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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
3
A column contrasts language shifts from safety bicycles to future self-propelled vehicles, notes Amy interruption habits during storytelling, and muses on the balance between labor and thought. It also questions the practicality of fast clocks and lampoons political fatigue amid crop shortages.
A nun recounts good results from Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery restoring flesh and easing stomach and digestive troubles. A McConnellsburg woman notes long stomach issues, purgatives and weak flesh improve after use, claiming fifteen pounds gained. also mentions Pleasant Pellets for constipation and biliousness.
Rathbone Sisters marked the lodge’s third anniversary with a Friday picnic at A. P. Linscott’s residence near Canaanville. About 70 members gathered as women arrived with baskets for a bountiful spread and men joined after business hours. Mr and Mrs Lin Scott hosted the event with facilities prepared for a good time.
The passage urges use of Hood's Sarsaparilla during long vacations to restore nervous energy and digestion. It claims outdoor fatigue remains and that the medicine builds up the system. It also mentions Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow promoting official grafts stories as not true.
Professor B O Higley wrapped a week at the McConnelsville teachers institute and will lecture in Columbus to Franklin county teachers. Dr A E Winship of Boston, editor of the New England Journal of Education, praises Higley for extensive historical research and scholarly poise in an extended interview in the McConnelsville Herald.
Artificial Coal Company organized in Arizona with $100,000 capital to build a plant at Elkhart Indiana and Chattanooga for a coal substitute. Founder Anthony V. Haszgman, a German tailor from Indianapolis, developed the compound. Patent rights are sought in the United States and abroad. The adhesive earth base and chemical proportions drive the invention intended to cut freight costs and expand to every state with growing capital.
Belpre Township board raises principal salaries from 10 to 145 dollars at Little Hocking Center Belpre and Rockland with other schools paid 32.50 to 35 dollars. Little Rocking lacks a principal and several schools have no applicants. Decatur Township reports only one teacher. Ohio University fall term starts September 8 with many students expected. Landlords urged to list rooms for rent for students. Dr. Wiley touts beans and peas as top proteins and economical foods.
Residents hear Mrs D Holt describe relief from long backache after two years. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her strength and mobility. Edison note about singers follows, mentioning phonogram challenges and audience reaction.
An advertorial piece extols speed in Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy for kidney and bladder diseases with testimonials. It touts gradual, safe healing, lists common symptoms, and notes availability in 50 cent and $1.25 sizes with a free trial option. It ends with unrelated quips about bricks and silk dresses.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Care as effective for children with indigestion, claiming digestive help and sweeter stomachs. A Nashville mother testimonials a three year old cured after one bottle, recommending it to others. Sold by Cline’s Pharmacy. A wartime ship maneuver in Long Island Sound caused a torpedo destroyer to jam.
A newspaper item notes Pittsburg Trust Co advertising 4 percent interest on savings and 2 percent on checking, with deposits secured by capital surplus and profits of 6 million. It also records the appointment of E D Sarre as administrator of Perley Tedrow's estate in Athens County Ohio, dated August 27, 1903.
An Ohio Central Lines excursion offers steamer travel to Detroit for $4.00 or to Mackinac Island for $6.00 on the City of Mackinac. Tickets valid for return until September 15 with stopover in Detroit. Agents available to provide hand bills with train times and full details.
Ohio Central Lines offers reduced rate tickets for the Ohio State Fair. Tickets from all stations in Ohio are valid August 31 and September 2 4 and 5. Tickets good for return until September 5.
A prominent druggist notes men increasingly choose soda over alcohol, saying saloon business suffers and the soda fountain aids temperance efforts. He cites male regulars who use soda as a substitute during late-stage recovery, while suggesting women view soda less favorably.
The Athens Foundry and Machine company installed an air compressor and will power drilling with compressed air. Two new gas forges were added to the blacksmith shop. The firm shipped 70 car loads of mine cars last week to points in West Virginia and the Sunday Creek mining region.
In Floodwood on Monday Aug 24 the Logan and Athens Gas Co main leak in Monday Creek half a mile north sent gas bubbling and burning for about two days. Firemen and residents watched the creek blaze as gas was shut off at 10 yesterday and old pipes corroded by sulphur were replaced with tarred new sections. Gas pressure returned to service by four o'clock.
Marshal Finsterwald arrested H. D. Hippie in Pan coastburg on embezzlement charges filed by J. B. Price Mercantile Co of Columbus. Shortage appeared larger due to Ripple shipment timing and his flight. Company later chose not to prosecute and Hippie was released.
A four year old boy with colic and cramps improved after morphine injections failed. half a teaspoon of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy brought sleep and recovery within thirty minutes. Sold at McKee's Drug Store. Counterfeit ten dollar notes warned against. reflection on giving.
A DuPont reader recalls a years long struggle with lung illness. After trying Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, the cure quickened recovery and brought health back. The ad notes a 50 cent to 1 dollar price and free trial bottles at McKee's Drug Store. President Roosevelt may call Congress in extraordinary session before November to address the Cuban treaty but won’t yield precedence to financial legislation.
Ohio Central Lines announces an annual excursion to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island via Toledo and Michigan Central Route. Round trip fare to Mackinaw City is 7.00 with return until September 11. Mackinac Island fare is 8.00. Tickets available through agents. hand bills provide train times and full details.
The note announces the upcoming Summer Excursion Season with plans to set excursion rates to conventions and pleasure resorts. It reminds readers they can obtain lower fares through preferred channels and emphasizes affordable travel options.
The Ohio Central Lines invite the public to contact their agents for rates routes and train times to aid travel planning. If local agents are unavailable, travelers may write to MOULTON HOUE General Pass. Agent Toledo for information and arrangements.
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