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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1904
Page
2
A sprawling column mixes satire on politicians Parker Davis and the Democratic Party with anecdotes from expositions and war reporting. It laments unreliable dispatches from the Russo Japanese War, argues for arbitration between labor and capital, and extols mental reciprocity through books while warning against narrowed thinking and overworked students.
The market house property on Court Street sold Friday night to L. G. Worstell for 12050 dollars after a bidding process that began Monday noon with 10421 dollars as the high bid. Bids rose to 12000 from A W Ullom before Worstell topped the offer and secured the sale.
It is learned that Harry Hoyt, brought from St Paul two weeks ago, was a member of the Improved Order of Red Men but the fact was not learned in time for Mohawk Tribe to take part in the funeral. A misunderstanding hid his membership. Turtle racing has been introduced as a fad in St Louis. The Democrats ought to do well in that contest.
Reports indicate Levi P. Morton’s daughter secures recovery of all gifts made to her husband since their marriage in the divorce proceedings. The outcome reflects the notable settlement in an aristocratic alliance.
Joe Golobick of Colusa California testifies after fifteen years of rheumatism that Electric Bitters cured him. He credits the remedy as the greatest medicine for that trouble and notes improvement in liver and kidney issues and general debility. Available for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by W H McKee, Druggist.
The Athens county teachers' institute runs from August 15 to 20 with instructors including Prof. E M Mills Prof. Willis Boughton and Prof. W H Mitchell. A note dated July 14 mentions a poem about Mary and a child, followed by an advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea from Cline's Pharmacy.
Sleeping car leaves Athens at 3 36 p m daily on train No 5 arriving Chicago 7 10 am via the L and S M S Ry This route offers good day coach service with a Toledo connection for through passengers to Chicago on the same train Consult Ohio Central Lines agents before planning trips west or to Chicago.
A Rochester Indiana druggist notes a customer recommendation leading to fifty boxes sold of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He praises their purgative effect and mentions McKee's Drug Store as a seller. The testimonial attributes popularity to word of mouth among women.
Senator T. Platt purchases Vila Eden at Highland Mills New York to settle his wife’s complaints about living in hotels, ending their touring and hotel living. The purchase signals a permanent home move for the couple.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with urgency to purchase now at McKee's Drug Store claiming it may save life and will be needed sooner or later for immediate use.
Cleveland will establish a Pasteur Institute with Dr. R. Brownlee as director. He is a Cleveland physician and a professor at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The article extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as more than a blood purifier and tonic. It claims the medicine acts as a sustaining diet, helps bear heat, ensures refreshing sleep, and prevents much sickness during hot periods.
A political quip notes that spoilsmen deprived of power view President Roosevelt as unsafe, implying concern over his policies and leadership. The remark underscores tensions between reformers and entrenched interests in the era.
Athens County Ohio board of commissioners held June 11 1904 received a petition signed by over thirty electors asking the organization of The Village of Marshfield in Waterloo township. It details territory boundaries, population, and names Edwin D Sayre as agent. hearing set for August 13 1904 at 1 pm in the Auditor's office, Athens Ohio.
Sealed proposals due at 12 noon July 29 1904 for labor and materials to build a workshop and paint shop plus two direct connected engines and generators with switch board steam piping and smokestack. Bids to be on blanks and bonds equal to 50 percent accompany proposals. Rights reserved to reject any bids. June 30 15.
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