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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
3
L. G. Worstell visited Logan for legal business. Charles Beckler of the U. S. a. 8 left for Lowell. Mrs. Thurman Morgan stays at home on East State street. Wilson Welch of Kenyon college returns home for Easter. John McLaughlin of Coolville visited the city for business.
Hamilton resident Howard D. Lindley is visiting college friends for several days while Mrs. W. L. McKee remains confined to her University Terrace home with a severe illness.
Miss Grace Connor returns from Lancaster after a week with relatives. Rev W J Warner remains ill at home since Friday. Dr H C Taylor of Columbus was a business visitor in Athens Monday. Dr and Mrs John Brannen visit Mr Brannen’s sister Mrs C E McNutt. Mrs George Cline and daughter Finn visit Mr and Mrs G W Hopkins on Elmwood Place. Mrs J B Chappelear improves after a bout with grippe.
Mr. C. B. McNutt traveled to Eaton Sunday following the death of his mother Mrs. Margaret Seibert of that city.
Miss Florence Elder and her sister Faith returned home Monday after a weeklong visit with their grandmother, Vre House, of Columbus.
Miss Mamie Sleeper, guest of Attorney and Mrs FE T Hose, has returned to Columbus after a week in Defiance visiting Prof and Mrs EM Mills and their daughter Mildred. She came home Monday evening.
Mrs. R. C M Hastings and daughter Lucile arrive from Columbus after a week with Dr. and Mrs. Lowe and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Drake visited here from Bucyrus. Mrs. Rider of Nelsonville goes to Middleport for several days. Mrs. Harvey Ramsey returns to Columbus with her mother and sisters. Mr. L D Poston and Mr. George Reynolds drive to Athens in three and a half hours. Clarence Crippen visits from Pittsburgh before joining Barnum & Bailey circus. Mrs. J M Roush and Mrs. O Roush leave for Glouster. Mason family to Columbus soon. Miss Gabrielle Yankey returns to Athens with William Powell amid his recovery from illness.
Mrs Sarah Steenrod visits Nelsonville for a few days with Mr and Mrs Car Cable. Charles O Pickering of Middleport stays with his parents. Mrs George Duffee and Mrs M M Russell visit New Marshfield. Elizabeth Pedigo and Mrs D H Williams return from Columbus. Lee Stewart leaves for Chillicothe with Mrs Clarence Roach. Bertha Hoodler returns from Nelsonville. Jesse Warren and Bart Foley in Texas for about two weeks. Rev Thomas Hare of Washington DC visits Athens before heading to Charleston WV for anti saloon league work. Emmett Tompkins of Columbus passes through Athens en route to Meigs county. O G Tosps and relatives depart for Washington DC where they will reside. niece remains in college.
Mrs Hattie Kloffman Mrs C R Tripp and Mr Bee Myers of Chill cothe were called to the hospital by the death of Crouse Hoffman at 11 55 Tuesday Hoffman inmate at Athens state hospital for three years Remains sent to Circleville where interment will be made Thursday
Miss Bertha Bailey of Cleveland visits Miss Margaret Edith Jones, with whom she studied years ago at Oberlin College.
Mr. Charles Ward of Lancaster arrived here today after learning his son Walter, stationed in Reno Nevada for Ubhealth, is in serious condition with little hope of recovery. Mrs Kime Peril, once a linotype operator on The Daily Messenger, is improving at home on President Street after battling pneumonia and grip.
J G Moore relocates with family to Lelpre Belpre strengthens village ties as he starts in real estate and lumber. Mrs Strecker and son Raymond visit Rev L C Strecker. Bessie Wilcox closes Glazier school with a progressive literary program. Several local residents host and visit relatives in Columbus, Enid, Oklahoma and Columbus.
Five years of female troubles caused backache irregularities dizziness and prostration. After trying three doctors without relief Mrs Ezra Donovan of Willimantic Connecticut found restoration using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement claims decades of success and cures for womb related ailments and digestive distress.
Miss Fay Winget visits her aunt Mrs. Mattie Trout man while Mrs. Lowry hosts O. Lowry family guests. Mr. F Traphagan of New London visits R L Clester. Sunday school children enjoy progress under Moses Gabriel and Archer Brown. Services preached by Rev Taylor with a 9 30 AM April 11 gathering. Everyone invited.
The Fulton children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during their mother Mia Elizabeth Fulton's illness and death and for the beautiful floral offerings.
A playful verse describes Tom Tumbledown and his ramshackle place. The narrator jokes about a creaking chimney and dusty shop, while livestock and yard clutter reflect neglect. The poem hints the speaker could be Tom or a related observer.
Question and answer column on poultry care. Wing bone disease is linked to inbreeding and poor feed. culling advised. Leghorn and Cochin cross claims debunked. Advice on setting hens, breeding shape over color, and pheasant egg management with dummy eggs and brush crowd control.
Columbus Ohio April 8 Governor Harmon directed Chief Examiner of Engineers Kennedy to suspend the immediate reexamination mandated for engineers holding 1900 certificates. He telegraphed Kennedy from Cleveland citing complaints and seeking a satisfactory arrangement with engineers. Protests from manufacturers especially Cincinnati chamber of commerce prompted the move as engineers were withdrawn from plants.
