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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
6
The Ohio legislature advances the local option law with a near unanimous passage and a ban on certain provisions. Debates on amendments include sterilizing sales to non-residents and a veto power fight. Other measures address skunk season, road improvements, and municipal codes with major amendments pending.
Ancient houses guard relics tied to emperors and kings from Napoleon to Frederick the Great. India ink names drift through the text as a curious catalog of boots hats canes tools and other tokens claimed by royal lineages.
The article extols sonpanda as a valuable manure, noting its usefulness for vines fruit trees and roses. It describes soaking soapy water in a tub and pouring the suds onto the garden to boost growth and vitality.
Professor Ginekle criticized Carlyle for talking nonstop and not allowing any input. He recalled a night when Carlyle’s behavior even disturbed Link, and he intervened by shaking Carlyle to urge his wife to speak.
The text presents a fragmentary onlook into a deathbed scene where Bullion wills all property to his partner but fears contest from children. A young wife discusses marriage to Weyeren workers and a tobacconist offers a quip about conscience and virtue.
New York Herald notes that the bride and groom were sent to a hospital soon after their marriage ceremony. Some friends believed it unlucky and suggested holding Old Lotic shows to counter the misfortune.
A brief item notes J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove who suffered a four year leg ulcer cured by Backlen's Ami ca Salve. Also mentions local ads for Green Seal Paints from Hibbard Hardware Co and other notices about teachers' examinations and church affairs. Includes misc references to Sydney capital, sugar beet yields, and unrelated advertisements from the period.
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