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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1896
Page
4
The article notes a favorable peach crop outlook with Delaware exporting the largest harvest since 1875 and Georgia expecting a huge crop. It also covers pension protections, political maneuvering, McKinley delegate counts, and immigration trends, plus critiques of food labeling and state campaign leadership changes.
The Republican judicial convention in Athens unanimously nominated Joseph M Wood for common pleas judge. Charles F Kunsell of Meige County had been considered but his name was not presented. Wood is described as an upright, respected lawyer with long service in Athens. The piece praises his integrity and fitness while reflecting on broader political discourses of the era.
A university Freshmen party at Mire. Sarah Kaler’s home ended with a chaos over stolen food. Upperclassmen used a cayenne plume and an alcohol lamp to prod the door. Sam Mall, frightened and sprinting, fractured his femur after crashing. A doctor set the break. Mall begins recovery. The incident prompts readers to draw their own moral.
The Republican Electors of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Ohio will hold a convention at the Grand Opera House in Scioto County on Wednesday June 24 1906 at eleven a m. Representation is based on 1 vote per 500 Bushnell votes and 1 per 250 fraction. County delegations listed include Adams 5 Athens 7 Gallia 7 Jackson 7, with 20 delegates to be appointed by county committees.
Last Friday Lafayette Castle was arrested and brought before Squire Logan on assault and battery charges after obeying orders from John Stafford to eject Mrs. Stafford from the saloon. Castle pleaded not guilty and posted $200 bond. Stafford, charged as an accessory, faced $800 bond and fled to find a bondsman.
On receiving 25 cents readers may obtain Radbrook guitar charts promising a new beginner quick to learn basic tones. Advertises at 38 Arcialo Building Cleveland Ohio with potential to play songs in minutes.
The following program will be held at the next Quarterly Institute in Albany on May 2, 1800. Enthusiastic watchers and those interested in education are urged to attend for the best meeting of the year with extended jog and afternoon sessions. The program includes prayer, welcome, papers on modern education and psychology, discussions, poetry, and recitations led by Mary A. Lewis J. W. Webb Ella Patterson S. Duffee Higley Brown and others.
An aged advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as the sole remedy for many illnesses and internal cleansing, claiming universal popularity and reliability. It cites the California Fig Syrup Co. and urges purchase from reputable druggists, urging health and abstinence from other laxatives.
An ordinance in Athena Ohio sets a grade for curb and sidewalk on the north side of Mill Street from College Street to the outlet line. It details elevations and measurements along the street and declares the ordinance in force from passage, as approved by Mayor Davis on April 9.
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