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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
4
The Gallia Times features a week of obituaries under a sweeping caption about prominent Gallia county residents who have died. The piece links local notoriety and public figures with deaths as part of a broader, optimistic tribute.
The village of Wilmington turned its electric light plant to private ownership after years of municipal control. An employee allegedly tied open the whistle when shutting down Saturday night at 11 80, emitting a half hour screech that the paper calls a death knell for public ownership and a bad investment for the community.
Hon D H Moore announces candidacy for state senate in the fourteenth district. He cites his business leadership and chairmanship of the finance committee, claiming he has been a watchdog of the treasury and would be the strongest representative for Athens and surrounding areas, urging renomination without opposition.
J Db Woodard president of the Athens Nelsonville and Hocking Valley Traction Company arrived from Warren Pa and met with H H Halling to review many details. Officials say construction or start of work will await favorable weather and completion of the numerous arrangements.
Preparatory work to one cent on can be completed. The contract for materials rails and ties has been let and the people of the Hocking valley may expect construction to begin with little delay. Once started the project will be pushed to completion with energy and ingenuity guiding progress.
A personal reminiscence describes the father building a hearth fire after chores. The vivid process covers hauling in a snow laden log, placing it in the chimney, using andirons, back and fore sticks, and quick kindling from live coals. The family fire remains burning long into night and often all night in severe cold.
On May 1 1637 Cromwell and John Hampden faced a royal guard at the Thames as eight immigrant ships prepared to sail with pilgrims aboard. The king forbade departure. Cromwell stayed, a moment Macaulay called the turning point that could have altered England’s future by delaying the Civil War.
An attache in a religious bookstore, long among theological volumes, avoids insinuations about a rose on his coat. He explains he "gathered that rose from my own vine and fig tree," revealing his devout and misfit nature.
A brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Record contrasts The Bachelor and The Benedict on the topic of furnished flats and warm water pipes. The Bachelor jokes about starved men while The Benedict notes a married man is usually kept in hot water by his wife.
A brief, cryptic quote from the Atlanta Constitution sparks curiosity as locals react to a remark about a man who had just finished reading It and appeared to be covering the ground in a curious way. The exchange hints at a larger conversation about novelty and daily life.
A man tries to ride a young colt and is repeatedly thrown to the ground. After a final struggle he is injured, while the colt remains uninjured. The tale ends with a moral about not knowing when one is well off.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a crowd shouting Encore after the death of Eva on stage. A Black performer steps forward, perplexed, declaring there will be no encore as the curtain remains down.
In a Philadelphia Press exchange, Miss Gabbie accuses a neighbor of retailing gout'pabet while Miss Sharpe counters that the neighbor is a wholesaler. The dialogue reveals social tensions over status and commerce in the community.
An article explains how time is standardized using observatory transmitters and electric signals. Telegraphed noon signals trigger drops of time balls and synchronized clocks in Washington and other cities, ensuring hundreds of clocks read 12 at the same moment. The process hinges on astronomy, electricity, and government buildings in Washington, with St. Nicholas as the setting.
The passage reflects on impressions at first sight and mutual confidences as God judges speech. It quotes John Oliver Hobbes Henry Seton Merriman Charles Ferne Goss Anthony Hope and James Creelman on sweet conduct wounded egotism and the corrosive pull of reprisal.
In Nicaragua, Waerp notes two wasp attack methods. One species crawls to skin through hair before stinging, the other creature aims at faces when dwelling near humans. He suggests brain-driven discovery explains why the second targets the face.
A historical note explains that uniform color affects casualties in combat. Red uniforms draw the eye, leading to higher mortality, with twelve killed in red versus seven in life green or six in blue, and one in brown, blue-grey, or gray.
A Chicago Record line contrasts Epictetus two word philosophy restrain and abstain with modern times motto gain and retain. The quip highlights shifting values from self control to accumulation and possession.
A playful exchange where a wife asks about tonight's dinner and the husband hints at either no return or bringing three or four friends, reflecting a humorous domestic moment from Life.
