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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR note hints at a simple home repair plan or inquiry about improvements. The readable text mentions roses but lacks full details on scope, location, or parties involved, preventing a complete summary.
A vintage advertisement touts Bio-Feren as a remedy for nervous strain from tobacco or alcohol excess and fatigue. It promises sharper minds, renewed ambition, and steadier nerves after seven days of two tablets after meals and one at night, with a price guarantee and urban availability.
Athens Messenger reports a notice seeking large clean cotton rags suitable for CB presses. The advertisement lists material requirements and pickup details for potential suppliers.
A wife reflects on marriage and independence as she agrees to move to New York with her husband. She weighs staying passive versus asserting herself, choosing personal growth and self worth over a door mat role or a combative stance. The piece hints at a continuation.
A series of short letters to Mrs. Thompson covers teen romance rules and social behavior. A seventeen year old asks if a twenty one year old may visit and wear a locket. responses urge parental approval and warn against premature engagements. Other notes advise avoiding a “tough” boy, preserving reputation, and on gift etiquette for girls.
A Dayton Ohio reader recounts a long night of coughing and sleeplessness eased by Earle's Hypo Cod. Mrs W M Blackburn of 338 West Fourth Street endorses the tonic noting its quick action for catarrhal and bronchial troubles. The bottle price is 1 20 plus five cents war tax and is sold by McKee Drug Co and other local druggists.
Vote Tuesday November 4 on two propositions about classification of alcohol content and repeal of statewide prohibition. The item urges voting Yes on the short ballot to oppose radical prohibitionists and protect home rights, urging four marks before each Yes on short ballots and before No on the long ballot. The Ohio Home Rule Association led by Ha Gibson of Columbus urges informed civic action.
A clipped text fragment notes a Senate reference to a referendum petition adopted January 7 1919 ratifying the National Prohibition Amendment to the U S Constitution prepared by the 66th Congress. It discusses importation and sale of intoxicating beverages and related prohibitions.
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