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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
6
A Gallipolis Tribune commentary argues that the root cause of unemployment and hardship among men is lack of saving. It asserts that early restraint on spending builds wealth, resilience, and confidence, while failure to save leads to dependence, failure in business, and ruin.
A letter from the al hoard of Lancaster dated asserts that railroads and telegraphs are impossibilities and infidelity and claims God would reveal such inventions if humans were meant to travel at fifteen miles an hour by steam, describing these advances as devices of Satan.
A Ross County thinker contributes a reflective piece printed in the Chillicothe Gazette. It asserts life begins without consent, ends against will, and a person is judged by shifting stereotypes across infancy, manhood, and old age, labeling virtues and vices in various life roles.
A quoted reflection notes a wary view of aging and purpose, suggesting that a long life may become merely a burden and a cost to funeral arrangements, while acknowledging a shared human desire to continue along life’s path.
In a Toledo Blode opinion piece Cox is portrayed as a vampire over both major parties. The article accuses the Cincinnati boss of controlling a Democratic machine and forcing a finance committee chair, urging voters to dismantle his influence and end the Cox syndicate.
Fragmentary account notes Taft urging restraint as politicians and factions threaten unity. The piece hints at hostility between regions and the risk of barbs widening divides, with a focus on leadership calls for cooperation.
An estimate places 13 million deaths from earthquakes over world history. The speaker notes human resilience amid tremors from volcanoes like Vesuvius and Etna and the tendency to keep living in affected districts.
A critic questions Congress over its free seed distributions to farmers. The farmer says seeds are sent to flatter constituents and believes farmers should buy their own, rather than be taxed for this electoral gesture.
The piece argues the president’s aggressive tactics curbed monopolies and reshaped the party toward the square deal. It then shifts to Ohio issues, urging a county hospital in Athens and detailing the need and plan for public funding and site considerations.
The article quotes Professor Woodrow Wilson asserting no man should marry unless he can prove the ability to drive a wall straight. It suggests women will have a say in the matter and implies that a man who can arrive an automobile will not be required to prove driving skill.
The story notes that the government's inspection forces, mainly the Secret Service, cost the public ten million dollars annually and discusses implications of this expenditure.
A fragment argues that a congressional trip to Panama to study the canal wastes public money. The writer decries the investigation party as wasteful with little useful result and questions the cost of sending many members from Congress on such inquiries.
The Mason County Republican argues against wet towns, saying Point Pleasant loses trade to surrounding areas. It notes whiskey seekers from Gallipolis bring money only to saloons, while rail officials report monitoring booze transport with no goods carried back by the travelers.
A reflective piece recalls Civil War survivors and their pensions while noting Governor Harris’s retirement and the likely last Civil War veteran to serve as Washington governor. It praises veterans and laments their fading political presence, urging no mercy for bootleggers and harsh penalties for crime.
For months bootlegging has flourished in Athena as operations increased. Authorities admit catching violators in the act is hard, but a recent haul landed about a dozen suspects pending hearings this week. Officials aim for convictions to ensure punishment matches the crime.
A Utah reader objects to a proposed tablet in memory of Dr Gordy at Ohio University. The letter praises Gordy’s impact, recalls personal ties and lectures, and argues memorials should reflect natural death rather than suicide. The writer notes close friendship and travels between Utah and Ohio.
Gregory Dye and Miss Flossie B Gregory married Saturday evening at the Methodist parsonage by Rev Swinehart. The groom is a city painter and the bride formerly lived in Albany.
Rev. W. H. Boden pastor of the Church of Christ and evangelist at Nelsonville Christian Church returned to Athens on Saturday. His campaign there yielded 36 additions to the Nelsonville church during his stay.
Kk L Rollins Albert Love and J Okey Hall pleaded not guilty before Mayor Hedges Monday afternoon to charges of selling intoxicating liquor in dry territory. Bonds set at 200 dollars each. Trials scheduled Thursday and Friday with Love at 1 pm Thursday Rollins at 9 am Thursday and Hall at 9 am Friday. Witnesses and strong cases noted by police and Law and Order league.
The notice lists several marriage permits and couples from Athens, Glouster, Orbinton, Akron, and Albany. It names George Willis and Lizzie Davis of Star Creek, John D Taylor and Ollie Henderson, Albert B Crows and Lottie A Capell, A A Adams and Mary Quinlan, Pearl EK Dye and Flossie J Gregory, Harry Riley and Lulu Hill, Albert N Rhodes and Amy R Nolen, and Emmett Boden and Grace Nice.
The piece argues that social judgment can be harsh toward respected women and urges bold pursuit of goals. It reflects on aging, funeral processions in cities, and parental guidance about teens out nights, urging confidence over timidity.
A hog owned by S. S. Winter near Samantha, six miles north of Hillsboro, Ohio, was buried under a straw stack in November with others. While the others died, this pig survived two months without food or water and is still alive though thin and puny. It was recovered when the straw stack was removed yesterday.
The Washington Star notes about 300 tons of waste paper shipped to a Michigan paper mill to be ground into pulp. The material comprises four years of canceled money orders totaling 2,500,000 sheets and once valued at 1,500,000,000 dollars.
A Paris Pasteur Institute researcher reports that burning sugar in sickrooms yields acetylene hydrogen, a potent antiseptic gas, challenging the traditional view of sugar combustion as harmless. The finding suggests a strong disinfectant effect from the gas produced.
Stewart J HL Smith and family attended the inauguration in Coll with Miss Clarys. Miss Gertrude OConnor visited Athens Saturday. The medicine show at 10 OP hall drew large crowds before Broadwell fell on Wednesday. Mrs Jet Grannan of Maidment WV visited her parents, then returned on a WV case. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wayland Brill on January 4. Mrs Merle Copeland visited Athene Wednesday. Mrs Margaret Plumly returned from Chillicothe. Miss Fay Smith visited Columbus last week. Sunday school fund drive asks each member to bring pennies equal to their age. Mr and Mrs Charles Kincade of Guysville visited relatives in town. Norris, Ray and Harry Bean of Guysville visited Charles Townsend. Aaron Faires of Glouster stayed with his sister Mrs Jane Jackson last week.
Hon. S. W. Matthews Commissioner Labor Statistics Augusta Maine reports a Down's Ointment cure for a chronic ailment described as ee coma. He states the cure is permanent and attributes relief to the product.
Miss Jessie Phillips visited with her brother Richard Phillips and family Sunday. Mayme and Sarah Carpenter were Athens visitors Saturday. Edward Maxwell visited Monday with his cousin Guy Carpenter of Athens. Rose Sheldon of Athens spent a day with Mary and Bess White. Jennie Dillinger was a guest during vacation. Georgia Laughin of Chi Lysander Carpenter, who is ill, is able to work now. Joseph Sprague of Rocky Polot was guest of his daughter Mrs William McClanahan Wednesday.
Brave fire laddies suffer burns while fighting blazes then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve to ease pain. It heals burns scalds cuts boils ulcers and other wounds, curing old sores quickly. Relief is instant and 25c at McKee's Drug Store.
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