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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1909
Page
4
Real Estate Profit Sparks 1907 Athens Deal Tale
A report recalls a brisk Athens real estate transaction in which a $5,000 profit was earned from a $10,000 deal within under a month of ownership, highlighting rapid return in early 20th century markets.
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Athens
Frustrated growers seek more than price relief this season
The speaker urges colleagues to find additional concerns beyond the price of lee, warning against assuming a fruitless season and insisting on practical steps to address broader risks.
Wheat corner costs hit United States bakers
Citizens face rising food costs as a wheat corner pushes flour prices up by about 1.20 per barrel with a new delivery window in ten days. Bakers report loaves shrinking and consumer prices rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ladies marshal protest over tariff on hosiery
A report notes women rallying to oppose the high tariff on hosiery and remarks a current magazine claims the country spends 16 million dollars yearly on rain coats. The piece urges saving and avoiding hosiery costs.
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Washington
Easter Sunday Hat Styles Delight Readers
A local reflection on Easter Sunday fashion notes chilly morning but pleasant fashions. Ladies wore new hats described as pretty and becoming, with readers urged to acknowledge the style despite the mistimed millinery.
Taft Restores Large Utah Salmon River Land to Public Domain
President Taft restores 250000 acres in Salmon river country Kahe withdrawn in February to block power site acquisitions. A thousand fetes of land near Bear Lake Utah also released. Salmon river land opens to settlement immediately and the Bear Lake area on June 29 next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Salmon River
Kahe
Bear Lake
Utah
Quiet Demand for Ambassadorship to China Grows
The post draws interest but few acceptors as three or four men refuse the China ambassadorship noting personal affairs. A suggestion surfaces that many in Athena would welcome a government posting, including to a seaport assignment, to join the payroll.
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China
Hon. al
Athena
Othe
Movement to consolidate public health bureaus under interior
The article notes inefficiency in national public health law due to scattered authorities and describes a movement to consolidate bureaus under the interior department. It suggests awaiting possible future creation of a separate department of public health with a secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ope
Interior Department
Department of Public Health
Carnegie hero fund conditions on presence of mind and voluntary action
The trustees state that to earn a Carnegie hero medal the act must be voluntary not compelled by duty. They require alertness and promptness that save a life but insist ordinary frictions of humanity do not qualify as heroism. The emphasis is on deliberate voluntary risk taking rather than dutyful acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alertnens
Herolam
Hérote
Apple wood boom from ruined orchards stirs New Jersey buyers
Demand for apple wool used in saw handles rises as farmers who lost orchards to the San Jose scale sell timber and ship several carloads of butts. Buyers offer tempting prices across New Jersey, prompting some growers to cut down unproductive trees instead of waiting for uncertain crops.
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San Jose Acale
New Jersey
Canon
Western Senators push travel fund for President Taft
A Western group of Senators and Representatives seeks a bill to create a fund covering President Taft’s travel expenses for a Pacific Coast visit this summer. They note the last Congress raised the salary to 75 400 but did not include travel allowances, while Bourne and others proposed 800 000 with a 75 000 compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Pacific
Bourne
Government Tax on Covered Cleomargaring Cuts Revenue
The government imposes a ten cent per pound tax on covered cleomargaring to curb revenue loss from earlier prohibitions. If 610 males were impure or subjected to unsuitable conditions, revenues would adjust, but Seimei remains unclear in the record.
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Seimei
Tariff Talk Shapes Butter Market Debate
A newspaper note argues that purer domestic butter outperforms cheap country butter and contends tattermakers have sought monopoly gains, urging Congress to consider this in the ongoing tariff discussions.
Resignation of Revenue Collector Moore Shocks Washington
Hon. BD. H. Moore unexpectedly resigns as collector of internal revenue after nearly four years in office. The move triggers a scramble for the $4,500 annual post as political officials weigh favored successors. The position has traditionally rotated among local towns, with the next appointee to be based in the Government building in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Moore
Washington
Moore
Collector of Internal Revenue
BE. i. Moore
Joe Kessinger
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Cleveland
Springfield
Columbus
Good roads cost farmers dear says Toledo Blade
The Toledo Blade notes that US crop production worth seven and a half billion dollars imposes over 600 million dollars annually for highway costs. It argues better roads would raise farm values and improve rural life, echoing President Roosevelt’s commission on rural welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
France
Uils
Roosevelt
American Social Atractive
Toledo Blade
Why of Party Dissension in Republican Ranks
From Washington and Ohio centers comes news of dissension within the Republican party. The State Journal argues dissension stems from private gain and cliques rather than public policy, urging unity through fair methods that reflect true party desire and exclude personal aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
State Journal
John Smith
Peter Jones
Ice Houses and Cake Storage on the Farm
A farmer describes fifteen years of storing ice in a remodeled ice house. The 12 by 14 feet structure sits on a stone foundation with oak siding and 2 feet of sawdust packing. Ice cakes on edge are kept under a sawdust layer, spaced to allow airflow, with tiles beneath and double doors for unloading.
