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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1919
Page
6
Mrs. Ora O. Bowers of Lansing Michigan reports weakness after childbirth. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash with restoring her strength and enabling her to work again.
A Kentucky druggist touts a simple home treatment claimed to ease rose and hay fever. by mixing mentholized arene with boiled water to sniff or spray nostrils twice daily, he says severe cases lessen to a mild cold within a day and prevention helps avoid onset. Mentholized arene sold in one ounce vials at pharmacies.
An ad touts SENRECO TOOTH ASTE toothpaste as a quick way to whiter teeth and healthier gums for 35 cents a large tube. It promises removal of filmy coating and helps with pyorrhea and mouth acidity, claiming widespread dentist usage and strong sales.
In a burned and tired mood a man vents at his wife over money and dreams of better prospects. An argument erupts about twelve dollars and budgeting, exposing class strain and worn nerves in a poverty battered home. The scene ends with a heated clash and a foreshadowed continuation.
A 16 year old seeks tips on popularity and body shape with methods to slim legs. A girl in love with a shy 21 year old is advised to avoid pressuring him and to wait for him to ask. Etiquette questions arise about dinner with a husband’s friend and his wife’s consent. A correspondent asks how to reclaim a flaked romance with a camp lieutenant, but the advisor says to move on.
A sewing pattern describes a blouse with a shaped lower edge and optional wrist or elbow length sleeves. It includes eight sizes 16 18 20 years and notes material needs for 27 inch fabric and a 15 yard skirt. A mailed illustration pattern costs 10 cents.
An old advertisement promotes Zemo antiseptic liquid for eczema healing, itch relief, and skin ailments. It claims to penetrate, cleanse, and soothe, priced 35 cents for regular and $1 for large size, from druggists.
Dr Mardis head of the Rural training school department of Ohio University received an invitation from J H McBrien of the interior department to attend the national conference on rural education and country life in Sioux Falls South Dakota October 12 to 15. Four governors and many educational leaders will attend. He declined the speaking invitation due to the opening of the new school year bringing numerous issues.
I thank friends and schoolmates for kindness and courtesy during my daughter Mabel Reeder’s illness and death.
Plans to fly by airship from London to Buenos Aires were dropped after government commandeered the R80 super airship. Ten passengers had booked at $5,000 each, including Sir Woodman Burbidge and R. H. Griffin of Harrods, leaders of the London and Buenos Aires department stores.
Mrs A H Hall of Caseville Michigan credits Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her baby's life this summer. Mrs Mary Carrington of Caseville says it has given prompt relief for years.
A Columbus man was badly cut on his face and lip when a Ford car headed for a tree near the asylum gate plunged off the street. He was treated by Dr Merwin and showed improvement the next day after losing blood and being unable to walk. Mr Bobo, who drove the car, escaped injury and the machine was damaged.
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