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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
4
A critique of municipal reform in Ohio cities blaming the lid as a symbol of corruption and the public’s passivity. It notes how professionals keep silent, urges civic courage, and cites Lit. Strickman W. Gillilan’s poem in Judge and various inventions and proposals of the era while warning reformers risk history repeating itself.
Tax deadline alert urges residents to pay by Saturday January 20 to avoid penalties. The notice emphasizes immediate payment to settle obligations and prevent future liability.
The defense for Winfield Scott challenges the indictment arguing the penalty provisions of Section 7091 of the Revised Statutes must apply to tax payments. They contend the penalty, though mandatory, hinges on whether local officials and the state auditor enforce it, with the December payment burden falling on poorer taxpayers.
Emma Alexander, recently committed to Athens State Hospital from Monroe County, hanged herself with a sheet to the head-post of her bed. She had complained of illness and was checked shortly before her death. Coroner Lane deemed it death by own action, no inquest planned. Husband in Cranesnest notified. body held awaiting reply.
A worker at Athens Brick Company Works escaped death when his hand was drawn toward a shale crusher. He freed himself with a sprained arm and injured hand, then returned home to recover. The report then shifts to a legal matter involving Winfield Scott Sr. for forging a certificate duplicate in 1901.
The advertisement extols Vinol as a concentrated extract from cod livers without the oil, claiming superior digestion, blood enrichment, and strength building. It highlights nonsecret, non injurious ingredients, clear labeling, physician endorsement, and trust from two thousand pharmacists, with brief local notices about visitors in Fairmont and Athers.
A meeting between Emilio Aguinaldo and William J. Bryan is planned to console each other over shared disillusionments, reflecting a mood of setback and reconciliation as both discuss disappointed hopes.
A quirky OCR fragment hints at a year long dispute over life insurance and publicity. It mentions a fine home and a ten thousand dollar life policy, with hints that insurance agents spar over whether advertising pays off and the need to secure coverage.
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