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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
14
G H Hol dren has purchased the Model Restaurant formerly Johnson's Dining Hall beside Hotel Berry. A renowned chef, he supervised Athens State Hospital culinary department and led Mecca Restaurant kitchen last winter. He will oversee the kitchen personally as renovations aim to make the dining hall a top local favorite.
A party of 35 girls from Boyd Hall and the Old Dormitory, chaperoned by Miss Lillie Faris, attended Robinsons circus. The management gave full courtesies from arrival to the last display. Clown leader John Lowlow escorted them through the menagerie and christened a baby leopard Boyd Faris and an elephant Tillie Brison in honor of teachers.
Edward Fluke district superintendent of the Hocking district of Sunday Creek company resigns due to ill health. A mining veteran since 1878, he led large mines at Jobs and Sand Run, survived an explosion at Lost Run, and oversaw extensive output. He plans a West trip, visits to Montana brothers, and a return to central Pennsylvania, leaving a legacy of steady toil and loyalty.
Chatfield defeats G W Christman superintendent candidate as Murray City board of education hires O B Butcher, Oberlin graduate and Murray City News editor. Christman enters competing paper business, Murray City Independent, amid ongoing feud. Christman a University of Utah graduate, class of 1906, widely known.
In RG Ky on July 9 lightning harmed William J Bryan Garrison, eight years old, in Fairview while his father William Garrison asked an operator for news from the Denver Democratic gathering. The boy was at his home when the bolt struck during a phone inquiry about the national nomination.
In Marshfield Ohio Mr and Mrs R M Beverage celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on July 4. Married July 4 1868 by Hugh Boden they trace Civil War service by Mr Beverage in Co A 68th O V I. The couple, aged 80 and 70, have seven children and eleven grandchildren with two deceased. A family reunion and dinner followed with toasts to continued health and happiness.
The body of Dr Walter P Hanning was laid to rest at Green Lawn cemetery in Nelsonville after funeral services at his Fayette Street residence. Rev Cheries Laughlin officiated and K of P lodge members conducted cemetery rites. The procession included a special train for attendees, and local businesses closed in tribute.
The family of Mr. W. B. Foser gathered at his Second Street home to honor his 78th birthday. Out-of-town relatives attended including Mrs. J. C. Robinson and two Caldwell children, Mrs. James Foster and Margaret from Tuscaloosa, and Mrs. S. B. Humphrey with two children from Coolville.
Heat and summer fatigue are blamed for low mood and weak nerves. The advertisement promises quick improvement within days, claiming Restorative revives nerves, boosts appetite, aids digestion, and strengthens kidneys and heart. Sold by The Henderson rider Drug Co.
Miss M Edith Jones of Ohio University College of Music received the Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College during the commencement held last week of June. The honor marks her continued success since Oberlin class of 189. She stands alone among Ohio University music faculty in holding such a degree.
A fragmented passage discusses lonely American women seeking a blessing of motherhood, noting some organic derangement prevents happiness. It urges all interested women to know that preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by the use of certain remedies.
Letters from Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union and Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown report renewed health and motherhood after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts thirty years of remedies for female ailments including displacements inflammation irregularities pain backache and nervous symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
In Nelsonville Ohio a jury in Mayor Wells court found Laura Day guilty of being a common prostitute after a July Fourth incident in which Jim Nelson struck her with a brick. Mayor Wells fined $25 plus costs and ordered 30 days in the Columbus workhouse until payment. The defense plans to appeal to the common pleas court.
A soothing cooling borated powder product named Ease Em by Henderson Crider appears with a price of 25 cents. The copy emphasizes relief for tired feet and comfort, suggesting a simple health or beauty aid from a historical catalog or newspaper ad.
A Breeches Bible dated 1583 has been restored to Coddington church near Chester England. It had been sold by wardens in 1678 from the same congregation.
The Bremen Oil Company formed by Glonster and Bremen interests struck a new well on the Purvis farm Wednesday morning. The drill reached 21 feet into sand before oil appeared and the well began producing about 300 to 400 barrels per day, pushing Bremen's total output to around 1,000 barrels daily.
J. W. Jenkins of Chapel Hill endorses Bucklen's Africa Salve as the best remedy for sores burns and wounds. He cites healing a felon on his thumb and asserts it reliably heals all skin injuries. Available at McKee's drug store for 25 cents.
Parole officers returned Lott and Wil from Manefield Reformatory after trouble in The Plains region. Lott fled during arrest but Will was captured after prior train drinking and a recent fight led to pursuit. The boys, originally sent for store robbery, faced re arrest as authorities pursued them to Mansfield and the Breaker home.
Athens resident Mrs J L Edmundson reports severe back and side pains due to kidney issues improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says four boxes cured her and recommends the remedy sold by Henderson's drug store for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo NY, agents for the United States.
In Jamaica tuberculous disease is extremely uncommon among the white but when it occurs in negroes they quickly succumb to it.
Charles Brown, a Pa burg man, was found guilty of assaulting Myrtle Combe a former Nelsonville girl and sentenced to twenty years in the Maundeville penitentiary. The verdict aroused mixed public reaction though mercy was not widely favored. The case featured a motion for a new trial denied after a 90 day appeal window was set.
A Harrisville New York resident, Mr. A. Felton, praises Dr. King's New Life Pills after using them for years. He says the remedy relieves cornstipation and malaria without side effects, with purchase at McKee's drug store.
A Marietta tale follows Pearl Chapin, a woman from Athens County, as she travels to join an aunt then plans to leave for West. After she disappears, Monroe County investigators uncover she worked as a boarding-house cook and that the inheritance claim was a myth amid debts to publishing houses and suppliers.
Mrs EB R Pierton of Pennsylvania declares Dr King’s New Remedy cures her long standing throat and lung distress where other treatments failed. The tonic claims to offer lasting relief and is sold at McKee’s Drug Store for 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
David M. Jones, 68, died at his home after a year with cancer. He leaves eight children eight including four sons and four daughters. His wife died in 1891. Services are set for Friday at 8 am from the home and the remains will be taken to tart Meigs county for interment.
An old advertisement claims Ring Liver Pills relieve sick headaches and biliousness at once, improve complexion and eye clarity, and prevent griping. It touts suitability for all in the household and notes sale by McKee's drug.
A colossal blue crab from Japan is reported to measure about 12 feet from claw to claw. Battered by waves, the massive crustacean attracts curious onlookers and sparks awe among harbor workers.
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