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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
7
A snapshot of diverse Ohio items includes fires, executions, political notes, and accidents. Saloons targeted in Brannock law petitions. Ashland sawmill destroyed. Lancaster school bid awarded. deaths in Marion and Dublin. multiple city and county incidents across Columbus, Toledo, Marietta, and more.
Decoration day ceremonies in Athens included G A R W R C and Company B members, citizens, and students. Flowers and flags adorned graves at old and new cemeteries, with speeches by Irael M. Foster and General Grosvenor praising northern veterans and patriotic youth. Memorial services at the Methodist church and Clark's Chapel followed, with graves decorated afterward.
Hamilton resident L. D. Hazzard reports Doan's Kidney Pills cured his backache and strengthened his kidneys after a strain. He says he bought them at J. C. Schwartz's drug store and that the annoyance from kidneys disappeared. Foster Milburn Co. advertises the 50 cent remedy.
An Athens county reader, Lil Newman from Rome township near Stewart, writes about returning Homecoming visitors and asks the Messenger to publish names and scenes of old residents as they gather, recalling decades past and the paper’s long lineage with his western home subscription.
A report notes that 155 women are currently on the road as commercial travelers across Great Britain, highlighting growing participation of women in sales and distribution roles.
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