The Messenger and Herald Editor and Manager
The Messenger and Herald notes CeCee Cee as editor and manager in a brief staff mention. No other details are provided about duties or dates.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
The Messenger and Herald notes CeCee Cee as editor and manager in a brief staff mention. No other details are provided about duties or dates.
The piece weighs scientific exactness against belief and law, arguing vaccination laws, public safety, and medical authority demand strict enforcement. It notes dissent among physicians on vaccination, vaccination certificates for schools, and political implications surrounding Senator Foraker and postmasters.
The piece notes that Athens county Republicans and Ohio Republicans must decide between Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination. It then critiques county office candidates, with Job Smith accusing some people of hypocrisy in business dealings despite Sunday religiosity.
The piece criticizes the Congressional Record as a costly bulky publication. It argues White paper is expensive and that most copies end up discarded rather than read, urging limiting leave to print to curb federal spending and reduce waste.
The Security Savings Bank of Athens is highlighted for its robust growth and prosperity. Operated as a state banking institution under state laws, its resources are described as stable as a government mint, with stockholders noted as leading local business figures.
The article notes that 545 students attend daily and predicts attendance will rise to a thousand in a few years, despite debates over leadership and governance. It emphasizes OU’s growing momentum and implies confidence in future enrollment growth.
A brief advisory suggests a throat cough can signal bigger troubles ahead. It urges consultation with a doctor and mentions Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a possible remedy.
Ayer’s Pills by the J. C. Ayer Company of Lowell Massachusetts claim alcohol is banished from their medicines. The ad urges consulting a doctor for the best liver pills and notes the product’s sixty year history.
The editorial urges teachers in rural schools to organize debating clubs with literary programs. It argues that public schools have neglected this key method over a century and emphasizes the social value and educational benefit for participants.
Speaker Cannon cautions Republicans about passing special financial legislation for an evanescent emergency. He says idle bank funds could avert need for new measures and predicts brighter conditions when city banks release money, energizing Christmas spending.
A lengthy editorial notes rising passenger earnings in Ohio under the two-cent law while criticizing enforcement gaps and political misuse. It cites postmaster indictments, railroad damages, and district politics, contrasting public sentiment with practical needs on muddy roads and farming commerce. It also discusses women entering business and motherhood roles, reflecting social change.
Comptroller reports nationwide bank health with ample cash and reserves. Athens banks hold over 300000 in idle coin and currency, while private institutions not reporting but expected to show liquidity. Stockholders and depositors pleased as 25 percent legal reserve and many banks exceed 50 percent.
The piece argues winter fuels secret orders and religious steadfastness while politics and germs of change move toward spring. It notes men bond in solidarity while women are portrayed as weak critics of each other, with commentary on a new twenty dollar coin and social dynamics.
Athens December 10 unclaimed letters list names to claim before December 23 1907 at the Dead Letter Office. The page also includes a moralizing critic passage on money and a brief note about doctored medical remedies and a Dr Shoop nasal catarrh treatment offer.
The piece questions whether traditional school literary societies and debating clubs have vanished under new teaching methods and ponders what, if anything, could replace them in the modern curriculum. It reflects on the shift from communal scholastic debate to contemporary educational approaches.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Martin and their little daughter visited Blaine Woodyard and wife. A son was born to Emmett Sauters and wife on December 8. The mother and baby stay with her parents at Shade. Residents attended a masquerade at Grant Bolen’s, reported a fine time. Fred Oberholzer is nearing completion of a new dwelling improving his farm. Several folks from Chase attended a protracted meeting at Irwin Creek last Sunday night.
ENF Bulletin notes a through sleeping car service via Toledo to Chicago with connections to all lines west. It mentions cafe dining cars on the Ohio Central meal hour train between Toledo Findlay Kenton Columbus Athens Middleport Gallipolis and Charleston. For timetables sleeper reservations rates and details contact Ohio Central Lines agents.
Train leaves at 5 50 a m on Sunday December 15 1907 for a holiday excursion with tickets sold December 24 25 1907 and January 1 1908 good returning January 6 1908. Round trip winter fares apply to resorts across the South and Southwest with 2 cents per mile in the Central Passenger Association territory. Contact F S Bean or J P Blackwood for details.
Northbound trains from Athens depart daily at 5:50 a.m and 4:55 p.m. Sunday departures include an additional daily northbound run. Southbound arrivals to Athens occur daily at 10:30 a.m and 6:15 p.m with Sunday only service at 9:00 p.m and 10:00 p.m.
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