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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1919
Page
8
The weekly health bulletin reports six influenza deaths in Chicago and warns of a possible upcoming outbreak as warm fall weather fades. Dr. Brady notes no proven early diagnosis, urges prevention by avoiding colds and close contact, and promotes Turpo as a preventive germicide for nasal use.
Local residents report relatives visiting Columbus and Athens, with several families hosting or visiting kin. A corn husking event is planned at Herron’s next Thursday November 13, and the host has been out due to rheumatism.
Four people died and three others injured when the Atlantic City ferry collided with the tug Cas while carrying passengers from the Jersey side to Philadelphia. Several occupants were swept into the waves as the vessels collided on the river.
An advertorial offering oil of korein capsules as a simple system to reduce weight from ten to sixty pounds without exercise. It claims health benefits, vim, and a youthful look, promising reduction guaranteed or your money back.
Harvard botanist Dr. Winthrop Osterhout reports laboratory work to convert sunlight air and water into nutritious food. Sugar and protein can be manufactured synthetically with sunlight rays form aldehyde and other methods though cost remains a barrier and plants still undercuts synthetic sugar. Osterhout notes progress and compares to Edison’s early struggles and plant processes.
Austin reports a state highway project using epsom salt mix for ten miles of Rockport road surface. Engineers say the material from salt-rich gulf flats yields a damp, dust free, firm surface though wet weather makes it slippery unless shell is added and slope adjusted.
Basque herder Pedro Yassi was attacked by a wildcat while shoeing a horse near Winnemucca Nevada. He fought back with a rasp and a hammer, killing the animal. A surgeon treated his wounds and he received Pasteur treatment on suspicion of rabies.
Armistice Day marked one year since the end of World War I with subdued observances in Paris and across France. Special masses were held but no large celebrations occurred as the nation reflected quietly on the anniversary.
About 200000 trainmen and conductors ask for immediate raises averaging 40 percent for the trainmen and 30 percent for conductors to align with higher living costs. They threaten strikes if denied and await Rail Director Hines's decision.
An old doctor’s prescription “Number 40 For The Blood” is advertised as a universal blood purifier. Made by J. C. Mendenhall, a 40 year Evansville druggist, and sold by McKee Drug Co. The ad lists scrofulous eruptions, facial pimples, ulcers, red patches, swollen glands, eye inflammation, muscle wasting, and stomach issues among conditions claimed to be helped.
Federal Judge Sater told the Cincinnati grand jury that wartime laws must be upheld and changes should come by ballot, not revolution, as he opened the southern district court in Ohio. An aeroplane aided two officers to repair a Canal Zone telegraph break in 45 minutes, instead of three days by horse.
A reflective verse recalls soldiers who died a year ago and the living who carry their courage home. The poem names ordinary locals now seen as the Boys who gave respite from grief and warns that the departed still haunt the street with memories.
Jas Williams of 99 Franklin St Athens testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his dull backache and kidney pains after trying other remedies. He details relief from lumbago and disturbed sleep and notes the 60 cent price at Cline's Pharmacy. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets the pills.
Governor Robertson announced the National Guard will be withdrawn from the mine fields as soon as enough miners return to work after the strike order was recalled.
An Rome dispatch reports Gabrielle D Annunzio will fly to Rome to meet Italian Foreign Minister Tittoni to discuss the Fiume situation.
The first snow of the season fell on Athens streets Monday morning and disappeared quickly. Power outages darkened theatres and homes for about an hour after seven in the evening due to a fallen wire near the station.
Attaches of the Japanese embassy report Japan's rising wealth and extravagant tastes. Japanese women adopt silk stockings and robes, while cotton garments fade. Some embrace Broadway fashions. kimono followers demand silk. Meals expand beyond rice. beef steak rises in demand. Living costs climb and workers show a strike habit.
Rome police seized documents showing Bolshevik propaganda in Italy funded by the Russian Soviet government, according to a News Agency dispatch.
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