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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1908

Page

9

Wanderer’s voyage from the south to Cuba and Florida Keys

A subscriber recounts a long southward journey from Kentucky through Louisiana to Havana, then by steamer to Knight Key and Miami. The voyage describes Cuban sights, Havana streets, Malacon, the Florida East Coast railroad project, and visits to St. Augustine and Jacksonville with reflections on climate and scenery.

Southland Sol Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Everglades Jack Frost Dare New Orleans St. Charles Avenue Havana Gulf Morro Castle Maine Spain Morro Knight Key Florida Florida Keys Tropic Sea Miami H. M. Flagler Isle Key To Key Key West Keys Everybody'’s United States Halycon Hall Palm Beach Royal Poncana St. Augustine America Ponce de Leon Alcazar

Wickham Family Guests and Local Socials

On Wednesday Mrs. H. H. Wickham hosts her niece Miss Elsie Wickham of Columbus and nephew Mr. Erwin Wickham of Nandon North Dakota. Miss Emma Blackwood visits Middleport with Mr. and Mrs. Cam Blackwood. Mrs. Nellie Chambers and Mrs. Laura Kiggans test this morning for Athens to join it with the event.

H. H. Wickham Elsie Wickham Columbus Erwin Wickham Nandon North Dakota Emma Blackwood Middleport Mrs Cam Blackwood Nellie Chambers Laura Kiggans Athens

Y M C A State Convention Held in Delaware

About 285 representatives from the city and college organizations attended the Ohio biennial Y M C A convention in Delaware. Senator Folk of Missouri spoke on The National Conscience, with Prof. Frederick Treadley delivering a notable toast reply The President of the Y M C A. and dignitaries from Grinnell and New York also spoke. The city Commercial Club aided the entertainment.

Frederick Treadley H. £. Cromer Delaware Ohio Young Men's Christian Association O. U. Association Folk Missouri Hunt Denison University Robert E. Freeman Buffalo Edward Steiner Grinell Iowa Luther B. Gulick New York City City Commercial Club of

Whitman on Reading in Cold Indoor Dwellings

An extract from Horace Traubel’s Daily Record notes Walt Whitman’s view that reading indoors by candlelight is a sickness and that the best reading comes in open air experiences along Timber Creek. The piece reflects Whitman’s habit of carrying a book only on the tenth outdoor excursion.

Whitman Timber Creek Horace Traubel Walt Whitman Camden, N. J Century

Inland waterways plan urged for national progress

The president urges Congress to push inland waterway development, warn against perpetual corporate rights, and seek a unified plan. Emphasizes conserving water resources, balancing power, navigation, irrigation, and domestic use, with funding and expert-led execution. Calls for swift, businesslike action to avoid waste and monopolistic control.

Lis Mississippi Atlantic Gulf Coast Congress

The Picture Critic

A discussion on the nature of art criticism contrasts visual and musical works. The piece notes critics tend to tear apart pictures while music evokes evanescent reaction, and claims even a single disliked feature, like an arm or face, can derail appreciation.

Rembrandt

Ale Through English History in a Cornish Magazine

A fragment from Cornh Magazine discusses ale as a doorway to old England and its linguistic ties. It notes terms like alebosh and ale conner tied to medieval bread and beer governance, and traces ale to Greek roots kostos.

Valhalla England Kostos Cornh Magazine

Wellington and Waterloo in Heine's odd praise

The fragment quotes Heine on the Wellington Napoleon clash, praising Wellington as lucky and arguing the scene shows stupidity overcoming genius. It comically intertwines Wellington and Napoleon, noting their names with misspellings and a puzzled, reflective tone.

Wellington Waterloo Heine Arthur Wellington Napoleon Bonaparte Wellngton

Singular Family Call Spotted From Front Window

A fragment shows Mrs Dunleigh noting an unusual pattern of calls by a mother who visits when the speaker is out. The line mentions Little Flossie Dinpleton and implies observers can see from a front window when people depart.

Mrs. Dunleigh Flossie Dinpleton

Intersections of Time and Fate Unfold in Carile Dialogue

A reflective line speaks of life as two confluxes where past influences reach into the future. The speaker, Carile, notes lines of influence intersecting to shape a person across eternity.

California ladder uses buggy wheels in orchards

A California ladder mounted on castoff buggy wheels is praised as safe, convenient, cheap, and labor saving for level orchards. An Orange Judd Farmer writer notes its easy movement and tipping resistance with a platform at the front aiding fruit picking.

