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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1906

Page

8

Athens Team Refuses Return Game Stalling Series

In Seisonville July, the Nelsonville Grays failed to secure a return game with the Athens team after Athens management, led by Evane, declined. No advances were made to Manager Jones for a make up game, though others connected with Athens were approached and refused, citing Sunday play as the reason. The Grays remain eager and Evans of the Grays plans to pursue a return with Manager Jones.

Seisonville Athens Baltesa Nelsonville Grays Girrass Evane Sues Jones Grays Evans The

Nelsonville Show Delights Large Crowd on Busy Evening

Nelsonville July 20 Show day passed quietly with a few arrests and minor incidents. The Gentry Bros Show drew an unusually large audience with every seat filled and many standing. the performance provided delightful entertainment for youngsters and adults alike.

Nelsonville Gentry Bros

Two Girls Lose Lives in River Near Nelsonville

In Nelsonville on July 20 two sisters Florence May Drescher 15 and Laura Drescher 13 drowned in the Hocking River near East Clayton three miles west of the city. They went blackberrying and on returning Florence fell in. Laura Jumped in to help but only one body has been recovered. Their mother had died about a year earlier.

Nelsonville Hocking Clayton Florence May Drescher Laura Drescher L. D. Drescher Fairview Addition Florence

The Old and the New Apples in Morrison Storehouse

George Morrison of the Morrison Brown dairy brought in a box of apples this morning drawing attention. Half were Royal Jeannettes, a last winter apple, and half were fine early harvest. The winter apple kept perfectly with no decay. Harvests were large and fine. Morrison aims to show the public that apples can be kept in the cellar year round.

George Morrison Morrison- Brown Dairy Mr. Morrison

Nelsonville Police Jailer Holds Contempt Defendant

Chief of Police Warner of Nelsonville brought James Christian to the county jail for a ten day sentence on contempt of court. He had failed to appear in court against his son and was located after a long search by Marshal Warner. Mayor Sharp fined him ten dollars and imposed the jail term.

Warner Nelsonville James Christian Christian Messenger Marshal Warner Sharp

A Tragic Finish and a Neglected Cold Cited

A watchman’s neglect led to a devastating North Sea dyke break, likened to a missed small cold, as Kenneth Meiver of Anceboro Maine recalls a near-fatal bout of lung inflammation. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life and urges readers to seek the remedy at W H McKee’s drug store with a dollar bottle and a trial bottle free.

North Sea Holland Kenneth Meiver Anceboro Dr. King W. H. Mc Kee

Red hair sparks idle talk in Nashville Banner column

In a Nashville Banner excerpt, a remark about a red head triggers a string of local musings. The piece notes distrust of boarding houses, a drunken young man at the fountain, and a proposal for an inspector to uncover hash formulas. It also recalls a Sunday school lesson on conscience and mocks flimsy divorce petitions typical of regional courts.

Athens

Shelby Globe Urges Clean Walks In Tobacco-Free Streets

In Shelby Town, boards of health crack down on tobacco juice spitting on sidewalks. The Shelby Globe urges residents to use gutters or proper spittoons, keeping public walks neat and defending women from unsanitary splashes. The call to set an example aims to improve cleanliness in the town.

Sidawalka Boards of Health Shelby Shelby Globe

Unclear Message From Meesenger Appears Digitally

A fragmented line reads if you eee tt i the Meesenger its 20. The incomplete text shows a digital messaging fragment with misspelled words and a possible timestamp or number on the line.

Drowning of A Pratt Osborne near Port Clinton

The Athens community mourns the accidental drowning of A Pratt Osborne Friday afternoon in Lake Erie off Port Clinton. Osborne, about 30, left behind a wife and two children, was well known in Athens and Columbus, a former AAU deacon, and a respected Columbus executive. his body had not been recovered as of last night.

