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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1903

Page

3

Out of Town News Glouster visitors linger after funeral

Charles Campbell and son Earl stopped in Glouster on a trip home from a funeral and stayed over Sunday with relatives. Campbells health is poor as he runs the Continental Coal company store at Brenholts. Also noted are brief visits and relocations involving Bainbridge Dillonville Shawnee Murray City Nelsonville and other nearby towns with multiple locals and businesses mentioned. A horse owner near Amason Mills had a tracheotomy to save a horse, and Amason Mills himself was injured by a revolver discharge while cleaning it.

Charles Campbell Earl Glouster Campbell Continental Coal Company Brenholts Edwin Kerby Bainbridge Will Lock Dillonville J. P. Meredith Shawnee Fred Baker Murray City Moses Baker Union Telephone Company Nelsonville Samuel Lehew Connelsville Sam Armstrong A. W. Russell Charles Secoy Athens Amason Mills Hay May N. J. Sansone Emmoves

Millfield Social Notes and Local Updates

Millfield reports mm As Learned on sick list. A W Russell visited Athens on business. Erwin Sander of Nelsonville stayed with his parents over Sunday. Roy Hanlin visitors Byers for the week. Miss Mary Lewis Amesville with cousins the Roberts. S M Johnson closed a term of school and departs for Ada. Easter services at M E church held Sunday evening despite bad weather and a fair followed.

A. W. Russell Athens Erwin Sander Nelsonville Roy Hanlin Byers Mary Lewis Amesville Roberts M. Johnson Ada M. E. Dharch

Local Notes Hint at Bountiful Fruit Season

Substantial proof of a fruitful year with plentiful crops except peaches. Several community members are mentioned including F. G. Brooks visiting from the Boys' Industrial School, J. F. Wood on a business trip to Floodwood, Fred Cooley and Nellie Lowther at Easter services in Pleasanton, and Grant Bolin Colin with Pearl Coe both ill after vaccination while David Rathburn returns regarding coal leases hoped to lead to substantial developments.

F. G. Brooks Boys’ Industrial School J. F. Wood Floodwood Fred Cooley Nellie Lowther Pleasanton Grant Bolin Colin Pearl Coe David Rathburn

Local Notes From Judson and Athens Area

Mrs Harmon Sprague is slowly improving after two weeks with grippe. Judson guests Miss Maud Ruth Annie Hawk and Effie Hartley visited Miss Goldie Tedrow. Mrs Samuel Hartley and sister Ed Hartley of Judson visited here Sunday. Mae Sams, Athens employee, visiting her parents. Rev Massie sermon at Graham chapel. Smallpox care halted Kaiser services at Graham chapel. Mrs Henrietta Hahning visited sister Charles Sheldon of Athens. Harvey Williams and Mrs Williams of Clarks Chapel visited Z Fulton. Llanche Holland entertained at Anna Frost’s Judson home Sunday.

Harmon Sprague Grippe Maud Ruth Annie Hawk Effie Hartley Judson Goldie Tedrow Samuel Hartley Ed. Hartley Mae Sams Athens Peter Sams Massie Graham Chapel Henrietta Hahning Charles Sheldon Harvey Williams Clarks Chapel Z. Fulton Llanche Holland Anna Frost Judson Sanday

Veteran Veterans Benefit From Kidney Pills At Home

In Bath New York April 18 the Commandant and Officers prioritize veterans health at the Soldiers and Sailors Home noting kidney troubles as the chief ailment among old men. Dodd's Kidney Pills are praised as effective with several veterans crediting life saved from Bright's Disease by the remedy including A F Ayers who came from Minneapolis and was reportedly given up by four doctors before recovery.

Bath N. Y Dodd A. F. Ayers Minneapolis Minn Bright

Nerve Pills and Paint Advertisements Stir Martinsburg Notice

A Martinsburg reader endorses Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills for relief from nervousness dizziness and sleeplessness. The ad notes 50 cents per box and urges buyers to look for the physician's portrait and signature. An unrelated line promotes Green Seal Liquid Paint sold by H. L. Wheaton. Another item states a labor dispute on the New York New Haven Hartford line was amicably settled.

A. Cone Martinsburg Athens Ohio A. W. Chase Henderson’s A. W. Chace A. W. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo, N. Y M. D

Thoughtful Man Helps Wife With Illness Cure

M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana faced his wife’s stubborn stomach and liver ailment. He gave her Dr King’s New Life Pills available for 2c at W H McKee's Drug Store and she quickly found relief and was ultimately cured.

M. M. Austin Winchester Ind Dr. King W. H. McKee

Painters' Choice Sold In Federal Case In St Louis

In a United States District Court in St Louis Judge Elmer P Adams dissolved the injunction restraining Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Firemen officers from ordering a strike on the Wabah system. The sale was conducted by H L Wheaton. The article notes the painters are discriminating and highlights the nationwide appeal of the product.

Elmer P. Adams United States District Court St Louis The Brotherhood of Railway

One Minute Cough Cure Promoted For Children

An advertisement claims the remedy gives immediate relief for coughs colds and grip and works without passing into the stomach. It says the medicine draws out inflammation heals and soothes while helping lungs supply oxygen to blood and tissues via Civies Pharmacy.

Civies Pharmacy

Green Seal Liquid Paint Praised By Property Owners

Property owners praise Green Seal Liquid Paint for lasting results. The note mentions an arbitration award taking effect in the anthracite region. It also advertises Little Early Risers pills claiming to aid liver troubles and constipation without weakening the system. Clines Pharmacy.

H. L. Wheaton National Strike Arbitration Commission Clines Pharmacy

The Paint That Leads and Purity Claim

Green Seal Liquid Paint is promoted for its purity. A Wilkes-Barre mine gas explosion initially reported fifty entombed, but rescuers later found no injuries.

Wilkesbarre Penn

Dyspepsia Cure Promised By Blood Wine Claim

An illustrated appeal contrasts a normal stomach with a grotesquely twisted one from a surgery patient in Philadelphia. It urges quick eaters to view the images and seek digestion relief, promoting Blood Wine as a cure that treats indigestion and overall bodily lassitude within two weeks.

Learn Spanish via Don Quixote Tapestry Anecdote

A tale from the New York Tribune recounts Louis XV testing courtly pride in language. A nobleman, eager for Madrid ambassadorship, learned Spanish quickly then quipped he had eaten some words and asked for more water. The king urged reading Don Quixote in Spanish, noting it is gruelier than French.

Don Quixote Louis XV Chevalier Madrid Bimself Louis

Pulpit Gift Sparks Mixed Feelings in Parish

A respected clergyman recently received a new ornate pulpit from a loving congregation. The carved and artistic piece is admired for craftsmanship, yet the inscription "He giveth his beloved sleep" drew mixed reactions in light of the rector's sermons.

German eatery sparks debate over salt pickle giveaway

A cheap diner questions a local German restaurant's strategy of giving away salt pickles with meals. The proprietor argues the pickles create thirst and drive business, while the patron counters with skepticism.

Proved His Case in a Domestic Conflict Exchange

The dialogue centers on a mother and Willie regarding yesterday’s whipping and present behavior. He asserts the punishment failed, claiming yesterday’s harsh words proved his point and that the boy’s conduct worsened today.

Willie

Harrah Vor Pat Little Willie Exchange in Mock Debate

A brief exchange shows rival egos as Harrah Vor Pat claim knowledge, while Little Willie and Simart Set respond with scornful lines.

Willie Little Bob Simart

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