California Orange Judd Farmer

How to Store Fruit in Useful Oregon Storage

Practical guide from the Oregon Experiment Station on selecting only sound fruit for storage, cooling gradually before storage, using shallow bins or boxes, and avoiding heating or deep storage. It stresses ventilation, temperature control between 32 and 40 degrees, moisture balance, and double walls to prevent decay during long storage.

Oregon J. Werkins

Why Many Plants Die In Winter

Plants die from frost and grit in winter. Withhold water in fall to ripen summer growth. if growth continues too late, unripe wood will winter kill. When danger passes, a thorough watering helps survival. Lawns benefit from occasional winter waterings. A mulch of straw or leaves around shrubs reduces freeze thaw damage.

Shrubbery Groups and Greenery Layout Guidance

Technical note discusses selecting shrubbery groups sized about 60 aa to carry foliage toward the greensward. It contrasts this with creating a broad stalk interval between foliage and ground level, guiding landscape layout choices.

Family Tragedy Tied to Inheritance Dispute

A man killed his wife after a cycle of family trouble and attempted suicide by stepping in front of a train. He died, while the wife survived. The dispute centered on duties and inheritance within the Edwards family.

W Edwards

Beaten Down by Fatigue? Beef Wine and Iron Sale Ad

A Bradford era ad promotes beef, wine, and iron as a tonic to revive energy. The Henderson Crider Drug Co lists location 226 2 and urges purchase to bolster strength.

Henderson-Crider Drug CO

Pittsburg Daily Markets Report Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Cattle receipts light with Prime to extra cattle priced at 6.50 to 5.80 and lower grades at 3.25 to 4.86. Hog receipts 2,500 with prime hogs around 4.65 to 4.75 and common hogs near 2.00 to 4.40. Sheep and lamb receipts good to prime priced 4.90 to 6.00 with best lambs 5.00 to 7.55.

Associated Dailies Telegram Pittsburg

Athens Marveta Producer Prices Corrected Daily

Fragmentary OCR text references Ohio Produce Company Dealers and daily corrections to prices. Mentions testers and a list of unclear terms possibly tied to market quotes. No coherent event orNamed entities clearly identifiable.

Ohio Megs Per Dowen

Athens Directory Notice for Newsom Embalming Co

Athens business listing shows Newsom Embalmer and Undertaker at 16 West Union Bath with phone 84. Established in 18389, the Athens presence marks long standing local funeral service.

Newsom West Union Bath Athens

Groceries and Meats at Keasy and Bombardier’s

Keasy and Bombardier’s Grocery advertises low prices on a range of staples at 201 Dean Avenue Bell. Duffee Casa Grocery offers canned goods at 26 cents and 20 pound flour sacks from 60 to 70 cents. A limited sale on kettle rendered lard is listed, with 10 pound pails priced at $1. C. H. Roach signs the notice.

Keasy & Bombardier's Sito Dean Avenue Bell Duffee Casa Grocery Bedna C. H. Roach

Millinery Sale Offer At 16 South Court Street

Call and see Mrs. Chappelear for up to date millinery at greatly reduced prices. 16 South Court Street.

Cleaning and repairs at Jom Johnson's Press Shop

A brief notice directs readers to have clothes cleaned and repaired at Jom Johnson's Press Shop, located over Fulton's grocery store.

Mae JOM Johnson Fulton

Hastings Handles Furniture Lines and Bookcase Brands

Hastings deals with Standard Furniture and Globe Wernicke book cases, both sounding through phones. The note indicates multiple product lines and a communication method.

I Hastings

Group holiday portraits offered by Wise Studio at reasonable prices

A fragment describes Wise Studio and Gage Photo Co offering first close pictures at reasonable prices. It mentions holiday group photos while children are home for holidays and advertises prices per dozen. Location noted as 14 West Union.

WISE Gage Photo CO West Union A

Vv. C. Loos Jeweler Promotes Quality Jewelry

A brief notice highlights Vv. C. Loos as a good place to buy quality jewelry. The ad emphasizes reliability and selection offered by the local jeweler.

C. Loos Vv. C. Loos

Hardware notice on Petaluma incubator promotion

An advertisement invites readers to visit Ton Hardware to learn about the celempages Petaluma incubator. The message promises explanations of advantages and urges readers to come in and see the product.

Dry Cleaning Services Highlight Benefits

A brief note extols the advantages of using the R ens Dye Works for cleaning needs. It invites readers to consider the benefits and reasons to choose their service.

Rens Dye Works

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