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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
11
Verona Clarke surveys the latest Spring and Summer fabrics from Lord & Taylor including wool checks voile balien ne serges and embroidered Swiss muslins. She notes silk rivaling options like chiffon voile organdy and pastel shaded prints plus trends in hats from small crowns to picture hats and Leghorn revivals.
Miss Flo Hedges daughter of Silas Hedges private secretary to Col Rodgers Consul General to China writes from Shanghai December 19 1905 describing mobs riots and warships arriving as she and Col Rodgers staff move to safety. She notes caravans of armed guards carriages through crowds and a return home later the same day.
In Columbus on February 9, lawmakers push quirky bills amid anti cigarette trend. A temperamental member proposes a $10 fine for wearing red neckwear in public, while another seeks a prison offense over corned beef and cabbage smells from multi family buildings. A physician introduces an act to suppress mince pie consumption, claiming it endangers civilization and provokes murderous behavior.
A Kingston era letter from Fannie Williams of Waynesboro Tennessee asks about a man named William Ray Williams believed missing. The note implies concern over possible death or abandonment and hints at legal implications for a second marriage. The letter also references wartime Shanghai safety and travel by war ships as a contrast to dangers at home.
The Experiment Station reports clover and alfalfa seeds often include dodder weeds and plantains along with European weeds new to Ohio. Impure samples have shown many weed seeds and even cheap fillers like black medick. Buyers sending a half ounce sample to the Botanist at Wooster, Ohio, will receive free impurity analyses and reports.
Common pleas court convened at one o'clock with the grand jury indictments. Howard Guthrie pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and received a $10 fine plus costs and a warned workhouse sentence if repeated. John Naughton, age about 17, pleaded guilty to resisting Officer Stephenson and pointing firearms. his prior fines and a 30 day jail term were imposed. William Mills pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. trial set for February 28 with $200 bond. Thomas Wakley pleaded not guilty to breaking into a railroad car. Edward Tippie pleaded guilty to horse stealing and was sent to the Mansfield Reformatory. George W. Rose of Glouster presented a divorce action as the paper went to press.
Advertisement claiming a one day cure for colds with laxative bromide quinize tablets. Druggists refund if it fails. E W Groves signature on each box. Price 25 cents.
H L Stanley of Bruno says his wife recovered after five years of coughing and lung bleeding thanks to Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He reports improvement after one bottle and full cure after twelve. Cures worst coughs and colds with money back guarantee. At W H McKee’s druggist. 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Jack Fierce of Chauncey and his companion Wilson were brought before Mayor Day on drunken and dis orderly charges. Jack admitted his fault, was fined $5 plus costs, and ordered to stand committed to hard labor on the streets until the fine is paid. The arrest highlights ongoing city strictness on public intoxication.
The article urges parental cooperation for student success referencing Mine 275 Chauncey closure and home attitude toward education. It notes parents must engage with teachers to lift student interest and outlines consequences of indifference and financial pressures on a boy's progress. It mentions Herman Wilson pleading not guilty to drinking and Marshal Finsterwald influencing a reversal, with $8.90 secured.
Chauncey mourns M. G. Curtis 46 who died at his home after heart trouble and pneumonia. A brakeman in Chauncey yards he leaves a widow and four children. Funeral Sunday at the Methodist church with Maccabees rites conducted by Rev. Hampp.
The Week's End Club enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at Mrs W B Golden's home on President Street on Saturday in honor of Mrs W L R Sterrett of Charleston West Virginia.
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