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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
5
Advert declares a covert cure for drinking using Dr Haines Golden Specific mixed in coffee or tea. It claims to render the liquor craving permanently extinguished, even for heavy drinkers, with no knowledge by the patient. Address Golden Specific Co Cincinnati for details.
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Local notes list purchases at messengers office and markets as residents seek holiday prep. Mentions Langdon's crackers, oysters at Billy Foley's meat market, and Kaler Palmer McGrath ads for shoppers.
The Hillsboro circuit court ruled that licensed druggists and any dealer may sell liquors on physician prescription under local option laws. The decision clashes with legislative intent restricting sales to gifts or drugs via bona fide physician orders. Telegraph notes Nelsonville versus Grafton in a cooking match near Parkersburg may draw regional sports interest. The event’s public preannounced nature defies state law and reflects poorly on officials responsible for enforcing it.
In a friendly visit to County Treasurer Baker's office yesterday the urbane official said there is less pressure from tax-paying callers than his capacity to attend. He urged those with business to spread their visits during the non-penalty period rather than bunching at the closing days before the legal limit.
Mrs. Ben Miller a about fifty, a colored woman known locally, died suddenly at her home late Monday night. She had done family washing for Mrs. Dr. Geo Blakeley and sewed before bedtime, suggesting prior good health. Death attributed to strangulation superinduced by a neck tumor of several years. She was described as a worthy and industrious woman.
Mrs. Alice C Brown returned to Columbus from Orange County Florida to testify in a burglary case and was paid 129 89 for mileage after traveling 2176 miles round trip. Charles Scott suffered severe hand injuries near Athens requiring partial amputation of the right hand. The wedding of M J Morris and Lizzie D Gabriel is planned for next Tuesday at Mrs C H Cole’s Columbus residence with many friends offering best wishes.
John C. Campbell displays an extensive furniture stock in the Moore Russell Building Athens inviting town and country visitors. Prices are emphasized as reasonable and appealing for households seeking complete furniture needs.
Mr M M Riley of Carthage township sold to Mr Geo B Mills of the same township a pair of mated celta of his own rearing for three hundred dollars. Riley also contributes toward obtaining Athens county its en Viande repartateem for the production of fine beef steak. Major Townsend lectured at the Farmers' Institute in Neenville on Monday night and spoke on commerce.
Wide acclaim from Middleport Republican Middleport Herald Pomeroy Telegraph and others highlights Al G Field’s Minstrel troupe as sober, cultured and highly entertaining. Reviews praise the music jokes and juggling while noting a large crowd and a clean, well performed show. The company of twenty two performs in Athens City Hall Friday night.
A local Athens social trend features a game called Verborum brought by a socially minded young lady. Players write words from the letters of a chosen long word within a minute. Points accrue based on how many players share each word, with six players total in the circle. The winner is the player with the most points after the word is exhausted.
Two Buchtel saloonkeepers Sam McKnight and Sam Donahue were arrested in Columbus on a revenue charge for selling beer by the keg without a wholesale license. They posted ten thousand dollar bonds and later paid a fine to obtain the required license. The note adds that selling beer by the keg is common but only lawful with proper licenses.
A Floodwood resident tied to the fur nace plant says one furnace will blast soon with another following. The furnaces will be the country’s largest in capacity and aim to produce 250 tons of pig iron daily. Employment will reach 300 to 400 workers, revitalizing Floodwood from a deserted village to a thriving manufacturing town.
Students directed by Mise May Donnally present the popular comedy Fashion, or Life in New York at Athens City Hall. The cast includes Adam Trueman, D Sayer, Elmer A. Dent, Geo W. Reed, Howard Worstell, Cal Humphrey, Mise Bertha McVay, Mise Jennie Mathias and others in a lively campus performance.
Miss Stella McGrath tours Colorado Springs then calls in Cincinnati on the way home. Miss Edith Gundry, daughter of the former Athens Asylum superintendent, visits Dr. and Mrs A B Richardson. Mrs Mavor Higgins returns from Columbus after her daughter Mrs Kate Condon’s serious illness and accompanies her home to Athens.
The Athens Chautauqua Circle gathers tomorrow afternoon at three o clock at Mrs Judge de Steigner s residence. The program includes roll call quotations from Milton reading from September Century framing of the Constitution table talk and news of the day led by Mrs Schwefel and Mrs Dunkle
A meeting of county farmers is called at the Board of Agriculture room in the courthouse at two o'clock next Saturday afternoon to discuss organizing a Farmer's Institute in Athens soon. Farmers are urged to attend.
The young people of the Nelsonville MFE Church will perform a costume reenactment of a Japanese wedding at the church Friday evening. Proceeds will go toward paying the church's indebtedness.
Readers are urged to admire the season's diverse and exquisite materials. Hughes & Stehl, opposite the Gibson House in Cincinnati, offer garments with unmatched fit and finish and invite customers to leave their measurements for first class tailoring.
The residence of Mrs. Kate Martin in Martinsburg now occupied by Gen W D Hamilton's family. The commodious house sits on large grounds suitable for embellishment and is among the most desirable locations in Athens. About twenty vacant lots nearby also for sale. For price and details call or write George Falloon Athens Ohio. 39 tf
N. E. Dean, auctioneer of Amesville in Athens County, will handle sale of real estate and personal property. Satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable. All communications addressed to him at the Amesville office will receive prompt attention.
Two story frame house described as desirable property. Inquiries directed to Dr. Zenner or Zenner & Co at the Messenger office for details and to arrange viewings.
Peter Kern and Son advertise a holiday sale offering pewter style slippers for ladies and gentlemen at the Boot and Shoe Bazaar in Athens. The display promises large and attractive inventories unseen before.
The undersigned will during the season pay the highest cash price for quail pheasants rabbits squirrels and other marketable game AMZA HoopPER Phoenix Block Restaurant.
Seasonal offerings at the Messenger office area highlight fresh oysters and fish. The note cites Wii L. O Foley as point of contact for the market in the supply of seafood during the season.
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