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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
8
A mix of local notes from Athens and surrounding areas. Tidbits include visits and travels of residents, a hospital bedside vigil for a relative, a family burial, job moves, and a brief notice of a long absence with plans for Illinois employment. Residents mentioned include J Al Wenry, Chester of Woodworth, and Anthony.
A mixed rural column reports Hamirt’s improvement after illness, Wale Baird’s gradual recovery, and the birth of a ten pound son to Mr and Mrs Chastnman. It notes Mrs Nicholson’s visit to the county seat, various social visits, and a reminder about truancy and school visits. Obituaries include Mrs Hannah Wordrod, funeral at the local church, with burial details. Also recorded are births and local happenings, including hospital visits, and community concerns about education and discipline.
Beasley returns to Columbus. Mrs. Harry Evans of Barlow visits relatives. Fred Watson spends Sunday with Homer Chapman family. Quarter meeting led by Presiding Elder Hishop at church. Various social visits from Shade Hest to Barlow and Amesville. Miss Aquile Mortis of Barlow guest, Misses Mili and Ladin hosts. Widespread illness and travel notes, train incident near Moore's phasing. Mrs. Marquis of Sand Nock dies. funeral at Wilton chapel. Amesville high school Washington's Birthday entertainment well received. Broadwell Dramatic Club performs at G A E Hall with strong audience reaction. Local accidents, sickness, and community planning discussed.
The week featured visitors and relatives in Coolville and Athens with residents such as Miss Daisy Smith Miss Gertha Gabriel and Mrs Shinnah Leek visiting kin in Buckley Groveport and Columbus. Local events included a card party at a church gathering, a Knights of Pythias event at the Opera House, and preparations by the fire company for a charity theatrical show to aid public safety. Funerals for Mrs Kimmey and a child, plus multiple residents traveling or hosting guests, shaped a busy community week.
Mr and Mrs Charles Viac attended a church series at Beipre. Hoyare Warren died Sunday after a stroke, with services at Baptise cemetery last Tuesday. He leaves a wife and four children.
fragments indicate potatoes offered for sale from a farm with uncertain quantities and mixed text about yield. mentions heads of households and a school furniture office possibly connected to Hudsons.
Fragment reads details of a New York merchants association spring convention at New York bay with inconsistent dates and times. Mentions first class tickets and a meeting schedule, plus references to DeWit's Little Early Risers as a noted product. The legible elements imply a local event note or advertisement amid OCR errors.
In Athens a contested election and legal actions unfold as submittants seek withdrawal from court while claims arise about payments and deadlines. The committee faces a four day limit for the center, with references to candidates and party lines, urging support for nomination and political alignment amid sickness and implied investigations.
A fragment from a medical reminiscence describes courts of medical practice debating belief over ten years. It notes that patient confidence and care influence outcomes even when disease progresses. A tale from Henry Le Gs or Tierney recounts a duke treated with brandy and friction, recovering after hours and living twenty five more years.
A famed chief engineer of the avy faced a bizarre assignment to size up ship engine rooms. He sketched his own dimensions to prove the impracticality of passing through narrow engine-room doors, leading to the task being recalled. Also noted is a train from Philadelphia to Atlin City achieving a remarkable 66 miles per hour average, with the fastest run at 14.10 miles per hour.
The article recalls Rosa Bonheur starting as a copying artist, earning money to support her family by copying old masters. At nineteen she sent her first painting to an exhibition, recognized as a budding genius, then chose animal painting after a goat portrait pleased patrons. She faced cost barriers and walked to farms to sketch livestock.
The text notes that patent protection worldwide costs about 14 000 dollars and covers 64 countries. It reflects the idea that international patents incur substantial expense and broad geographic reach.
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