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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
12
A Springfield reader praises Peruna and Dr. Hartman for curing systemic catarrh that left her unable to walk. She reports rapid improvement after three bottles and credits the remedy with renewed energy and mobility.
A compiled column of wry quips and anecdotes on politics law marriage and crime from a bygone era. It features jabs at Bryan Hanna and the whiskey and tobacco trusts plus comic exchanges from courts and gatherings. The piece blends social satire with homegrown morals and sly regional humor.
A federal grand jury probe into alleged illegal rebates by Chicago railroads to the Standard Oil company was postponed from Monday to Tuesday. U S Marshal Hoy and six deputies sought seven more jurors as 15 of those summoned appeared. Judge Bethea excused eight witnesses who had appeared for examination.
Washington reports no international incident expected after the shooting of five Japanese poachers on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Chief Agent Lembkey and Assistant Agent Judge led guards. 5 raiders were killed, 12 captured, and 3 boats seized. Tokyo awaiting detailed dispatches with hopes for restraint.
The Department of Justice reports affidavits from Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama workers alleging discharge or threats due to union membership. U S attorneys are instructed to begin actions under the 1898 act section 10. The railroad plans to challenge the act’s constitutionality in court.
Portland reports Charles Nickell former U S commissioner at Medford was sentenced to 18 months on McNeil's Island for conspiracy to suborn perjury in the Miller land fraud scheme. No fine. Miller and Kincart serve one year each. Nickell released on $4,000 bond pending appeal.
Christiania Norway Aug 7 Herbert H D Peirce arrived in the capital as the newly appointed United States minister to Norway.
John Mourne, 80, seriously injured in the Can aanville freight wreck, shows steady improvement. He recovered from a severe scalp wound and multiple bruises, being up and about for much of Wednesday, with hopes he will soon resume his duties.
Chicago near Aug 9 F E Coyne a former postmaster and political figure filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Chicago Title and Trust company takes over Coynes bakery and lunch room business with claims totaling 30000 dollars. A former employee’s embezzlement while Coyne served as postmaster is tied to the failure.
Er nest Steinhardt aged 57 formerly a traveling salesman for a Kentucky whisky house killed himself with morphine in St. Louis after saying he could not earn a living by selling liquor again His home is believed to be 505 West Twenty-fifth street New York The death noted Aug 9 in a St. Louis dispatch
Former Columbus police chief John E. Murphy dies. G W Tobey is reappointed to the Ohio board of pharmacy. A Middletown child drowns after falling into a canal. John Fish of Mellen succumbs to blood poisoning from a mosquito bite. A Missouri Pacific train collision at Armour, Missouri injures Governor Folk who escapes harm. Frank Barbee is killed at Columbus yards while coupling. An engineer and fireman die in a Cincinnati Southern collision at Winfield, Kentucky with no passenger injuries.
The report lists bid ranges for cattle, sheep, hogs, and calves in Chicago, East Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo. It gives prices for common to prime steers, cows, heifers, bulls, stockers, and feeders, plus lambs, yearlings, and hogs with regional variations and grain and final commodity quotes.
Cline's Pharmacy advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea in tea or tablet form for 35 cents. The copy urges daily use for general cleansing of stomach and organs.
Mr. T. C. Bean visited Nelsonville and spent Monday with local friends. The social visit highlighted neighborhood ties and hospitality in the town.
The big fair comes next week with Tuesday to Thursday events at the Athens Fair Grounds. Seventy five fast horses are entered for contests, with several track records expected. The dining hall in the amphitheatre basement will be run by the Athens High School athletic association serving all to enjoy a three day reunion.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Indiana credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney trouble and general debility. He says the remedy cured stomach liver kidney complaints headaches dizziness and weakness. Price 60 cents and guaranteed by W H McKee's drug store.
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