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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
5
A sweep of small notices notes births in Athens and Nelsonville area families, visitors and travels of residents to Columbus Morgantown St Louis and Cincinnati, charity social plans, Thanksgiving gatherings, and local business visits. Names include Koons Bor and others, with mentions of World’s Fair trips and a charity event at the Presbyterian church.
Dr. E. F. Knickerbocker of Columbus will preach at both Presbyterian services next Sunday. He is described as one of the most interesting speakers in the state. Miss Bancroft will sing at the evening service.
A bar of Easy Task soap dissolves to form a lather applied to carpet on the floor. The carpet is briskly scrubbed and the lather wiped off for a clean, bright result. Available from grocers at 5 cents a bar.
A curious blend of curling tongs rab bit s foot and stays prompts questions about genuine intent and practical use. The phrase hints at improvised tools or nicknames, suggesting a playful or cryptic note rather than a formal plan or outcome.
A home guide extols making cake muffins and tea biscuits fresh at home. Royal Baking Powder is praised as the quickest cleanest and most economical aid for producing tasty raised biscuits puddings frosted cakes crusts and cookies unmatched by ready made bake-shop foods.
A theater show on Friday December 2 features a melodrama themed around the Johnstown flood with vivid stage effects including a dam burst and a grand fired scene. On Monday December 5 Strickland W. Gillilan, famed humorist, returns to spoke at a full house after a successful season. Admission single 50 cents while season tickets are priced at 1 dollar, 50, and 100 dollars. Also notes a medical claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward offer for any failure to cure.
Eva Cowan visits sister Mrs. F Rolls in Akron while G W Rose and wife of Glouster call on relatives. James McMannahan and wife of Nelsonville visit relatives here. Quarterly meeting at Jerseyville M E Church Saturday evening. Mrs. John Baker improve after illness. John Kelley wife and two daughters visit Meigs county. Residents attend Pleasant masquerade party Saturday. W E Jeffers family spend Thanksgiving with father L H Jeffers. John Barson and wife of Athens visit Jerseyville relatives. Eli Burley sells cattle to Herb Roach of Athens. Sam Staller of Ore visits early week. Bert Santer and wife of Athens visit H T Mulligan Thursday.
Clarke's Real Estate Agency located on No North Court Street operates with Adams Express services. The item notes brokerage and parcel handling at a single downtown address.
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