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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text outlines a Republican convention call for Fer Barg-14 District with delegates and representation. Mentions Athens and surrounding counties, party processes, and nomination aims. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text but reference to Republican delegates and official action remains.
A stream of social updates from Athens and surrounding towns lists visits, travels, and relocations. People like Miss Livvie Aris, Miss Lena Smith, Mrs. George W. Reed, Prof. George W. Reed, and others are noted with trips to Columbus, New Philadelphia, and New York, along with university studies and family visits. The piece mentions a violent arrest in Bedford and updates on local professionals and students returning home or starting new posts.
A vivid fragment describes the poor, sick women and their misery and a street organ grinder who pleads for sympathy. It contrasts harsh life with momentary musical solace as crowds watch, while a monkey performer and marching bands blend into the city’s restless mood. The piece, from the Boston era voice, notes the organ’s tune as a rare comfort among daily trials.
A promotional ad extols Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming it cures hoarseness whooping cough and related illnesses with a money back guarantee. It urges trial via free bottles at W H McKee s drug store and warns against other remedies.
An OCR damaged ad touts Karl's Clover Tea as soothing for nerves and diseases of the kidneys and bowels. It claims thorough cleansing and rapid restoration of health and strength, citing Mrs S. L. Sweet of Hartford as a customer. The garbled text also references vague home remedies and unrelated lines.
Ohio Central Lines sells round trip tickets to Toledo and return from Ohio stations at one fare for the Ohio State Teachers Meeting. Southern and other railways promote reduced fare excursions to the South and West with details via agents. Through trains and extensions to Milwaukee and other cities are described with depots in Columbus and Toledo and connections via Hocking Valley and Canton.
Indiana visitor Shelaret Emnett Shaffer sees father D W Shaffer in Birs Sabdsville while Ray Green visits Amenville. Athens natives Allison and Freda Drake vacation with grandparents in Fisher, and Lina McVay from Columbus State Hospital visits home. Johnsons visit daughter Mrs Henry in Stewart, and Emmett Shaffer family returns to Indiana. P S C E M t society adds Wakefield as active member. Mood notes urge patience and prudent conduct, with garden care tips included.
A garbled OCR item describes a June Toledo event for the State Teachers Association with excursions via C H T and tickets extendable by diary. It mentions dates late June into July, mentions trains, routes, and meetings with scattered place names and unclear details.
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