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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1887
Page
5
An advertisement claims a covert drug can be added to coffee or tea to create a permanent cure for liquor habit. It asserts the substance works without the drinker’s knowledge, rendering alcohol consumption impossible. The copy urges readers to write to the Golden Spectieic Co in Cincinnati for full details.
Winter storm and holiday scenes color Athens scenes as Rev Dr Moore preaches at Athens M E church and Miss Mattie McQuirk sings at St Pauls. Local events include a turkey gift, a big cooking main at Murray City, a governor Foraker inauguration plan, and a pardon for Retentt Dunlap. A man is injured at the Athens Asylum stables and postmasters face holiday procedure.
General Sam Hurst, official head manager of the preliminaries for the Ohio Centennial at Columbus next year, called at the MESSENGER office Monday afternoon. He arrived to discuss matters related to the affair and is giving zealous intelligent attention. It is conceded that this public trust could not be better placed than in General Hurst’s hands.
Uncle Hull Foster gave each of his sixteen granddaughters a set of solid silver teaspoons engraved HH F age 92. James Farrell and Eva Selby wed at St Pauls church with Kate McGuirk and Thomas Curran as attendants. Prof. C S Coler named secretary of Home Farm Co at Huron Dakota and spoke of the Montana National Park. Hon Charles Townsend visited Columbus American Hotel where Major Townsend will stay for the legislative session.
The Nelsonville sewer pipe factory suffered a major loss when a newly fired kiln fell in. About half the partially burnt wares were destroyed. Repair will not begin until next spring, forcing reduced manufacturing in the interim.
A California hermit living in Strawberry Valley has lived in strict social seclusion since boyhood yet is credited by the New York Tribune with the ability to discuss social and political matters. He is noted as a lifelong newspaper reader and is praised as an educator, with Athens Messenger offering Our Family Physician to advance subscribers.
The C L S C holds its next meeting at Mrs DeSteigner's residence on Saturday January 14 1888 at 2 pm The program includes Whittier or Poe quotes a Poe sketch and Annabel Lee reading by Mrs Geo Kaler papers on American colleges and what to eat by Mrs Hoover and Miss Emma McVay Table talk and news items are on the agenda. News notes cover Grosvenor tobacco tax views a Columbus railroad stock ruling a USPS ad letter charge move and the funeral of Mrs Jane C Selby wife of John D Selby after brief illness in Connersville Indiana.
The notice records the marriage on a Thursday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kilbourn in Columbus. Rev S D Hustiumpier officiated the ceremony uniting Mr A B Laurie with Miss Maggie Wolf formerly of Athens. Congratulations are extended to the couple.
A large Athens audience enjoyed a Tuesday program at the City Hall to aid the Presbyterian church. Miss Eva Norris Ada Davis and Nellie Wilson featured, with Barker reading Miles Standish and a trombone solo by Christ Hastings. Emma Grosvenor sang operatic and popular pieces, followed by the Peak Family comedy act and music by John Selby’s orchestra.
The Palace hotel in Cincinnati showcases its Christmas dinner menu on elegant coquillo cloth. The feast features turtle soup, oysters, fish and fowl courses, game meats, vegetables, desserts, and beverages, with a full bill of fare and notes on staff attentions. Also listed are unclaimed letters at the Athens post office dated December 26th, 1987.
In this region catarrh is described as widespread and previously deemed incurable. The ad claims catarrh is constitutional, needing a constitutional cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo promotes Halls Catarrh Cure, taken internally, with a $100 reward for any failing case and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials.
An assortment of short notices promotes Catarah Cure by K J Cheney & Co Toledo fine foods at Ed Berry’s Restaurant two story house for sale oysters and fish at Meanenger office meat markets by Will Foley J H Slaughter fresh caramels by Ep C Berry and holiday produce from T B Warden’s grocery.
The Boot and Shoe store of Prerer Kern & Son in Athens offers a premier line of ladies and gentlemen footwear.
An ad advocating Gooch's Mexican Syrup branded as a cure for consumption and lung ailments. It explains hereditary disease risk, claims the syrup fixes nourishment to halt tuberculous matter, and cites Mrs. Wm. Moss of Cincinnati praising relief and better sleep. Customer offer: one bottle for 50 cents or two bottles prepaid for one dollar. Manufactured by The Cincinnati Drug and Chemical Co.
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