Icehouse Construction and Ice Making Details
The article explains building an icehouse with loose boards to prevent cakes from freezing together, sawdust packed behind doors, and ice cut from a nearby pond. Cakes measure twenty-five to thirty-five inches square, with thirty cakes fitting in a wagon box and an icehouse capacity of forty tons, scalable to larger sizes for better ice quality.
Serum Vaccine for Hog Cholera Discovered at Missouri Station
Dr J W Comneway of the Missouri Experiment Station at Columbia reports a disease prevention serum for hog cholera. Injected before infection, the vaccine makes hogs immune, and recovered hogs show lasting resistance. Tested on ten hogs across the state with few infections after proper vaccination, the serum is stocked by the University of Missouri agricultural department and dispensed free to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Comneway
Missouri Elperiment Station
Columbia
Agricultural Department
University of Missouri
Bordeaux Mixture for Garden Fungus Remedies
The bordeaux mixture is advised as the proper remedy for fungous troubles including mildew rust and various blights. A half strength mix of two pounds upper sulphate two pounds quick lime and fifty gallons water is suggested for general vegetable garden use, especially potatoes.
Ladies' Eleven-Gore Skirt Pattern No 8872
This pattern features a clone-fitting bodice with a medium sweep for a ladies’ skirt. Blue broadcloth with black velvet ribbon trim is suggested. six waist sizes 22 to 32 inches. Pattern No 8872 available by mail for 10 cents.
A C McPherson Died Friday Near Albany
Albany April 12 funeral services were held Sunday at the Townhouse for A C McPherson a lifelong resident and farmer who died Friday after several years of illness aged 74 He leaves a wife and six children George McPherson Mrs LT Knowlton Mrs Frank L Bellows Charles Will Emerson and Mrs Joel Immelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
A. C. McPherson
McPherson
George McPherson
3. Knowlton
Frank L. Bellows
Athens
Charles
Will and Emerson
Joel Immelt
Chitlicothe
Henderson-Crider Drug Co Prescription Filling
PURE DRUGS is the motto at our store. That is why your physician has confidence in our prescriptions. Let us fill your prescriptions, Henderson-Crider Drug Co. 4-1202.
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Henderson-Crider Drug CO
Chinese Idea of Government Prompts Prosperity Image
A fragmentary reflection argues that when law courts prosper and officials are idle while doctors, bakers, and scholars prosper, the state is well governed. The text uses archaic phrasing to discuss governance through peace, prosperity, and orderly society.
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Fiere
Scissors Thompson Fatally Killed At County Fair
David Thompson known as Scissors Thompson was killed at the Lancaster fair grounds when his horse kicked him behind the right ear during a shoeing attempt. The 60 year old scissors and knife wrincher died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Lancaster
David Thompson
Fair Grounds
Albany Relay Team Competes Morning Run
Ten members of the high school relay team ran a mile each in Albany this morning arriving after 11 20. The group traveled to Albany by automobile and reported a good time due to favorable weather.
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Albany
Swept Over Niagara Calamity and Warnings
A warning on river dangers notes careless boating can cause tragedy as ripples and currents quicken. The ad extols Electric Bitters for kidney and back problems, citing a testimonial from J St Blankenship of Belk Tenn who says a bottle cured his weak kidneys and lame back at McKee’s Drug Store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
J. St. Blankenship
Belk, Tenn
McKeee
The Doctor's Orders in a Welsh-tinged Courtroom
The judge recalls a mother instructed by a doctor to keep a baby on a bottle. Mrs O’Tlarrigan and Mrs Carey are mentioned in a dialogue about feeding, revealing a domestic dispute over medical advice and care.
Towne Quote Emphasizes Neighborly Service Over Shine
The article presents a motto by Towne urging success to be used to aid neighbors. It frames shining through service as the rightful aim of a prosperous person, highlighting community-minded aspiration.
