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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
8
A claim highlights that Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription has received universal professional endorsement for its ingredients from many leading medical men. The text urges readers to consider this as a significant fact and to evaluate its value.
An 1890s-style notice promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as alcohol and narcotic free with ingredients on the wrapper, urging readers to request the ingredients booklet from Buffalo NY. Also details the Jan 29 Amherstville marriage of Lucile Spurr Lovell to Dr. G Owen Linscott, with ceremony at a Presbyterian church and a Florida wedding trip.
Reports from Ray McCune say his Marietta hospital operation went well and he expects to be home soon. John Heastey and Ed Gifford left Friday for a business trip to Boston and New York. Monday was the season’s coldest day with thermometers showing below zero. The three weeks old son of Carl Linsecott died Tuesday and was buried at Mound Hill Wednesday with Rev. Strecker officiating. 4.60 Moore suffered a collapse near the schoolhouse and, after regaining consciousness, remained delirious though showing some improvement this morning. Dr. Biddie of Athena consulted with Dr. Howard. M. Lovell sold driving horses to Harry Parker for $450.
Rail advert promotes one way colonist tickets to California Washington and Oregon at lower rates than ever. Sleeping car access available with small additional charge.
Mia Snowden and Rena Cleadle, joined by Isaac Snowden, were guests of Merc. CL. Dosure on Thursday. The event highlighted local engagement and community arts activities.
The page lists bid and asking prices across multiple regions for cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs, with figures for heavy shipping hogs, fat cattle, steers, cows, bulls, and various lamb grades. Grain quotes include wheat and corn, plus regional exchanges in Boston Cincinnati and Toledo with commodity notes and cash terms.
Receipts of cattle were light and prices were unchanged with a dull market. Hog receipts 26 carloads with Prime and Yorkers at 6.60 to 6.66, common and roughs 6.40 to 6.50, pigs 6.25 to 6.55. Sheep and lambs receipts were fair with good to prime 5.25 to 5.40 and fair to choice lambs 5.50 to 8.00.
Toledo Ohio reports cash grain prices with wheat at 1.10 and corn at 63 cents per bushel. Oats priced at 50 cents and cloverseed at 5.57 dollars per bushel.
Mr and Mrs Stout of Tuppera Plains spent several days here as guests of their daughter Mrs George C Jones. Mrs Jewell of Beebe was guest of her daughter Mrs J A Dye. Lillie Dunfee leaves for Athens to visit sister Mrs David Kayes. Laura Jewell of Beebe and Emma Alges of Stewart visited the Dyes and returned to Stewart. Ben Atkinson of Wheeling W V was called by death of brother Charles. funeral at Torch Thursday. Arthur Chambers of East Liverpool spent days with parents and returned home.
Marshfield reports visiting businessman J Hewitt of Athens and W Phillips from Athens. Rev L C Goodrich leads a series of Christian church meetings with T J White of Baltimore assisting. Mrs Ed Davis is ill. Mrs Margaret Shannon and family attend Mrs Mayme Adams funeral in Athens Monday. Mrs Harvey Clutter ill. Mrs L D De Vore slowly improving. Mrs Nora Withers visiting sister in Perkasburg this week.
Howard and Dorthy Rannion have been on the sick-list this past week but are improving. J W Kincade sold his car of house goods and plans to move to Colorado in about 12 days. Mrs Angie Hanning of Athens visits her Day relatives. Emma and Karl Persons from Alfred visited Milo Runnion, and Maggie Runion hosts a late gathering. Beatrice Allen, recovering from a cold, shows improvement.
An English inventor proposes a process to purify rock salt directly by welting the rock salt and forcing compressed air through the molten mass. Impurities separate and deposit leaving the salt white and pure, avoiding brine evaporation.
Ada Rickey and Faye Mhiott visit Thursday and Friday with Mr and Mrs Edward Rickey of hebbardayilie. Roy Saylor recently moved into the Alph Minear house near Five Points. Isaac Spowden hosted guests. Sunday Lewellymi and Isaac Rickey were in Athens.
Mayor Hedges overruled the motion for a new trial in the J. Okey Hall bootlegging case. Davidson argued for defense. Price for prosecution. Hall then submitted a petition urging leniency, but the mayor said he could not weigh it and fined Hall the maximum penalty. The hearing followed disputes over witness testimony and newly discovered evidence.
Hall arranged to pay and did pay the $260 and costs and was discharged from the Columbus workhouse. Ayres was fined $100 plus costs and committed to the Columbus workhouse until paid. The motion for a new trial was overruled with Mayor Hedges citing corroboration gaps in Hewitt’s whiskey purchase testimony. Ayres plans to pay by early next week.
After a busy morning, common pleas court adjourned sine die. The February grand jury will reconvene February 15 and court will resume a week later. Several cases were disposed or scheduled for next term including Grosvenor v Foster and Emmett Ewing embezzlement. Divorce granted to James Moody and custody awarded to his wife. A foreclosure action against Ulrica D. Pierce progressed with a cross-petition filed.
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