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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
2
Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland accepts Ohio University two-year Civil and Electrical Engineering work at full credit. President Howe’s letter reports Athens programs meet Case standards and graduates can enter Case with full credit or pursue employment.
Nearly every person subject to stomach attacks fears starving diets and vows relief through toasted foods, while a good digestant lets the tired stomach rest. Eat what you please and use Kodo for digestion after meals. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
The Presbyterian church begins a week of prayer this evening with services from 7 to 8 led by Pastor C. L. Herald. Topic cards announce The Model Prayer with Our Heavenly Father as tonight’s subtopic. A cordial invitation extends to other churches to attend.
Local drug store Henderson-Crider’s Drug Store sells Dade's Little Liver Pills touting a thorough system cleanse, benefits for lazy liv ers, clear complexions, bright eyes and happy thoughts.
A small fire erupted in the baggage room of the B & O depot on a Sunday evening. A desk and numerous railroad papers burned before crews arrived. Fire is believed started by a match from the floor. Baggagemaster Carr and Jason Thompson quickly doused the flames with water.
An advertisement from Cline's Pharmacy touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as possessing medicinal power to remove disorders and keep the body well, offered in tea or tablet form for 35 cents.
An advertisement urges mothers to treat sore throat in children with Tonsiline from The Tonsiline Co of Canton Ohio, claiming early use prevents croup quinsy tonsillitis and diphtheria. It emphasizes rapid, safe relief and advises asking for the long necked bottle, 25 or 60 cents.
Hamilton county superior court rules against parol evidence on Governor Pattison’s mental state and sustains the Aikin law raising liquor tax from 300 to 1000. The decision aligns with Ohio Supreme Court logic, likely beating further legislative wrangling and delay. The case now goes to the state Supreme Court for concurrence.
Ohio lawmakers pushed ahead with rail fare controls temperance reform and broader civil service and bank regulation. The piece notes likely similar measures in many states, including primary elections, tax law revisions, and bank deposit protections, with Ohio already adopting or drafting related laws.
An old advertisement extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe for children and effective for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims no opium or harmful drugs and says relief follows quickly when used at first cough. Sold by W H McKee E R Lash Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
The storm sewer at Carpenter and North Congress streets is being raised to remove street mud and real estate accumulation. For months residents in the north end waded through several inches of mud, and the town’s work aims to end this trouble.
John Kemp of East Otisfield Maine recommends Bucklen Arnica Salve to relieve chilblains and related skin conditions. He notes excellent results for salt rheum and frost bites. Sold for 265 cents at W H McKee’s drug store.
The novel by Caroline Abbott Stanley explores a repealed DC law allowing a father to appoint a guardian for an unborn child. Tennessee South Carolina and Ohio reportedly have similar statutes. The piece criticizes such laws as a disgrace reflecting limited progress and notes that only a minority of states grant the mother co guardian status.
A Cooper Maine resident credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with curing a long illness. She fed twelve bottles and is now well. The product is sold by W. H. McKee and B. R. Lash in Athens and Barton Drug Co. in Chauncey.
The passage extols a farmer whose 1905 crop allegedly swells yearly to fabulous proportions, claiming he demanded 6 415 000 000 dollars per crop and left railroad managers speechless at the magnitude of his wealth, asserting the era’s unprecedented historical record in agricultural prosperity.
In New York on Roosevelt street Hill's paper ware house fire trapped three firemen Campbell Siefert and Lennon who died after the third floor fell just as crews were ordered out. Seven other firemen were injured and the loss is estimated at about 15000 dollars. In Delhi New York the American hotel fire killed three permanent guests William Winter druggist aged 50 his wife Mrs Annie Winter and John OConnor all suffocated after flames engulfed the third floor and guests escaped in nightclothes.
Kingston Jamaica City Council member W O Reilly Fogarty reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieved his coughing after a short course and plans to obtain another bottle. The remedy is sold by W H McKee E R Lash and Barton Drug.
President Ellis will attend the War ren County Teachers Association meeting in Mason on January 26 and deliver an address on Some Present-Day Educational Problems in Ohio. Noted speakers include Senator William H. Meek of Dayton.
Mrs. Anna Norman sues for legal separation from husband Howard L. Norman over three years willful absence. Married in Buchtel November 26, 1887, they have a 17 year old daughter Catharine. She seeks divorce and custody with Wood & Wood representing the plaintiff.
Columbus Ohio January 7 State Engineer Perkins cites higher labor costs and unforeseen contingencies in his annual report to Governor Harris raising the estimated cost of canal improvements to more than 1.5 million dollars The plan calls for five foot depth in the Miami and Erie and Ohio and Erie canals Tolls for freight have declined from several hundred thousand dollars a year to 6 854 62 last year Water leases pipe permits and land rentals add income while canals since 1827 have yielded 4 289 937 49 more than maintenance costs
Lloyd's reports the North German Lloyd steamer Prinzessin Irene, sailing for New York, was swept by a strong windstorm and forced back to harbor. It collided with the steamer Moltke, both ships sustaining damage and to stay three weeks for repairs. One report notes 950 passengers panicked and several were slightly injured.
A powder mill explosion in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin killed four workers and wounded four. Other items note a war department order for colored troops to prepare for service in the Philippines, a birth of three baby girls at Eureka Springs Arkansas, a hotel fire at the Bay of Quinte in Ontario, a landslide delaying railway work in Germany, and a race-related filling of a vacant post office clerkship in Hattiesburg Mississippi with safety concerns.
Market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and calves across East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland and Chicago. Prices show steers cows heifers bulls and stockers with ranges for hogs wheat and lambs including No 2 red wheat at 72 cents.
Athens county residents registered at the Berry hotel include S. D. Webb and P. A. Vorhes of Albany and Mary Emerson and part of her party on Saturday. Palmer House guests from the county on Sunday include N. W. Baker Chauncey W. M. Ellis Grosvenor George Aly and George Franklin Glouster C. G. Stephenson of Nelsonville. Saturday registrations at the Berry list Frank Ley Jacksonville Miss Nita Stalder Chauncey Roy Drury W. P. Reese from Glouster and George Mirick Albany. Hon Edgar Ervin of Pomeroy begins the college opening week.
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