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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
2
Vintage ad copy promotes Celery King as a universal health tonic. It claims influenza relief before spring, suggests three weekly doses, and advises giving it to children. The message urges customers to request Celery King, calling it the king of tonic laxatives.
Frederick G. Link son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Link of Richland avenue died yesterday afternoon at age 19 after lung trouble. He had been treated in Tucson and at Morrison farm before returning home. He attended Model Training School John Hancock high School and Ohio University and belonged to Phi Delta Theta and the Presbyterian church. Funeral at Presbyterian church Wednesday at 2 pm with Supt. Morgan to speak. Burial at West Union Street Cemetery. He leaves one son Wheatley and his parents.
James Patterson died this morning at his Willow Creek home at 5 o'clock. The funeral will be held at Clarks Chapel, but the time is unlisted as the family awaits guidance from a daughter in Akron.
Laura Weaver aged 61 died last evening at Athens State hospital. The body was shipped this noon to Williamsport for burial by Undertaker Baughman.
Mrs. Herbert Whetstone dies after a three year tuberculosis illness in Albany. Survived by husband Herbert Whetstone, two children Marie Mourne and Raymond Dew, and her father Isaac Snowden. Mother, brothers, and sisters preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements pending. Canton Red Cross campaign seeks 40,000 members through Wednesday.
Emily Gump nine year old who vanished from Cincinnati sixteen days ago was the focus of a widening inquiry. A mysterious letter to her parents claimed a dreamer had knowledge that the girl might be in Buffalo New York, prompting investigators to widen the search to that city.
NEW MARSHFIELD Nov. 25. At a trustees meeting John Rhorick was named health officer for Waterloo township. He says his duties are numerous including ensuring hog pens and out buildings stay in sanitary condition.
He reports ten small pox cases and chastises a hog pen owner who refused cleanup. A chase ensues when the health officer confronts the man, who promises to sanitize but vows to fight his job. Quarantine measures are proposed to prevent further spread.
Colds are serious. They weaken children and can lead to illness. Duffee's Cough Syrup, trusted for thirty years, should be on hand to act at first symptoms. Combine with Duffee's Fifty Fifty Tonic Laxative Tablets for faster relief. Available at druggists and grocers.
William L. Carlisle writes from Denver, a Wyoming train robber, to Warden Brine of Rawlins, claiming reforms. The Ohio official certifies Mercantile Insurance Co of America, New York, complied with state laws to transact in Ohio, showing assets of 3.436 million, liabilities 1.565 million, surplus 921k, capital 1 million, income 1.901 million, expenditures 1.649 million for the prior year.
Denver on Saturday denies holding up the Los Angeles Limited after escaping prison and asks officials to give him a chance. Warden Brine notes handwriting matches Carlisle's and further tests will follow to locate him. Serbia plans a Danube Salonica canal 373 miles long with 65 locks.
A new collapsible plant crib folds and slides between an adult bed and frame to save room. French researchers report ordinary sod serves as an effective sewerage filter in experiments.
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