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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
3
A long list of visitors and residents share social calls from Athens to Nelsonville Millfield Glouster and Columbus. Notable items include J P Thompson questioned after Athens registration and a Mongolian pheasant domestication demonstration with eggs supplied by the Ohio High and Game Commission.
The United States government plans a survey of the Ohio River as part of the lock and dam project. Engineer BR. R Jones leads the crew, starting Thursday at Marietta with an experienced force. the survey will proceed downstream to this city.
A lady testifies that Grain-O made from pure grains replaced coffee after a week. She says it nourishes the system and supports children’s health, calling it a strengthening beverage suitable for all ages. Grocers sell packages for 15 or 25 cents with directions included.
Engineer Joseph Miller of the B&O and W reports relief from rheumatism after fitting his bed with glass casters. The marble like round balls, non conductors, supposedly keep body electricity from escaping during rest. Miller says his pain has lessened to his ankle, the most improvement since illness began.
The government will be urged to appropriate money to purchase farming implements for Cuba. The appeal centers on aiding agricultural productivity and supporting Cuban farmers through needed equipment.
Albert Goens, 17, was arrested after assaulting John Varley with stones and sand at the Hocking river. Varley, a respected Athens resident, identified Goens who smeared his face to avoid recognition. A pursuit with Marshal Finsterwald ended when Goens hid under a porch and was dragged out. Goens, on parole from Lancaster reform school, was returned there likely until he reaches age. Grace Price Franick was jailed on a separate charge of common demianenge with trial set for July 24 завис?
Poles have been set and wire stretched to Mile Run for a new line linking Marietta with Vincent Bartlett Ches terhill oil field. Promoters L A Hayes and Samuel Harvey of Vincent say they are negotiating with Bell Telephone Company for use of the Bell long distance box on the line. Completion would connect Vincent Bartlett and Chesterhill to the outside world.
Barcelona wintering resident Mr R Polivia reports severe back head pains eased by Electric Bitters a blood and nerve remedy he says America uses. The bottle priced 50 cents guaranteed by W A McGee. He urges the product as a cure all for liver kidney blood stomach nerves and vitality. He also urges western US theater company support and a longer run in San Francisco.
A ragged ad mix promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price. Also notes Mrs Alma Wood receiving a $12 monthly Spanish American War pension after her husband Thomas Wood died in Knoxville. Ironton Register reports this is the region’s first such pension. Also includes patent medicine claims for Cascarets and beauty tonics.
Sylvan Valley News praises Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable preventive. The editor notes twenty years of family use and argues early treatment avoids physician need. Sold by W. H. McKee in Brevard North Carolina.
W D Bell owner of a threshing machine was badly injured last week while threshing for John Collins in Waterloo township. His hand was severely lacerated and his body narrowly escaped being drawn into the belt. The incident occurred in a large well on the site, leaving a painful reminder of the mishap. Later text includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's cough remedies via Newark druggist, but the main report concerns the threshing accident and Bell's injuries.
A.W. Barker, injured six weeks ago at the Athens foundry, will lose use of his right hand. The limb is severely swollen and recovery seems unlikely. Only the thumb may regain partial function, while the four fingers remain numb and essentially dead.
Mr A Sanders writes from Cocoa Nut Grove Florida about an diarrhoea outbreak and his recovery after four doses of Chamberlains Cholic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy He notes others who used it call it best medicine and says it is sold by W F McKee Also mentions ANS import bonds allowing export at other ports than import port under the 1897 act
The report notes a large number of Cubans in Santiago Province accepting the American gratuity fund, signaling unexpected popularity and potential impact on local relief efforts.
Adz Hart of Groton South Dakota writes of a bad cold that led to chest rings and coughing turning to consumption. She praises Dr King's New Discovery after eight bottles cured her, calling her saved and well again. Free trial bottles offered at W H McKee's drugstore with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. The note also mentions improving United States Russia relations.
Public health notice discusses how women could be examined by male doctors for various symptoms. It notes backache headaches bearing pains irritability and nervousness may indicate disturbance of the delicate female organism. Mentions Bradicki's Fe- and related medical concerns.
W H Brimson superintendent of the B and O railroad told friends at the Warner House last night it is hard to secure labor in hot weather. He said 24 men are needed for a gravel pit but cannot be found, while $125 daily wages lure many sturdy men to stations along the line, yet they refuse to work in the heat. This contrast between summer reluctance and other seasons was noted by the Ross County Register.
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plataneld Wt suffered a month of worsening lung illness diagnosed as consumption by her family physician. A druggist suggested Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. After using six bottles she recovered fully, now doing housework as before. Trial bottles offered at W H Mefee's drug store. Large bottles 50 cents and 100. The trains on the new Transsiberian Railroad are described as magnificently equipped. Spain exported 3,000,000 pounds of raisins to the United States last year.
A Kansas man A N Noell of Asherville spent a long time treating chronic diarrhea without relief. He found relief after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, purchased from W H McKee. Also noted are a Havana reception and ball by Gen Ludlow, a claim about the popes peace idea, Dr King’s New Life Pills, and various travel excursion notices including B&O sales to Mountain Lake Park and Pittsburgh with August dates.
Laborers are sought to work with picks and shovels for four months. Wages are 31.50 per day with 3.40 per week for board. Apply to En Peichenbach, county surveyor, Jefferson, Wisconsin. 2814.
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