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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
4
English tax figures reveal inheritance tax last year reached 95 million dollars with about 1,000 estates bearing most of the burden. The income tax adds over 200 million, together funding roughly half of government revenues. The column notes these taxes fall on wealth, not individual wants, per the Columbus Plain Dealer dispatch.
In Rose County voters face a local option contest on April 28. Quiet drinkers tell their wives they will vote dry, but inform saloon men they may tally them wet for business reasons, a tension testing the old hands who frequently snack on cloves between drinks.
Athens motorists plan a club to restrain careless chauffeurs and protect careful drivers from prejudice in the suburbs. The group seeks to reduce injuries and inconveniences caused by reckless driving to benefit all parties.
Daily average receipts of the national government run about 2 007 889 dollars, with 1908 at 1 897 134 and 1907 at 2 198 577. Expenditures average 2 105 000, higher than last year and 1907, while customs receipts rise since mid February.
The article argues Governor Harmon will replace officials like Colonel Adams at the Boys' Industrial School, claiming Republicans head state institutions and urging reform regardless of merit. It contends institutions are politicized, harming helpless wards, and calls for reorganization across state agencies.
A U S Forest Service report from Washington shows scrub pine, long neglected on abandoned farms, can yield 30 to 40 cords per acre and serve as a strong long-fibered pulp for newsprint and wrapping papers. Though light in weight and coarse, it bleaches well with adjusted processes and could replace spruce sulphite in some mills.
Practical guide to pruning timing in April, vine spur lengths, trellis setup, and ground care. Recommends late autumn manure mulch, soil moisture, row spacing eight feet, and planting two year old Concord Niagara Clinton Catawba Salem Campbell Early varieties. Notes fertilizer mix of rotted manure and ground bone meal.
President Taft insists census work be guided by merit, not politics, with Roosevelt’s veto overturned. The census must begin early, ensuring accurate counts for ten years of population, wealth, and conditions. The aim is early, correct figures free of partisan influence.
A Portsmouth Times excerpt quotes Bishop Neely urging fewer sensational remarks on cards and dances and more wholesome preaching. The piece laments church attendance declines tied to sensationalism and denunciation, arguing sermons should uphold virtuous steadiness.
The article discusses dairy and beef cattle types, noting the dual purpose cow is often debated. It explains how ancestry shapes milk or beef traits, with breeding using sires and dams to fix characteristics and produce calves with notable milking capacity.
A small classified line notes 25 cents buys a pound of chiffon fabric and seed paper. The entry appears under Bender Fondrider Drug Co at 2102 with envelopes to mate.
Probate judge records suspended accounts for public notice and objections until May 15 1999 at 10 a.m. Names include Lawrence G Worstell adm of Andrew J Ogg Firat and final account J McCune guardian of Fetela BeHarris Fifth and final accounts for Jennie J Frame adm of A J Frame W E Peters executor of Sarah M Brown Almira Webster administratrix of Harry M Webster Isaac W Chappelear administrator of Mintha Lowery Hiram J Baker guardian of Richard J Drake Daniel W Cornell and Joseph Marshall administrators of Jeremiah W Murphy escal final account Ay Wee
Two Wisconsin men invent a chicken band device that measures the hen’s body expansion when laying eggs. The band records a number to indicate egg production and theft, allowing owners to detect egg loss and identify hens that eat their own eggs. This gadget aims to curb cannibalistic hens and protect owners from fraud.
An adjourned Athens village council meeting discussed storm sewer district 1, with Engineer Beckler proposing a main sewer about $24,000, plans to include completed laterals, and two more weeks needed to finish contours. Action postponed pending map completion and further assessments.
An advertisement proclaims Lan's Family Medicine or Lane's Tea as the most efficient aid to preserve beauty and restore a rosy complexion. It urges careful use and notes availability at all druggists and dealers for five cents.
M. White of the bureau of animal industry notes that in several dairy states the average butter yield per cow is under 15 pounds a year, far below the potential 300 pounds achievable with grade dairy cows. He argues improvement comes from selection, care, feed, and breeding to double output without more cows.
Mrs Acisa M. Elliott and Mary A. Stone report the death of their brother George D. Stone. He died at Eureka Springs Arkansas hospital Sunday night April 18 after being ill in Carthage Missouri. He was well known in Athens county.
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