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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
6
Grandmother's Sage and Sulphur mixture promises dark lustrous hair. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is marketed as a ready to use preparation that enhances natural color, spreads evenly, and restores a youthful appearance without curing disease.
Fifty years of continuous use by grandparents, parents, and children attest to King’s New Discovery as the safest and most effective remedy for coughs and colds. Sold by all druggists at 60 cents and 1.20 dollars.
An old patter notes a bowel regimen with Dr. King's New Life Pills touted as mild and tonic. The advertisement claims the product cleanses the system and keeps daily duties on schedule, priced at 25 cents and sold everywhere.
The article promotes Chase's Blood and Nerve Tablets containing iron and tonic ingredients to restore health after grippe. It claims relief from constipation by adding Alain and urges weighing before use to observe weight and strength gains. Sold by druggists at sixty cents, often ninety cents.
An old advertisement touts Schenck's Mandrake Pills as a remedy for tired feet and constipation. It claims a single dose proves efficacy and promotes a new feel, listing 26 per box and noting Dr. J.H. Schenck & Son of Philadelphia as sellers.
Dr L W Bowers advises avoiding crowds and seeking fresh air and cleanliness to ward off influenza. He prescribes vegetable pills, hot lemonade, and Anuric tablets for symptoms, with cautions on pneumonia and guidance to use Dr Pierce tonics or Golden Medical Discovery to rebuild the system.
Edith Ferro1's family hails Ned Flowerton as a brilliant inventor with a practical heater concept. John Ferro1 plans to fund Ned to complete a working model, hoping the project will lift finances and secure a market. Edith's pride grows as Ned works in the Ferrol cellar, earning affection from the family and neighbors. The story follows Ned's rise from carefree dreamer to industrious inventor under Edith's hopeful support.
A reader asks about etiquette for who should open a candy gift and how often to date. The reply distinguishes between a slight acquaintance and a close friend and suggests three evenings per week as acceptable dating frequency for a 19 year old who works with good hours.
Advert says instant relief from upset stomach, sour ness, gas, acidity, and indigestion with one tablet. Claims no waiting and immediate improvement after eating. Drugstores stock Pape’s Diapepsin for relief from heartburn and stomach discomfort.
Stomach tablets promise relief from sourness gas heartburn and indigestion within five minutes when used regularly for two weeks. They claim to restore a weak stomach to a sweet energetic working state and guarantee satisfaction or money back. Sold by McKee Drug Co. and leading druggists.
An old advertisement promotes Stearns' Electric Paste to kill cockroaches and water bugs, claiming overnight relief. It also touts Stearns' Electric Plate as an effective, inexpensive solution for rats and mice, urging households to buy a small box.
Miss B Bennett Burleigh describes her World War I journey behind German lines in Belgium. She details traveling on foot through Bruges Ostend and Zeebrugge, evading Sentry, sailing from Ostend to Dunkirk, and a near aircraft attack saved by British fire. She advocates defeat of Germany before any peace.
Mrs. Margaret Lane seeks to annul a divorce after learning her ex husband, now in the army, was worth 45 dollars monthly to her and two children while alive and 10 000 dollars if killed. Judge Grimm requires a full confession and his consent to set aside the decree.
Mrs. Lloyd George opens a rural industry hostel in Tregnant Vale of Clwyd Wales for disabled soldiers. Crafts taught include toy basket and furniture making with focus on repairing and reproducing old Welsh designs. Fine copies of antique dressers oak chests and presses are produced by the trainees.
Citizens in Vinton held a torchlit parade and a wartime peace celebration marking the Kaiser’s abdication and the armistice. Speakers praised servicemen and Reconstruction duties as the crowd cheered. A theatrical display depicting the Kaiser ended with a symbolic execution and cremation amid lingering gunfire on a nearby hill.
The influenza illness continues in the Carbondale area. Mr. J. F. Johnston died Saturday and was interred at Rocks Cemetery. Relatives from Northern Ohio visited for the ill father. Local residents host and visit relatives in Akron Nelsonville Midport Athens.
A drummer promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming relief from indigestion gastritis and stomach trouble after three weekly doses. He notes others were helped and offers a money back guarantee with one dose convincing. McKee Drug Co and drumgists nationwide carry the product.
Miss Myrtle Mitchell received a letter from her cousin Joe Marquis in France with the 6th Field Artillery. He left the hospital on October 5 and rejoined his battery, noting rain and mud but busy activity. He saw Athens boys including George Chesser Wheeler Dew Glen Jones and Rainbow boys, all well. The letter carried a German paper dated Sept 22 a torn time book leaf a 10 Reich stamp and a belt buckle fragment reading Gott mit Uns. The British government appointed 400 experts to help steam power users reduce coal waste.
The article extols S. S. S as a long trusted vegetable blood purifier sold for over fifty years. It claims wonderful results for customers and invites medical advice from the Swift Specific Co Medical Director in Atlanta, Georgia.
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