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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
3
A rustic warning poem mocks a drunken husband and his wife through rural, blunt insults. It declares the man a goose, suggests beating, banishment to a barn, and ridicule from neighbors as his life unravels through alcohol fueled misdeeds. The crude imagery underscores social shame for rowdy behavior.
Tuesday's Daily lists visitors and travelers including Mr and Mrs John Kale in Zaleski, W B Golden in Cincinnati, Peter Kern and W H Brown in Columbus, R T Collins of Wabash visiting in Dean Avenue, Lillie Holland ill with pneumonia, Miss Marie Hunter returning to Xenia, and many others visiting relatives, attending events, or moving between Columbus, Wilmington, and Athens with notes on illnesses, travels, and occupations.
On Wednesday’s page Attorney L A Koons visits Marie eight today. Louise Dana guests in Glouster Tuesday. BL Lamborn of Nelsonville visits for business. Mrs Fred White suffers tonsillitis at home. M Lovell of Amesville makes a business visit. Mrs R Martzolff spends weeks at her Perry home. Mr and Mrs Henry Logan confined to Washington Street home. Bessie Bean of Columbus visits aunt Mrs Hugh Shen. Mrs Catherine Bethel of Nelsonville visits daughter Mrs Eugene Wolf.
Dr and Mrs George Parker hosted 48 guests including Mrs Noah Tedrow of New England. Harvey Porter returned from Jackson Michigan after his sister’s death. Mary Margaret Blackwood visits Lancaster grandmother Mrs J H McCowan. Mrs Frank R Lord and Mrs Robert Wood depart for Chillcothe for a week with Mrs Isaiah Lord. W S Blackwood leaves Brownville Texas to assess real estate. Mrs H D Henry and daughter Virgene travel to Columbus for a few days then to Delaware to visit friends.
Mrs James Foster and her daughter, guests of relatives in Albany, left this afternoon for Alabama where Mr Poste is in the coal business.
Miss Jessie Miles of the John Wanamaker store in Philadelphia and Miss Adria Miles, a recent graduate of the Medico Chirurgical training school, have arrived home Tuesday for a visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Miles on Morris avenue.
Dr. J. N. Brown of Albany was an Athens visitor today. Biddison of Longacre, W. Va., is in town for a brief visit with friends.
Elmas Wilson of New Marshfield traveled to the city as a business visitor for the day to conduct meetings and oversee ongoing work.
Mrs. Charles Tensyl of Nelsonville visited Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Dowdy today. Mrs. George Ford returned home from a several weeks’ stay with relatives in Granville. Mrs. KBtt. Woodworth left for a few days visit with her sister Mrs. M. J. Wethee at College Hil. Mrs. Hannah Enlow of Zaleski and Mrs. Nan O’Neil of Pennsylvania are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Peeples.
Woman reports ten years of chronic female ailments including inflammation ulceration and nervousness improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter from Mrs Grover Jonney of Marston New Jersey notes sleep relief and overall cure and urges others to seek her confidential advice.
Local ad promises Menderton-Opidy Belle Mead Sweets are always fresh and good with guaranteed perfection. Includes a closing note 4-202 and assurance of quality.
Mrs Ed C Berry left for Charleston West Virginia to visit her sister Mrs Samuel Starks for several days. St Hobson returned from a two week trip through Oklahoma and Indian Territory praising the trip. Lewis Schaus of Columbus former grand master of Ohio FP A M visited Major Goodspeed before heading to Pomeroy to inspect the Royal Arch Masons council.
An ad notes a spring tonic labeled Beef Iron and Wine sold in pint bottles at Henderson Crider Drug Co with contact 4-2112. It emphasizes affordability and seasonal use.
A new giant brick chimney at Great Falls Montana is described as one of the world’s tallest. It measures 75 percent feet base diameter and 93 feet inches top, rises 106 feet above ground and about 528 percent feet above its foundation, with a total weight of 24,904 tons.
A list of Dr. Humphreys Specifics offering remedies for fevers, worms, infant wakefulness, dyspepsia, coughs, headaches, rheumatism, wounds, eye infections, catarrh, whooping cough, asthma, kidney and nervous issues, bed wetting, diphtheria, hay fever, and more. Includes prices and a note about a small pocket-sized edition and free medical book offer.