A. Pratt Osborne Lake Erie Port Clinton Athens Osborne Olla Osborne Ohio Sun Ralph Wheaton Elwood Avenue Starner-Copeland Shoe Company Mr. Wheaton State Rifle Range Wheaton Frank Wadsworth Ella Osborne Elza Osborne Pomeroy Pratt Osborne Ross Osborne Belmont County Henry Osborne Cemetery Street Ohio University Mr. Osborne Corchobus Fayerma Ana Aeiptin Flora Wheaton C. S. Wheaton Westerville Columbus Continental Coal Company Inolumbus Providence

Revival Opens in Glouster as Standly Sings at Methodist

Rev L W Standly began revival meetings in Glouster Thursday night with the first service held in the Methodist church due to tent delays. He is joined by his daughters who will sing, and the meetings continue near the residence of A J Munden. Local residents and visitors are noted in attendance and in town for various tasks and social visits.

L. W. Standly Methodist Church Standly A. J. Munden Ida Wedge Ohio University Margaret Wbimaline Thomas Corning Laura Danford Athens L. R. Andrews Mr Andrews Charles Duncan James Ray Columbus Atr Ray Robert Lewis Glouster Bank William Clarke Coldwater Mich Clarke A. J. Crawford Athess

Bowel Complaint in Children Warned for Summer Care

Summer months bring bowel disorders in children requiring prompt attention at first looseness. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended as the best medicine to promptly control unwanted bowel looseness. Sold by W. H McKee.

W. H McKee

Smart Pet Dogs Defy City Hall Prohibition

An amusing incident shows two dogs without muzzles entering City Hall on a Friday morning. Marshal Finsterwald, recognizing one dog, sought the owner but found none. The owner’s wife was warned that no dogs may be on the streets and that future sightings could invite serious consequences. The item ends with a warning to dog owners about the coming dog days.

Quiet Wedding at E P Bridwells Home

A quiet home wedding occurred at 8 o'clock Saturday at the residence of Mr and Mrs E P Bridwells on South Cemetery street. Miss Ethel Frashier a popular Athens young lady and Mr Samuel E Laughlin a prominent Athens county farmer joined in matrimony with Mayor Gilbert E Day pronouncing the nuptials. The newlyweds will undertake an extended trip through points of interest in the East.

E. P. Bridwells South Cemetery Street Ethel Frashier Athen Samuel E. Laughlin Athens County Gilbert E. Day

Honest or Not Honest Honest or Not Honest

Jack the razor man sold $3 razors for $1 with a silver spoon bonus in Athens on Thursday evening. Some patrons bought multiple razors, while critics warned travelers may be dishonest. The piece urges supporting local merchants and cautions about traveling salesmen.

Jack Wade Athens

Rural carriers to have vacation pay and time off

Rural mail carriers will receive annual vacations of fifteen days with full pay starting in the next fiscal year. Congress approved the benefit to recognize rural route workers, though salaries were not fully increased. The measure will add about $800,000 to rural service costs this year and more in the following year.

Uncle Sam Congress

Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies

Claim that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and is caused by inflam ed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Nine of ten cases from catarrh. promises $100 for any deafness from catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. medicines sold by druggists 75 cents. suggests Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Ohio Hall

Hibbard Plans Home Seekers Trip to Enid or Woodward

Mr W H Hibbard will accompany a party of home seekers to Enid or Woodward Oklahoma around August 7 with special rates from the 7th to the 21st. He may join one party and return to St Louis to meet another. In May in Oklahoma he learned about real estate, arranging deals with prominent farmers about farming counties and future Western settlement.

W. H. Hibbard Enid Woodward Okla Hibbard St. Louis Oklahoma West Virginia

Drowned Girl Florence Dreschier Recovered at Dawn

Nelsonville police report the elder sister Florence Dreschier was found this morning after a 24 hour search with grappling hooks and divers in the Hocking River yesterday tragedy.

Nelsonville Florence Dreschier Hocking

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