Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1899

Page

3

Mrs Brewer's Humane Work Praises Peruna in Letters

A Westerly Rhode Island woman, Lizzie M. Brewer of 19 High Street, writes to Dr. Hartman of Columbus praising Peruna. She describes long use, free medical guidance, and Peruna as a remedy for catarrhal and grippe aftereffects, endorsing health and beauty books and urging others to seek information with a stamped reply.

Lizzie M. Brewer High St Westerly Ril Martman Columbus Veruna Ferana

Local notes on visits, sales, and flood of wheat damage

Mrs T H Craig returns from McArthur visit while George DeCamp from Gallipolis stays in Athens. Miss Harjeem Masters returns from York and Boston. W B Lawrence visits Clayton and Columbus business. Jacob Katzenbach in Athens on county treasurer business reports wheat damage from fly and rust. Stout farm of 160 acres sold at sheriff's sale to Elmer K Stout for 2951 dollars. Dover township mineral land 400 acres fails sale again in sheriff sale to satisfy Joseph N Biddle against A D Tulliard. Hessian fly injuries vary by field with possible reduced wheat yield. Julia and Ethel Pickering visit Glouster and attend Dr Cherry Nellie Pickering wedding with Clifford Pickering of Columbus.

Jacob Katzenbach York Township Athens Katzenbach Stout Carthage Township Sherif Court House Elmer K. Stout Dover Township Joseph N. Biddle A. D. Tulliard Julia Ethel Pickering Glouster J. L. Pickering Cherry Nellie Pickering Clifford Pickering Columbus

Would Not Suffer So Again for Fifty Times Its Price

A man recounts severe stomach pain and weakness after a night of distress. He credits Chamberlain's Voik Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, saying one dose fixed him and praises its efficacy for future use. The ad notes the product is sold by W. J. Met e, and includes other promotional snippets.

Miller & McCurdy Chamberlain G. H. Wilson

Quadrennial Enumeration of Athens County Voters 1899

Auditor Scott completes the quadrennial enumeration of Athens county male residents over twenty one in April 1899. The list records color occupation and post office by precinct, noting omissions and corrections, with figures for each precinct including Athens 365 and Howard 1419.

Scott Athens County McKinstry Athens Township Athens Gallege Court Huson Alexander Ames Bern Canaan Carthage Chauncey Millfield Lee Lodi Rome East Glouster Weat Glouster Jacksonville Trimble Hollister Troy Mineral Marshfield Washington Madison

Remarkable Rescue and a Nation of Quarters Lifted by Discovery

Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield says she suffered lung trouble and decline until her family doctor declared consumption incurable. After a pharmacist recommended Dr Kings New Discovery she tried six bottles and recovered fully, now performs housework. Trial bottles sold at W H McKees drug store. Large bottles priced 0 cents and 7 00. A Warpeners bachelor in Maine crafts three fine quilts this winter. A farmer near Orleans Springs found an iron pot filled with old gold coins.

Michael Curtain Plainfield King W. H. McKee Urelian Springs

Card of Thanks for Chamberlain Cough Remedy

A Mrs S Dory of Des Moines thanks Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for aiding family health with coughs lung trouble and whooping cough. The note praises the remedy and asks manufacturers to accept their thanks. Also mentions Congressman Reyours collecting American flags and Charles H Marks at Santiago de Cuba using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea, with W H McKee selling it.

Chamberlain Charles H. Marks Nurae Fifth Arty Corps Santiago de Cuba W. H. McKee

Richard Cobden on Lincoln in Lippincott’s review

In a late November Lippincott’s piece James M. Seavel records Cobden’s view of Abraham Lincoln. Cobden praises Lincoln as a rare leader who rose from modest origins to guide a nation through its perilous civil conflict and foresees foreign hostility testing the Union’s resolve. He predicts Union victory but dies before fully witnessing the outcome.

England Gursnon Richard Olden Lincoln America Great Britain James M. Seavel Mr. Cabden Abraham Lincoln Linevala Manu Confederacy Cobden

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted By Village Meeting

In a village street exchange, Lawyer Bartholomew ingilston and Rev Archibald Windham discuss Hood's Sarsaparilla claimed to cure indigestion and restore health. The reverend says the medicine cured his stomach troubles and his wife’s rheumatism and his daughter’s scrofula. Snow fighters use dynamite and shovels on the mountain system of the Colorado and Southern road, predicting banks would vanish before the Fourth of July.

Bartholomew “Ilingston Archibald Windham Hood

Grain-O: A healthful grain drink for all ages

Doctors order Grain-O not as medicine but as a healthful, invigorating drink made from pure grains and offering a rich seal brown color. It tastes like the finest coffee and costs about the same, pleasing children and serving as nourishment. A separate item notes a Massachusetts lover obtaining a court writ to force his sweetheart’s parents to permit their union.

Story of a Slave and a Husband’s Healing Cure

A Manchester man George D Williams recounts how his wife recovered from five years of paralysis and helplessness after using Electric Bitters. He claims the remedy cures female ailments including nervousness sleeplessness and melancholy with every bottle guaranteed at 50 cents by W E McKee. The second note mentions France’s population and increase in paid office holders over 40 years.

George D. Williams Manchester Mich W. EH. McKee France

Volcanic Eruptions and Arnica Salve Promise Cures

Old Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as remedy for skin eruptions and wounds. Claims cure for fevers, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, burns, and chapped hands for 25 cents at W. H. McKee druggist. Reports a Lawrence man injuring head bluntly, losing sight. Promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for health and vigor, priced six cents at same store.

