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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
6
A fashion note describes a short coat with deep cape collar edged in Irish crochet lace and Corticelli silk detailing. A separate letter from W. G. Harding expresses strong Ohio Republican unity behind Hanna and Foraker, urging party loyalty and a decisive November victory.
In Pennsylvania to Virginia, a bill proposes erecting a Robert E. Lee statue on battlefield grounds, provoking criticism over honoring a Confederate general on a war site. Critics argue such a monument risks celebrating military aims that sought to disrupt the United States, while supporters note historical memory and virtue.
Ohio January 1 1903 reports reveal Senator Harding confirms candidacy for governor. Communications seek clarity on his intentions amid heavy press coverage and political speculation surrounding the Republican nominating process.
Mrs F D Rowe of Candia New Hampshire describes two years of severe rheumatism with swollen fingers stomach trouble and indigestion followed by relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She notes the medicine purified the blood and relieved pain after a few boxes. The pills cost fifty cents per box six for two dollars and fifty cents and are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady NY.
Henriette Rousseau notes hairy zibelines and other textures for midwinter wear. Rich yet light fabrics in blues greens ivories and pinks pair with plain or subtly pleated skirts, blouse and basque bodices, long capes, and fur trimmed collars.
Walter Pettifo d died Wednesday night after a long battle with consumption. He was 27, survived by a wife and three children. Funeral services were held Friday at the Baptist church with Rev. Wilson. burial in the old cemetery. Pettifo d was a well known local Black man and left his family destitute. He had battled typhoid fever in the previous fall and lingered in a weakened state before the final decline.
A vintage short ad copy touts a remedy for kidney ills backache headache and urinary troubles. It frames the product as a solution to a tiresome, oppressive condition affecting sufferers.
Mr. L. D. Hazzard of Hamilton Ohio reports Doan’s Kidney Pills removed backache and kidney discomfort after a strain and strengthened his kidneys. He bought them at J Schwartz’s drug store and recommends the remedy. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the product.
A discussion in Leslie's Weekly surveys grand schemes to alter climate. It notes plans to channel African highlands to flood the Sahara and ideas to divert the Gulf Stream, aiming to warm or cool Europe, with varied motives from benevolent to less virtuous.
The Rev Frank Gunsaulus announced a hip injury to end a sermon and send the congregation home. He later admitted no injury and that he had spread a false fire alarm to avert a panic in a smoke-filled theater. The Blade argues the act was likely justified to prevent a catastrophe.
An advertisement extols jewels as a woman's preference and warns of health risks from striving for them. It promotes Dr. Boschee's German Syrup as a prompt aid for coughs bronchial troubles and early consumption, claiming it heals lungs and bronchial tubes. Available from druggists at 25 and 75 cents.
Medical professionals note imagination influences origin and course of diseases. Doctors are often called when psychiatric or psychosomatic factors appear to affect patient health.
A French duchess believes she swallowed a frog harming her health. Dr Cabarus fakes a cure by producing a frog and then claims the creature is male, ending the duchess’s delusion. The story, from London Tit-Bits, illustrates quirks of medical psychology.
The northbound Ohio Central passenger train No. 11, due in Athens at 3 46, was delayed nine hours Friday afternoon at Silas West Virginia due to a bad freight wreck. Several cars were wrecked and many hours were needed to clear the scene. The train reached Athens near midnight Friday night.
L. L Pickering sold his meat market lease in the old market building to B. Fauser who took possession last week and is now running the business. Fauser will continue to operate the meat market as usual on South Court street.
The read notes advise greasing racks for evaporating twice or three times weekly. It saves time by avoiding fruit scraping from general racks and prolongs wire racking without marring the evaporated fruit.
The writer notes that roadside nut trees are scarce and dear each year. They describe storing sweet potatoes by drying, packing in crates, and using sand in barrels to keep them till spring, with storage rooms kept above 24 degrees. They also cite a cholera era tip that sterilizes butter by boiling water in a jar, cooling, and beating with an egg whisk to solidify again.
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