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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
4
A fragmentary OCR item dated Thursday April 8 1887 appears, with unclear locality. The readable portion offers no names or actionable details, suggesting an incomplete public or legal notice from a county publication.
An advertisement promotes a seventy page centennial book with engravings of people, homes, and local scenery in Athens county. It highlights April delivery, free copies for paid up 1807 subscribers, free offers for new subscribers at one dollar, and a premium set of two souvenir books for one dollar, with late-arriving subscribers paying five cents per copy.
From Our Regular Correspondent Athens reports a calm yet spirited municipal contest and Republican primaries with strong local option organizing led by Tider MacLane. The piece discusses orderly polling, a robust local political machine, and mentions Judge D W Jones and other state political notes from Washington and Bellefontaine.
Farmer Auseph Jordan notes promising soil and seed across Athens county with favorable Ohio Experiment Station wheat outlook statewide except poorly drained lands. Report discusses a local constable race setback, memories of country school life, and Harper’s Weekly critique of centralized rural schooling.
In the recent primary election candidates were nominated and must file a certificate of nomination with the clerk of the court. Hos. EMET Towers led a bold dash for the Mastorship of Olumbu but fell short by about one half vote.
Lary L Jolla Prost born in its bon nSship. She married Wn P Doth January 1 186 to them were born tow children three sons and one dingster Moot who Serdive her Mertus band died April hyn. In 1452 she was re married to Nathan Rhasec who lived W at a short Tine Ft Tue Venn Ist she was agna mated to Rev T Fone who died July dist. She was a long member of the Wassersuist chor and cared for its welfare. Despite years of affliction she remained kind and hospitable, passing away at age 74.
The text appears as garbled OCR from a Strand page with mixed languages and unclear names. It mentions an English firm, an American import, numbers like 23, dates such as 31, and scattered references to places and people, but the overall meaning is not discernible.
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