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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1918
Page
8
A promotional piece touts a home made cough remedy using Pine extract and sugar syrup in a pint bottle. It claims rapid 24 hour relief for coughs and offers Pinex as a branded concentrate from the Pinex Co of Ft Wayne Indiana with a money back guarantee.
Advertises Phosphated Iron as a tonic for fatigue, nerves, and blood health. Claims quick relief from overwork and insomnia, with capsules as the genuine form sold by McKee Drug Company and other druggists nationwide.
The Military Relief Department urges every Red Cross chapter to boost sweater production due to increased needs from Camp Knox Camp Sherman and the Student Training Corps. 75 000 sweaters were shipped overseas recently and a near 300 pound yarn shipment arrived at Athens County Red Cross headquarters with weekly finishes to follow. 58 comfort bags have been donated toward a 500 bag quota for hospital and overseas use.
A November 4 analysis lists key states deciding control of Congress. Senate battlegrounds include Michigan, West Virginia, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Illinois, South Dakota, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming. House contests centered in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey. Senate splits 42 Democrats, 44 Republicans with four unexpired terms and 36 seats up for election.
American reporters in France describe Hungarian captives as better educated and less bitter, hoping to be sent to America after the war while German soldiers display weakened morale and renewed distrust of their military leadership. The piece notes Hungarians smile and joke about war, seek escape from Germany, and view the conflict as a gamble, whereas Germans resist allied explanations and expect eventual defeat.
Pleasanton reports schools and churches closed due to flu. Handford Wilcott and Ward Walker return from a ten day hunting trip in Virginia. Mrs Homer Ellis visited friends at Sand Rock. Mrs Henry King stays with her ill daughter in law. Various Sunday visits and social gatherings at local homes. A masquerade hosted by Miss Ora Morrison was enjoyed.
An Atlantic port reports a large French liner entering under bright lights after night voyage. Passengers say a wireless message at sea led the captain to scrape paint from portholes to illuminate decks. Some passengers believed peace with Germany had been achieved and freedom of the seas restored.
Washington reports contracts with the British government for 1,800,000 trousers and 1,400,000 coats for the American expeditionary forces. An additional 1,000,000 yards of cloth were ordered for officers uniforms. General Wood denied that these contracts reduce cloth supply for civilians.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a miracle hair product. It claims moistening and combing through hair doubles beauty by cleansing dust and oil, stops dandruff and itching, and even regrows fine hair after a few weeks. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug or toilet counters.
Washington reports bituminous coal output for the week ending October 26 at 1,215,000 tons, down 399,000 from the prior week. The Fuel Administration says a daily average of 2,047,000 net tons is needed for the rest of the year, about 8 percent above current rates.
Two Athens county men appear in today’s casualty lists. Pearl Phillips of The Plains is slightly wounded and Carl Mace of Richland avenue is wounded. Phillips’s mother Mrs. Houston of The Platina received word days ago that her son was wounded. Mace’s parents have heard from their son since hospital treatment and believe he is getting along nicely.
Mrs. G. B. McKinstry of Athens says sudden back pains, dizzy spells, nervousness, blurred sight and frequent kidney issues disappeared after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She purchased a box for 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y promotes the remedy.
Lieutenant Dr. John R. Sprague of the Army Medical Corps leaves today for Camp Sever Greenville. A farewell gathering was held Wednesday evening at the Spragues home on Montrose Avenue with friends signaling esteem before his departure.
A doctor received a gold wrist watch and other suitable gifts during a social event. Guests, after a pleasant evening, extended best wishes to Lieut Sprague for success in his new work and for a safe return home at war’s end.
Funeral services at the Adkins home on Richland Avenue were led by Colonel Brooks of Harrisonville a Civil War veteran and longtime M E Church preacher. Brooks a Republican stalwart and intimate friend of the late General Grosvenor regularly attended conventions and once nominated the General ten times for Congress. He was unable to attend the last nomination due to illness.
An advertisement promises dramatic health gains for women described as weak and nervous through Bio-seven. It touts rapid vigor, clear skin, and sparkling eyes after a seven day heavy regimen, asserting refunds if benefits are not realized and listing the formula components.
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