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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1904

Page

8

Athens County Teachers Institute Ends Largest Attendance

The Athens County Teachers Institute concluded Friday after a week of lectures and activities. Two hundred fifty two teachers enrolled across the county with Governor Herrick addressing sessions at the camp, and 158 teachers received certificates for four years of reading courses during the closing exercises.

Athens County Teachers’ Institute O. U Herrick Pres Aaron Grady Stella Dunlavey A. H. Dixon Alvin Dille M. M. Bryson Athens Township Mattie Hatch Alexander Sherman Parker Ames BR. R J. J. James Athens County Teachers’ Union Mattie Shirkey Ida Robinett Eliza Vines Ila White Nell Patterson Biddison Olive Craig Ethel Dun Nell Cullums Sylva Doe Nellie Alderman Jennie Williams Florence Coakley Alvasetta Baker Bertha Young J. E. Bailey Verna Miller Carrie Rogers Oris Howe Bulah Scott Lena Blake Ethel Hixon Winnie Higgins G. T. Mills Lulu Sharp Adda Cox J. B. Duncan Rhoda Barker Ethel Anthony Lalu Lane Adda Potter Cassie Richards Hattie Orr Celia Clark Dora Patton Ella Patton Nellie Burch Elma Grigsby Ethel Kidwell Catherine Fitzer Elizabeth Fitzer Estella Banfield Mary Stalder Emma Rhodda May McNerney Lucy Ocramner Nell Pickering Adda Carl Bingman Ira McDonald A. H. Grim

Rapid Shorthand Writing Requires Complex Mental Steps

Psychologists may find a field of investigation in the intellectual processes behind rapid stenography. The World Today notes five continuous operations: sensing sound, perceiving spoken words, analyzing rare word forms, writing uncommon words by sign systems, and recalling memory while staying two to three words behind. It claims trained stenographers hold ten to twenty words in working memory while continuing to write.

Maneuvers End After Blue Brown Clash At Salem Cemetery

The article reports weekend field maneuvers between Blue and Brown units led by Gen Speaks with heavy firefight near Salem cemetery. Browns claimed victory as Blues suffered major cavalry losses and multiple skirmishes, while regulars later left for Ft Sheridan and Gov Herrick prepared to pursue an investigation into Corporal Clark’s death.

Speak Blue Army Fourth Infantry Battery A United States Troop L John O'Shea R. D. Palmer Ninth Battalion of Colored Infantry Bengal Tigers Hake Albert Wagner Speaks Salem Cemetery Ft. Sheridan National Guard Gov. Herrick Wade Ellis Columbus Herrick Gen Corporal Clark

Local notes from Glouster and area

Community briefs list visiting relatives and friends in Glouster Ohio and nearby towns. Several residents including Mrs D D Brush Miss Blanche Morgan and Mary Six are noted for visits, while a burglary at E S Rothman’s home and a machinery accident involving Richard Waldy are reported. The Glouster Debating Society failed to meet due to lack of a quorum. A regional fair is announced for Pomeroy September 7 8 9.

D. D. Brush Thomas Dupler Blanche Morgan Taylor Ridge Bessie Kendall New Straitsville J. E. Mason Vera Achauer Columbus Henry Lockenotte Germany Charles Theophilius Chauncey J. M. Sanders San Toy John Grannan J. M. Drake Athens Carl Patterson L. A. Patterson Elmer Jones Charles Duncan Florence Andrews

Amusing Blunders From British Schoolboy Papers

A University compiled list of humorous pupil mistakes from examination papers. Examples include misdefining terms, mixing up science and anatomy, and comical misunderstandings of language, such as gravity found by Izaak Walton and blood described as cork screws.

France Adam United States Izaak Walton

Anaxagoras credited with early wind and space ideas

The fifth century B C Athenian philosopher Anaxagoras taught wind moved by rarefaction and credited the sun with moonlight, rainbow from reflection, and comets as wandering stars, while claiming fixed stars lay far beyond the sun along with other notions modern minds might find familiar.

Anaxagoras Christ

Revelation passage cleared up in first sermon

The Rev. Dr and Rev. K Mowatt Laightly discuss difficulty in a Revelation passage with Laightly claiming to have cleared it up in his first sermon and offering to let others read it in the future.

K. Mowatt Chicago Tribune

Probate Notices Filed in Athens County Ohio

Probate Judge announces suspended final accounts in Athens County Ohio. Notices cover Isadore Moses administrator Ebenezer Moses final account, George W. Pyle guardian Harry W. Pyle final account, Delilah J. Chapman administratrix George Chapman final account, B C Dye administrator John E Parsons final account, William White guardian Gertrude White final account, and E A Lewis administrator with will annexed of David Edwards final account. Publication date August 25.

Athens County Ohio Isadore Moses Ebenezer Moses George W. Pyle Harry W. Pyle Delilah J. Chapman George Chapman B. C. Dye John E. Parsons William White Gertrude White E. A. Lewis David Edwards A.W. Lyn

Township Precinct Redistricting Hearing Notice

Notice under the 1904 election law informs that Athens Ames Dover Lee Trimble Troy York and Waterloo townships will be subdivided or rearranged into new election precincts. A hearing is scheduled to consider subdividing rearranging or combining said precincts and territories.

Athens Ames Dover Lee Trimble Troy York Waterloo

Hopkins and Harris Named Officials in Board Action

C. D. Hopkins serves as Chief Deputy and Curtis V. Harris as Clerk in the board's proceedings. Details indicate their official roles within the administration and the administrative process described.

C. D. Hopkins Curtis V. Harris

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S. W. O'Brien Stella Closter Gertrude Shepherd A. Dille Gennive Biddie Effie McKee Jennie Theophilus Charles White Esther Treadwell Mina Butts Leora Trickett Lulu Ashton Elizabeth Martin Alice Vernon Alta McAlfoose Anna Viper Thea Culver W. H Mitchell Sam Johnson Dollie Hoper Elia Biddison Grace Allen Bessie Curfman Maud Crossen McBride Anna Carlton Phoeba Carlton Florence Burson Jessie McBroom Jannette Barker J. Dennison Jess Weiss Geo.o. Blower Lizzie Cochran Frances Scott Bertha Lively W. A. On R Ae M. O. Davis Noa E. M. Mill Glouster Edward Kahns J. J. Gordon Richard Waldy Oakdale E.S. Rothman Frank James Zanesville J. F. Denter A. J. Crawford Grant Hospital J. R. Harris E. Atlas Dayton N. K. Alderman Pentwater Mich Sanford L. Alderman J. B. Dixon Michigan A. B. Allen A. B. Black Emma Cunningham of Lancaster Pomeroy Chin Ingersoll H. Ingersoll & Bro. Dept Mailen Lane New York Root and Burdock W. H. Burns Ohio State Journal Sean Peano The Po-Dock Medicine Co Columbus, O Ballon Pomeroy and Middleport Gillespie Palace Hatzel Lion Coffee Meigs County Meigs County Fair Rock Springs Fair Grounds Pomeroy, Ohio A. V. Howell, Sec’y Pomeroy, O Usiness College Liv Peys Wan Vueru A. G. Bine Parkersburg West VA Eve D. C. Cornwell & Co., Jewelers and Scientific Opticians Athens, Ohio LAW L. H. Clark C.ry Great Lakes Chicago Charleston Toledo Virginias Ohio Central Moulton Houk
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