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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
17
The piece notes editor F. Smith visits Denver to study the dry town scene and comments on Bryan’s one term, Taft and Sherman's election, and Jeffersonian simplicity. It urges garden farming, warns about labor scarcity for gardening, and discusses the shift to autos and horse harmony amid rising prosperity and political talk.
The advertisement claims the new formula of Ayer’s Hair Vigor stops hair loss cures dandruff and provides an elegant dressing. It highlights a new bottle and contents and urges systematic use for visible results.
An advertisement promotes Ayer’s Hair Vigor as the latest scientific hair treatment. It urges consulting a doctor, claims the improved formula treats falling hair and dandruff, and identifies J. C. Ayer Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts as the maker.
The old adage “misery wants company” frames a political line noting Kern’s two prior defeats and explains why he was chosen by Bryan as a running mate. The remark implies a strategy of aligning with a candidate familiar with electoral loss.
Athenians cheer a one and a half mill levy cut after years of rising taxes. The modest decrease totals about $2,500 in aggregate, credited to diligent assessors who found more personal property than before.
The Ohio Democratic Party faces a divided field with Johnsonites and Garberites at odds and unable to unite. Harmon names Bill Finley as campaign manager against his wishes, showing a rift with the rank and file and remembered hostility to Bryan among Nebraskan followers.
County Commissioner 8 B Hill returned last evening from Alma Michigan after three weeks at a health resort. He reports improved general health and is greatly encouraged about a full recovery from his ailments.
News confirms resumption of operations at Mine No 209 owned by Sunday Creek Company. Workers, about 300, are set to go back to the site on Monday or Tuesday after a shutdown since January 14. Many employees reside in Athens.
A British Colonial Office expert reports on the Kenya forest in East Africa’s protectorate. He found the forest extends about 287 miles long by eight miles wide, covering 1,000,000 acres of timber valued at 115 million dollars for the wood alone.
Lieutenant Colonel Burnley Campbell allegedly completed a circumnavigation starting from Liverpool in May 1907 and returning to Dover on June 15 1907 in 40 days and 1912 hours. The claim emphasizes the short voyage duration and the circuit traveled.
A Christian World urging harmony and restraint. Avoid arguing with friends about right and wrong, resist prying into intimate affairs, avoid envy and gossip, and treat all social ranks with courtesy. It condemns rude disbelief in others' opportunities and condemns mocking others' religion.
A. L. Halsey, local contractor and carpenter, was seriously injured Monday night on a Hocking Valley passenger train near Hocking. The right hand and wrist were crushed when the wheels passed over them as he reportedly alighted while the train was moving. Surgeons amputated above the wrist at Athens hospital. Halsey, wife and two year old son reside on Poplar Street.
An old home remedy claims a fast cure for piles using 6 drops of Carbotic acid a dram of Zotan and 1 to 2 portions of Zinc Ointment to be mixed by a druggist and applied twice daily with a promise of prompt relief and cure.
During his fifth motor tour of England Gen. Booth plans eighty public addresses before sailing to South Africa to lead Salvation Army mission work there.
Active work has begun on the James Daily farm south of Albany Ohio on a coal vein three and a half to four and a half feet thick. The mine lies within 1000 feet of the K and M railway, promising easy transport. Athens capital backs the move and mining will be pushed quickly to profit the region.
The Abbey church in northern England centuries ago used a simple chant that parallels the plain music now adopted in the country’s great Catholic cathedrals.
The Eagles camp on the Carpenter farm near Cannonville sits along the Hock-Hocking River. Five sleeping tents and a large cooking tent form the setup led by Lon Barnes and Fred Hedzies who handle cooking. About 50 members and guests dined on fried and stewed chicken, dumplings, cucumbers, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, ham, bread, coffee, ice tea and buttermilk.
A small butter churn now designated for home use can process only one quart of cream at a time, reflecting a shift toward domestic production.
The Ohio pension agency's annual report for the year ending June 30 1908 shows 93 969 pensioners on the rolls, down from 95 829 a net loss of 1 860. Original pensions rise to 3 121 with many new act grants across wars and widows. The largest pension is Mrs. Garfield at 5 000 dollars per year. reissues under the 1908 act raise 17 110 cases, adding 821 280 dollars annually.
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin introduces Health Coffee a clever substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts. It purportedly fools an expert and requires no long boiling with a claim Made in a minute. Sold by The Henderson Crider Drug Company.
A reflective remark notes that a man learns little in youth but grows wise with age, though he becomes too discreet to share that knowledge. The quote underscores how experience reshapes insight and communication in later life.
Daniel Heugel of Boonville Indiana was robbed of his clothes by a cyclone wheat thrasher’s fan while oiling spindles. His sleeve caught, his shirt torn away, leaving only his shoes. he escaped serious injury with minor bruising after his work clothes were drawn into the machine.
Two thirds of Albany city fathers favor an urban improvement package including street paving and sidewalk upgrades. A heated council battle over city lights waterworks and public scales dominated meetings as residents packed the chamber. A late vote anticipated with four in favor and two against for the paving plan. Over 23,000 tons of rabbit meat were imported to London from Australia last year.
In Meigs County Saturday a heavy vote favored many candidates for office. The key outcome was for representative with Edgar Ervin winning as the dry candidate. Other selections included Auditor Dr Hart, Probate Judge Morton Webster, Sheriff Gene Smith, Commissioners Spencer Robert Dyke Clatt Jones, Infirmary Directors Bowman Clem Church Windsor, Coroner Dr Rowley, Clerk of Courts Peoples, Recorder Blair, and Prosecuting Attorney Bert Miller.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dean's Regulats at 25 cents per box claiming to correct the liver tone the stomach and cure constipation. The copy emphasizes systemic weakness and uses medical rhetoric common to patent remedies of the era.
The Meigs county Republican primary today sees a fierce contest with broad participation. Voters report charges of doodling and Democrats voting, all directed at Representative Edgar Erwin seeking a second term and opposed to Foraker. Many offices see multiple candidates as townships near Athens county rally behind the Erwin faction, with returns delayed by heavy turnout.
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