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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
3
M D Sanborn arrives in Athens with a new blacksmith horse shoeing and general repair business. He offers high quality wagon and buggy work at low prices and guarantees satisfaction. Previously based in Shade for six years, he brings skill as a pharmacist and reliable service to the community.
Dr. R P Gillespie operates a fully equipped Athens dental office over Fulton’s Grocery with the latest appliances. He trained at Ohio Medical College and previously worked with Smith and Dalton in Zanesville, earning a D D S degree. The office features a fountain device for easy patient access and a furnace for porcelain inlay work, signaling progressiveness in southern Ohio dentistry.
E. B. and W. N. Cootes operate Star Mineral Water Works started a year ago in Athens to produce mineral water, ginger ale, sarsaparilla, and other carbonated beverages. The plant, with modern machinery, outputs up to 800 dozen bottles daily in summer and serves Athens county and nearby areas. Previously in Harrisonburg Virginia and Zanesville Ohio, the brothers are praised for hard work and growing trade, including a German seltzer valued for digestive relief.
The neatly furnished Athens pharmacy of J Halliday Cline offers a full line of drugs and proprietary medicines, fancy toiletries, a fine stationery selection, Huylers and Lowney chocolates, and a year round soda fountain with mineral waters. Cline trained at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Kale presents Phoenix Block Billiard Hall as a clean well lighted venue for innocent recreation with high standard equipment and a courteous patronage drawn from Athens county. Kale a former dry goods employee is a respected local figure and aims to provide scientific billiards enjoyment. A Sierra Madre water fall in Mexico and a substitute beheading in China are also noted as curious items alongside remarks from Lancaster England's mayor on drunkenness.
J. V. Oxley runs a six year old general blacksmithing shop in Athens County renowned for first class work. He specializes in horse shoeing and offers durable, fairly priced services, earning strong local popularity and a wide clientele of vehicle owners.
J B Chappelear showcases pianos organs and sewing machines with models from Richmond Star Crown Langdon Cable Schaff Bros Ivers Pond Packard Burdette Chase and more. He offers low prices and flexible terms and supplies latest sheet music plus tuning and repair services and home visits.
A masked gentleman in Louis XV attire courts a Venetian lady at a fancy dress ball. He reveals he is Alan Stanley, a former reckless actor saved from ruin by Mary Drayton, who agrees to wait as he reforms. After years, he becomes a prosperous sheep raiser in Australia and returns to her. Anita Walsh m Knight.
In a town the size of Athens secret burials occur when mysterious callers guide undertakers to fetch a body and bury it without questions. The undertakers receive payment and avoid inquiries, often unaware of the deceased's identity, a practice that shrouds the community in hush and gossip.
The advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from Chicago as a specific remedy for piles including bleeding itching and protruding cases, claiming it treats eczema burns bruises and all skin diseases with no equal and warning against counterfeit imitations.
A reflective opinion argues unrest fuels growth while happiness follows lawful progress. The author claims life’s advancement is inherently uncomfortable, yet pleasure returns when governing laws are observed and respected.
Cautionary advertisement touts Boschee's Germany Syrup as the universal remedy for consumption and lung troubles since 1868. It claims superiority over ordinary cough medicines for severe coughs with difficult phlegm and nocturnal coughing, noting a new 2% cent size and a regular 75 cent bottle available at druggists.
A Binfield Berkshire resident reports a pigeon claimed to be 27 years old. The unusual age claim draws local curiosity and aligns with a long running urban wildlife chatter.
An eight hour working day has been instituted in ally Russian state workshops affecting labor practices across enterprises. The measure sets standard hours and aims to harmonize shift patterns, with officials promising improved efficiency and worker protections.
An essay notes November brings catarrh to many Americans and links it to constitutional disease. It cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as capable of eradicating scrofula and catarrh, claiming cures and preventing consumption. The piece hails Hood's as America's Greatest Medicine for America's Greatest Disease.
Krupp in Dusseldorf produced the largest armor plate ever rolled, weighing 106 tons, in the previous year.
Homer Hall of West Point Louisiana suffered a severe lung cold and obstinate cough. Doctors diagnosed consumption but offered no relief. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption he writes that it cured him and saved his life, now weighing 227 pounds. Trial bottles free at W H McKee’s.
The University of Monte Carlo is set to confer the degree of D. D. E. on Charles Schwab, marking a notable academic honor for the financier.
An 19th century advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a safe speedy remedy for cramps cholera morbus and all bowel complaints. It claims reputable druggists stock it with full directions and warns against substitutes priced at 25 and 50 cents.
The report states Puerto Rico will receive a revenue cutter to patrol the coast and care for harbors, mirroring duties performed by similar vessels in the United States. The move aims to bolster maritime safety and port operations around the island.
A valued yearly publication from the Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh promotes its 1903 almanac in multiple languages. It highlights health reading, testimonials for Stomach Bitters, and anecdotes. Readers are urged to obtain a copy from their agent and try the remedy for dyspepsia digestion constipation and nervousness.
A breakfast item is to be banned from official presidential meals. The move marks a shift in menu policy with implications for future state functions and dining etiquette at the White House.
A cold wave brings warnings of sudden weather change and lingering coughs. E H Wise of Madison Georgia credits One Minute Cough Cure for his health and life, claiming it cures coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. Cline's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
Abbreviated OCR fragment mentions a product slogan and brand line unclear due to damage. Reads like a marketing tease for a familiar item with a long standing slogan. Content is too fragmented to identify a coherent event or subject.
A short line advertises service linking Marietta Columbus Toledo and Chicago with through Parlor Cars between Marietta and Columbus and Toledo connections for the west and northwest. J C Riddell and E Pinch sign as officials.
The passage argues that most leaders emerge from humble origins because struggle and persistent effort drive true development, suggesting social mobility hinges on overcoming adversity. It emphasizes perseverance as a key catalyst for achieving notable leadership.
The piece highlights letters from soldiers of the late war praising Bucklen's Armca Salve for Scratches Bruises Cuts Wounds Corns Sore Feet and Stiff Joints as well as Burns Scalds Boils Ulcera Eruptions and Piles saying it cures or no pay. Sold for 25c at W. H. McKee's drug store.
Pugilist and actor John L Sullivan, described as a saloon keeper, is declared bankrupt. He has accumulated wealth sufficient to finance a small college or an asylum for the inebriate, though he never posed as an apostle of sweetness and light.
The report states Swiss authorities expect a broad ban on public gambling to take effect at an early date. Officials indicate legislative steps are advancing, aiming to restrict casinos and betting outlets nationwide.
An advertisement extols DeWitt’s Early Risers as the best quick remedy. A Houston reader from Howell endorses Little Early Pills for constipation and headaches, praising their health benefits for families.
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