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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
5
A local column lists residents visiting relatives and returning home. Names include Mrs J O Berich ill at Lancaster street, Miss Effie Pearl Myers visiting friends, Mrs Emma Bloomingdale and Mrs Arthur Hess of Marietta visiting, and several others visiting Columbus Cleveland Malta and Athens.
Miss Tisha Parks returns home after a two week visit with her aunt Miss Sophia Pollard near Jubrig. J F Wood comes back from Wheeling where his daughter Victoria Wood Deem remains critically ill. Mrs Wood travels to Wheeling to help care for her daughter. Other entries list visits to Columbus and Coolville by Mrs W K Scott Mrs E R Walker Mrs Arthur Anderson and Mrs Bert Hooper with relatives and family, plus A V Linscott and wife touring Chicago Illinois and other Illinois points for two weeks.
Mrs. G. Wilson and her daughter departed Thursday at noon for Utica Ohio to join her husband who works for Mr. Kelle of Urichsville to oversee his merry ground across Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. James McNamara of Zaleski announce the birth of a daughter on Monday June 1. Mrs. McNamara was formerly Miss Mayme Walsh of this city.
J R Lostro of Lubiig was a business visitor in the city Friday. Miss Nelle Pickering visits friends in Zaleski. Walter Williams hosted by relatives in Rendville. Miss Mattie Daily of Albany guests Verna Johnson. Mrs Betty Harris returns after week with Mrs A B Richardson. Mrs Arthur Vorhes of Stewart shopped in the city. H F Link to spend Sunday in Columbus with the Wheatleys. Mrs A C Aussie leaves for Buckeye Lake house party. Mrs James Doty and Sherman Iowa visitors en route to Batoy W Va to visit relatives. Dorothy Will of McArthur also mentioned.
Dr. J L Henry came back Friday morning from Chicago where he attended the American Medical Association gathering.
Mrs N B Herrold of Cherieston W Va visits relatives in Nelsonville while Mrs Preston spends a day in Logan. Mrs Otto Roush and son Verrell travel to Middleport with Mrs W F Wheeler. Alex Wilsen and Henry Finsterwald call on local business. A Carthage team of matched bays draws attention on the streets.
The essay argues that women are more exclusive than men and create social clans that distrust outsiders. It condemns the habit as a life limit, urging openness, genuine friendship, and courage to invite diverse guests beyond refined circles and appearances.
Tuesday afternoon at 2 20 Mies Pyard Ulom left for Marietta to be guest of Mr and Mrs D H Thomas. She will then travel to Germantown Pennsylvania to spend the summer with her father Mr Andrew Ullom and brother Dr J T Unom.
Mr and Mrs Guy E Newton return to their home in Zanesville on Monday following a pleasant visit with Mr and Mrs C W Gross.
Charles and Linnie Tillery of London Kentucky are guests of their sister Mrs Roy Pilcher on East Union Street in London for a family visit.
William Anthony of Angell Ridge visits the city on business. Mrs. J. F. Reobins and son Minor depart for Moral for a brief relatives visit then plan a few days in Columbus. Mr. Robins goes to Columbus and will meet them at Moral Sunday. Mrs. Mary Scott and Mrs. Fannie Payne travel to Rendville for John Lakb’s funeral. FPraetidali returns from Iowa City after being cared for by Mr. and Mrs. John J. Welch.
Arthur McFarland of St Clairsville visited friends in Athens yesterday and today. Rev. W. J. Warrener of Amesville passed through Athens Monday on his way home from Dexter where he delivered a memorial address for the L O F lodge.
Miss Ethel Riley who taught in Salt Lake City for the past year has returned home for the summer.
Eugene Wolf left Sunday for a two week visit with her sister Mrs. Charles Simms in Vinton County.
Mr. W. V. Daggett was a business visitor in Columbus today. Emmett Parker of Huntington is spending a few days with his relatives here.
Dr John Stamm of Jacksonville will depart for Europe this week. A Columbus physician will cover Stamm's practice during his absence.
W A Sayre of Trimble and George Beards of Pomeroy visited friends here over Sunday. Mr and Mrs R C Fulton traveled to Columbus for a visit with Ethel Jatter's parents. Fulton returned that evening while Fulton's wife stays the week. Mrs Williams of Nelsonville visits her parents Mr and Mrs James Kyle on Mill Street. The Presbyterian Missionary Society plans a meeting at Mrs James ____ home.
Mr. Allen Rodehaver of the tk Hotel spends a few days at his former home near Guysville. He intends to fish and hotel patrons await news or a tale of his trip.
Harry Connett, a student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, is visiting his parents as a guest.
Mes Frank Hall traveled to Pe tosky Michigan today accompanied by the family of Mr Charles Welch for an extended visit and social call.
Mrs G H Junod and daughter Rose plan a Columbus visit for several days with friends. Mr C L Poston and Dr T R Biddle depart for Indianola Iowa then Chicago for the Republican national convention. Mr Poston is a district delegate. Mr C H Welch returns from New York to arrange moving the family to Petosky Michigan. Mrs Welch and Mrs W B Golden join at noon as Welch plans Michigan trip. Arthur Pierce and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Wood.
