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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1918
Page
8
A health note advises drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush toxins from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims clearer skin fresher complexion and relief from headaches bilious spells and constipation within one to two weeks.
After influenza, doctors advise a tonic to restore energy and brain function. Bio-feren contains iron Lecithin gentian and other ingredients to rebuild strength and appetite. Two tablets after meals and one at night are recommended until full recovery, with money-back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A fragmented classified note mentions a messenger want ad. Readable fragments point to a request for messaging services and local contact details. Further specifics are not present in the readable text.
Athens Ohio mayor E C Woodworth mails formal complaint to Hocking Power Co over eighteen months of unreliable lighting and power. He warns of potential action by the State Utilities Commission if service does not improve promptly.
In Paris a celebrated Yank of Italian extraction boasts better English after service and proves bold in battle. He leaps to a dugout after a German, followed by a lieutenant and squad. After tense moments, the German is believed caught and the sergeant confirms the capture.
Amesville reports Black Diamond and Federal Valley Realty leaders meeting at Cafe Josephine to settle coal transport disputes. Six cars loaded and shipped Monday mark progress as meetings outline plans for the new works.
Boys at Little New York recount a recess foot race between Jed Linscott and Henry Sedwick. Jed carried a butcher knife and hog hook, blood in his eyes, prompting judges to intervene. Henry awarded the prize for sportsmanship amid the uproar. First Lieut Nen noted in a postscript.
A well known family cold remedy touts rapid relief for coughs and bronchial attacks. The inexpensive product is popular, with trials claiming it belongs in every medicine cabinet. Price listed as 60c and 124.
Advert says bowel problems respond to Dr King’s New Life Pills. Claims relieve biliousness headache sour stomach tongue coating and digestive discomfort by clearing bowel clogging. Price 25e.
The ad promotes Olive Tablets as a harmless valve for constipation and sluggish liver. It claims they are a vegetable laxative without calomel, require one or two tablets at bedtime, and come in 10¢ and 20¢ boxes sold by all druggists. It warns against forced action and lists symptoms of backend imbalance.
Grandmother’s recipe advertises Sage and Sulphur to darken gray hair, restore natural color, and add luster. It promotes home preparation or Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound from drugstores as a ready solution, claiming natural, even color and a younger look.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced new official time zone boundaries to unify and slightly shift existing lines. The changes take effect January 1 at 2 a m and follow the daylight saving act, with Athens county moving to Eastern time under the new ruling.
London dispatch reports 18000 American troops in England to depart homeward after armistice. The army expects the first ships to sail within a week and all men back in the United States within ten days.
In Potten End Hertfordshire England villagers gather on the green at sundown amid quaint inns and hedges. The Roll of Honor hangs at the church as women and children face wartime emptiness with mournful pride.
Several Athens residents hosted and visited kin over the weekend in Athens and nearby Nelsonville. Notables include Mr Warl Beckle visiting Mr Edwin Strauss, Miss Elizabeth Rhodes staying with Miss Dorotha Jones, and Mrs Lela Ballard with Harold touring Jackson relatives. The sick list names Mr David Davis Mr Roy Francis and Mr Don Seevers. A newborn to Mr and Mrs Lee McWilliams is reported. Norman and Doorthy Albaugh are visiting country relatives. Fred Rhodes and sister Mary shopped in Athens. Kenneth Woodgerd of Athens is visiting relatives here.
Ohio Marietta game moved to Thanksgiving at Marietta’s request leaving Ohio with two tough tests in a short span. Denison clash at Granville set for Saturday ahead of the holiday tilt. Flu ban had blocked October plans and altered scheduling.
Washington reports American soldiers in France maintain personal hygiene. The War Department lists purchases for overseas forces in six months totaling 119 million cakes of soap 3000 boxes of talcum powder 100000 tubes of toothpaste and 170000 packages of shaving soap and paste.
Commercial circles in Singapore claim Holland stores large stocks of rubber corpa sugar tin and other raw materials for Germany. They say delivery at guaranteed higher prices elsewhere prompted the ban on exporting rubber from the Dutch Indies.
London dispatch reports that American naval air units in Europe sank one submarine and probably six more, damaged many ships, and lost nine pilots in action. The American seaplane strength in Europe stands at 625.
Albina Lindley daughter of Josephus and Jane Lindley born May 29 1833 Merritstown Pa died November 15 1918 Albany aged 85 years six months and seventeen days. She moved to Ohio as a child lived on the Lindley Farm and remained there. Survived by five nephews and eight nieces with two nephews John and Stephen Lindley attending her funeral. A charter member and longtime attendant of the Free Baptist Church she gave to religious works and hoped to live to see the war end. The call to rise came as she awaited the Resurrection with the Rainbow boys and others in Hebbardsville.
Miss Reilly answers etiquette questions in this column. A reader asks about social courtesy, noting that all guests at a home deserve polite treatment and that a man should remove his hat when speaking to a lady, with a weather allowance.
In Chicago a Court of Domestic Relations ruling states a husband has no right to open his wife's mail even if suspicious. Judge Gemmill compared the act to opening the judge's own letters. B A Sullivan testified he opened a letter addressed to his wife after she left him at a hotel.
The piece outlines celebrating the fifth anniversary known as the Wooden Wedding with birch bark invitations that take ink well. It suggests a unique refreshment table and a centerpiece of a wooden chopping bowl full of fruit, plus wooden dishes olives bonbons and salted nuts on wooden serving ware.
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