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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1907

Page

8

Four New Civil Cases Filed in Common Pleas Court

Three new civil actions appear in Common Pleas Court this week. George W. Johnson seeks a legal separation from Lulu Johnson, citing neglect and infidelity. Lulu M. Sanders requests absolute divorce from Bernard L. Sanders with child custody. The third and fourth actions involve The Treasurer of Athens County versus The Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company for money due and tax collection, with A. E. Price as attorney in both cases.

Common Pleas Court Athens County Logan Corporation George W. Johnson Lulu Trimble Martin Brookins Lulu Johnson M. Johnson Lulu M. Sanders Bernard L. Sanders Logan T. B. Angle Columbus C. W. Juniper Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company A. E. Price

Compensation of an Attendant at State Hospitals

Editor argues attendants in state hospitals are underpaid for extreme hours and tough conditions. He compares eight hour norms, outlines fifteen hour daily service, limited rest, and required duties. He notes dangers from violent patients, aging residents, and disease, while highlighting respectable wards and the value of experience and advancement opportunities.

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Schnapps Sold Everywhere in Five and Ten Cent Cuts

The note touts SCHNAPPS availability in five cent cuts and ten and fifteen cent plugs. It urges buyers to ensure they receive the genuine article.

Athenian Literary Society Holds Successful Friday Reception

The Athenian Literary Society at the university hosted a highly successful social function in their hall on Friday evening. With large attendance the program moved to the old chapel after 7:30, featuring inaugural addresses by Oscar Bingman and L. E. Colter, several solos and recitations, and an original poem by Miss Ruby Halstead. An impromptu reception followed, with social games and elegant refreshments concluding the event.

Athenian Literary Society Oscar Bingman Miss DeWeese J. E. McDaniel Miss Gage Miss McCleary L. E. Colter W. O. Heller Ruby Halstead

National sorority may grant charter to local group

Miss Barnaby a leading Kappa Alpha Theta official visited Athens to review the Tri Alpha sorority seeking a charter. A large reception at Miss Nellie Van Vorhes home honored her, with Pi Beta Phi and many Greek letter men attending.

Miss Barnaby Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Athens Alpha Alpha Alpha East Cleveland Tri Alpha Kappa Alpha Theta Nellie van Vorhes Pi Beta Phi Barnaby Alpha Alpha Alpha Sorority Thetas Ohio University

Burdock Blood Bitters Advertised as Blood Cleanser

An early 20th century ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to purify the blood and cure the cause of disease. It emphasizes that impure blood makes one vulnerable to organic diseases and positions the product as a builder and purifier.

Wall Street Fable Turns on Finances and Clean Water

A Pittsburg Dispatch poem retells the spider and the fly fable as a satire of Wall Street. The haughty spider seeks dividends and bonds while the fly questions power and calls for a clean-up, ending with cries to Save the Water as financial excesses are exposed.

Pittsburg Dispatch Wall Street Finance High

Death of Theodore J Perry at ten months

Theodore J Perry, ten months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Perry, died in Chauncey on Saturday April 6 from pneumonia. Funeral services were held at the family home at ten this morning and interment followed at Nye cemetery.

Chauncey Theodore J Edward Perry Nye Cemetery

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