Wheat crop losses due to rust reach an estimated 0.8 value at five million dollars annually. Officials warn growers of ongoing disease pressures and potential market impacts for next season.
A Kansas City recruiting officer complains that tight trousers pockets hinder sailors. He argues the shortage drives desertions as young men refuse to carry chatelaine bags when shopping.
A reflective line asserts that Self records in the eternal skies the heroic life of Thomas Carlyle, acknowledging a destined power to script grand achievement and lasting fame.
A watch designed for the blind uses movable buttons on relief to indicate hours. The wearer reads time by feeling the dial and locating the hour button as it moves. A prominent minute hand displays minutes for quick reading.
Lincolnshire experiments show stubble field plowing six inches deep can be done by paraffin engine traction at an average cost of 60 cents per acre.
An Athens resident recounts her father’s kidney disease and back pain from heavy beef lifting. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Henderson-Crider's, he improved markedly and believes no remedy equals Doan's. Sold by dealers, price five cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y, sole agents.
Henry Talber aged about 55 from R Buchtel died in Nelsonville after despondency over money matters and family troubles. He bought a four ounce vial of carbolic acid in the afternoon, returned to Buchtel, and drank nearly all the contents behind the company store, dying within moments.
Friday the couple Mr and Mrs Herbert Hawk of Judson welcomed twins a boy and a girl. Mrs Hawk is sister to Mrs Hattie Kelley of Mill Street.
W R Gilbert notes a renewed vigor in the sheep and wool trade over the past two years as wool prices rise. He explains soil benefits from sheep treading, the need for high quality breeding stock, and careful culling to raise flock standards for better wool and meat output.
Government experts claim iron sulphate or green vitriol destroys weeds without hand pulling. The chemical is dissolved in water and sprayed with a machine. two pounds per gallon suffices for turf weeds, while mustard requires 75 to 100 pounds per 52 gallons. Trials cited at North Dakota, Minnesota, Cornell Ithaca, and Wisconsin oat fields.
A diagram shows a method to hang meat in any shaped smokehouse without ladders. Cleats on the walls support a hanging bar, a pulley at the top feeds a rope. The bar is loaded, hoisted to the cleats, swung to rest, then released to load a second bar.
A quotation from H. B. Fullerton extols a paired system where poultry and orchard work in harmony. Poultry act as money makers and disease suppressors, destroying insect pests and providing fertilizer while reducing borers and weed growth. The orchard can be central or secondary, depending on preference, with fruit production benefiting from the poultry’s pest control.
The tops of fenceposts should be cut slanting to shed rain, preferably with an ax. If cut with a saw the pitch must be greater, especially where spring wood and summer wood differ in hardness.
A Minnesota farmer notes rutabagas seeded very early awaken their main growth in the heat, making them hard. He warns that harvest should avoid extreme heat, as from late June to July 15, to ensure tender and juicy roots.
The article explains an old Indian wedding custom where the bride and groom stand in a bamboo basket and throw rice over each other. The gesture signifies providing children for the woman and material prosperity for the man, a symbolic act rooted in tradition.
The article describes very young Chinese children taught manners, entering rooms with a deep bow to elders and using chimehin as a polite greeting similar to our handshake. It emphasizes strict deference and ritualized welcome.
A courtroom style quip frames a boy fishing on Sunday as wicked while the clergyman admonishes. The boy answers he has not sinned much yet and still watches his line for a bite, reflecting lighthearted religious satire.
A Carlyle quote extols courage when others deem something impossible. It urges reliance on inner resolve and divine guidance rather than external doubt. It speaks of needing to act when all others say impossible and to seek wisdom from within and from God.
London social notices report the Viscount and Viscountess moving from 76 Eaton Square to 26 Upper Grosvenor Street with arrival expected mid November. The item reflects a genteel migration amid crowded London traffic.
Commentary questions ambidextrous authors chasing fortune by typing novels. It cites Rudyard Kipling as a stern voice against greed in literature. The piece argues wealth motives taint creative work and notes the era’s prolific writers.
In addition to anxious neighbors, over 60,000 people in the country work in the matchmaking industry, reflecting a sizable segment of social enterprise and employment.
Reporters favored vivid storytelling over strict accuracy, joking that facts could hinder a compelling write up of a famous trial. The remark underscored a tension between sensationalism and factual reporting in courtroom coverage.
A Dundee girl swallowed her money to guard it from theft after laughing at a joke. She wore down a week’s wages consisting of one sold and two silver coins by keeping them in her mouth and accidentally swallowed them.
A wry remark about a man who claims others overstep his generosity and his own notion of good nature. The piece plays on the idea that those who complain most may misjudge what constitutes true courtesy.
A Paris school trains dogs to greet visitors with a bow and wagging tail and to accompany them to the door. Pupils are taught to bow farewell and to retrieve dropped items such as handkerchiefs or gloves to return to their owner.
A pickpocket is described as superstitious. He avoids those who squint, seeing it as a sign of disaster. If the stolen purse holds foreign money, it is believed he will travel a lot in the future, though whether with police accompaniment is unclear.
A rat and a weasel found an egg and used arbitration with a cat as judge. The cat awarded the egg to the rat, the rat ate the egg, and then the cat ate the rat. The tale notes the rat’s belief in arbitration is uncertain.
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