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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1909
Page
4
The author argues spring optimism should not hide real work ahead. Taft’s legal background and nine years on the bench are seen as shaping cautious, fact driven governance. The piece asserts Taft’s slow, steady method may achieve as much as Roosevelt, with ministers’ patience tested but eventual success anticipated.
The article notes a tariff reduction on gloves over 17 inches prompted by Senator Aldrich, while the Delaware peach and Virginia strawberry crops fail again. It laments rising bread worry as wheat hits 1.40 a bushel and observes moving picture theaters in Athens replacing saloons as evening gathering spots. It also mentions men taking their mothers and children along.
Readers are asked to write Senator Dick with grievances about the tariff bill's schedules. The note questions who will read a flood of letters if many respond. The column also mentions Mrs Taft and advice on starting a chicken venture before her husband's salary rises.
Governor Harmoh issues proclamation barring cattle from Ohio unless tuberculin tested. The note imagines deporting 98 percent of the Democratic army afflicted with oMcitia to ensure a peaceful summer. Richland avenue residents report motorists easing up, driving more cautiously and considerately.
The piece argues Taft may diverge from Roosevelt policies and critiques local Athens corruption near the public schools, describing houses of ill fame and improper mayoral responses. It contrasts official clemency with moral decay and cites a recent guilty plea and fines. It ends by discussing newspapers lying to readers.
Henderson-Crider Drug Co. advertises feet relief aids aimed at making walking easier and comfort available to customers through its drugstore offerings.
The Ohio State Journal laments Patten, a local wheat manipulator, saying the federal government cannot act and the state will not, leaving the nation powerless against one man who harms every bread consumer. It calls for tougher legal action and stronger headquarters to corner him.
Your son has consumption. is case ,in hopeless. These appalling words were spoken to Geo. K. Blevens a Springfield merchant. Then Dr King's New Discovery showed its power. After three weeks use he was well. It cures coughs and colds and lung diseases. $1.00 guarantee. Trial bottle free at McKee's Drug Store.
Andy Trezno, known as the Hungarian who terrorized Sugar Creek, was taken to the Columbus war house this morning by Sheriff Webster. He will serve a lengthy term in the works plus fines and costs. Arthur Daugherty will be sent to the penitentiary next week to begin a life sentence.
Old advertisement claims figury impure blood causes muddy complexion headaches and indigestion. It suggests Bur dock Blood Bitters will enrich the blood and restore perfect health with a red and pure condition.
An unclear historical fragment discusses keeping hens away from a sunny yard and a pond, noting it is unreasonable to expect Bidd to avoid mellow earth and suggesting fencing hens from towers or the reverse.
A guide to recognizing broodiness and managing a hen that sits on eggs. It suggests using an outdoor barrel nest with earth, a front A shaped run, and minimal disturbance. Water, corn, and grit are provided. protect the nest at night and avoid removing chicks too soon after hatch.
An Oregon inventor unveils a hedge trimming device that uses a row of teeth driven by a crank and harnessed to the operator. The machine effectively substitutes for twelve men, cutting branches of various sizes with a steady, wide sweep and allowing hands to guide and crank simultaneously.
Water the bed after sowing vegetable seeds when the soil is properly moistened. In sunny weather with good ventilation the plants may need daily watering. Avoid excessive watering as it produces tender, spindling plants and delays proper transplanting.
Forres appears in the fragment as a garbled note about a signature and a statement. The readable portions refer to a place name and phrases about kindness and Brest. The text is too damaged to determine a clear event or person.
The guide describes measuring an acre using a rope and marked cloth, defining one acre as 160 square rods and 43 560 square feet. It explains rod length as 16 1 2 feet, noting to keep the rope dry to avoid stretch while detailing rope setup for the proper dimensions. The Messenger is cited as a guiding read.
Miss Beatrice Shafer, daughter of Harve Shafer, ill with typhoid fever in Columbus. Mrs. R Shanau sky, 69, dies in Nelsonville from complications of old age. Funeral of Helen Tedrow set for April 15 in Nelsonville. Easter ball by Knights of Pythias draws crowd. local guests and visitors noted. Funeral processions to Greenlawn Cemetery. Various residents hosting or visiting kin in nearby towns.
Plans for the high school graduation in Giouster Ohio are finalized. Commencement will be held at the Gormley theater on Thursday evening April 29 with Prof L Martzolff of Ohio University delivering the address. Oris Carpenter will present the salutatory and Jessie Holton the valedictory.
Eleanor Frances notes a spring trend in wicker furniture enamelled wood and old time weaves revival. new jardineres and crystal lamp shades entice buyers as households seek affordable wedding gifts and durable decor. cretonnes gobelin nets and english spadeware join popular english porcelain lines for modern interiors.
In Amesville Ohio on April 15 a local family learns of the death of their eight year old son, formerly of Vincent and now living in Synarep Washington. He was playing on a log pile when a rolling timber crushed him instantly and he died at the scene. The burial occurred at the site.
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