At the final session, independent manufacturers and Kentucky Burley association officers announced an amicable disposal of issues from the pooled crop. The remaining 10 percent of the crop, tied to a Louisville firm’s failure, was acquired by several firms, and about $385,000 was involved. No burley tobacco remains to be sold on the market.
Governor Smith cancels the $250 reward for the slayer of Pope Hill, the attorney killed Sunday night in Dodge County. The decision came after a conference in Atlanta with Nat W. Larris, Hill’s law partner, with no public statement of reasons given. The governor said a reward may be offered again later.
Former president Castro lands at Fort de France Martinique aboard the Guadeloupe vessel from Bordeaux on March 26. He protests British disembarkation denial at Port of Spain and vows protest against Gomez while traveling with his secretary and wife toward Laguaira.
Robert Felty of Connellsville leads organizing efforts for Partners National Bank in Springfield with $160,000 capital. The new institution is set to open on June 1.
Greenville Ohio April 8 Mrs Abraham Brook 41 was burned alive in her North Dayton area home kitchen when her apron or clothing caught fire from a hot stove causing fatal burns.
Pedestrian Weston faced a gale and four hour delay as he traveled the final 12 miles to Petlevue after leaving Mansfield this morning. Weather hampered progress yet he pressed on with determination.
The McBee Linder company of this city has increased its capital stock from 10000 to 25000 dollars. The increase was granted yesterday.
A renowned advertising figure hints that public dislike stems from clear messaging and audience mismatch. He argues brands fail by overpromising and underdelivering, urging sharper targeting. He cites case studies showing how concise, honest campaigns win trust and loyalty.
The piece warns against neglect in poultry keeping and feathered stock care, noting diseases from lack of grit, red mites, and unhealthy practices. It recounts anecdotes including a shipboard pigeon misread as Antwerp, a government disease cost, a chicken shower by a church, an aged hen's funeral, and large turkey distributions while urging humane handling.
Emerson Russell visited Lancaster relatives for several days last week. Samuel Russell, aged 77, died at his home near this place on April ist. His funeral was held at the Baptist church with Rev. G. Russell presiding. Interment followed at Fairview cemetery. William Linton and family moved into Richard Linton's residence, who has moved back to the farm. Geo McAlfee and family from near Coolville moved back to the Dean heirs farm. Mrs C Conklin has grip. Stanley Russell and two sisters have mumps. Marion W moved back to his farm two miles north of town.
The Austrian Government intends to electrify its mountain railways and has studied hydro electric plants in Scandinavia as part of its energy strategy.
The draft notes revenue growth at roughly 12 million dollars per year, reflecting a modest uplift in projected annual income amid budget talks and policy considerations.
An exhortation to take risks and seek new opportunities rather than drift in a stagnant life. The speaker urges trying varied possibilities, avoiding comfort and routine, and seeking progress through action led by capable leaders, warning that stagnation equates to death.
A terse remark about simplicity being more becoming and catching people off guard.
A terse exchange reveals two people debating paying a stranger's fare. One insists the stranger spoke bravely while the other questions the勇 courage and whether paying the fare makes them cowards. The fragment hints at a trainside moral choice and social pressure.
Fragments reveal talk that Johnson is ill and that a trained nurse attends him. The chatter questions his condition and mentions an engagement, with unclear sources and minimal context.
A stray dialogue fragment shows a humorous exchange about cars and a proposed solution to stop pulling the wrong way. The terse banter includes a jab about making women cease a certain habit and a playful suggestion to turn a car inside out.
They report the missing link has been found by explorers. A cave search yielded the whereabouts, with authorities noting a reward may be offered for discovery or further details.
Quotation exchanges reveal intent to return home and aid with travel costs as a family moment unfolds in a brief, candid snippet. The dialogue centers on plans to accompany the speaker back to their mother and provide car fare.
A historical snippet presents a stark line of dialogue about life and death. The remark hinges on ownership and the manner of death, reflecting grim humor or tough moral framing within a bygone era.
A terse exchange reveals a frank demand for cash as the condition of agreement. The dialogue underscores stern bargaining where payment remains the decisive term.
A collection of humorous aphorisms on pity, money, language between genders, and personal contentment. The speaker notes how others’ sorrows seem light, pity breeds vanity, soup with a fork is wasteful, and some men prefer marriage to happiness.
Spokane man Joseph Clark aged 82 83 born 1829 plans to travel to Alaska to locate and file mining claims after prospecting in Washington Oregon Idaho and Alaska since 1885. He recalls mining with a partner at Sitka bought lumber for a boat and found copper and gold claims while predicting iron ore deposits will attract eastern buyers.
The Norwegian queen keeps a scrapbook titled Things We Have Not Said and Done. It contains pasted newspaper cuttings about herself that rely on journalists imagination rather than fact.
A workman named F Hooper was injured Monday evening on the Second Street sewer project when a pick slipped and punctured his left foot. He was taken home on Angel Avenue where a physician attended him. He is in considerable pain but no serious complications are expected.
County Commissioners invite bids for limestone to be delivered on the Jerseyville pike by May 1, 1909. Specifications are in the Auditor's office. bids accepted at the Commissioners' office until the deadline.
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