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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1909
Page
6
An old uncle recalls a climbing misdeed in the Swiss Alps. A youth betrayed a friend by severing a rope to save himself, nearly endangering the other man before a passerby and a hotel crew saved them both.
A captain and ship's surgeon land on a West African beach amid heavy breakers described in The Jungle Folk of Africa. After riding a surf wall at high speed the boat crashes ashore, throwing them to safety with the doctor clinging to the captain's neck and asking if anyone was killed.
In 1878 Zulus attacked a British regiment in South Africa, and Lt Merrill and two others tried to save the regiment colors. They mounted on bhorees and fled, but were killed while defending the flags. One flag was later sent to Queen Victoria, who placed immortelles on the staff. London Mall.
A descriptive passage contrasts Kongo jungle life with Africa's desert plains near Mombasa and Nyanga. It highlights the region's vast big game herds, the huntable wildlife, and the author's view of Africa as a premier shooting country in British East Africa. The piece closes crediting B. Taylor in Everybody's.
A short item notes a wife removing two five-spots from her husband’s trousers pocket with quietness and dispatch at night, prompting a judge to respond. The fragmented report mentions a riddle about a recipe for removing spots from clothing and accuses deceit by the wife.
A fragment of a copyright notice appears in a damaged newspaper slice. The legible portion mentions restrictions on printing the material without special permission and references the American Press Age.
A woman supported herself and two children on one acre by poultry bees currants and fruit trees. She started with five ducks a drake a setting of eggs and six pigeon pairs. Over four years she expanded to hundreds of currants and berries 100 White Wrandotte chickens 24 White Holland turkeys 60 pigeon pairs and 75 bee stands. She sold 400 aquabe from pigeons and proves poverty often stems from individual habits and choices rather than environment.
Celery seed germinates slowly and should be started in hotbeds or boxes, with later outdoor sowing possible. Transplanting strong seedlings from seed beds to a separate plot then to the permanent bed yields best plants. Use rich soil, ample water, and trench blanching seven to eight inches deep. Regular hoeing keeps soil in good condition for vigorous growth.
Agricultural colleges in many states intensify efforts to involve youths in set aside plots for growing thoroughbred corn. They supply pure seed and guidance on soil prep cultivation and record keeping, with top plots shown at the next winter experiment station corn show.
Readers growing potatoes on a small scale can follow a basic method for treating seed potatoes with formalin. A solution of one half pint of 40 percent formalin in fifteen gallons of water is prepared, with more liquid if larger quantities are needed. Freshly cut seed is soaked for two hours in a guppy sack, then drained and re-treated in the same manner. It is advised to soak potatoes intended for seed use to control disease.
Relief reports from Constantinople and Adana describe fear among Christians and foreigners as Moslem forces sweep toward Tarsus and Mersina. American missionaries Daniel Miner Rogers and a Mr. Maurer are confirmed dead. locals seek shelter in consulates while hundreds are left homeless.
Detachment sent to Astrabad as rebels captured the city in Persia before Turcoman tribesmen routed them. Mass panic feared as 90 000 residents seek refuge in Russian lines. April reports note three Russian gunboats at Astrabad. Washington cable says Adana situation improved and two Americans Maury and Rogers were killed.
Two Turkish army officers along with several students from Paria left for Saloniki to offer their services to the committee of union and progress.
Chicago reports that after a Johnson Ketchel bout on October 10 Corbett will face James J. Corbett in a San Francisco Thanksgiving showdown. Promoter Coffroth announced the main bout was agreed upon in a conference with Corbett.
Mrs. Marguerite Rau of York describes a painful seven week battle with inflammatory rheumatism in her right arm. She credits Sloan's Liniment with rapid relief after trying various remedies and urges readers to buy the medicine in 25c 50c or 1.00 sizes carried by local druggists.
Ray Williams, young night clerk at the Hotel Williams, lost his right leg when he slipped while boarding a eastbound freight at the B and O crossing on West Union street about 4 20 this morning. He was dragged several hundred feet and his leg was amputated above the knee. his left hip dislocated and the body bruised. Doctors expected his recovery barring complications.
Cattle receipts 195 carloads. Beef and stock cattle ranged common to fair 6.66 5.50. Hogs receipts 30 carloads. Prime Yorks 7.50 7.40. Sheep and lambs receipts 35 carloads. Good to prime lambs and spring lambs shown. Market activity notes scattered.
An advertiseable note touts Dean's Ointment as a cure for itching and skin ailments including piles eczema salt rheum tetter hives herpes and scabies with availability at the local drug store.
Turkish Ambassador Hussein Kiazgim Bey in Washington receives Constantinople led cable confirming Adana disturbances. Armenians clash with Mohammedans, fires destroy many buildings, casualties rise on both sides. Military forces have been dispatched from Beirut to restore order and protect minorities.
New Britain Connecticut April 19 relatives of Daniel Miner Rogers an American board missionary at Adana reported his death from violence. The brief item notes the tragedy and cites local interest in the missing missionary.
Advices from Teheran recount a Turcoman tribesmen massacre of 2000 people including women and children at Astrabad. No confirmation here, but the Russian government is sending aid and troops as tensions rise.
In Hampton's Magazine, Vance Thompson reports Dr Frere describing a patient in distress who exhibits a fluctuating orange aureole around the head. Frere notes similar luminous energy phenomena among neurotics at a lunatic asylum, suggesting a prere scientific miracle rather than mere trickery.
Ray Williams who lost his right leg beneath a train early today died at the Hotel Williams a few minutes ago. Physicians had been with him but a sinking spell after their departure proved fatal, the shock of the accident and the amputation likely too great for recovery.
A rustic warning about careless boatmen and tiger ripples leads to a pitch for Electric Bitters. The ad claims relief from backache dropsy and kidney issues and cites a testimonial from J T Blankenship of Belk Tennessee praising a $1.90 bottle bought at McKee's Drug Store.
An old advertisement notes cleaning paper calcimine and related supplies available from Henderson-Chi Der Drug Co with a fresh stock and one can offer dated January 1912.
A new addition to the Hardwood Finish company factory will double current capacity. The 66 by 80 foot building, led by H. K. Mechlin of Winchester, will be under Robert H. Stevenson who brings decades in journalism and lumber trade. The plant will house double-surface planes band rip-saws edgers window frame machines and embossing equipment with basement shafting on concrete foundations to reduce vibration. Upon completion the factory will rank among Athens area’s largest industries.
The Pythian Sisters initiated a class of forty on Friday evening. Eighteen Glouster lodge members served as visiting outer town guests and entertainment was arranged. An elaborate supper followed the initiation and many attendees partook with evident enjoyment.
The article notes widespread use of sixty languages in Rodssia, highlighting a multicultural dynamic. It records efforts to accommodate diverse language needs and mentions local groups advocating inclusive policies.
For sale a good groom house, barn and necessary outbuildings located half a mile above Grosvenor on the pike. Inquire of Otto W. Moore. Home phone. Charley Moore & Son 481s rl pa.
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