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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1919
Page
6
Letters from Ohio women testify to improved health strength and vitality after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Cure. One mother describes renewed energy during pregnancy and another notes benefits for daughters and recovery from weakness.
An old advertisement claims Menthol in a homemade remedy clears catarrh and colds. It suggests boiling and filling a bottle, spraying the throat and nasal passages to kill germs and prevent further illness. The ad touts inexpensive, at home preparation as a cure and notes druggists can supply the ingredients.
A Muncie Indiana resident Joseph ebb credits Bio-feren Tablets with restoring his health after nervousness and weakness. The ad touts the remedy as a best ever offering, recommends two tablets after meals and at bedtime, and promises a seven day noticeable improvement.
The narrator visits the Wyeths and chats with Athenaa Hast about marriage and independence. Hast argues couples should maintain individuality, pursue personal growth, and have private space, while noting not all unions fit these ideals. The piece ends with the idea that the visit halted the narrator’s moping over Eric Sands.
A reader seeks dating ideas for a 43 year old man and a 35 year old woman while recommending Y W C A Open House social events. The advice notes working girls can be well read and suggests church or friendly introductions as paths to meet a partner.
John H B Fay of 51 Campbell St Dayton Ohio, a lumber buyer for International Golf Shaft Co, reports relief after using Dreco for post operative gall stones and appendicitis. He praises Dreco for restoring appetite and energy and claims all stomach pains and constipation vanished. A Seattle blind man invents a belt with compass and buzzers to guide his steps.
Mrs. Lillian Grimes Roberts died October 1 1919 at her daughter's home after sixty one years seven months and thirteen days of life. She married Robert B Roberts in 1878 and left six children two of whom survived infancy. A U B church member at Mt Carmel she endured paralysis two years. Survived by husband two sons four daughters and many relatives. The verse closes with a prayer for reunion in heaven.
Portland Indiana woman Josephine Kimble describes severe displacement and fatigue fading after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The note urges readers to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for health guidance. Also reports social notes from Buchtel area and a Halloween event at Buchtel High School with costumes and decorations.
We thank friends and neighbors for help and kindness during the sickness and death of our wife and mother Mrs Roberts. R.8 Roberts and children.
Buchtel clubs hosted a Hallowe'en party with regal décor and jack o lanterns. Miss Ena Stephenson performed solo dances and a late lunch followed. A second party at Miss Beatrice Phillips’ home hosted about sixty guests with games and refreshments. Mrs Cecil Schafer joined Mrs Olive Dixon in Nelsonville for a visit. John J Hiles stayed with the Lauderback family in South Zanesville as guests Mr and Mrs Lowery of Nelsonville visited nearby.
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