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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1903

Page

3

Tiltons Visit Clark Johnsons in Coolville

Ireland notes Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Tilton and daughter Florence of Coolville spent Sunday with Florence's grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnson. 8 M Bingman made a business trip to Athens late last week. Mrs. Mary Doty, who stayed with sister Mrs. J. M. Townsend, returned to Youba Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Ogg of Chilli cothe visited relatives here. Several locals attended the oyster supper at Torch Saturday night.

Sidney Tilton Florence Coolville Clark Johnson M. Bingman Athens Mary Doty J. M. Townsend Youba Lynn Ogg Chillicothe

Local Notes From Rome Centre District

W E Hess of the B and O railroad spent a few days at home last week. E S Byron and family of Stewart visited his grandmother Mrs Sarah Storer on Sunday. D H Edwards of New England bought the Jeff Perry farm near Guysville with possession due April first. The Guysville Telephone Company has thirteen branch lines feeding a board and new branches are forming. Coal tests are expected on the Byron Hurst and Barnes area between now and April first.

W. E. Hess B. & O. Railroad E. S. Byron Stewart Sarah Storer D. H. Edwards New England Jeff Perry Guysville Mr. Perry Guysville Telephone Company Hias Byron, Hurst Barnes

JOLLEY SCHOOL NOTES AND LOCAL WEDDING REPORT

Miss Genieve Jolly remains on the sick list. A dinner at the Masketer home served sixteen guests. Miss Lydia Parker and Mr Will Lash quietly wed at the Whetstone residence. Charley Whaley returns from Columbus. Andree Yorhes and Ruth Yorhes from Hebbardsville visited the Misses Evans. Farm institute attendees gathered at Athens. Mrs George Irvin returned home from Mechanicsburg after visiting her parents. Lulu Jolley and Winnie Jolley spent time at OU.

Masketer Lydia Parker Will Lash Near Pleasanton Herb Whetstone Charley Whaley Columbus Andree Ruth Yorhes Hebbardsville Evans Farmere Athens George Irvin Mechanicsburg Stending James Stewart Lulu Winnie Jolley O. U

Protracted meeting and local commutes noted in Gazette

Earl Carpenter visited grandparents near this place late this week. Mrs Phare Johnson of Columbus visits her parents near this place. Rev Herman Grover conducts the Calvary protracted meeting. Oscar Jones and wife relocate to Brown's Mill from Amesville area. Vernie Veral Phillips visited Miss Bertha Wilcox at Slice Hollow school earlier this week.

Earl Carpenter Phare Johnson Columbus Aries Brooks Calvary Herman Grover Oscar Jones Amesvile Brown's Mill Vernie Veral Phillips Misa Bertha Wilcox Slice Hollow

Vanderhoof Community Notes Tone and Travel Snippets

Residents report a telephone meeting at Tuppers Plains last week. David McAfee stayed several days at Parkersburg. Frank Beadle and Charles Jeffers visited near Frost over the weekend. Rev. White closed his Baptist church meeting Sunday evening. Mrs M A Noyes and Mrs Tabintha Chase are on the sick list. Jos Chase and wife with L E Chase and wife visited Edwin Chase and family Tuesday. L E Chase and wife spent Wednesday at J M Nobles near Tuppers Plains.

David McAfee Parkersburg Frank Beadle Charles Jeffers Frost Rev. White The Baptist Church

Jasper Hill Social Roundup Includes Local Visits

Miss Katie Klingenberg returned home after visiting Stewart. Ira Cowdery of Reno stayed with his sister Mrs. Aaron Bails. Elza Chalfant of Jacksonville visited his parents. Elmer and Frank Worthen of Success spent Saturday here. Elmer Worthen bought a team of horses from John Stout for 250 dollars. A traveling debate at Jasper Hill Saturday drew large attendance with Emmet Moore F N Chalfont affirmative and J J Wooley Emmett Riley negative.

Ira Cowdery Reno Aaron Bails Elza Chalfant Jacksonville Elmer and Frank Worthen Success Elmer Worthen John Stout Jasper Hill Emmet Moore F. N. Chalfaut J. J. Wooley Emmett Riley

Local Notes Show Visits and Health Updates

Mrs Hala Griffin of Canaanville visits sister Mrs J B Person. Pearl Shields and Homer Stout of Tuppers Plains call on friends. Jim Tucker and wife of Parkersburg visit relatives at Lottridge. Roll Fish and G E Guthrie go to Pomeroy on business. Mrs Martin Koehler returns from Columbus after hospital treatment. Prudence Hanning ill with grip and stomach trouble. Mrs Lute Kyle not gaining. ScribeA H Dixon of Albany urges betterment of district schools.

Hala Griffin Canaanville J. B. Person Pearl Shields Homer Stout Tuppers Plains Jim Tucker Parkersburg Lottridge Roll Fish G. E. Guthrie Pomeroy Martin Koehler Columbus Prudence Hanning Lute Kyle A. H Dixon Albany

Big Run Notes On Local People And Oil Work

Local residents Gus Kierns and Edward Boyd of Bartlett visited on business and W W Jackson spent a day in Athens last week. V L, an ailing veteran, is very low with cancer. A J Norman of Derthick checked in on farm interests while Ed Phillips of Athens visited his brother W M Phillips. Federal Oil and Gas Co begins drilling a well on the J C Lucas farm near Stewart. Grosvenor Post No 742 installed officers at Broadwell with Perry Root chief, J E Linscott Sr V C Mel Roberta, J V Rathburn adjutant, J R Wickham Q M, Frank Byers surgeon, James Carpenter chap, Mordica Vernon, D George Ogg O G.

