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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
6
The Messenger and Herald notes a paradox in Athens fashion. Women tolerate public beachwear showing hosiery to the knee while shunning sheath gowns revealing similar hosiery. The piece ponders social ostracism linked to modesty standards.
The piece catalogs American damphool expressions used in street greetings. It lampoons cordial questions that mean nothing and highlight weather talk as the dominant topic. It suggests not overanalyzing polite exchanges and notes the meaningless back-and-forth in casual salutes.
The piece contrasts Stuyvesant Fish’s Newport pessimism on a looming downturn with a broader U.S. recovery in industry and farming. It shifts to Athens county politics where campaign committees falter, party control is questioned, and calls emerge to elect a new central committee to restore party strength and proper leadership.
The Toledo Blade editor promotes a bright view of Toledo’s environment. He urges locals to share in the cheerful mood created by recent pleasant weather, hoping even tired dogs feel content and joyful.
A Sunday sermon faces low pew counts as parishioners seek outdoor retreats to cool shade and nature. The article notes the preacher endures heat and boiled shirts while hoping for relief and a vacation to ease the strain of arid season Sundays.
An old advertisement claims Ayer’s Hair Vigor, now with an improved formula, stops falling hair and cures dandruff. It urges readers to consult their doctor and follow his instructions, noting the product is made by the J. C. Ayer Co. in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The speaker notes that Mr. Bryan has shown desire for the U S Presidency once and has asked for it three times. In robust health and prime of life, he is likely to seek the office again in 1912 and 1916.
The piece imagines a towering Oklahoma legislator behind a lodging bill requiring seven foot sheets. It notes a Georgia representative proposing a counter bill to shield men from alleged female deceptions using scents, cosmetics, false hair, and other enhancements.
A statesman is accused of deceitful practices in a marriage matter. The article notes critics say his claimed lottery winnings were exaggerated and reveals how removing embellishments changes the perceived result. The piece contrasts proposed glamour with a harsher, simpler outcome.
The national Republican campaign and Ohio campaign will be opened at Youngstown on September 5. Speakers include Governor Hughes Hon James Sherman Senator Beveridge and Governor Harris.
In a surprising turn of court life King Alphonso appears more mature than his age suggests. His deft handling of palace politics prompts the queen mother to abandon the palace vowing never to return, underscoring the ruler’s growing influence.
An epidemic of weather mindedness grips Toledo editorial writers, skewing outlooks toward perpetual worry or optimism based on forecasts. The piece humorously treats weather obsession as a regional ailment affecting public commentary.
A near-empty auditorium marked the evening with about 200 music fans among 7,000 in Athens. The critic laments Athens as a music center being on the bum, noting the cool night and comfortable venue did little to draw crowds.
A writer urges residents to report issues like sanitation smells and noisy or speeding autos to proper authorities rather than bothering readers through the newspaper. The piece argues citizens should file affidavits with sanitary police and the Mayor to stop undesired conduct, avoiding public shaming of innocents.
Hon Ed Wilson of the Ohio State Journal is praised as an epicure and editorial writer. He humorously advises on selecting cantaloupes, explaining that green fruit should ripen in open air or sun before chilling, to avoid stunting their delicate, honeyed sweetness. He urges listening to the fruit dealer’s guidance.
Miss Faye Elliott visited Miss Flossie. Nora Lewellyn stayed with aunt Mrs. Joseph Longdon. Families and friends gathered across town as farmers thresh and visitors joined Mr. and Mrs. Tewksbury, Bailes, Wingett, Throckmorton, and Masten households. Joseph Longdon traveled to Cincinnati after the death of his eldest son Chester. interment occurred at Zaleski cemetery with Clarence Longdon returning home.
A scientist reports that river waters of the Ganges and Jumna oppose cholera growth. Indians have long held the waters blessed and healing for bathers.
Church services were covered in Bishopville with Miles Hoon filling the pulpit during Rev. Farrar's absence. Numerous visitors and locals are listed, including Fred Ervin from Zanesville visiting Ada Wagner, and Mrs. Lennie Campbell returning from Roseville. Other entries note travels to Columbus, Athens, Chauncey, and Stockport, plus a Glouster Cadet Band excursion to Moxahala Park and Elks convention attendance in Dallas.
Monday visits by Peter Kearsey and Harry Hillyer in Middleport. Obituary for Edward Wehring after a paralytic stroke at Bailey's Run. Local: Heber Brothers show draws large crowds. various visits, social events, and church gatherings. Chauncey and Nyetown players, Boxwell commencement, and a 9 to 0 Chauncey loss to Millfield.
The funeral services for Ephraim Gibson Fierce of Mudsoe will be held Monday afternoon at the MBE Church with Rev. Bishop of Athens officiating. Fierce was found dead in bed early Saturday. Burial follows at Nye Cemetery. Elmer Dewey and family visit Athens. Ray Linscott of Buchtel visits mother in town. Nora Sayers and Maggie Linscott with children spent a week at a summer resort near Federal.
Athens Poultry and Produce Co advertises top market cash prices for poultry and invites sellers to call their Home phone 509 at the Oppo site near B O Pass Depot for prompt cash offers and pickup.
Mr. Harry Ambrose of Logan, hotel proprietor, visited here yesterday. Miss Nelle Black traveled to Athens Tuesday for classes at the Normal School of Ohio University. Executing attorney called on friends in Murray City area. Mr H Dean of Columbus, president of Nelsonville Brick Co, spent Monday in Nelsonville visiting his son Robert Doan and family.
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