A young man vows to do things thoroughly and his father sighs that thoroughness extends to getting into debt. The exchange, captured by the Washington Star, highlights prudence and caution in financial decisions.
Dialogue fragment shows a busy man reluctant to engage with a visitor and an abrupt shift in the scene as a bulldog and exchange interrupt. The brief text hints at a stalled conversation and a tense, humorous moment.
A historical Q and A compiles replies from three liberal married men about spousal finances personal freedom and shared political or theological views. One respondent describes no fixed allowance and independent handling of savings while granting equal liberty in comings and goings and denying mutual control in politics or theology.
A fragment discusses marital roles, finance sharing, and fairness. It weighs a wife’s share of surplus, banking actions, and the balance of home duties versus work outside the home. It notes the husband should support the wife’s autonomy while avoiding captious interference.
A statement on marriage duties and financial parity for wives, asserting a wife should have as much money as her husband to manage the household and children. It emphasizes cheerful companionship and appropriate liberty within safety, endorsed by Kate Sharp.
James Cattwell born April 6 1817 in Carthage township died January 16 1903 aged 85 years 9 months 10 days. He lived largely in Carthage and Chester Meigs county was active in the Carthage Presbyterian church joining in 1885. He served as Elder and trustee for years bearing years of suffering with patience. He rests near the church he helped build awaiting the resurrection morn.
A local notice advertises Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as a tonic for thin emaciated children. The piece urges that the medicine will create tissue, flesh and vitality and make any child plump hearty and strong without grease or fishy flavor.
Public sale offers include a good building lot north of the brick plant in Hudson addition on the pike and household furniture at private sale. Notices from Mrs. H. R. Weidman of Athens. Bargain terms available.
George B. Allen is a licensed auctioneer reachable by mail in Athens Ohio R D No 1 He is worth all he charges and offers his services to potential customers.
A Connecticut pastor resigns his pulpit after parishioners refuse to abandon tobacco raising as a chief industry. the article notes the conflict between religious leadership and local economic reliance on tobacco.
An advertisement from McKee's Drug Store promotes a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to treat stomach disorders biliousness and constipation. The notice touts the remedy as new and effective with claims to cleanse invigorate the stomach improve appetite and regulate bowels. Regular size is 25 cents per box.
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research is projected to cost upwards of 2,500,000 dollars. Advertisements offer patent remedies such as Stop the Cough and Works the Rid. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim a cold cure in one day. An obituary notes Brigham Young's eldest daughter has died, leaving eighty eight direct descendants.
Mrs J A Monroe of North Star Michigan endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup. She urges others to use it and notes it is sold by W H McKee's Drug Store.
The notice lists names of letters remaining uncalled for at the Athens Ohio post office on Monday February 9. Addressees are urged to indicate they were advertised when calling. The item also includes a brief unrelated note about a treaty preamble and a facetious senator’s remark.
The scratch of a pin may cause blood poisoning and loss of a limb or death, but prompt use of Chamberlains Pain Balm prevents danger. This antiseptic quick healing liniment treats cuts bruises and burns. For sale by McKees Drug Store.
Probate notices list guardians and administrators with first second or final accounts for multiple wards and estates. Hearing date set for Saturday February 14 1903 before Private Judge A. S. Bethel with a short window January 22 to February 12 for related filings.
The Midland Company petitions Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio case 8129 seeking $10000 purchase money, vendors lien, and attach ment on oil leases on Jones Beasley and Carpenter farms Ames Township. California Consolidated Oil Company must answer by Feb 28, 1903. Also administrator appointed for Thomas Rowan estate notices.
The undersigned has been duly appointed as executor of the will of John Robinson late of Athens county Ohio deceased John H. Robinson. Public notice runs from January 29 to February 12.
Executors guardians and executrices named file and seek final and first accounts for estates and guardianships. Notice lists Sarah C Henry Augusta J Parker Elizabeth Hoodlett A J Davidson Henry A Dixon J H Marshall Don C Cable A L Wooley Hettie Lama and Mary Dixon with hearings scheduled for February 21 1903.
Chauncey 0 January 80 1905. February 5 appears as a date reference with unclear context and figures.
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