two weeks to vigor, clear skin and sparkling eyes with a seven day plus regimen and lists a long ingredient note and physician reassurance.
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