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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1903

Page

3

Marshfield News and Notes Roundup

Foster Dowler visits Marshfield. Mrs. Geo Hunter returns home after visiting her ill mother Mrs. Carter. Perrys lose their house in a midnight fire with no possessions saved. Stella Perry and family suffer losses. A box supper for church organ fund set for March 14 at T. F. Dewter’s. Mrs. Frank Hanning recovering from illness. Rev. A. C. Evans preaches at Dowlers Chapel. John McKee visits Mineral. Mrs. Callison visits daughter Mrs. James Glass. Abbot Davis listed as ill. Death of Rev. G. W. Sedgwick of Martins Ferry mourned by Torch church friends. Mary A. Stone visits home then returns to school. Rev. McKinney holds Torch meetings amid eight feet of water at Coolville bridge. Home Correspondence School of Springfield awards John P. Griffin a diploma. J. A. Griffin hosts a wedding anniversary dinner for twenty guests.

Foster Dowler Marshfield Geo. Hunter Carter Emery Perry Stella Perry Perry T. F. Dewter Fawi Frank Hanning Abbot Davis Glouster A. C. Evans Dowlers John McKee Callison Glenn Eton James Glass Ora Young G. W. Sedgwick Martin’s Ferry

Federal visitors and local church meeting report

Mr and Mrs Warrener and Mr and Mrs Ahle toured to Colombes at week start. A large meeting at Mound Hill drew four conversions and ten sanctified. T A McCune visited Amesville later in the week. Mrs Wade injured finger sewing. Mrs Emily Ahie visited relatives nearby.

W. J. Warrener Arrence Ahle Colombes Mound Hill T. A. McCune Amesville

Youba Hebert Griffin and Millie Wigal married at bride's home

Herbert Griffin and Millie Wigal wed March 1 at the bride's home near Torch with 21 guests. Tommy Jones officiated and the couple's brother John and Maggie served as bridesmaid and groomsman. Rev J P Childs leaves for Minneapolis for ministry. The Calvert home burned with no one at home. house and contents destroyed.

Herbert Griffin Millie Wigal Torch Tommy Jones Presen John Maggie J. P. Childs Minneapolis Calvert

Millfield Social Notes Highlight Local Movements

In Athens on Friday R H Savyres and Amos Hixon attend community events. The Misses James host guests including Miss Clare Wallace of Nelsonville Edna Beal of Jerseyville Roy and Guy Gardner and Miss Maud Pendergrass of Chauncey. Cyrus James visits Chauncey with Maud Pendergrass. J A Sams travels to Athens on business. Rev C B Newton to preach at Union church next Saturday and Sunday nights. Lena Latimer visits her parents in Hollister.

R. H. Savyres Amos Hixon Athens James Clare Wallace Nelsonville Edna Beal Jerseyville Roy Guy Gardner Maud Pendergrass Chauncey Cyrus James J. A. Sams Rev C. BR. Newton Union Church Sandy Lena Latimer Hollister

Plantsville News Briefs and Local Travel Notes

Plantsville endures postblizzard disruptions with mail delays due to high water. G N Endicott's hosted a dinner for relatives before Orlando Endicott's return to Iowa. Mrs Josie Bingman of Cairo W Va visits. Lovell and Gifford leave for Dakota, with Gifford first to Pittsburg. teachers meeting marred by weather. James Carpenter moves from Zion to Jordan house. A L Huffman named postmaster. Edith Dunnington and May Hoffman celebrate birthdays with an oyster supper.

Plantsville G. N. Endicott’s Orlando Iowa Josie Bingman Cairo W. Va el. S. Lovell Arthur Gifford Sharpsburg Dakota Gifford Pittsburg James Carpenter Zion Jordan House A. L. Huffman Edith Dunnington May Hoffman

Frey Earns Fine After Athens Public Incident

William L. Frey of Mineral came to Athens tipsy and was jailed until sobering. He stood before Mayor Logan on Saturday, paid a six dollar fine, and promised reform.

William L. Frey Athens Frey Logan Bar of Justice

Remarkable Fenner Case Shows One Minute Cough Cure

Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated cough that caused pneumonia and weight loss from 148 to 92 pounds. She credits One Minute Cough Cure with curing the cough restoring lung strength and returning her to normal weight and health after using four bottles. Cline's Pharmacy.

Gertrude E. Fenner Marion Ind Cline

Iowa Chautauqua Debates Senators Mason Tillman

An Iowa Chautauqua circle is arranging a debate between Senators Mason and Tillman as part of the event. The Chautauqua aims to host a public forum featuring the two candidates and local observers.

