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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
4
Long political summary from Ohio discusses candidates for national, state, and local offices, praising McKinley and Hobart, detailing platform planks on finance and silver, plus remarks on Theodore Roosevelt and local editorial figures. It notes upcoming conventions, party unity aims, and critical views of silver policy versus gold standard.
An obituary notes the death of Henry Charles Keating Jennings, longtime editor of the Athens Messenger, who died at his home on the Sth inst from apoplexy. He led the paper for about twenty eight years, earning esteem and broad friendship, leaving a personal impact on colleagues and readers. The tribute from Tein Stopley in the Bucyrus Journal expresses loss and admiration.
Washington letter from our regular correspondent discusses Republican nominations at the Louis convention. McKinley and Hobart are hailed as winners with Hobart’s surprise nomination and Garret Hobart’s strong organizational role. Hobart’s support driven by New Jersey ties shapes the campaign plan to challenge Griggs, with emphasis on party unity and strategic vote tactics.
The article discusses Campbell of Onin in Washington and his uncertain stance on the money issue, notes Rooney in Washington during inauguration week, and criticizes Populist pressure on Teller. It cites Cleveland’s shifting stance, contemplates a possible Democratic populist ticket, and warns against manipulating Teller’s name for treasury secretary.
The J. B. Gift farm, 250 acres, Alexander township, fair improvements, good cultivation. One of the best in the county with two orchards. Will be sold or subdivided on reasonable terms to suit buyers. H. L. Barer, Athens, Ohio.
An old classified-style ad from St Louis markets groceries and household goods with claims of low prices on tea, cheese, sugar, flour, buckwheat, and seed millets. It promotes a health product, a toilet soap, and offers a free sample. The seller invites customers to visit and ask for goods, noting a general appeal to value and bargains.
Local merchants advertise sale of excess stock from an administrator’s estate. Items include suits and apparel priced as low as four for twenty, with belated promises of value and money saved for customers during a period of liquidation.
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