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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
5
New York Feb 11 District Attorney may retain Joseph H Choate as counsel in the Stanford White trial. A U S Senator with debating prominence might oppose Thaw for the defense. Thaw fears a courtroom sensation as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testifies and juror illness arises.
Miss Helen Telfair of Pittsburg donated five dollars to establish a children's library at the Athens County Children's Home. Ezra Walker purchased seventeen books and started the Home Library, inviting readers to donate usable children’s books at the Messenger office for delivery by Walker to the Home.
A homemade mixture advertised as relieve all rheumatic and kidney problems. Ingredients include Filiud Mytrad Dandelion, 9ound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. instructions urge daily dosing after meals and at bedtime. Claims it harmless to the stomach and widely effective, urging readers to obtain ingredients from a pharmacist.
In a Hastings trial session Burke seeks praise from Dr. Parr who flatly criticizes his delivery. Parr declares Burke's oration suffers from metaphor overload dislocation and excessive amplification in a pedantic tone.
A local drug store advertises one of the largest stocks of drugs toilet articles perfumes soaps and candies in the area. The message notes they constantly receive new items and emphasize their broad inventory.
Mrs Mary K Johnston died Sunday at the Helen Purcell Home in Zanesville Ohio. The remains will be brought here Tuesday after noon at 3 30 and be taken from the K M station to the cemetery for interment. The funeral services were held in Zanesville on Monday afternoon.
Washington telegraphs report Mayor Schmitz and the San Francisco school board refuse to state their position before talks with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root. Exclusion supporters flood the mayor with telegrams urging firm action to keep Japanese out, while the White House signals a possible treaty approach to exclude coolie labor if schools are closed.
In New York on February 11, defense lawyers decide not to put Harry K. Thaw on the stand unless needed. Judge Fitzgerald bars women from the courtroom except reporters. Witnesses including J D Lyon testify about Thaw’s will and related notes as legal arguments unfold over admissibility and defense strategy.
The Jiji in a lead editorial rejects a mutual labor immigration treaty as a fix for the San Francisco school dispute. It notes Japanese migration from Hawaii fuels white labor jealousy and argues imperfect law provisions could be amended, but immigration talks should be separate from the San Francisco dispute, where Japan upholds treaty rights.
In Woodburn Oregon on February 11, locals protested Southern Pacific staff changes. Eight to ten Japanese workers were brought in to replace white men on a railroad section. About 60 Americans warned the Japanese to leave, but there was no violence and they departed.
Melee factored by White looms over Thaw trial as Mrs Thaw remains on the stand until noon. After recess she steps aside to allow new evidence on Thaw’s alleged mental unsoundness. A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet records quips about a parrot and a jibe at the janitor.
The potato spread from the Andes to Quito and Spain around 1580, spreading to Italy, Mons Belgium, and the University of Leyden by 1601. It reached Germany and France by the 1590s but faced persecution amid fears it caused leprosy and fever, delaying adoption for decades.
An old advertisement touts Dade's Little Liver Pills as a remedy that cleanses the system and aids lazy livers. It claims improved vision and a happier disposition, marketed through Se oases Drug Store.
In a rustic dialogue, Willie recalls crying at home because supper was not ready. Tommy questions the reason as Willie explains their father licked him for whimpering, and then asks if he licked Tommy for whimpering as well.
A short remark attributed to Colton contrasts patience as support for weakness with impatience as the ruin of strength. It highlights a classical view on self discipline and resilience.
A school examination revealed humorous examples of youthful misinformation. Answers claim gross ignorance is 144 times as bad as ordinary ignorance, define an anchorite as a hermit who has anchored hisself to one place, call the liver an infernal organ, and describe vacuum as nothing with air sucked out stored in a pickle bottle.
A man in a township was elected constable and his family celebrated the honor. A child asked if they were all constables, to which the mother replied that only she and the father hold the post, delivering a humorous domestic moment noted by the Atchison Globe.
A tissue builder and reconstructor claim builds up waste force strengthens nerves and muscles. Promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a wonderful benefit after use. Price 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Cline's Pharmacy.
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