Iowa Masons Tillman

Danforth Cured in Five Days by Bucklen’s Amnoca Salve

P A Danforth of LaGrange Ga suffered six months with a frightful running sore on his leg. Bucklen’s Amnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For ulcers wounds piles it is the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Sold by W H McKee druggist.

P. A. Danforth LaGrange Bucklen W. H. McKee

Recipe for butter safety amid cholera fears

A medical text from Egypt offers a method to render butter harmless during outbreaks. Sterilize the butter by placing it in a covered jar and boiling water for two hours. Cool on ice and beat with an egg whisk until solid again.

Egypt

Tarantula Stag Hailed In Dance Cure Tale

The tarantula stag, linked to Taranto, Italy, was thought to cause tarantism. The cure lay in vigorous dancing, notably the tarantella. Peasants dance the tarantella now, not waiting for spider bites.

Taranto Italy

Vindicated Their V Tetin

Bjornson recalls the moment a visiting delegation from the Kight attacked his home in Christiania smashing windows. As they left they began singing the national song, proving they could not restrain their feelings for the land they attacked.

Bjornson Kight Christiania

The Crow's Beak Weapon In Indian Persian Armies

The crow's beak was a horseman's weapon used by rank holders in ersia and north India. A broad curved dagger blade fixed at right angles to a shaft with a pickax style, the shaft hid a dagger that unscrews at the butt end. This concealed dagger appears in Indian army gear and Persian battle axes.

Inersia North India Persia

Light Goes Out Nightly in Brooklyn Life Exchange

In a brief exchange Mrs A recalls their early happiness with her husband as Miss D notes the fading light of their relationship. The remark frames a nostalgic, bittersweet mood characteristic of Brooklyn Life column style.

Mrs. A

Solveday Pushes Through Setbacks in Quiet Run

A compact notice describes Solveday overcoming minor hurdles in a steady sequence. The item notes continued activity and ongoing efforts by the individual, with no major incidents reported and plans remaining on track.

Colors of Children's Eyes and Inherited Eye Color

A brief note discusses eye color inheritance, asserting women show more brown eyes than men. It cites probabilities for brown eyed daughters and blue eyed sons based on parental eye colors, though the text trails with unclear wording.

Olstren

Explosive dangers from common materials and powders

A detailed survey explains how sugar, flour, coffee, and other innocuous substances mix with dry air to become highly explosive. It notes historic accidents in a London factory and a New York candy plant, and describes guncotton, nitroglycerin, dynamite, and cordite, with notes on safety and transport. It also lists various international explosive powders and their chemical bases.

New York London Germany United States Atlanta Constitution

The Belle and Her Dream Dressmaker Tale

A famous belle visits her dressmaker often, lingering to perfect the gown fit. The moleste aims to please her, cutting, shaping, and aligning lines and curves to achieve an artistic, eye pleasing effect. New York Herald.

New York Herald

Blood Wine touted as cure for rheumatism and kidney issues

An Indianapolis era ad extols Blood Wine as the sole remedy for rheumatism and kidney trouble among railroad workers exposed to harsh weather. It cites engineer A Metzel of Terra Haute praising the tonic after use at Kaur’s Drug Store and urges blood analysis to diagnose disease origin.

Bright A. Metzel South Eighth St Terra Haute Ind Kaur

Blood Analysis Offer With Expert Bacteriologist

An expert bacteriologist at Louis Daudelin Co Worcester Mass offers analysis of your blood under a powerful microscope to reveal its contents. The ad advertises today for full particulars free and notes Wine costs fifty cents a bottle.

Louis Daudelin Co Worcester Mass

Trusts Get Pointer After Passage of Antitrust Program

A brief editorial urges someone to direct trusts toward proper actions noting the stock market rises after an antitrust measure. It frames decorum concerns about stock gains following the legislation and calls for prudent guidance.

Colds Dangerous Warned By Common Illness

A warning that colds can lead to pneumonia and should not be neglected. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended as counteracting pneumonia risk and is described as always curing and pleasant to take, sold by McKee's Drug Store.

Chamberlain McKee

Red Venetian water changes hen eggs in Greenup

A Greenup resident with many hens tried adding Venetian red to drinking water to prevent disease and improve health. Most hens refused the colored water, except one who drank frequently and produced eggs with red yolks, a fact the writer emphasizes as not exaggerated.

Greenup Camtte

Congress Vetting Hoarsely as Henderson Prepares Ex Title

As the time nears for Speaker Henderson to write ex before his title lawmakers consider their options. The appropriation committee shows a liberal trend in spending requests amid mounting pressure.

Henderson

Tragedy Averted and Political Notes Stitched in One Row

Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her son from pneumonia and a terrible cough. The piece notes Senator Hanna portraits on razors, a claim Oklahoma land is auctioned, and Roosevelt with Shaw working long hours.

W. H McKee

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