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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1907

Page

5

Jewelry burglary in Athens leads to two arrests

Jewelry store owner V C Loos on West Washington reported a burglary between two and four a m on Sunday. Thieves cut glass and took small items worth about 175 dollars before fleeing. two men, George Rowe and Jack Clarke, were arrested after Rowe confessed and Clarke later implicated him. Hidden loot recovered at the creek bank and two men be held for trial tomorrow afternoon.

V. C. Loos Washington Street Poke Smith Loos Palmer House Judge Bethel West Washington Street George Rowe van Horn West Athens Rowe Dean Avenue Jack Clarge Round House Clarke Grosvenor Mills Margaret’s Creek Pest Indiana Athens Columbus Mayor Day S. M. Johnson R. D. Williams

Not a drop let Alcohol Not a drop let Alcohol

Doctors prescribe very little alcohol now and favor tonics and alteratives. Modern medical science supports this shift. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is now sold entirely free from alcohol. Ask your doctor and follow his advice.

Ayer

The Price of Health in a Malaria District

Ella Slayton of Noland Arkansas touts Dr King s New Life Pills costing 25 cents a box. The pills cleanse gently and impart new life and vigor to the system. 26 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed at W H McKee druggist.

Dr. King Ella Slayton Noland Ark W. H. McKee

Stock Dealing Under Consolidation Plan Details

Postponed deal completion sees Hocking Valley and Kanawha and Michigan railways depositing stocks with J P Morgan & Co under a consolidation plan. It provides $30,000,000 in general lien bonds and $13,750,000 in new stock. Hocking Valley preferred gets $110 in bonds per share. Hocking Valley common gets one new stock share per share. K M stock gets $60 in new stock per share. New stocks trade on the New York curb as issued.

Hocking Valley Kanawha and Michigan Railways J. P. Morgan & Co New York

Better Protection From Lightning for Farms and Buildings

Ohio farmers face high lightning losses with $300000 in property damage. The National Fire Protection Association favors copper or iron rods of specified weights, but for farms a galvanized steel star rod or copper-covered rod suffices. Grounding at both ends and proper connections to metal structures are essential. select from tested rods and ensure proper installation. D. S. Dreamer, State Fire Marshal.

Ohio von Schwartz America British Lightning Research Committee Hertz United States Ohio Federation of Mutual Insurance Associations Mutual O. K Dreamer

Rest and Indigestion Relief via Kodol at Cline's Pharmacy

The piece argues for more stomach rest to prevent dyspepsia and promotes Kodol as a thorough stomach relief that digests what you eat and restores stomach activity. It notes the product is sold with a guarantee relief plan at Cline's Pharmacy.

Cline

Frat League Opens Season With Early Games

The fraternity baseball league begins Saturday at 9 am with Betas versus Delta Taus. Four fraternities compete for the pennant in a 12 game season as Dr. Jones oversees management and season ticket sales grow. Next Saturday Phi Delts face Sig Alphs.

Fraternity Baseball League Betas Delta Tays Phi Delts Sig Alphs

The Kind You Have Always Bought

An OCR fragment shows a vintage trade slogan claiming the product is always bought by customers. The readable text hints at a durable brand message without full context or specific items.

Pneumonia's Deadly Work Cured by New Discovery

Mrs Fannie Connor of Rural Route Georgetown Tennessee says continuous coughing and predic tion consumption threatened her health until her husband bought Dr King s New Discovery. The medicine is sold by Mc Kee s drug store with 50c and 1 00 prices and trial bottle free.

Fannie Connor Georgetown Tenn Dr. King McKee’s

Three Noted Crooks Run Out of Athens City

Athens police chased three men identified as William Davis Charles Fisher and Edward Taylor from Parkersburg who had checked into Hotel Berry and Hotel Athens. The trio posed as real estate agents and faced pursuit by Chief Finsterwald Sheriff Webster and Deputy Lowrey before fleeing on a westbound train.

Athens Berry William Davis Cohoes N. Y Charles Fisher Cleveland Edward Taylor Columbus Parkersburg Stanton, Taylor and Meyers Finsterwald Webster Lowrey Taylor Davis Chief Finsterwald United States West West Washington Street Africa Alley

De Witt’s Little Early Risers Pill Ad

A pharmacy ad promotes De Witt’s Little Early Risers as safe, sure, and satisfactory pills that do not gripe or sicken. Cline's Pharmacy distributes the product.

de Witt Cline

New Post Office at Rachelmacher in Columbus and Hocking Coal area

The Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron company laid out the town site of Rachelmacher named for the company president and established a post office and Hocking Valley station. The town sits on an elevation overlooking the valley with much of the valley reserved for industrial plants. The first large brick plant will produce brick by May and engineers report that older mines produced only about 50 percent of coal before work pauses. plans will reopen them to regain value.

Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company Rachelmacher Hocking Valley

Mary-Dark Circles Signal Sluggish Circulation Warned

An old advertisement claims dark circles under the eyes reflect a sluggish circulation and torpid liver and kidneys. It promotes exercise and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as cures, selling tea or tablets for 35 cents through Cline's Pharmacy.

Hollister Cline

Bishop Moore Heads to Pennsylvania for Two Week Tour

Bishop David H. Moore left Athens this morning to begin a two week tour through Pennsylvania following the death of Dr. W. L. Slutz. He will dedicate two large churches one in Altoona and one in Deansburg and speak at Allegheny on the twenty ninth before leaving for the far West around May 1.

David H. Moore Athens W. L. Slutz Pennsylvania West Union Street Altoona Deansburg Allegheny Far West

Leather to shoes in fourteen minutes with sixty three hands

The article notes that modern production turns a leather piece into a finished pair of shoes in 14 minutes. During this rapid process the item passes through the hands of 63 workers and 16 machines.

Miss Emma Waite Entertained At Parker Home

Miss Emma Waite hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering at Dr. and Mrs. George B. Parker on East Union Street. The event featured a birds and flowers guessing contest, spring floral decorations, and yellow and white color motifs with refreshments. An evening session with Pedro occupied six tables, using the same color scheme and hand painted adder tongue favors.

Emma Waite George B. Parker East Union Street Miss Waite Pedro

Warner Family Leaves for Charlesholm Canada

Mr. T. O. Warner and family depart Tuesday for Charlesholm Alberta to begin farming. He arrived from Dakota where he farmed for six years and is the brother of C. O. Warner.

T. O. Warner Charlesholm Alberta Canada Warner Dakota C. O. Warner

Horn buys Morris Avenue residence from Stalder

Mr. B L Horn purchases an eight room home on Morris Avenue from Harry G Stalder. He plans to move in around the first of June. The stated consideration is 3150 dollars.

B. L. Horn Harry G. Stalder Morris Avenue

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V. C Loos Store Charac J. C. Ayer Co Lowell Mass J. Pierpont Morgan & Co H. V Ence The Lightning Rod Committee of the National Fire Protection Association Rods U. K Schnapps Piedmont Country Jeane H. A Fisher Hotel Berry A. Michael, JR Hos Pital Ness Michael Daily Messenger Nelsonville Caldwell Marion NEW Post Office New Town D. H. Moore Krodolt
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