Electric O11 Touted as Best Remedy for Croup
Mrs. L Whiteacre of Buffalo New York endorses Electric O11 as the best remedy for the common deadly ailment of croup noting its eight year family success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
McKay and French Court Wedding in City Probate Court
Arthur French and Misa Ethel Mc Kay, both of this city, were married this morning in the probate court by Mayor Ieiges. The groom is an engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur French
Misa Ethel McKay
Ieiges
Got Him Cheap
Sir Morel Mackeagle received a wire from Antwerp demanding £500 for a procedure. On arrival three mourners claimed the patient died, then paid him in full. He performed operations at a hospital clinic and later learned a double bill had been paid for one price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morel Mackeagle
Antwerp
Sir More
Moret
Italian Lovers at Express Depot in Fiery Confrontation
A dramatic scene at Fifteenth and Market in Philadelphia unfolds as a woman who fled her husband is confronted by another man. A bystander translates dialect as the lover pleads while the husband’s clothes lie packed in a trunk and the dispute erupts with heated words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth
Market Streets
Philadelphia Record
Baked Men at Porcelain Factories
Workers endure extreme heat in porcelain finishing furnaces. A chain of laborers, covered in fireproof gear, transfers cooled pieces to the cooling room. The foreman works short shifts and relies on constant ice water while the chain rests between tasks. Lunchtime brings a scene of sizzling meat nearby.
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Frnce
Chaih of Men Steaks Grill
Cinecinnati Enquirer
Lincoln notes on a tolerable clergyman in Illinois
President Lincoln compares a Washington clergyman to a man in Illinois arrested for passing a counterfeit bill. The prisoner admitted he showed it to a bank cashier to see if it was genuine, joking that it was a pretty tolerable sort of bill. Lincoln labeled the clergyman “a pretty tolerable, respectable sort of clergyman.”
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Washington
Lincoln
Illinois
Child of noted astronomer teased by passing crowd
A Baltimore American item recalls an observatory child, dirt-marked and neglected, who is recognized as the astronomer’s son living nearby. A passerby jokes that the telescope is unnecessary to view sunspots, sending the boy running home.
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Sonny
Baltimore
Ameri
Jilted Lover Findings Amid Market Losses
A humorous exchange suggests a jilted lover recovering after a money loss. The phrase There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught frames the consolation, while the other line notes the speaker’s lost bait. Source tone mirrors a magazine dialogue.
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Harper’s Bazar
Ripe Old Age in a Pantry Joke
A witty quip from Chicago News frames ripe old age as the moment a man admits he is not the only dried apple in the pantry. The joke playfully notes aging as a social confession.
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Willie
Chicago News
Resignation of Athens Revenue Collector Shifts Office to Columbus
Hon. D. A Moore, Athens Ohio revenue collector, telegrammed his resignation citing business reasons. Willis G. Rowland of Columbus is favored as successor, with Columbus expected to host the office if appointed. Other possible candidates include John Elder of Athens and A. D. Alderman of Marietta.
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Washington
David H. Moore
Internal Revenue
Athens
Ohio
Dave
Taft
Buckeey
Congressional Library
Ananias Club
Moore
Willis G. Rowland
Columbus
Burton
Rowland
Internal Revenue Office
Treasury Department
Columbne Board of Trade
Internal Revenue Bureau
John Elder
A. D. Alderman
Marietta
Moore to resign as office moves to Columbus
Mr. Moore stated in an interview that he will resign immediately as the office is transferred to Columbus. He cites family and business ties in Athens and notes the move will affect the district, with the revenue office force under civil service. Further details are awaited.
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Messenger
Moore
Columbus
Athens
New Arrival for Mr and Mrs Leslie Martin
Mr and Mrs Leslie Martin of Morris Avenue announce the birth of a son on Friday April 9. The boy is the grandson of Mr and Mrs John Eider and Mrs Peter Martin.
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Leslie. Martin
Morris Avenue
John Eider
Peter Martin
Up Before the Bar
N H Brown of Pittsfield Vt praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a long trusted family medicine. They treat chills constipation biliousness and sick headache and cost 25 cents at McKee's Drug Store.
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N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Dr. King
McKee’s
Arriva Birth Report for Russell Family
Mr and Mrs W R Russell of the Snow dairy are cited as the new parents for a son born on Wednesday in April.
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W. R. Russell
Snow Dairy
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