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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
5
G S Holdren, a top local chef, has purchased and taken charge of the Model Restaurant next to the Hotel Berry. He will supervise the kitchen, renovate the dining hall, and aim to make the popular dining spot the top choice in town.
A Boyd Hall party of two percent girls, chaperoned by Miss Lile Paris, visited the Old Dormitory and enjoyed Robinsons circus. The event featured courteous treatment, notable art displays, and clown antics that drew laughter from the group.
The report describes William J. Bryan of Nebraska being targeted by lightning during a Denver rally, with the bolt striking a person in Sharpsburg, Kentucky, injuring young William Garrison as he spoke on the telephone at his father’s home while inquiries about the Denver gathering were being relayed.
Mr and Mrs Beverage of Marshfield observed their golden wedding anniversary after living 50 years married by Squire Hugh Body on July 4, 1958. Both are 80 and 70 respectively, with seven children and eleven grandchildren. Family celebration at the Beverage home featured well wishes and prayers for continued health and happiness.
Edward Fluke district superintendent of the Hocking district resigns due to ill health after a long career in the coal industry. He began as a driver and advanced through water, track work, timbering, and mine supervision. Fluke led mines at Jobs No 3 2 and 8 and Nos 1 4 Lost Run and others, achieving record outputs including 4,888 tons in nine hours and guiding a high monthly tonnage across several mines before stepping down for health reasons.
Chatfield defeated G W Christman in the Murray City schools dispute as the Board of Education rejected Christman’s application. C KE Butcher, graduate of Oberlin College, was appointed in his stead. Christman later ran the Murray City Independent newspaper, fueling a long-running rivalry with Chatfield. Christman, a University of 1905 graduate, remains a county figure.
Edward Finke retires from his post after decades with Continental Coal properties, ending a storied career marked by steady ascent from humble beginnings. Born to a large family, he built a reputation for loyalty and leadership, earning esteem within the Sunaday Creek company and among local circles. He leaves behind a thriving home life, orchard estate, and diverse business interests as he steps away from active duties.
The city mourns as Dr Walter Hanning is buried yesterday afternoon at Greenlawn Cemetery. Grieving crowds and funeral processions filled the streets with solemn respect while mourners followed the hearse to the burial site.
A family gathering at Second Street marks a 78th birthday honor. The piece then shifts to a health advertisement for Dr Shoop Restorative claiming nerve and mood improvements, appetite boost, digestion aid, and kidney and heart strengthening, sold by Henderson-Crider Drug Co.
Miss Evith Jones of Onto University of Music earned a Bachelor of Music at Oberlin Conservatory during the last week of June. The achievement is noted as a singular distinction among Ohio University music faculty.
A promotional letter style note extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments and infertility. It cites testimonials from Mrs Maggie Gilmer and Mrs Josephisia Hall praising renewed health and motherhood, and urges sick women to write for advice.
A jury trial heard in a local court recounted a July Fourth incident involving Jim Nelson and a dispute with Lie defend. Testimony from about a dozen witnesses preceded a private chamber verdict of guilty. Mayor Wells imposed a $25 fine plus costs and thirty days in the workhouse, with Mont Berw to carry the appeal in common pleas court.
A chained Breeches Bible dating from 1582 was restored at Coldington church near Chester England. The wardens sold it in 1678 from the congregation. The note mentions Ease Em powder and a 25 cent price line.
The Bremen Oil Company, formed by Grouster and Bremen parties, drilled the Skultother Yix well on the Parvis farm. Struck Wednesday, the well showed 21 feet of oil sand and soon produced around 1200 barrels daily, boosting Bremen output toward a thousand barrels per day.
J W Jenkins of per HU NJ endorses Burklen's Africa Salve as the best salve for all sores burns and wounds. It claims to heal every sore and cautions that it never fails. Sold at McKee's drug store for 25 cents.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a scene with two individuals or entities, one captured and one escaping. The text references Athens and stray phrases like Patole and Bak away, but details are incomplete. The readable bits suggest a brief record of a pursuit or capture in a historical setting.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a funeral or memorial context for Life Parke, with references to Virgina, Meigs, and a healer. Mentions illness, pills, and family figures like a wife and four children. Unclear sequence. multiple garbled phrases suggest a local obituary or notice of a death and related services.
Mrs J L Edmundson of 33 West Washington Street Athens D says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved severe side and back pain from lumbago and kidney trouble after four boxes. Henderson's drug store sold the course. the Faster Milburn Co Buffalo is listed as U S agent. Jamaica note mentions tuberculosis disparity among races.
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