Mrs James B B Hil formerly Ada Cable wife of James Hil of this city underwent a serious surgical operation at the Hay hospital in Well as a large thyroid tumor removed and hopes for a speedy recovery. Arthur Daugherty sentenced to life in penitentiary passed through this city Monday from Athens to Columbus with large crowd at the station. Several local residents report visits and illnesses including Miss Pernice Dennett accident with a pin thumb injury and Mr Webster Posten with pneumonia. Mrs Elizabeth Davis of Kimberly visited here last week and other families hosted guests from Circle Hill Columbus and Logan with minor trips and returns to their homes. Glenn Mulligan returned from a visit to Columbus with sisters.
In Washington on April 22 the senate finance committee refined a tariff bill amendment. It creates a three member customs court to hear appeals from the board of appraisers with salaries of 19000 per year.
Miss Edith Katherine Gorman and Arthur W. Tinker were married at 1 AM in the bride’s home, 118 Jefferson Avenue, with Rev. Dr. Theodore Irving Reese officiating. The couple plan to stay in Columbus briefly before returning to Philadelphia.
On North Lancaster street chicken thieves struck again at Mrs Atkins coop stealing eleven birds. Earlier robbers took chickens from F F R B Carty and Will Tull as residents arm themselves with shotguns after the spate of thefts.
Ed ward Olin of this city, brakeman on the Hocking Valley railroad, was thrown from a local freight near Winchester while setting brakes. The brake wheel slipped, causing a fall that left him with several bruises and a severe head cut. He will be off duty for several days.
Captain J. B. Stauffer, who recently underwent a severe operation in a Columbus hospital, is improving nicely and will be able to leave there this week. He plans to visit friends in Columbus and vicinity before returning home.
A gas leak at the Athens Ol Gas and Development well on the Walsh farm released gas this morning, pushing the oil away from the derrick. Casing work scheduled for this afternoon, tanks completed Tuesday and ready to receive the flow.
The Tiffin Home Telephone company was placed in the hands of a receiver at the request of Cleveland Trust Company holder of 99000 in bonds. Judge John C. Royer was appointed receiver. The firm was hard hit by the sleet storm that struck the area in February.
A.Fohnbon of Alany offers galvanized iron, steel, felt and rubber roofing, paints for roofing and barns. Promises better prices than mail order houses. Requests customers to send his catalogue and compare prices. Telephone listed.
An eccentric ad blend touts Hyomei antiseptic air as a cure for catarrh with promises of quick relief and a money back guarantee. The piece then shifts to poultry guidance covering incubation, brooders, feeding schedules, and warnings about geese, ducks, hens, and farmers, mixing product pitches with household tips.
The Riverside column cites copyright, stating articles and illustrations require special permission before reprinting. It references the American Press Association and explicit prohibition on redistribution.
The excerpt warns against blaming lice for bird illness and stresses proper care like dust baths and shell eggs. It condemns exhibition fraud and urges owners to breed and own their birds. It notes a New York egg theft case with a five year sentence and mocks merchants selling “strictly fresh” products.
A playful survey of geese in history and culture cites Homer, antiquity, and Henry VIII with geese as favored dishes. It notes goose varieties from Embden to Toulouse, their eggs and weights, and claims Russia leads with twenty eight varieties while Uncle Sam aims to catch up.
The Amesville notes describe a Presbyterian church quilt fundraiser aimed at paying plumbing and parsonage costs, with about 190 dollars raised. Arbor Day was observed in schools with two trees planted by seniors. The piece mentions upcoming Masonic lodge inspection postponed to May 12 and local visits, plus a few historic artifacts including a stone demijohn from Danvers and an old wood clock.
The death occurred early this morning after brain illness. Bbt Risley, 39, proprietor of a restaurant on Dean Avenue, Hera, survived by his wife and a child. Funeral services by Rev. Bishop will be held Friday at 2 PM from The Rest.
The speaker notes he is a good judge of beauty though he recognizes variety among women. The line hints at differing standards and appeal, with multiple identities and preferences reflected in attraction.
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