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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
4
The Athens town council faces tax hurdles as local merchants and residents push for a Commercial Club led street cleaning program. Citizens urge a feasible proposal given tight budgets while officials weigh funding and feasibility before council action.
Mayor Dunne leads Chicago Democrats to a hollow primary victory amid widespread indifference. Carter Harrison's faltering stance draws scorn while Roger Sullivan gauges the trend, as the convention approves a radical platform praising public ownership of utilities and urging voter referenda.
Shelby McAllister and Stella Dalton wed quietly in Athens on Wednesday afternoon and returned home by the evening train. A large gathering at the Dalton home welcomed the bride with a dinner to follow. The couple will reside in Wolf's Plains and wish for a bright married life. Other local notices mention Mr Smith MecCame visiting Orbiston, Miss Grace McCathran visiting Athens, Miss Ethel Barker’s throat operation recovery, and Mrs Flora McHarg with Miss Grace McCathran visiting Mrs Rose Ferguson in Chauncey.
A simple rope and a soap box board create a backyard swing. Tie the rope to a tree branch, pass the board through the rope, and knot the butt. Stand back and lift with a jerk to straddle and swing, using ground touches to stay straight.
A small plant named Pinguicula caudata grows in the Pennsylvania University vivarium. Its sticky leaves trap insects, providing nourishment as they are absorbed. The insect catcher could help households plagued by mosquitoes and flies by reducing pests in infested rooms.
The article argues woodpeckers, long seen as mankind’s friends, may do more harm than good by damaging trees and consuming both harmful and harmless insects. It notes their feeding includes beneficial insects, complicating their status as helpers or nuisances to agriculture and orchards.
Mrs N F Rowan of McDonough Ga says three bottles of Electric Bitters cured her chronic liver and stomach trouble and blood issues that reddened her skin. She feels twenty years younger and can perform all tasks, helping in her husband's store. Guaranteed at McKee's Prog Store. Price 0e.
Instructions describe a trick using a water filled saucer a coin and a lit paper inside a tumbler. Invert the tumbler over the saucer drawing water up so the coin can be retrieved without wetting fingers and confusion follows.
A birth is reported for a child described as a baby boy born Monday afternoon to the family of Attorney J M Foster and his wife. No further details on name or birth weight are provided.
A child narrator describes a magical nightly voyage on a dream train from a fairyland station. The journey begins at dusk with a kiss from mother, then the sleeper berths while the world fades from sight and the train speeds to a famous run. Morning reveals a return to bed and the question whether it was all a dream as sister suggested.
Delphin M. Delmas, six ty three, tops Pacific coast bar and defends Harry Thaw. A famed civil and criminal attorney, he is nicknamed the Napoleon of the western bar for resourcefulness and courage. He declined a Southern Pacific offer and earned large fees in major cases like Fair will Parker and Martin.
The Washington note reports Senator William A. Clark of Montana choosing a Connecticut Avenue owl car amid sleet and slush rather than hiring a cab. The multimillionaire, famed for wealth, rides the trolley home after leaving a downtown hotel, drawing snickers and remarks from fellow passengers about his frugal transit choice.
Charlemagne Tower, the United States ambassador to Germany, caused a stir after presenting Mr and Mrs Harry Lehr to Kaiser Wilhelm. A Berlin paper mocked American high society and urged selecting dignitaries by achievement, not wealth. Tower, a Philadelphia native in his late fifties, previously served as premier minister to Austria Hungary and Russia, and has represented the United States in Berlin since 1902.
Annual catalogue lists student totals by department class and term. It shows Post-Graduates, Normal College, Electrical and Civil Engineering, Commercial College, and preparatory groups with a combined total of 2,160 students. Names counted more than once. overall unique count about 1,047 to 1,318 across classifications.
Ten years ago a farmer initialed a dollar bill and spent it in a nearby town. It returned to him four times for produce, then appeared in neighbors’ pockets. The last return was four years ago before he sent it to a mail order house and never saw it again. It will no longer pay local taxes or fund community projects.
Common pleas court met with Judge Pyle in Perry county and Judge Wood at New Lexington. A jury was finally sworn Monday afternoon for the Amicon Brothers and Company suit against William B. Edgar, with Price and Lewis for the plaintiffs and I M Foster and Emmett Keenan for the defense.
McKinstry & Parker report strong activity in Athens real estate with 16 lots sold in Sunny Side and 3 lots in University Place over the past week. They advertise more affordable and modern properties and invite buyers to share in the good market.
A social dance at the Elks club rooms honored Miss Jennie Farron of Buffalo New York as guest of Mrs Florence Lash Williams. About twenty couples danced with guests Lenore Kern of Columbus Hume of Marion and Charles Armstrong of Hebbardsville attending.
Mr D N Walker editor of the Enterprise Louisa Virginia testifies he ran a nail into his foot applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and immediately saw no inflammation and healing. The ad claims it heals every sore burn and skin disease with a 25 cent price at W H McKee drugstore.
Mrs. Elmer Golden was summoned to Logan on Sunday by the death of her father Jacob Butin who died suddenly Saturday evening at age 92. He was one of the oldest Masons in the state and his funeral services will be held on Wednesday.
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