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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
6
A historic ad claiming a dangerous rasping cough and sore throat can be quickly relieved by Kemp's Balsam. It promotes affordability, noting a few cents for a bottle with amply repaying use, thousands of users, satisfaction guaranteed, and sale by druggists everywhere.
An old advice column asserts meat causes kidney trouble by uric acid and promotes a cleansing remedy using four ounces of Rad Salts with lemon and grape acids plus lithia. It claims daily intake after breakfast cleanses sluggish kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, stops bladder irritation, and improves urinary symptoms.
The misspelled and fragmented notes report visits by Howard McGranier and relatives from Haydenville and Circleville, meals with the Potters and Hartmans, guests from Pomeroy and Columbus, and Camp Sherman relatives headed for Newark. Also noted are shoppers in Athens, funeral travel to Pittsburg, and various spins of family visits around Circle Hill, Crooksville, Nelsonville, and Meigs county, with a stray 1886 patent medicine affidavit and Toledo druggist claims.
Berne Nov 9 German field marshal Mackensen asked permission for his army to pass through Hungary from the Balkans to Germany. Hungary agreed only if troops laid down arms on entering Hungarian soil and arms were later forwarded to Germany. A Bavarian war minister dispatch says Bavarian troops would march to the Northern Tyrol frontier as a guard and that the vanguard may already have crossed the frontier.
Washington says turkeys sold for Thanksgiving will be bigger this year under food administration rules. Licensed dealers must not buy hens under eight pounds or toms under twelve pounds before December 7. To save cold storage for army supplies, dealers should stop purchasing turkeys for Thanksgiving after November 16 except for points west of Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Paris dispatch reports Bavaria could order troops to quit the front if no armistice is reached promptly. Premier allegedly sent note to German government citing southern frontier threat and internal Bavarian turmoil as reasons for action.
Fashion department outlines a versatile pattern for a growing girl dress. Materials compatible with cotton or cloth, with a serge or gabardine foundation and a plaid or satin overblouse. Four sizes 10 to 16 years. size 12 needs 3 yards of 36 inch material for formation. Pattern mailed for 10 cents.
Whitney Warren, son of the American Architect, has received the Medaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre for gallantry under fire while serving as an observer with the French artillery. He enlisted two years ago and was severely wounded during combat.
Washington November 9 thousands of claimed dependents of soldiers and sailors face loss of benefits after Bureau of War Insurance investigators uncovered widespread fraud. About one third of four hundred thousand dependents receiving checks may be dropped as many are not actual dependents or wives.
Washington November 9 a big Christmas dinner with all trimmings is the prize for the coal miners of Westmoreland county Pennsylvania. The Fuel Administration announced a big feed will be served to the mine crew achieving the greatest percentage gain in coal production in November over October. James Amend local production manager devised the plan. More than 2000 camps enrolled for the competition.
Washington officials say after the war the German people and Americans must continue strict food conservation. They note Americans may sacrifice so enemy nations can eat, since peace will allow Germany to buy globally and the world remains short on food overall.
The work rooms of the Athens county Red Cross Society in the National Bank building remain closed until the flu ban is fully lifted. The yarn room, used for knitting goods for soldiers, is open each afternoon and needs sweaters and other items for American forces overseas. A German electrical heating unit is described as woven resistance wires across asbestos threads.
An advertisement touts Milks Emulsion as a remedy for fifty years of chronic stomach trouble and dyspepsia. It claims to ease night bowel movements, allow eating fruit, boost appetite, and aid digestion. Wm. M. Pletz reports drastic improvement after using four bottles, with a money back guarantee and pricing of 6 1 2 and 1.20 per bottle. The product is sold by Cline Pharmacy Co. and The Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville Ohio and Terre Haute Indiana.
David Cory narrates a whimsical forest scene where Daddy Fox digs out of a snowbank and rabbits ride a Luckysnowbile. The tale includes misadventure with a red sled, a Tele phone bell signaling trouble, and a chase by a policeman dog as Robbie Redbreast sings of spring.
Eat sparingly and masticate food thoroughly. Take one Chamberlains Tablet immediately after supper to aid digestion.
Washington reports 981 total casualties divided among killed in action 363 died of wounds 251 died of disease 170 wounded severely 22 wounded undetermined 136 wounded slightly 46 died from accident and other causes including Pvt Glenn H. McKois and Pvt Roy Lewis names перечислены для Лейтенантов Час Арнольд и Thomas Weaver и других, с указанием городов и должностей в штатах Ohio, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, и др. Среди упомянутых войсковые подразделения: сержант Clifton Barnett, Pvt Oliver Ridgley, и др. Источник перечисляет имена и места жительства в штатах Ohio.
A testimonial from Rev. Hickman outlines ten years of indigestion and constipation relief after using Dr Parker's Treatment. Georgia doctor GEO. B. Parker claims thirty five years of study backing the remedy and offers a dollar back guarantee. Price is $1 at Clin's Pharmacy and other druggists.
Brig. Gen. Francis A. Winter, chief surgeon in England, reports about 50 deaths at sea from natural causes among nearly two million American troops sent across. The figure reflects noncombat fatalities during wartime transport and service.
This morning a military plane that landed on a Mansfield farm east of Athens Thursday afternoon completed its trip to Dayton, about 9 o clock. Electrical trouble in the motor caused the stop. A spare part was sent from Dayton and the repairer set out yesterday morning, landing briefly at Logan after a propeller struck a raised place. He proceeded to Athens by auto and reported to Pilot Hoover. the Athens landing was observed by University of the A. T. C. members.
Friends of the Kaiser in neutral border countries explain that the all-highest has lost his Sedan luck. The shamrock sprig given to Emperor William I by a peasant girl and worn at Sedan, carried in a sachet near his heart since the war began, is said to no longer bring fortune.
Prince Bitel Friedrich second son of the Kaiser faces indictment in France on charges of pillaging a French chateau. He is pursued for capture, trial, and conviction.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the Libby Glass Company plant in Sandusky, estimated at $125,000. Four automatic lamp bulb blowing machines, worth $20,000 each, were destroyed. The plant had recently been taken over by General Electric Co.
French commerce minister M. Clementel announces a standard 80 cent shirt to be marketed as a cost cutting measure. The shirt will match current quality, with cheaper options reportedly at 2.27 dollars.
An old advertisement touts BATONIC and EATONIC as remedies for excess stomach acid, claiming they absorb acid, relieve sour digestion, and restore strength. It argues acid causes numerous health woes from indigestion to nervousness and suggests a 50 cent trial with money-back guarantee.
An old advertisement urges daily Senreco toothpaste use and regular dentist visits to maintain white teeth and healthy gums. It touts Senreco as a potent cleaner and germ fighter against pyorrhea, promising rapid, remarkable whitening and gum health benefits.
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