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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1920

Page

2

Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Featured As Womanly Tonic

An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic for women worn down by daily duties. It claims to strengthen nerves, relieve backache, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, with testimonials from Mrs Ellen Draper of Dayton Ohio. The ad notes non alcohol content and availability at drug stores and a trial offer from the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.

Genes Drug Store Dr. Pierce Dayton Ohio Ellen Draper Bobtin Street

Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Relief for Colds

An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for severe colds and grippe. It promises immediate relief of nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and sore throat with a pleasant taste and no quinine, costing only a few cents at drug stores.

Pape

Athens native editor writes from California about a world shrinking due to travel and media

Frank G. Martin, an Athens county native now in California, chronicles how modern transport and communication tames space. He recounts reconnections with Athens figures, schools and families from the area, and praises The Messenger personals as the paper’s vital lifeblood while noting readers in Pasadena and Altadena.

California Athens County Messenger The Fred Bush the Messenger United States London Paris Honolulu Manila Hong Kong Mexico Toronto Scott Pasadena Manley Means Walter A. Barnes Union National Bank

Pepto Mangan Promises Vitality Through Blood Enrichment

An old advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as a remedy for listlessness and low spirits caused by sluggish blood. It claims the tonic cleanses the blood and boosts mood, urging readers to buy the liquid or tablet form labeled Gates Pepto Mangan and endorsed by physicians.

Guce

Pape's Diapepsia Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief

Advertises 6 pa Diapepsia tablets that stop indigestion heartburn and stomach distress instantly after meals. Claims pleasant harmless tablets cure acidity and upset stomach for little cost at drug stores.

Jewel Robbery Hits Mrs. Palmer Home Off Fifth Avenue

Police and detectives probe a $400,000 theft at the New York residence of former actress Mrs. Charlotte King Palmer near Fifth Avenue. Robbers entered unseen, bound the maid and butler, then attacked Palmer after midnight and stole a $300,000 pearl necklace and sable furs.

New York Charlotte King Palmer Fifth Avenue

Mothers Who Worry Should Read This Letter

Mrs L Andrews of Bainbridge New York testifies a sickly daughter improved after Vinci's cod liver extract tonic with beef peptones and glycerophosphates. The letter claims better appetite digestion color and vitality leading to return to school.

Irish people told by U S inquiry panel

Washington hearing on Ireland features John Derham of Balbriggan and other American witnesses. The informal commission, backed by Oswald Villard, aims to hear Irish perspectives amid ongoing tensions and mentions Mrs Muriel MacSwiney as a potential participant.

L. C. Martin Washington John Derham Balbriggan Ireland Derham Oswald Garrison Villard the Nation New York Jane Adams Chicago Senator Walsh Massachusetts Frederick Howe Derho Dennis Morgan Thurles William King Ironton Ohio Paul J. Furnas Muriel MacSwiney Cork John Cotter Republic

Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener

An old advertisement promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair dye. It claims to darken gray hair naturally with even coverage and a few applications make hair look darker, glossy, soft, and youthful.

Wyeth

The Plains high geaol lyceum course opens with Vierman

The first program at The Plains high geaol lyceum featured popular cartoonist and humorist Mr Vierman. Audiences enjoyed the entertainment and praised his humorous and solemn artistry. The next show is Tuesday evening November 30 featuring The Duo Little Prayers.

Plains High Geaool Lyceum Vierman Mr. Ierman

Operetta by Athens students draws large crowd at school

On Friday November 12 Miss Collins and Miss Beekman led grades in a two part operetta The Pink Parasol and A Fairy Conspiracy. Mrs O Deil of Lindley Hall held the winning number for a school spread. $67.56 was raised for supplies. The high school formed a literary society and considers an orchestra. adults and especially foreigners are urged to seek further education via county plans with minimal cost.

J. E. Minney Washington County Athens Meigs County College of Medicine University of Kansas Santa Fe Fulton Miss Collins

Woman to Woman Endorses Cough Remedy

Mrs L O Seitz of Lima Ohio shares a strong endorsement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She explains her mother suffered a severe bronchial cough for months before finding relief with the medicine and she now recommends it to others.

L. O. Seitz Lima Ohio Chamberlain

Hog Prices Hit Four-Year Lows in Kansas City Trade

Declines in the hog market continued in Kansas City with prices ranging from 11.00 to 11.65 per hundredweight, marking a new low for the past four years.

Kansas City

Hog market tops $12.35 in Cleveland trade

In Cleveland on November 19 hogs fetched a top price of 12 dollars and 35 cents for the first time since early 1917. The day's trade opened 65 cents below the prior close, reflecting a softer stage.

Cleveland

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