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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of kitchen guidance covers salads using tomatoes and lettuce, meat broiling, tips for cleaning and polishing, replacing butter with olive oil, horseradish in milk gravy, corn meal mush frying, cold rice cakes, glove care, and beef cooking advice. It includes recipes and methods for cookies, taffy, and English desserts with stepwise instructions and ingredients.
An ad on Hyomel promotes its medicated air as a cure for catarrh and germ infection with a money back guarantee. The message also includes multiple Republican primary candidate announcements for county and infirmary positions by names such as W H Vorhes John McLaughlan S B Hill A D Knight M P Totman Charles P Clester and others with dates in January and February.
The Baltimore Sun notes Mr Morgan makes periodic trips to Washington to assess how the country is being run, reflecting on the role of the Assistant President in government and public life.
Bed C Evans of Nelsonville announces candidacy for Athens county representative, subject to Republican primary decision. Local Republicans consider Evans for the party ballot in the upcoming election.
Editor Messenger announces H. H. Burbon and William James as candidates for treasurer positions, subject to the forthcoming Republican primary. The notice appears in the public political notices column with dated line marks.
An Athens resident endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. The ad notes the product's price, its U S distribution, and dealer availability. It mentions a company meeting with officers elected and plans for a new line linking Marietta Parkerburg Pomeroy via several villages.
James Hazen aged about sixty five shot himself after ill health and worry over his wife's death. Once a Carbondale merchant and postmaster, he lived with his daughter in Mineral. An inquest heard witnesses describe the shot near a watering tank and his death shortly after. He was a Mason. funeral plans set for Marshfield at 9:30 Tuesday morning.
Athens county candidates gathered at the courthouse on Saturday afternoon to urge the Republican central committee to call a county primary to be held on February 11, 1908. They request the primary be conducted under the county board of supervisors of elections at the same time and place as the state call. Signers include A. J. Crawford F. P. McVay Carl Porter and others listing multiple offices and nominees across county offices.
Mike Pastella, the Italian who shot John Hale at Kerlin Bros. Brick plant in Logan, was captured at Laurelvill e by Marshal Dick Selaal. Hale remains seriously wounded, and Pastella awaits hearing as villagers fear further violence. Meanwhile coal mines in Sugar Creek and Sunday Creek Valley plan layoffs, affecting 600 Athens area workers.
Stockholders of the Marietta Parkersburg and Pomeroy Traction company met at the Elk hotel in Athens yesterday afternoon and elected officers. The session focused on corporate leadership and future operations in the region.
A pool room and ice cream parlor on the Plains burned early Sunday morning, destroying the building. The fire started in an unused summer ice cream room and is thought by some to be incendiary. no contents were insured. John Powers ran a barbershop in part of the building, with a small grocery and a family also occupying space.
The Sunday Creek Coal Company announces an indefinite work suspension affecting hundreds of miners in the Sunday Creek and Hocking valleys. The local economy and labor actions are unsettled as the announcement arrives from the company offices.
A major Nelsonville blaze destroyed the Tullis block housing the Valley Register printing office, Mrs. Tullis millinery, a Chinese laundry, Star Produce, and residences. Water pressure failed. firefighters could only save adjacent properties. Loss estimated around 15000 dollars with 1500 insured.
Sylvester E. Smyth of Saint Louis reports in the Granite Block that exposure and dampness ruined his health with bronchial catarrh. He credits Peruna for rapid improvement, noting his bronchial trouble faded and health fully restored within months.
The blaze damaged a block owned by Mre. 8. BE Tollis, C. A. Cable, Mrs. Knight and the Knight estate where Valley Register stock, new type, and machinery were ruined. The origin is unknown though the Chinamen claim it started above them. the fire trapped the laundry area and destroyed belongings of residents above the shops.
Mer Nerval W. James, 74, respected Millfield citizen and veteran, died at home Sunday morning after paralysis struck Saturday night. A shoemaker by trade and 85 acre farmer, he came to the county in 1874 and married Ruth Gardner in 1865, with several children. He served in Company F, 1st O V I and fought at South Mountain where he was wounded, earning discharge. he also served as Millfield postmaster for three years.
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