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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
2
A Waverly Ohio resident cites rapid recovery after using Houstonia Liniment on a broken leg and rheumatic joints. The ad promotes House-tone-e-ah Dr Jones’ Liniment by The Dr J C Jones Co of Charleston.
Fragmentary ad copy discusses a brown hair product and a concrete post insertion mechanism. It mentions tinting hair to any shade and compares ease of use to face powder, with garbled references to a concrete post hole device and operation details.
Washington Oct 30 German and Austrian delegates threaten a fight as the international labor conference resumes. Germany not yet a League member under peace treaty rules and seeks seat to influence uniform world labor laws. Samuel Gompers may be seated as U S representative. interpreters numbered. debate over adding Spanish as an official language gains momentum.
Lewis Hill of Rocky Point visited Herbert Poston. Harl Holland spent Sunday with Edson Hawk at Judson. Mr and Mrs John Fulton of Ath visited friends here Monday. Rocky Point school social Thursday night cleared over 230 dollars. Mrs Frederick Fulton has returned home from Champaign county. Mrs Herbert Hawk and her children visited sister Mrs Walter Bobo in Athens.
Trutona the perfect tonic now on sale at Hickman Pharmacy in Nelsonville. The advertisement touts its effect on apetite digestion and liver function, claiming relief for dyspepsia stomach and catarrhal affections and recommending it for those recovering from serious illnesses. It highlights safety and laxative qualities and notes local promotion at Hickman Pharmacy.
Clinton Poston a Athens high school student spent Sunday at his home here. Mrs. Henry Lauer visited her mother Mrs. Ellen Lauer at Jud son on Tuesday. William Clayton recently stayed a few days with friends in Glouster. Clarence Hawk plans to move his family to the Beckett farm near St John’s church in Lodi. Mr and Mrs Frank Lawrence of New Asbury spent Sunday with Chas Koker and family.
A Columbus report notes Henry A. Borrow from Dayton and John C. Strazier of Zanesville fell into the river on Broad street bridge and were rescued by policemen and construction workers after being carried to Town street bridge. Freezone promises quick pain relief and easy removal of corns and calluses with a few drops.
An advertising note touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic remedy that clears nasal passages and relieves head colds and catarrh. It claims instant relief and urges readers to visit a druggist for a bottle and apply in the nostrils. A New Jersey inventor is noted for patenting a spiked electrode to locate sunken ships by sound.
Ohio lawmakers discuss classifying property for taxation to boost state and local revenues. Supporters argue classification would capture untaxed intangible wealth and prevent heavier real property levies, citing Kentucky and other states. Critics warn of outmigration if intangibles flee the state.
Citizens are urged to vote Yes on the two referendum laws and No on the two amendments in the upcoming election. The notice stresses clear choices and participation on election day.
Advertising copy claims Phosphated Iron capsules build up tired nerves and restore vitality. It describes improved appearance and energy, urging purchase from McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
An upbeat feature extols simple remedies and daily habits as the path to vitality. It promotes faith in natural wellness and highlights how bright eyed individuals maintain health through modest, lasting routines.
A simple celery tea is advertised as a cheap health tonic claiming to purify blood regulate bowels and aid digestion while remaining mild for children. In industry a new steel roller designed to finish concrete roadways weighs a ton yet is operable by two or three workers.
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