W. W. Jackson Athens G. W. France V2ar V. L A. J. Norman Derthick Ed. Phillips W. M. Phillips Federal Oil & Gas Co J. C. Lucas Stewart J. R. Rathburn Grosvenor Broadwell Perry Root P. C J. E. Linscott V. C. Mel Roberta J. V J. RB. Rathburn J. R. Wickham Q. M Frank Byers James Carpenter Mordica Vernon D. George Ogg O. G Drugist, Jaynes & Co Tory

Pinchot Finds Vast Timber Prospects in Philippine Forests

Washington reports Gifford Pinchot chief of the Bureau of Forestry has returned from the Philippines where he studied forests and market conditions. He notes extensive timber resources with Mindanao and Paragua heavily forested and cautions on lumbering while predicting strong opportunities for government forestry and foresters.

Washington, D. C Gifford Pinchot Bureau of Forestry Philippines Wilson Secretary of War Philippine Pinchot Forestry Bureau of Islands Geo. P. Ahren Philipine Service Taft Ahren Mr. Pinchot Mindanao Linao Manila Dagupan Cebu Paragua Benguet United States Russia St. Petersburg Moscow Pacific Siberia Manchuria

Buffalo voter H L Morse claims NY state champion status

H. L. Morse of Buffalo boasts a long voting record stating he cast his first ballot in 1889 for Van Buren and has since participated in 15 presidential elections and 5 state elections.

H. L. Morse Buffalo New York State van Buren

Secret of Long Life Promise with Electric Bitters

The ad claims long life comes from healthy organs and quick destruction of disease germs. Electric Bitters supposedly regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and restore appetite. It cites cures for kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria with guaranteed validity by W. H. McKee, druggist.

W. H. McKee

Early Philadelphia strike sets wage protest precedent

Three hundred shoemakers who struck for higher wages in Philadelphia in 1786 became the first working men in the United States to adopt organized strike tactics, shaping later labor actions.

Philadelphia

Blood Wine claimed to cure grip and rheumatism

A Terre Haute lawyer, A J Kelly, touts Blood Wine as a miracle cure after a bad grip left him rheumatic and unable to work. He says three bottles restored his health and appetite, noting the remedy’s strong impact and recommending it as the best he ever saw.

Blood Analysis Offer From Worcester Firm

An advertisement from Louis Dandelin Co Worcester Massachusetts offers expert bacteriologist blood analysis to determine diseases or germs in the blood. It invites readers to write for full particulars claiming to be the only service to identify blood conditions.

Louis Dandelin Co Worcester Mass

Rochester Commended for Public Accounting Work

The State Journal lauds Frank C. Rochester, Public Accountant for the state, noting his strong performance as Athens hospital steward and inspector of accounts for public institutions. Trustees credit his help with reducing the per capita maintenance cost of inmates from 214.30 to 183.30 in 1901 to 1902, and praise his valuable suggestions.

The State Journal F. ©. Rochester Rochester Athens Hospital State School For the Blind Main Street Parsons Avenue Frank C. Rochester

Language distribution in India and Pengadi speakers

The article notes about 9 million Indians are familiar with English. Hindustani is the most spoken language with around 200 million speakers. Pengadi is identified as the tongue of 39 million people.

India

Justice Tempered with Mercy Revealed in Portrait

In a Brooklyn Life column a reader proclaims a portrait does her justice with mercy, praising the likeness as accurate and flattering. The exchange features Mrs Newridhe-Now and Mrs Cuttinge affirming the depiction and its balanced portrayal.

Gas company grudge or thrift motive sparks doubt

A Chicago News item notes a daughter being courted by a young man. The wife wonders if the suitor is economical or holds a grudge against the gas company, while the husband seeks clarity.

Chicago News

Begiaming End of Romance Prompted by Letters

A terse exchange unfolds with a man fearing the end of their romance, while the woman asserts that her lawyer will contact him in the morning and reveals she possesses a large stack of his letters, signaling legal action or leverage.

May Maria Axon Mary Kop Hay Newark N.J Purvo Hay Speciactics Co Feliewing W.H. McKee Chicago Record-Herald

Miss Primrose and Miss Hollybeck Dog Exercise Exchange

In a playful exchange Miss Primrose asks about dog exercise while Miss Hollybeck fondles a pug and admits feeding the dog chocolate every few minutes to wake him and make him wag his tail. The dialogue comically highlights the absurdity of giving chocolate to a dog.

Miss Primrose

Track workers wage increase on Ohio Central lines

Glouster February 2. The trackmen along the Ohio Central lines have not been forgotten by their employers and have received notification of an advance in wages. The same classes of labor on both the Ohio Central and Hocking Valley roads now receive the same pay with minor per hour raises. The advance goes into effect the first of the coming month.

Glouster Ohio Central Hocking Valley

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OUT OF Town News Athens County Ireland Rome Centre Jolley School Federal Katie Klingenberg Alfred Gus. Kierns Edward Boyd Bartlett Philippine Islands Porto Hay Sredtatives Co N. J Peter Berry Pearl Street Augusta Maine Hanson Street Baton W . E. McA BRE Arthur Anderson Verna Gillilan James Phillips and Sylvia Ballis Trimble Guy Burrel Canton Bessie Herrold Nathan Allman Sarah Sherwood Ray Sanders Olive Woodworth Millfield J. C. Keplar Hattie Taylor Nelsonville G. W. Morris Mary Holbert Longstreth Sidney Haynes Gertrude Graham Salem Eber Hammond Ethel Campbell Chauncey George Burdett Floodwood Ella Hirsel Thad, Wood Hattie Hayden Hollister Abbott Davis Hamsey Run Bessie North U States Teor. O Hayner Distilling Company West Fifth Stress Bayton, Co
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