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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
6
A vintage ad touts Neutrone Prescription 99% as fast acting for rheumatism and joint pain. It claims to ease stiff muscles and aid kidney and liver purification with a week’s treatment priced at 60 cents or a large bottle for $1.00, offered by McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
A claimed pine based cough remedy known as Pinex is advertised with steps to make a pint bottle using 2 1/4 ounces pine extract and sugar syrup or alternatives. It promises quick relief for coughs, hoarseness, and bronchial issues, with a money back guarantee and brand origin in Wayne, Indiana.
Thousands use a simple home gargle to relieve catarrh and colds. Mix three percent menthol-arcine in a pint bottle with boiled water, gargle throat, sniff, or spray to clear nasal passages and prevent germs from entering.
The United States Army dental surgeons recommend a dentrifice as an ideal treatise for dental care, praising its designed balance of nutrients and ease of use. The recommendation emphasizes practical application for service members.
A reader from Muncie Indiana praises Bio-seven Tablets as the grandest and quickest remedy for nervous weakness and anemia. The ad promotes dosing after meals and at bed time with a money back guarantee if health does not improve within seven days, and notes local druggists carry stock.
A diary entry details a move to a charming apartment shared with Jim as the narrator grapples with a meddling suitor, Charles Belton. She shifts from fear to resolve, choosing wit over anger to counter his advances, while contemplating the peril Belton poses to her marriage. The piece ends with a cliffhanger as she vows to confront Jim if words fail.
A teenage girl seeks guidance for a family breakup and locating her brother while considering education and future independence. A seventeen year old boy asks about courting rules and future plans. Mrs. Thompson advises on timing, safety, and evaluating love, plus etiquette for inviting a guest inside.
A classic health adage urges reducing meat to ease sluggish kidneys and prevent backache and urinary distress. It recommends four ounces of rad salts daily, a lithia juice blend often sold as Jad Salts, and notes their claimed benefits for kidney function and bladder irritation.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pains and related ailments. It claims rapid, clean relief from aches and strains without staining skin, urging customers to keep a bottle on hand and purchase at druggists for 3, 70, or 140 cents.
An advertisement claims Danderine hair tonic doubles hair beauty by cleansing the scalp and reducing dandruff. Reading: a small bottle bought at drug or toilet counters will make hair abundant soft glossy and easy to style. It promises brighter hair growth and vigor.
Mr John Wyant hosted and hosted guests in Nelsonville and Chauncey involving Mrs Julia Wyant and several relatives. Visitors included Mrs Alice Burton and daughter, Mr Charlie Six, Mr Ervin Pidcock, Mrs Anna Quinn and son Clarence, Mrs Matilda Bricker and Roy, Mrs Myrtle Pidcock, Miss Mildred Ryan, Miss Muriel North and Dora, and Mr Alfred Carr with Warren and William.
An advertisement for a tiny bottle named myreezone claims it costs 50 little at any drug store. A few drops on a corn or callus supposedly stops pain instantly and lets the user lift the corn or callus off with fingers. The pitch ends with a confident true statement and a promise against humbug.
A large gathering of friends neighbors and schoolmates visited Mr and Mrs Frank Hawk to celebrate their daughter Mabel's sixteenth birthday. The party featured many local families with refreshments served and a happy atmosphere.
New York Nov 20 Mary Garden the famous singer and film star told reporters aboard the French liner La France that she will not marry this year. She plans to join the Chicago Grand Opera Company and later tour with a new gown described as a thousand mirrors. She noted Paris fashion was changing rapidly and that staying longer would have shocked her.
The article notes butter shortages during the war and the rise of margarine. It claims the government took over lanoline and sactor oil for margarine production and jokes that readers may have eaten bread buttered with hide refuse from boots, reflecting wartime skepticism about substitutes.
A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel. It claims cleansing effects on the skin, blood, bowels, and liver and asserts relief from dullness and pimples with a vegetable formula in olive oil. Doses are one or two nightly for a week, priced at 10c and 25c.
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