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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
A long reflection on a western Athens township farming community once thriving on plains with simple comforts and Christian worship. Decline followed influx of miners and new customs, bringing open intoxication, Sunday ball games, and social change that unsettled peace and tried old values.
Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington recounts excruciating menstrual pain and womb ulcers and says surgery was advised. She credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after following the guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
A letter laments weekly platform dances near the old church drawing crowds away from worship. The writer pleads for citizens to stop the spread of evil, urge legal action if needed, and restore reverence for right and righteousness in the community. O A M
Mrs Annie Hunter of Pittsburg Pennsylvania describes four weeks of sickness with typhoid and kidney trouble. She says she was bent double and had to rest on her knees but Electric Bitters restored her health and strength, allowing her to walk straight again at W H McKee's drug store for 50 cents.
Frank Hamilton and Ida Allison both of Marshfield wed Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Beverage with Rev. Owen Liven officiating. The bride, daughter of the late T. J. Allison, is a longtime county teacher and well regarded. They will reside on the old Allison farm west of Millfield.
Prof. M. Matheny, longtime high school principal, resigns from the Athens board to accept a mathematics teaching post at Circleville High School with a salary increase. Athens board has released him and will appoint a successor.
A reflective note emphasizes life’s fragrance arising from tender affection and small acts of care. It frames emotional warmth as a lasting, scentlike influence in daily relationships.
Editor Athens Messenger argues for local self government over road districts, criticizing county superintendents as greedy and ineffective. He urges voters to elect trustworthy, honest road supervisors who know road construction and honor their oaths to avoid graft and poor winter conditions.
During the summer months children suffer bowels disorders requiring prompt care at first looseness. The best medicine is Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Ready to control the bowels. Available at W. H. McKey's drug store and Barton Drug store Chauncey Ohio.
The ad touts DeWirtt's Little Early Risers as a tonic instead of a drastic purge. It claims relief for headache constipation and biliousness and notes the pills are small easy to take and safe. A hotel clerk from Valley City North Carolina testifies two bottles cured chronic constipation and the ad promotes Olane's Pharmacy as the seller.
A witticism notes how many men blush when confronted by an honest horse, revealing social humor and rural wit. The line, echoed in city parlance, underscores equine honesty as a mirror of human sentiment.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking a medicine that relieves their pain and discomfort. Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised as a wonderful remedy for headache dizziness and constipation sold at W. H. McKee’s drug store.
Cure cold and cough with Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. No opiates and suitable for child or adult. Bottle bears red clover blossom and honey bee. sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
A brief reflection noting that assessing others holiness by one’s own habits is flawed. It urges humility and fair judgment rather than moral superiority. The message centers on personal bias and spiritual self awareness.
The notice promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as a proven remedy. W H McKee's drug store offers it at 50c and 1.00 with a guaranteed cure and a free trial bottle, citing W T McGee of Vanieer Tenn as endorsement.
A reflective commentary argues that ongoing moral qualities can empower a nation beyond historic triumphs, suggesting civic virtue sustains progress, unity, and resilience in times of challenge and change.
B F Leek of Ooderon Kentucky says he suffered 20 years from a painful sore on his upper lip that made eating impossible. He finally cured it with Acklen’s Arica Salve sold at W H McKee’s drug store for 25 cents.
Chesterton argues detective tales ruin mystery by resolving it too early. He notes the best fiction sustains wonder, while police mysteries turn once bright enigmas into ordinary, consumable plots and lack re read appeal.
The Atchison Globe notes that candid talk rarely improves trouble and that discussions focus on prices. It contrasts men talking about selling prices with women discussing buying prices and observes a bias against those who object to cost in funerals or weddings.
A Chicago Chronicle quote warns against boiling coffee beyond three minutes, arguing overcooking ruins flavor and may taste poisonous. It blames ignorance and greed for overcooking to stretch profits and calls for a law making excessive boiling a capital offense.
Article describes a French Mutualite child pension scheme requiring two cents weekly for a three year old. One cent buys ten cents daily if ill, the other funds a pension at a set age. A boy at eighteen contributing 34 cents monthly would receive about 72 dollars yearly at age sixty.
A Colombian shade tree valued for coffee plantations also grows in tropical Brazil. A tree eighteen months old can shade 144 square yards, while a fully grown specimen may reach fifty feet in height and span fifty feet.
A reader in Detroit grows frustrated trying to keep up with a fearfully exciting Scotch dialect story in the Free Press. The humorous exchange shows the reader battling the language as the hero hovers over peril.
A Washington Star quip notes a wife beating topic with a woman's reply praising harsh punishment as sufficient. The remark reflects period attitudes on domestic violence and public punishment.
A concise aphorism notes that repeated exposure to vanity or arrogance tests a person, with resilience building as flaws are exposed and overcome through trial. The sentiment frames growth as a response to ego.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a prior late night wager with one antagonist claiming to have won a hundred. The lines hint at a casual gambling exchange and a boastful reply about last night’s events.
Security Savings Bank of Athens Ohio announces a new plan for real estate loans with seven percent interest, fixed principal payments monthly, optional larger additional payments, and annual interest stopping on each payment. Borrowers receive a pass book showing all payments and balances, with extra advantages explained in person. Long term loans remain available for those not using monthly payments.
Andrew J. McMaramay sues Sarah J. McManamay for divorce on grounds of willful absence gross neglect and adultery with Thomas Brewer. Petition set for hearing on or after August 17 1905 in the court of common pleas Athens county Ohio. Jewett Wood attorneys for plaintiff note July 6
Sleeper service operates nightly from Athens at 3 28 p m on train No 5 via Toledo and the L S & M arriving Chicago early morning. Connections available with morning trains west of Chicago. Consult agents for low rates to the west and Pacific coast. Service runs June 22 to July 29.
Michigan excursion to Frankfort Crystal Lake via Ohio Central Lines and Ann Arbor R R set for July 27. Round trip fare seven dollars with through baggage check and sleeping cars on the Toledo to Ann Arbor special. Tickets valid returning within 15 days with no return date strict. reservations through agents.
Travel promoters advertise Colorado California Oregon and Pacific Coast tours with reduced summer fares for numerous conventions in Denver and the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland. Agents promise full details on cheap rates train times and generous stopovers.
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