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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
6
An advertisement extols California Prune Wafer as a natural laxative for constipation and related ailments. It promises improved digestion, liver and stomach regulation, and overall health, claiming 100 wafers for 2 cents sold by all druggists.
Bids opened in Washington for two 13,000 ton battleships the Idaho and Mississippi. Cramps offered one ship in 39 months for 5.2 million or both for about 2.91 million each. Also notes Kingsley drowned while repairing water works in a Saturday accident.
Call on agents of Ohio Central Lines for full particulars relative to Homeseeker's and Colonists Rates. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month.
The post office at Athens Ohio lists uncalled for letters as of Monday January 25 including Lizzie Baker Miss F Barrett Mary Rodkin Ella Cunningham Ed Collins D H Cammel Fred Everett George Jammerson Wm R Jozsef Varga Kellar Francis Kinkade Lewis Belle Mace O Brine Joe Richardson M Rhelif Cora Silsbee Chas Wooten Co B Shean asks addressees to announce advertisements if applicable.
An advertisement touts California Prive Wafers promising health benefits and blood purification. In another item, Daniel Malarkey was run over and killed while attempting to board a freight train in the Big Four yards.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It claims readers can relieve and cure ailments at W H McKee's drug store.
The marriage of Harry Brown Mirick and Miss Blanche Mitchell Swope in Washington D C drew notable Athens connections. The ceremony at Dr and Mrs John A Swope residence featured Rev Teans Hamlin with intimate relatives. Attendants wore lace chiffon gowns and bouquets of roses and lilies. The couple planned a ten day to two week trip and will reside at the Cumberland.
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