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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
2
The grand jury threw out several charges of unlawful liquor sale due to insufficient evidence. While the dealers were likely guilty, the witnesses lacked the proof required for indictment. Citizens aiming to curb illegal liquor traffic should learn the evidence standards and bring solid proof before the grand jury. Investigations cost the county money.
Hon Joseph G Cannon eyes early May adjournment with expected unanimous support. Ohio lower house votes on Rose county local option. Missis sippi delegates boost Foraker. Judge Wood to preside in common pleas with eight cases heard and sixteen people made happy. Peach crop concerns linger in Athens county as executive panel debates senatorial delegates. A Tuscarawas home matron faces fine for injuring a boy while forcing a theft confession. Douglas' post nomination speech anticipated, likely in typed, polished form.
The article notes a rise in interest among Athens county chicken raisers for thoroughbred stock and urging to discard common cockerels for uniform flocks. It also discusses unsettled pending primary election bills with too many congress candidates and no general primary, delaying any election law.
A partial county by county roll shows nominees and recent appointees: Fairfield County C O Beals with no post office yet, Hocking County John F White newly appointed postmaster, Meigs County John B Lindsey, Perry County J O Donnelly as postmaster at New Lexington, Ross County Alex Renick, Vinton County D A Martindale newly offered a $2000 Washington post.
The piece notes broad support in Athens County for Rose county option and temperance measures, favors renomination of Senators, and cites J M Foster empowered to dictate delegate selection. It questions whether Foster will reward liquor interests and mentions Bryson and foster’s likely control of congressional and senatorial delegates.
A lengthy political column discusses Sulloway pushing a bill to raise widows’ pensions from 8 to 12 dollars monthly, a move projected to add 12 million annually to pensions. It targets Civil War and Indian War survivors, with critiques of Foraker and race-related campaigning amid Mississippi delegate chatter.
A fragmentary editorial discusses federal patronage in local politics and Taft’s popularity. It cites Taft receptions and praise from the Young Republicans meeting in Missouri and Kansas City, arguing for Taft’s strong candidacy and Roosevelt-era continuity. The piece also argues against county intervention in homeless children’s care, asserting parents must maintain offspring and that counties should aid only when parents cannot provide.
Advertisement urges consultation with a doctor about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and its use alongside Ayer’s Pills to ease sluggish bowels and liver condition. Made by J. Ayer & Co of Lowell Massachusetts.
The writer expresses high esteem for Mr Taft and asserts he is the strongest, most suitable choice for the Republican nomination in the upcoming election.
The majority of Nelsonville's striking brick workers resume duties on company terms after four months idle. The piece notes winter slack time and suggests arbitration is preferable to suspension, arguing merit based pay better serves employers and workers alike.
As workmen rise in number the rule emerges to drop those who drink. The habit weakens output, drains finances, and steals sleep. Employers seek the temperate worker who can be relied on, stays disciplined, and maintains steady performance for the sake of self and family.
The speaker argues a father failing to support his children should be sent to the workhouse, while the children's home is a taxpayer funded humane refuge for the homeless and orphans. It is not a public nursery for the shiftless but a proper charity serving waifs cast into the cold world.
A Fry's Magazine writer describes the Jockey Club as the supreme, unelected governing body in global racing. It wielded vast power, once effectively eroding Newmarket Heath for the future king, and faced a crisis when Prince George IV backed jockey Sam Chifney the elder against expulsion. The prince's stance led to a royal clash with three club stewards, and he withdrew from racing for nine years.
A Perfumed Caravan describes the vast production of attar of roses in Persia where hundreds of acres grow roses for scent. Donkey caravans with soldiers guard the precious load travel to Bushire for export to Bombay and other Caspian ports consumed by Hindustan. The fragrant trains announce their approach by scent carried on the wind, and the odor lingers for days.
In Lestie's Weekly the Turcoman robbers and slave dealers are noted. The piece lists Army slang terms such as hike striker C O O P D hop and shavetail. It explains how soldiers use a special vocabulary for marches duties and rank in the field.
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo announces full disclosure of ingredients in his medicines, promoting non secret formulas. He offers free booklets detailing the compositions and endorsements from medical practitioners, while highlighting the safety and efficacy of Favorite Prescription and Unicorn root based remedies for women.
A fragment describes marauders using Mirate ships on the Caspian to seize goods and enslave crews from Russian and Persian vessels. Captives are sold in Khiva and Bokhara, with occasional slave surplus leading to selling two Persian prisoners for 18 pence. Slaves labor harshly on fields.
A narrator recounts the Trojan wooden horse scene with witty exchanges between Paris and Hector about weight and wit. Humorous modern snippets feature Miss Heamley and Miss Cutting discussing motoring and becoming, ending with a Victorian quip about masking during motoring from the St. Louis Republic.
The undersigned B. A. Ellis has been duly appointed and qualified as executor of the will of Elza Wilson deceased of Athens County Ohio. This is a legal public notice dated February 27.
Mr Roea Calvert spent several days last week with friends at Nelsonville. Mrs Whitfield Bean and children were guests of relatives at Guysville one day last week.
A chamber attended Pearl McVicker er MeVick er's funeral at Guysville M E church on Sunday. Henry Stalder visited Marietta. Clinton Hill of Canaanville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wharff. Locals attended the McVicker King trial at South Canaan schoolhouse Saturday afternoon. Minnie Bean visited J W Fellows, of Guysville, and Ora Mansfield and children of Athens visited her father Edward Bean. Blanch Townsend and Ora spent Sunday with Guysville friends. Parris Bean missed school early in the week due to a severe cold. Chauncey King and his wife werecalled to Vanderhoof Thursday by the death of Chauncey’s uncle George Bowers.
James Hyde of Beebe Arkansas says decades of rheumatism and frequent bed confinement ended after trying Sloan's Liniment. He reports rapid relief from a severe attack, purchased large bottles, and urges others to try the product, expressing deep gratitude for the sample.
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