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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1888
Page
5
Advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific can covertly remove the desire for alcohol by adding it to coffee or tea. It asserts the drinker becomes temperate without awareness, suitable for moderate drinkers or alcoholics, and urges readers to write to the Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati for details.
Garden and town news include a St Patrick's planting tip, a fall down stairs injury in Sunny Side, a pastorate change at Pomeroy Baptist church, and guests visiting local families. Also notes on a mayoral candidate, a teacher’s recovery, a Wide Awake prize, horse imports, spring weather hopes, cattle from John Ring, and invitations to piano recital and college commencement. Ohio Gamma Phi Delta Theta to mark twentieth anniversary with university events chaired by Emmett Tompkins and others.
Rev. Mr. Gray of the M. E. Church announces his transfer to the St. Louis Conference after this Sunday, leaving a large congregation surprised and sorrowful by his abrupt pastoral departure.
Aged moralist argues fines fail to reform youth before public penalties. The piece urges strict use of terrors for public peace breaches and notes Dr. J. M. Rhodes joins Dr. H. F. McCoy, with local petitions to support reform efforts in the county.
Public warning notes that burnt alum baking powders are cheap but dangerous and sometimes sold in Royal cans. Consumers urged to buy only unbroken Royal cans with intact labels to avoid counterfeit, adulterated products. Mr. E W Nye died suddenly of heart disease in Marietta at age 75 11 months after his 76th birthday. he was a director and stockholder of the First National Bank and related to Theo F Davis. The Marietta Gazette history is traced to the American Friend and Marietta Gazette in 1883, later becoming part of the Marietta Register.
The Journal of Pedagogy from Ohio University earns high regard among educational papers and is urged to expand its reach like Johns Hopkins and Harvard publications. A revival meeting at Chauncey led by Rev J N Shoop with aides reports conversions and growth. The Ohio Coal Association sets a rate of 1.05 to cover regional coal fields and ports as demand rises.
Three colored prisoners escape attempts amid a jail disturbance as Sheriff Stalder and family help guard the outer cell door. Barker is captured after a manhunt ending in an open box car and Rendville to Corning chase. Porter remains at large with a grand jury likely to indict the assailants.
A misprint last week listed Charlee Grace instead of James Newland as the store owner and occupant of the burned dwelling near Big Ben in the county. The error arose from misinformation provided by a local farmer serving on the petit jury in court, who supplied names of the late owner and his predecessor.
J. 8 HiGoins announces candidacy for renomination to the office of County Commissioner in the ed messenger notice sent to county readers.
Local notices publish names of residents seeking various offices in the upcoming April corporation election. Candidates include treasurer, mayor, marshal, street commissioner, and city posts with endorsements and requests for voter support.
A representative from Milo B. Stevens & Co. will be at the Warren House in Athens Ohio on Friday March 30 and at the Repel House in Logan Ohio on Saturday March 31 to receive pension and bounty claim applications and related matters for prosecution by the attorneys.
Falsetto, a four-year-old brown horse standing 16 hands 12 inches high and weighing about 1400 pounds, is slated for the 1888 season at Athens Ohio. The French Coach horses are praised as the finest general purpose stock. Also notes W A Thomas offers organs and pianos at low prices with tuning and repair services. call or write.
Salesmen among coal operators can add A. 1 Specialty. No competition. Small sample. One agent earned £2,800 in 87. P.O. Box 1371 New York. Use Johnson & Co s Shaker Soap The Finest. Absolutely pure. Send 30 wrappers and get bottle of perfume free.
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