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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1886
Page
4
A wide collection of local notes reports on health at the Asylum and Children's Home the jail population and yard work at the town hall growth in fruit crops and blooming trees and notes on court and public affairs. Comet forecasts and Easter observances mix with posts about store openings millinery displays and upcoming cemetery work and street improvements.
Leopold Friday of D Zenner & Co rushed to the cities at week’s start to replenish stock across pew goods departments. Work on the Asylum pew corridor progresses rapidly with contractors Weidman Towsley and Somers predicting completion well ahead of schedule. Mrs Henry Logan continues recovering from severe scald injuries sustained February first, now able to move about the house with a highly remarkable recovery.
Last Thursday evening a lodge of Elks was instituted at Nelsonville with Logan members assisting in the ceremonies. The lodge aims to aid the poor and needy while expanding and strengthening social ties among the community.
The attaches of the Central Asylum for the Insane at Columbus in Athens for an Amateur musical and dramatic entertainment expressed warm appreciation for the considerate hospitality shown by Superintendent Richardson Steward Hamblin and other officers of the institution before their return yesterday.
Mrs Helen M Thompson announces the opening of her Spring and Summer Millinery on Saturday May 1 at the Atkinson Building opposite Warren House in Athens. She thanks local ladies for business support and invites attendance to view trimmed and untrimmed French hats Bonnets flowers laces ribbons and related items. April 29th.
A fine assortment of boots and shoes for men and boys offered at Henry Nelson's New Shoe Store located at the entrance to his Clothing Parlors.
Charley Newsom of the Asylum offers two six room houses for either rent or sale. Prospective tenants or buyers should apply at the Asylum or through Athens P. O. Contact details unspecified in the notice.
Henry Nelson invites the public to inspect the largest and finest stock of men boys and children clothing at his new parlors in Athens. Entrance through the new shoe store.
A. C. Sloan’s Red Front Store announces a complete line of Celluloid Cuffs and Dollars in all sizes. The season’s best sellers are available for viewing and purchase. Also offers the finest plain and fancy French sateens now on sale in Athens.
A new stock of elegant rise thread hose arrives in plain black and navy blue at D ZENNER and Co priced at 25 cents per pair. The offer emphasizes value and availability for shoppers seeking affordable hosiery.
A. C. Sloan's Bed Frenut serves as the Athens agency for the Chillicothe Steam Laundry offering first class work at low prices. Packages should be brought in before 10 o clock on Tuesdays to ensure prompt return Friday evenings.
An old promotional jingle traces Castoria’s reach from infant care to motherhood. The verse links baby stomach comfort to childhood, adolescence, and motherhood, highlighting a long standing brand association across generations.
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