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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
Mr E Knowlton of Albany and Mr George Gordon visited Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday while Miss Maud Hutchinson from Pittsburg arrived as guest of Miss Mildred Francis. Several families including Twiss Robison Williams and Hoisingtons were guest in Athens over the weekend.
A county clerk circulating unclaimed fees lists numerous individuals and amounts due. The notice invites those owed money to call and collect, enumerating names such as John Hamilton, Frank Newman, J. Foley, L. Curfman, and many others with small sums attached.
The article praises playwright Lottie Blair Parker for exacting standards in staging her works. It notes her insistence on full scenic production and keeping even minor lines, plus submitting models and cast names before first productions. Her hits include Under Southern Skies and Way Down East.
Mr. C. P. Kircher departed Monday for West Baden Indiana for a several weeks stay in hopes of improving his health.
Mild and gentle physic that is easy to take and certain to act is advertised. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are for sale by W. H. McKee, Athens and Barton Drug Co., Chauncey.
The Siegel Meyer Reed Company of three artists appears in the fifth Athens Concert and Lecture Course on Feb 14. Ott calls Siegel the world’s champion mandolin player and praises Hymen Myer as humorist and ventriloquist. Reed is noted as a top platform impersonator and comedienne.
A clipped, garbled text fragment references Methusala and a rural tone with incomplete lines and missing context. No clear event or人物, place, or date can be determined from the readable words.
Art Wolf shot down a fox terrier blamed for attacks on Frank Gross and James Starkey after it bit a woman on Court and Union. Starkey delivered a gun to Wolf who killed the dangerous dog, ending the scare as onlookers watched. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised by Cline's Pharmacy.
In Carthage township eight Blue Ridge youths returning from Asbury church services encounter a raccoon thought to be a dog. George Meighen’s dog confronts the animal, the owner overreacts, and the group kills the 23 pound raccoon that measured 3 feet 4 inches. Arnold King mourns the loss of his pet.
A Wisconsin ex-treasurer and a Civil War veteran recount successful use of Peruna for catarrh and related chronic ailments. The ex-treasurer praises Peruna as an efficacious remedy mainlining health, while Capt. John C. Nelson of Dayton Tennessee credits Peruna for subsiding chronic rheumatism after years of treatment. Nelson notes his age as sixty nine and expresses gratitude for the medical guidance.
Letters from Geo. W. Honey and A L Hewitt praise Peruna for catarrhal troubles and colds. Honey, veteran leader and ex-treasurer, notes family cures and says other remedies failed. Hewitt claims a severe cold and indigestion were cured, and that Peruna works fastest when started early.
Following the devastating Hotel Andwar fire, Syria reorganizes its fire department. The council and Board of Public Safety describe a larger, firmer system intended to handle any conflagration, signaling a major expansion of personnel and resources.
Bert Riley sustained serious injuries from a slate fall at the Johnson mine this forenoon. He was transported to Athens by morning train and received medical care, with few details available.
In a few days the sole musket carried on the Greensboro last detail will be deposited in the relic room at the state house in Columbus. Owned by James Burson of Rockford Colorado, the weapon saw action in 16 major battles as the final Confederate combatant was disarmed.
In Columbiana County Senator Crist helped secure a Civil War gun for the Ohio statehouse relic room after Torch Flour Mill burned. Mr Burson, the gun’s keeper, hoped to retain ownership while donating the artifact. the fire prompted arrival and display arrangements and included a knapsack and other relics.
Obituary notice from Coolville Lodge No 527 I O O F for W B Spencer of Charleston West Virginia who died February 2 1906 at age 76. He joined Coolville Lodge on October 11 1872 and remained in good standing. The lodge drafts resolutions expressing mourning and sympathy to his family and noting his adherence to the order.
Mrs Michael Hart wife of the superintendent of cart service in Kingston Jamaica says she has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years for coughs croup and whooping cough and found it very beneficial. She would not be without a bottle in her home.
An ad promises a one day cure using laxative Bromio Quinire tablets with a refund offer. The fragmentary copy suggests a consumer health product marketing claim and price or refund language.
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