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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1883
Page
2
The article discusses a forthcoming comprehensive work on the Hocking Valley history with strong Athens involvement and a subscription model for copies. It also criticizes district-wide school term disparities, praising seven months and urging nine months, while condemning non-payers and underqualified teachers.
The report notes corn plowing and severe wheat damage in the township. A daughter of Hiram Mansfield broke her arm after a porch fall. Allen Mansfield and family plan to move to Southwestern Missouri. William Bartlett was killed by a falling tree while his sons felled it. Dave Freeman was jailed for cutting Marshall McWhorter during an attempted arrest for drunkenness.
Local ad invites ladies to view a new spring hats and bonnets line selected with care. Also notices job openings in Jacksonville village for brickwork farming, fences, painter plasterer and two carpenters. Wages and steady work offered to those with good recommendations.
An ad requests a small house or rooms for a two person family with no children. Dr J J McClellan offers free consultation and a $1000 reward for piles or an uncured case, promising painless treatment for tumors goiter and enlarged glands with no knife or ligature. He will be at the Warren House in Athens on March 9 and 10.
Advertises affordable square meals in Athens at Edward's House with reasonable rates.
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