W. H. McKee Druggist Dr. King W. H. McKee

How to Raise Roots on the Farm in Michigan

An 19th century farm guide describes root crop production at Oeenlu county institute. It details seasonal tasks from fall plowing to spring cultivation, planting Golden Tankarids in 22 inch rows, hoe weeding, thinning to eight inches, and harvesting roots with a drag. Roots are fed to livestock and kept through winter.

Oeenlu Mich A. Cromufeld Iba Betes Marianas Stovhultan Ecllan Craman Tie

Pasture Gate Construction as Shown in American Agriculturist

A self shutting pasture gate design with adjustable width uses one by four or one by six lumber for horizontals, double upper horizontals, and two four by four upright posts bolted. Center post is rounded to swing freely, with eyebolts for chain or rope supports and long ropes to reach braces. Posts must be tall enough for two berms on top and allow riding or driving underneath.

Facts for Farmers and the Value of Drainage

Plant sweet potatoes beans sorghum and sweet corn to supply year round. Small farms can yield more through thorough cultivation and soil health. Destroy first insects with a lattice enré to prevent later damage. Drained soil runs about ten degrees warmer at seven inches depth, lengthening the growing season. Western Plowman.

The Farmer's Neat Friends

An editor raised on a farm extols Jlanka owls and other natural allies as essential pest control. He argues these non venomous snakes toads frogs and birds curb mice rats and insects, protecting crops and making farming viable.

Agricutra

Byron Forgotten by Tite Raea and the Great Britain praise

A fragmented clipping notes Byron’s fading fame and a failed fund drive for an Aberdeen monument with only 2000 of 20000 subscribed. It contrasts Byron with Shakespearean stature and references editorial quips and ad-like lines. mentions Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Nos Pills as unrelated items in the era’s pages.

Byron Tite Raea Aberdeen Great Britain Shakespeare

State Christian Endeavor Convention in Columbus June

Preparations for the state Christian Endeavor convention in Columbus June 27 29 excite committees. The event features a mammoth chorus of about 200 directed by W E Knox with Willis G Bowland as president. Singers include top Columbus Endeavor Societies and church choirs from Euterpean, First Baptist, and Plymout h Congregational. Evening sessions will be in the Columbus auditorium for a capacity crowd.

Christian Endeavor Columbus Mammoth Chorus W. E. Knox Willis G Bowland Cream of Columbus Beat Christian Endeavor Societes Euterpean Chorus First Baptist Church Choir Plymouth Congregational Choir

Hocking Valley Excursions Half Rate to Columbus and Toledo

The Hocking Valley Railway offers round trip tickets from all Ohio stations to Columbus at one fare with returning limits to June 18, due to the American Medical Association convention. On June 7 and 8, they sell round trips to Toledo at one fare with return by June 18 for the Wholesale and Retail Coat Dealers Association sale. The route calls at Union Depot, Columbus, lauding comfort and speed.

Columbus Hocking Valley American Medical Association Hocking Valley Railway Union Depot Ohio Toledo Whadlesale and Retail Coat Dealers Association

Spanish American War Panorama War Album Offers Glimpse of Conflict

Panorama album portrays war life from recruiting to hospital scenes with Havana and Santiago street vistas. Includes officers, “men behind the guns,” Red Cross heroines, cooks, and cavalry. 51x8 inches, 12 pounds, printed on coated paper. Free to US Canada Mexico for 42 cents, order from Warren J. Lynch Big Four Route Cincinnati Ohio.

Red Cross Havana Santiago Uncle Sam United States Canada Mexico

Morse as Supt and Receiver Highlighted in Notice

WM. M. MORSE named as Superintendent with T and D BALE listed as Receiver in a recent notice. The terse item indicates a formal appointment or role assignment within an organizational or legal context, with no further details provided in the readable fragment.

WM. M. Morse T, D Bale

Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad Schedule Fragment

Eastbound train Ro dS leaves Lancaster for Zanesville, No. 424ung listed. Westbound No. 33 departs Lancaster daily except Sunday. Preserved as a railroad timetable snippet with various station and official markings.

Lancaster Zanesville

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tumanity Tazzie M. Brewer T. H. Craig McArthur George DeCamp Gallipolis Sunlaw Harjeem Masters York State Boston Mass W. B. Lawrence Clayton Coftumbus Genoa South America Italy Executive Council of Hawaii Sat Pactia Ayspepela Jem Reyours Philadelphia Wicherd Cobden Lawrence, Ky Jamark Lron Merve N. K. Fairbank Company iGr Haaning Insurance Atieens, Ohto Lospiration Daily Huwter Egitor Carter N. Y Warren J.lynch General Pavenger Cincinnati, Ohio Mark Envelope Hocking, Valley Amr OFP Lee Ues Servic Leerweke Detroit Michigan Chicago West Wid Vass Gouinti Hs Aldens AP. Columbus G. Mathis Toledo & Ohio Central Extension R. R Rokor Dignetion Broadwel Sharpsburg Amesville Palos Lace Pee Shu Broanwal Ptwart Function Gauler Vincent Moore Marietta Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Sanday- O.M. Beyxarr Wirersrox Gen'l TicketAgt O. S-W.ry Ohio Division Chillicothe Parkersberg Fastmail St. Louis New York Fast Mail St Louis Parkersburg Seve Pereedee Parkers Limited Express New Yor
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication