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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
8
New York shoppers, led by educated women, demand value and quality from trusted stores. They favor X for reliable, high grade goods and reject trashy merchandise, influencing national retailers to elevate standards and offer durable, stylish items across price ranges.
Notice from D. C. Jackson, Clerk, announcing teachers teaminations on the first Saturday of each month. If that Saturday is a legal day the meeting shifts to the following day. The Boxwell meeting is set for the third April and the second in May.
A detailed account of deer taking at Bridge Park shows keepers and hounds pursuing a seven to nine year old red deer through lakes and bracken. The stag zigzags across the park, dives the water, and finally is pulled from the lake, dragged to the feeding ground, ending as a controlled capture.
Mrs Lactnda M Parkinson widow of the late Judge William Parkinson died at her home 512 South Locust street at 9 16 am today after years of ill health. Survived by son Edward Pendleton and his wife stepdaughter Mrs P R Moise a niece Mrs T R Biddy and her husband Dr Biddle and a daughter Mrs Byron G Howard of Dallas. Born October 29 1849 in Nelsonville Ohio she had lived in Ottawa for 28 years. She was famed as a cultured hostess and had many enduring friendships among Ottawa’s early residents.
Mrs. Parkinson was a daughter of Lorenzo D. and Lucinda M. Poston long time Nelsonville residents. She was sister to C. L. Poston of this city and to Don J. Poston and William W. Poston, both deceased.
An advertisement touts Pardock Blood Bitters as a purifier for impure blood and a cure for illnesses. It claims the product strengthens the body and protects against diseases, portraying it as a restorative tonic.
Floyd Lowery led a two-horse sled party to Carbondale Thursday evening for a lively social. The outing drew a jolly crowd of young people who reported having a good time. Local notices mention residents traveling through Hamsey and Pickaway counties, accidents, dances, and various residents like Abe Pickett, Floyd Davis, Nora Cowley, and Violet Parry in community events and daily happenings.
A reflective line urges balance between intellect and heart over knowledge and love. The excerpt attributes the sentiment to Frances Power Cobbe and emphasizes that wisdom is not higher than compassion.
Daniel H. Tewksbury age 15 and Pearl Martin age 18, both residents of Albans, are identified in a listing.
A fragmentary column mocks spring forecasts in Maule's ad catalogue. It jokes about physical culture in public schools calling it torture and notes Arch Stanley’s cure for Sunday morning indisposition by skipping Sunday school.
The Detroit Free Press advocates unity and strength in union, urging all married readers to wear the union label as a sign of solidarity and support for collective labor efforts.
A Texas newspaper greets a family of twenty three from Missouri with a political caveat demanding they waive Show me and vote the Democratic ticket. The group did not pass through the Panhandle.
An older man offers a drink and is guided through a sequence of local barns and stables including Cotton's barnyard Finsterwald Williams' livery stable Warden's old barn behind the laundry, with one more detail withheld.
A fragment from the State Journal recalls a wedding notice: Timothy Stearns of Massachusetts and Catherine G. Taylor of Athens were married on the 13th last month in Athens by Rev. Prof. Andrews. The piece asks who now speaks for Catherine.
In Athens the famed old fashioned woman with the quilted petticoat remains active and cheerful. She occupied a rear church seat last Sunday and walks through the snow with the energy of a young maiden. The piece laments the dwindling ranks of such figures and praises her as a valued local institution.
A memoir sketch recalls divorce cases and courtroom exchanges. A judge challenges a plaintiff about ongoing abuse while a defendant notes he never met his wife, claiming she overtook him.
The report describes Dave Thompson facing political pressure over Augusta and Taft cabinet links. He admits possible connections but declines, saying duty to avoid entanglement for now. Albany Mayor Murphy comments on the moment as Thompson weighs his stance and social duty.
The fragment mentions TH Hill return and Athens county context with a Pank mdle letter. It references Plainview and Lubbuck in a brief, incomplete way, suggesting a regional or travel note without clear events or dates.
The letter notes rapid settlement from Athens county and nearby areas, with investors buying land at 8 to 15 dollars per acre. Dalhart becomes a railroad hub and industrial center as railroads expand and settlers arrive, driving land values higher. The writer mentions the state school fund exceeding 20 million dollars and jokes about sending school teachers to the frontier to farm, while praising the Pan-Handle region’s growth and prospects.
Arza Curry of Robinson and others attend funeral here for Mrs. Curry. Bank stockholders reform same board led by Beasley and Glazier. Ed Rose aids I O O F lodge oyster meal after officer installation. Local moves include gas drilling at Hoisington farm. a Cincinnati visit. wedding invitations for Miss Lucile Lovell and plans for Dr George Owen Linscott at the Amesville Presbyterian church.
Western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath. Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills at McKee's Drug Store, claimed to cure constipation causing breath issues and liver trouble, banish colds and headaches. 25¢.
A New York Sun obituary-style piece recalls the once vibrant turkey eat in Pennsylvania’s Blue Mountain region. It notes dwindling old time woodsmen families, the turkey cat gatherings with fiddlers, cider, and paan haas, and how modern laws and tastes have ended these rural winter feasts and their associated customs.
The editor questions a mysterious item in the wastebasket while a boy explains it is a poem a passion throbbin. The editor suggests pouring coffee water on it and tossing it out the window as a joke in Kansas.
Lancaster figures Mr Ward comes on business. Pearl Cline and family visit Columbus kin. Rutherford reports Farmers Institute at Dyesville. Townsend in Wellston on business. Gibbs, Marshfield schools chief, visits relatives. Pearl Tedrow returns from Athens. Martin, former Vinton–Athens resident, dies Jan 7 and is buried Mt Blanco by Masons. Townsend at Ohio penitentiary guard home. Arbaugh visits Amos Dix’s in Vinton. Liegd at Pomona Grange near Dyesville. Townsend departs for Clarksburg W Va. Jones of Albany tends farm here. Jane Cottrill ill two weeks. Belle Fuller returns from Athens. Rodgers of Vinton visits Cottrill family.
Miss Rachel Dille arrived home from Marietta on Saturday with her brother Ott who has been very seriously ill. Also noted is the death of a relative prompting Mrs A J Bennett to travel to Nelsonville. Bertha Smith in Grant hospital Columbus reports progress after tumor operation. A Presbyterian church benefit social is planned at Mr R V Myers home for Thursday evening January 28. George Marquis and Lewis Poston visited Athens on Monday.
The Chicago Tribune recalls a street ride tale where a rider paid six nickels for twenty miles on a street car and a leap from a tall building cost nothing, praising the thrill over price and the urban dare.
Fragmentary lines discuss petty behavior after past favors and the idea that those harmed by a prior obligation may be more likely to repay with meanness. The quoted words are cryptic and obscure.
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