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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1909
Page
2
An American traveler in England orders turbot at a pretentious inn. After he senses the fish is not fresh, the host promptly replaces it and apologizes, remarking that they had misunderstood the guest's expectation of freshness.
A dialog from the Clocinnat Commercial Tribune recounts a traveler complaining of a spoiled meal. The waiter defends a house rule that fish is served to patrons with head colds, claiming their diminished sense of smell makes them savor the dish anyway.
A shy subaltern sends yellow rose with a note asking for love. The beloved refuses to wear a rose at a ball, he becomes a lame general and meets her again as a widow. She reveals she never voted for his proposal, though applies a final, ironic answer. The tale ends with the long delayed proposal finally accepted.
A vintage bulletin extols home fire safety with tips from State Fire Marshal W. S. Rogers. It urges ladders on every floor, water-filled buckets, and carbonic acid gas extinguishers to smother flames, plus explanations of water's cooling and steam-creating cooling effects and how to limit air to the fire.
President Taft called Secretary Nagle and Census Director North to the White House for a roughly three hour conference. The meeting addressed disputes over census administration and it was announced that all differences were settled.
Constantinople reports the Yildiz garrison capitulated ending major fighting and allowing constitutional forces to seize control. Abdul Hamid remains inside the Yildiz Kiosk with ministers as parliament plans inquiry into his suspected role. Martial law and sieges extend across the city while scouting and prisoner transfers occur.
Washington reports that Britain assures protection for Americans and British subjects as unrest grows. London says Russia has dispatched an expedition to Tabris for foreign relief, Teheran representatives downplay the danger, and American legation notes differ.
Delegates from 16 nations gather in London to report on progress and plan further work for the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Carrie Chapman Catt presides, with Anita Augspurg and Rachel Foster Avery among officers. American leaders Anna Howard Shaw and others attend with alternates from New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, and Washington.
Judge O H Wright and Walter Taylor represented the Weideman Screw Company in Nelsonville as two local option cases were heard by Mayor Wells. Both disputes were sent to the court of common pleas on error, joining three prior such cases awaiting May term decisions. Speak-easies decline in number and patronage as a result. Local notices mention visiting people and social events around Nelsonville.
Senator Bailey of Texas spoke at length today in favor of his income tax amendment to the Payne tariff bill. He outlined the legal and economic bearings, delivering remarks in his characteristic vein while being interrupted by timely questions from colleagues.
John Thomas, a Black man, was lynched by a small crowd near LeSmer one mile from the city while being escorted to jail. He had been charged with criminal assault on a woman named Patterson near Parkwood.
Chicago April 26. Leading billiard players nationwide join in a monster benefit for Jake Schaefer, venerable figure in billiards. Schaefer is ill but hopes to recover, and the event aims to aid him during illness.
Edward Payson Weston the pedestrian reached Springfield Illinois this morning after walking from Lincoln a distance of 26 miles in daylight. He plans to press on toward St Louis later today.
Henderson-Crider Drug Co offers outfitting for clubs with baseball uniforms and game requisites sourced from Spalding Reach and other first class manufacturers. Local sports vendors and supplies mentioned.
Dr Sven Hedin describes his latest Thibet journey concluding this year with the discovery of a continuous mountain chain about 2000 miles long spanning east to west and, as a whole, the most massive range on the earth s crust.
Medical note about Humphreys remedy with vague reference to a free offering. Mentions Humphreys Homeo and a corner near Ham and Run Streets. Text is fragmentary with uncertain meaning and place names.
An advertisement touts Nyal Perfect Dentifrice as the finest product for clean white teeth. Henderson-Crider's is named in connection with the claim and a numeric code 4-262 appears at the end.
Special attention to collections partition foreclosure real estate and criminal proceedings. For all matters pertaining to wills and settlement of estates by executors administrators guardians assigners trustees Notary Public in the office.
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