This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
2
A satirical column critiques legal matters, insurance chiefs, and social mores. It mocks Limberger’s fame, the Equitable Life case, and high life insurance salaries, while lampooning newspapers, magazines, and public taste with wry anecdotes and humorous anecdotes.
Broadland Dak April 17 a sensational claim follows G W Gray says three months of treatment with Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his Brights Disease and enabled him to leave bed after prior decline his wife helped him study remedies and he credits the pills with saving his life asserting the remedy will cure other kidney diseases and Brights Disease alike
Local notes report mild spring warmth after Easter with ongoing farm work and fires in the sitting room. Pneumonia in James Richard Edgerton and neuralgia in Esther Cowee are noted, along with a rise in grip cases and school term endings. Households affected include H D Bingman’s fire in West Virginia and A L Huffman selling forty acres with a stock sale planned.
The Rock Island lines unveil a new special-built tourist sleeping car for California trips, promising sixty eight hours from Chicago to Los Angeles. The improved pattern aims to be the quickest option at no extra cost, with full details available from Rock Island representatives or John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago.
Ben Fauser, after four years of operating a local meat market, sells a partial interest to Geo. O. Pesser. Sergis Bingham will manage the business. Mr. and Mrs. Fauser plan a summer trip to Wattenberg, Germany to visit his parents.
A notice advertises Green Seal Liquid Paint as the prudent choice before finishing house repairs. It cites saving money and urges buyers to pause and consider house needs, with sale details attributed to H L Wheaton.
Mrs A Steward of Athens visited Mrs W Weatherby on Sunday. Mrs A Westenhaver visits friends in Logan for a few days. Miss Bertha Gillett spent Sunday with parents in Athens. Mr and Mrs Thomas Francis visited their daughter in Deanville. Bert Martin moved his family to Marshfield. J Lostro spent Sunday with friends in Zaleski. Miss Alice Shanon of Marshfield visited Mrs Isaac Burnley. Mrs M Alman and Grandma Williams visited relatives in Jacksonville. Bertha Gibbs closed her school at Canaanville. Mrs G Stooke shopped in Athens. Mrs A McAlvane visiting relatives in Athens. Lynn Beckler resigned as bookkeeper and heads to Cincinnati for a new position.
An advertisement claims Dysopsia Cure improves digestion by letting the stomach rest and recover. It asserts the product digests what you eat, cures indigestion and all stomach troubles, and that users forget they have a stomach from the day they begin taking it. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Thany Emery Harbert and sister Minnie of West Virginia visit mother Will Harbert and family. Mrs. Maggie Crippen and two children and Missella Nicholson of Marietta stay with Mr. and Mrs. Wi Nicholson. Wright and family from Decatur visit E. Norris and family. Lew Ludwick visits the Garden to see his son in law Avery Chalfont after a serious accident. Edward Petty of Marietta visits his mother J. L. Petty and family. Lucy Crippen returns from Athens. E Norris seeks work at Sugar Creek. Ethel Lonas visits her parents Dave and Mrs Lonas with friend Media Mann.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble that caused pain and anxiety. He says the medicine also benefits general debility and nerve trouble and keeps it on hand as a universal remedy. The statement comes from a local druggist guaranteeing the product.
The famous DeWitt's Little Early Risers are praised for gentle action on the bowels and liver. They are described as harmless, effective against biliousness and constipation, not causing weakness or sickness, and are recommended for regular use. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
At one oclock in the afternoon the administrator notes two parcels in Albany village. First tract In Lot 38 and second tract Lot 4 totaling 4.61 acres with appraisals of 100 and 300 dollars. Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months secured by mortgage. Andrew Dailey administrator de bonis non with will annexed of Milton H Mace deceased. D Hopkins attorney. April 6 to May 6.
By order of the Probate Court of Athens County Ohio I will offer at public auction on Saturday April 2 1905 at 1 p m at the front door of the court house Athens Ohio the described real estate in Waterloo Township bounded by Fraction 30 Town 11 Range 15 Ohio Company's Purchase featuring 114 acres more or less. Appraised at 1824 dollars. Terms: one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years with interest from sale and secured by mortgage or all cash at purchaser option. H H Wickham assignee of Thomas J Allison Grosvenor Jones Woratell attorneys for assignee. Mech 30 to April 27
Through sleeping car leaves Athens at 3 36 p m daily via Ohio Central Lines on train No 5 and arrives Chicago at 7 10 am on L B M S Ry This new Chicago Route offers through day coach service and guarantees a Toledo connection with L S M S Ry to Chicago on the same train as the sleeping car Consult Ohio Central Lines agents before planning trips to Chicago or the west.
One way second class colonist fares listed for California North Pacific Coast Montana Idaho and intermediate territory with travel windows March 1 to 15 and September 15 to October 8. Details available from ticket agents. Also advertising a pile ointment with refund promise and a tobacco-stained marketing line.
The Ohio Central Lines operate sleeping car service to Chicago daily on train No. 56 via Toledo and the Lake Shore, landing passengers in Chicago at 7:10 a.m. after an overnight run. Connections are made with morning Chicago trains to all points.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.