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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
25
A seasonal piece blends Thanksgiving mood with tales of turkeys and harvest bounty. It then shifts to a child’s humorous description of slot machines in Michigan and a long, sensational anecdote about Mrs Rambau Burke, followed by a lament on impractical thinkers and the need to couple theory with real action.
The article surveys authorities on tuberculosis treatment, stressing climate as an adjunct rather than a cure. It lauds sanatorium care and outdoor life, urges home treatment when access is limited, and warns that drugs do not cure consumption. It outlines diet, rest, and exercise as key factors under medical supervision.
A Lewisburg Leader report describes a woman in Arcanum who devises a method to decapitate a chicken. She drives two spikes in a log to grip the neck, slides it through, then uses a hatchet with the chicken’s legs held. Several blows are needed to finish the job.
A historic ad-style claim says scrofula causes neck lumps and disease, then reports Mrs. K. T. Sxyper of Troy Ohio healed after six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. The testimony asserts complete recovery and lasting health post treatment.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a radical, permanent remedy that will rid users of ailments, claiming thousands have benefited and promising swift, complete relief.
C B Besselee of Ceuscal sells Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at half price, 24 cents, with a full money-back guarantee. The store cites a Paris physician noting death hours between 5 to 6 am and 12 to 1 pm as part of unrelated observations.
An advertisement proclaims Dr ing's New Life Pills cure many ailments regardless of age. It asserts the pills relieve vapep sis jaundice fever and constipation, priced 25 cents at W H Mee's drugstore.
Miss Louise Voigt of New York headlined a Thursday night recital in the auditorium assisted by the university Choral Society. Critics praised her national fame and artistic singing, saying she outshines past professional soloists brought to the city and that a return engagement would surely sell out.
A list of October students with perfect attendance includes Howard Bobo Harvey Calentine Alonzo Calentine Vance Limberger Clarence Mitchell Orland Oxley Walter Porter Edith Barrows Win nette Brown Marie Calvert Ruth Cooper Mary Fulton Addie Guthrie Faye Johnson Mildred Mills Susan Scott.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as the best cure for severe lung troubles. It claims the remedy heals inflamed tissues, destroys germ disease, eases expectoration, aids sleep, and cures patients. It recommends traveling to a warmer climate if possible and urges trying one bottle, sold by druggists for 25 or 7 ic.
The United States shows an average railway journey of 29 miles while England averages about 10 miles and Germany around 15. France records 2 miles and Russia about 65 miles, highlighting wide regional variation in rail travel distance.
In Hinton Kentucky on November 2 a local school teacher E J Thompson says two physicians failed for two years to help his diabetes until he used Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims ten boxes cured him and asserts diabetes is curable with this remedy, noting others doubt the cure and advocating its use for kidney trouble.
The European bird known as the Northern bluethroat completes a direct nocturnal flight from Central Africa to the German Sea, covering about 1600 miles in nine hours, with conclusive evidence supporting this remarkable migration feat.
B F Bass of Fremont North Carolina reports severe kidney trouble improved after using Electric Bitters. He claims decisive relief after a few doses and no sick days since. Neighbors also cured of rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney troubles debility. Available 50 cents at W H McKee's Druggist.
A memorial was erected at Toowoomba cemetery near Brisbane Queensland at a cost of £120 over the grave of Peter Jackson the pugilist.
In this season the woman who knows remedies for croup is in demand. The old hive syrup remedy faded, while Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised for faster relief and safer use. It will prevent the attack if given at onset. For sale by McKee's Drug Store.
A Russian experiment features a water clad battleship with an upper cork deck and a second armor deck. The interdeck space can be filled with water, allowing the ship to float about one foot beneath the sea surface.
An ad touts a remedy labeled perfect anti bilious and anti malarial protection and cure for all ages. The California Prune Wafers are offered at 100 for 25 conte, urging readers to ask their druggist.
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