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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
4
A housewife targets men who overlook Ivory Soap advising its value in housekeeping. The message praises Ivory Soap for its cleansing power and its lower cost than yellow soap, noting its floating quality as a practical advantage for households.
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed earlier verdicts awarding John Clifford of Nelsonville $3150 against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for a knee injury suffered when a train started without signaling while he loaded mail. The five year litigation began in Athens County Common Pleas Court with multiple reversals and remands. Also critiqued is the poorly heated B&O waiting rooms at the station, urging improved heating or coal stoves for patron comfort.
James Beard and his wife, an elderly couple, lost their story and a half log and frame house and nearly all belongings in a Thursday morning blaze. Neighbors provided temporary support as the couple faced a several hundred dollar loss with no insurance. The fire reportedly started from a lit scrap paper?
Dec 24 Carbondale residents push to establish graded schools to address overcrowded rooms. With three rooms now, an additional room is planned to enable a full graded system. Officials aim to complete preparations in spring or by the new school year in September.
William Cramblys of Athumr Olio and Frances Raney of this city were married Thursday evening by Rev. Frank Cook. The couple, surprised friends, will honeymoon in Pomoros Ohio then return to establish a home in this city.
Tower Brothers purchased A. W. Ullom's lot at Court Street north end to build two large stables with a tied fivery. Plans are complete and construction will start after the new year or when weather allows, aiming to finish and open by early spring.
The marriage of Mr. John Slaughter of this city and Miss Luln Bateman of Nelsonville occurred Friday evening in the probate office. Mayor Roach performed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Athena.
A historical note on Christmas feasting traces festive customs to pagan solstice rites Saturnalia and Thor feasts. It discusses midwinter observances, gift giving, and the shift to celebrating Christ’s birth, noting varying early church opinions on the date and the social exuberance of the season.
Cartoonish notice portrays Barnum's monkeys thriving after being dosed with Scotts Emulsion. Claims consumption deaths drop, urges readers to use the product, and markets Scott & Howne medicine with a free sample offer.
The article traces how Christianized Christmas absorbed rituals from pagan festivals in Europe. It notes the suppression of excess by early church reform, the kiss under the mistletoe, the Christmas tree, and the shift of feasting and charity from pagan rites into the festival. It contrasts with bulk coffee labeling claims and notes cultural practices around feast days.
A plea from Mrs. J. B. Richardson of the WCTU based in Wilmette asks for a kind hearted lady in Athens to devote an hour or two monthly to the temperance cause. The note promises no personal entanglements and seeks only an address to start aid to the temperance effort.
In Elgin Tennessee L C Overstreets recalls his wife nearly succumbing to consumption. A friend recommended Dr King’s New Discovery and Ree Ol TR Bee medicine which he credits with saving her life. Available for one dollar at W H McKee’s. Cuban Libro Industrial association directors met on their El Dombo farm to plan the upcoming industrial period beginning March.
The document notes Oliver Harriman Sr. is claimed to be worth at least $5,060,000 and declared insane at Port Chester North Carolina. The petition appears filed by his anxious children seeking action on his estate.
An American pamphlet promotes Krause's Headache Capsules as a German remedy from De Krause the court physician. It touts rapid cure of distressing pains and mentions price and sale at Cline's Pharmacy amid a Southland winter resort booklet from the Southern Railway.
On December 24 and January 8 the Hocking Valley will sell tickets to points in Ohio Indiana Sinoia and Western Pennsylvania at a single and third fare for the round trip limited for return until January 2008. Goald Goodman and Joseph Robie were seriously wounded in an altercation at a dance in Wolden Texas. Goodman will probably die.
An advertisement touts Dewite's Little Early Risers as a pure vegetable pill for gentle bowel aid. It claims the pills are certain thorough and easy to take and promotes Cline's Pharmacy in San Bin. A, and mentions shipwreck events with survivors aboard La Libertad and mentions Emie nima on November 2 and December 1.
The notice touts Perry Davis Painkiller as essential against dampness and cold with a suggested mix of a teaspoon in warm water or milk. It claims cash prices of 25c and 50c and asserts only this painkiller exists. Ball Bros announces a new factory No 3 to be built in spring adding 580 jobs to 1500 current workers.
Hillsborough writer H. Robinson says Arnica Salve healed gashes and bruises after torture and pain, praising its magic for sprains burns and ulcers. W. H. McKee guarantees care. Bud Johnson reports a baby killed and a daughter gravely injured in a Greenbrier Arkansas shooting incident.
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