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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
3
The Ohio Department of Agriculture reports area and condition for corn, wheat, potatoes, tobacco, barley, rye, timothy, pastures and horses. Figures compare current estimates with 1904 and average conditions, including corn area 2,769,256 acres and 1905 potato area 102,799 acres with 87 percent condition.
Rev. Livergoon of Columbus preached and will return August 13. Miss Nora Blackwell of Athens visited with Dora. Families including the Starkeys Jeffers and Kelley attended local events. An ice cream social at Judson High School followed a Bowxell exam with talks by Prof. Coultrap and Prof. Christman. A free Christian church lecture drew a large audience and generous collection. Mary Angeli of Athens visited grandparents, and a birth occurred to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Boring.
Low rate trips to summer and pleasure resorts advertised via Ohio Central lines. Agents can provide train times boat connections and fall particulars. Contacts listed are D. J. Cargo Toledo and D. L. P. Lewis Columbus.
The Doctor has 25 years experience and is praised as having the state’s most practical experience in fitting glasses. A Berlin Germany College graduate with a Detroit course, he specializes in helping those who never wore glasses. Consultation and examination are free with guaranteed satisfaction. Artificial eyes can be inserted without pain.
Thirteen lots sold in University Place addition with several houses under construction. The area is within a two minute walk of the college, appealing to students seeking affordable room rentals. Remaining lots lie above the 1884 flood line and are offered at reasonable prices with access via the Lani path. Inquiry at 80 University Terrace.
Fraudulent claim touts a one day cure with Laxitive Bromo Quinine tablets. The box allegedly bears a signature on each unit and promises refunds if it fails to cure.
Paris reports a discovery of a diamond cure for consumption with claims of instant relief and permanent cure. The ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Lungs by W H McKee’s drug store with trial bottle free and pricing at 50 cents and 1.00.
Mrs Lizzie Phillips and two children from Chillicothe visited Mrs Fannie McCatheran and Grace in Wolf Plains. Helen Phillips returned home earlier this week while Fred will stay. John Matheney visited Murray City friends. J W Matheney and son John of near Fisher were guests of his son here. F M McHarg and son Russel visited James Ferguson in Charleston W Va over Sunday. Harriett Barber returned home to Nelsonville after visiting Mrs James McHarg. Maggie Bell of Amanda visited Mrs George Gabriel. Dora Nellie Edgar and David Edgar of Columbus and Ella Edgar and mother of Athens visited Mrs J Hawk. Mr Carpenter and family were guests of James McHarg family.
An old clipping extols modest claims by manufacturers of remedies like Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. It notes users’ reports of cures, cites drugstores W. H. McKee and Barton Drug Co, and urges beauty and health benefits with tea and tablets priced around 35 to 36 cents.
The fragment notes a young woman’s rapid affection for an older suitor described as polished by wealth. The tone suggests a social scene where money shapes attraction and status.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking Dr. King's New Life Pills. These pills relieve pain and discomfort, cure headache dizziness and constipation. 25c at W. H. McKee's drug store.
Official state document records a certification by Lewis Laylin as secretary of state for Ohio. It notes a true copy of a resolution dated March A D 1904, signed and sealed, with testimony by Wrenner and dated February 17.
A fragment notes a petition against the General Assembly in Ohio seeking to submit a constitutional proposition to voters on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1905 under Article I of the Ohio Constitution. The text references sections and titles in uncertain form.
A mother reflects that she often sees her offspring as an angel, even when public views would not look favorable in print, highlighting a clash between personal belief and external judgment.
Notice to teachers lists monthly examination dates. Elementary certificates exams occur on the first Saturday of each month at Athena. High school and special certificates go on the first Saturday in September December March and June. Additional exams are noted for Stewart Nelsonville and Glouster on the first Saturday in May and June.
Palman tourists can buy one way tickets to Oh San Francisco Los Angeles Portland via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Tours include double berth sleeping car for seven dollars and sales run in September and October at thirty three dollars from Oh with reduced rates from other points. Booklets with maps and information available from W. B. Einskern Chicago N W Ry P T M.
The Free Will Baptist state convention will meet on the King’s by church lawn at 7:30 p m. Attendees arriving by railroad will get off once if expected. Notable speakers include Elder Lawhorn of North Carolina and others. Thomas E K Peden listed as officers.
A patient from Towna Ontario praises Chamberlain's stomach tablets for relief though warns of after effects bitter and unpleasant. The medicine is sold by W H McKee drug store and Barton Drug Co Chauncey Ohio.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for various ailments with a tease that no payment is required unless cured. The copy emphasizes a promised health benefit and lists a price of 85 cents.
Advertisement claims a refund policy and a promised cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. The ointment allegedly provides relief within six to twelve days and is forwarded without payment if unsatisfied.
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