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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
5
OTHSCHILD's maxim through life was Get the best The best is always the cheapest Ivory Soap is cited as an example costing half as much as fancy soaps yet delivering better results in touch and economy Ivory Soap is 944 percent pure
Local notes list numerous visits and travels including Don C. Cable in Nelsonville, Grace Gist heading to Portsmouth, Asher Buckley on business, Edith Welling visiting Dayton, and many others from Zanesville to Columbus. Readers learn about births, illnesses, travels to expositions, and lectures, with departures to Atlantic City and Buffalo noted.
The Standard Oil Company conducts extensive testing in the Athens area within ten miles, drilling fifteen wells with mixed success. A notable well near the Jordan farm may signal a larger pool as operations continue on this lease. Separately, Rev. J B Mattingly receives a surprise anniversary at St Paul’s parsonage with gifts and visitors from Glouster Logan and Zanesville.
Manager Charles Slaughter announces the Delcher Hennessy Pan American comedy Put Me Off at Buffalo as the opening attraction at the opera house this Friday night August 30. The farce shows New York life with Pullman car misadventures and a Buffalo midway finale with lively caricatures. Seats are on sale at the opera house with popular prices.
A quarter section of land in Oklahoma Territory near Oklahoma City, within four miles of two railroads, well timbered and productive. It has acres of pasture and acres under cultivation, improved and free of incumbrances. Will sell or trade for town or country property. Also mentions Athens County Garden and Athena Flour.
For the Triennial Conclave Knights Templar at Louisville fRy the Hocking Valley will sell tickets August 24 95 4 27 and is at one fare for the round trip Tickets good returning Sept nd By depositing ticket and 4 cents limit may be extended until Sept we
Excursion fares to Gallia county fair via the KR & M Ky from Athens Ganley Bridge and all intermediate stations are on sale daily during the fair. Tickets are valid through August 5th.
Mr and Mrs J A McCathran hosted Grace McCathran in honor of her eighteenth birthday at their west Athens home on Friday August 16 inviting about thirty friends to Nelsonville then back for a latehour surprise. Refreshments and gifts followed a cordial welcome with many named guests including Grace Matheny Besse Shaffer Alberta Armstrong Union and several Matheny and Hawk family members.
The sixth annual Hocking Valley railway tour in concert with the D and GC Co steamer City of Mackinac sails to Mackinac and Detroit. Tickets six dollars to Mackinac and return four dollars to Detroit and return. Travel covers 80 miles by water through Lake Erie and Saint Clair rivers for a delightful trip. Tickets good for return leaving Mackinac Sept 1 and Detroit Sept 11. Descriptive circulars available from Hocking Valley Railway agents or W H Fisher. Also Mrs S N Allport of Johnstown Pa reports her child’s relief from croup using One Minute Cough Cure.
The trade mark C with a tail, on a light blue enameled metal Cascarets box, is shown with the letters c C C on each tablet. Sold by druggists only. Address Box 634 Columbus Ohio for employment and information.
Report of a colored camp meeting at New Lexington Ohio held on Sundays August 18 and 2 with low excursion rates via Ohio Central Lines from Athens and intermediate stations Tickets on sale for travel to the event and return on the same day aboard train No.
In cases of cough or croup the little one should use One Minute Cough Cure. The ad claims the child will be all right in a little while. It never fails and is pleasant to take with almost instantaneous effect.
A list of marriage licenses shows transfers between individuals across Athens, Nelsonville, Burr Oak, Jacksonvill e and nearby towns. Names include James A Kinney with Elizabeth Guthrie plus several other couples such as Wm McCombs with Garnett Marshall and James O Ellis with Nellie Garrett.
K M RY offers excursion tickets from Athens Gauley Bridge and all stations to Mt Pleasant fair. Tickets on sale daily during the fair from August 27 28 29 andy good for return until August 31.
DeWitts Little Early Risers offered as a safe pleasant remedy for irregular bowel actions. Cilne's Pharmacy advertises the product as a cure to avoid serious digestive complications.
The ad touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for eruptions cuts burns and sores with claims of healing and mentions care for piles. It warns buyers to avoid counterfeit products and to ensure they get the original DeWitt's from Cline's Pharmacy.
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