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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
7
A clipped quotation notes the irony of educators tolerating poor schooling while lacking true education themselves. The remark highlights frustration with educational standards and the value of genuine learning over appearances.
Schedule updates effective Monday January 9 for the M. and R. R. trains. No. 2 leaves Marietta at 9 05 a m for Palos arriving 11 05 a m. No. 8 leaves Palos at 11 22 a m for Marietta arriving 1 25 p m. No. 4 departs Marietta 3 25 p m for Sharpsburg 5 07 p m Amesville 5 34 p m. No. 5 leaves eos 5 35 p m arrives Marietta 7 10 p m. No. 2 connects with Ohio Central at Columbus 2 p m Toledo 6 10 p m Athens 11 55 a m Charleston 4 30 p m. No. 8 connects with Ohio Central trains Toledo 4 25 a m Columbus 8 25 a m Charleston 6 0 a m Athens 10 35 a m. Nos 2 and 3 will offer the fastest service between Marietta Columbus and Ohio Central destinations. P M Seymour Gen Pass Agent.
An advertisement from W. H. McKee's drug store promotes New Life Pills claiming to cure sickness from undigested food. The copy urges readers to buy for relief and refunds money if not satisfied.
Akron ex slave 112 years old dies at home on Howard street. Zanesville rector Frank W. Bope resigns and vestry accepts. Lima worker Michael Tenny survives 18 foot fall. Bellefontaine poet Will Hubbard Kernan dies in Memphis. Kenton Russia war refugee John Nell marries Miss Barbara Andrews. Coshocton hen lays egg weighing a quarter pound. Alliance 100 workers quit over wage dispute. Croton Ohio Fuel and Suny ply strikes 7,000,000 gallon gas well, depth 2125 feet. Portsmouth men fined for attending a cockfight near Sciotoville. Wellington recluse Stephen Richards found dead in Rochester. Bellefontaine widow Wilhelmina Cooper to Scotland for inheritance near 125,000 estate. Findlay freight train fatally injures oil worker Charlie S Callows. Portsmouth grand jury finds murder and assault counts against George Morris. Cincinnati worker William Schroeder dies from hiccuping. Norwalk ex-superintendent gas asphyxiation near bank. Marysville theft during horse thief escape jewelry taken. Zanesville autopsy ties Mollie Taylor death to criminal operation. Kenton professor Schoonover sued by E Edge over dispute.
Advert says women suffer health neglect but get restored strength with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It portrays constant fatigue and illness as common, urging daily use for renewal and vigor. It frames the product as a remedy for tired, unwell women.
Local items report health ad for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound by Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge NJ. Other notes cover a 500 strike-forces case, a $40 paper money gift, a big Fire at Wooley Wheel Co. in Sandusky and a ministers’ anti-divorcees combine. Fire near Wellston. sensational alimony suit in Findlay. Hays bank liabilities in Galion. gas leak explosion in New Bremen. rioting charge arraignment in Magnetic Springs.
An 1904 discussion explains spontaneous combustion as heat buildup from internal chemical reactions in oxidizable materials. Oils like linseed and oily rags can ignite within hours, especially in fibrous nonconductors or enclosed spaces. Moisture and ventilation alter timing. stories warn of rags, sawdust, and stored rubbish igniting barns, warehouses, and even a fire near a Boston fire insurer president.
Sidney Justus, a Mentor Ohio fruit dealer, reports a severe kidney trouble with backache and rheumatic pains improving after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says half a box eased symptoms and three boxes cured him, with a free trial available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An old advertisement claims fat babies are happy and well protected, while scrawny infants feel every touch. It urges parents to use Scott's Emulsion, describing fat as stored energy for future needs and promising a free sample to try.
Five years after adopting installment loans, Security Savings Bank of Athens Ohio unveils a new method for real estate borrowers. The plan offers seven percent interest with fixed principal payments, optional larger prepayments, annual interest stoppage on each payment, and a detailed book showing payment dates, interest, and remaining balance. Eligible borrowers are urged to bring deeds and last tax receipt for long term loans with monthly payments, while existing mortgage loans may be refinanced under the new plan.
Estherville Iowa resident testimonial says Bright's Disease can be cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after fifteen years of kidney trouble. Barber reports two boxes cured him completely and credits the remedy with restoring his health. He asserts the pills never fail to cure Bright's Disease and may heal other kidney diseases.
An appeal invites readers in Athens Ohio to send 1.25 dollars to the Messenger and Her ald to receive a full year subscription to The New York Tribune Farmer, touted as the best agricultural family weekly in the United States.
An advertisement urges readers to tell those with consumption about Dr Boschee s German Syrup claiming it cures consumption and throat and lung troubles. It notes a forty year reputation, trial bottles at 25 cents and large bottles at 75 cents, available at all druggists. It also promotes Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea for headaches constipation kidney or liver issues at Oline s Pharmacy.
Claim arguing that a woman can force a man to reform when all else fails by marriage. The remark attributes social power to a wife as the decisive tool in transforming a man’s behavior.
An advertisement states Buckien's Arnica Salve instantly relieves burns and heals without a scar as testified by Rivenbark Jr. of Norfolk Virginia. The product also cures wounds and sores and is sold for 25 cents at W H Mokes druggist.
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