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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
4
The fragment notes a sentiment about grand efforts and noble falls credited to Leoneinus. It reads as a classical observation on valor and failure in striving.
The Athens Messenger discusses the dry wave of 1905 with 4 2 million added to dry territory and 11 thousand states moving to end saloons. It questions local option as a solution and criticizes political pressure from local machines and bosses impacting public service. Governor Harmonde is urged to veto measures that revert to private graft.
A radical profile of county recorder D. Kr. Richards portraying him as a shrewd political operator allied with Postmaster Bryson. The piece accuses Richards of salary maneuvers, lobbying for longer terms, and pushing legislation through, with mention of Governor Harmon and the Columbus Dispatch critique. It also surveys the Cannon autocracy series in The Toledo Blade and questions congressional leadership and policy outcomes.
A Missouri man reportedly swam a river to wed, while others in Athens would swim a lake or wade through hardship to escape divorce notoriety. The remark contrasts bold acts for marriage with extreme efforts to avoid public scrutiny.
The writer notes that seeing oneself through others eyes can be enlightening and vexing. They warn that readers may judge unfairly yet advise calmly weighing the outsider view for a useful personal lesson.
The passage notes Grover Cleveland losing reelection due to fishing on Decoration Day, while Roosevelt upended many presidential norms over seven years in the White House, leaving Taft with broad leeway. It compares the era to horses and automobiles, highlighting societal adjustment.
A verbose column laments impending influenza and pneumonia deaths tied to a blizzard that hit during Taft’s inauguration. It critiques wealthier elites for foreign posts, notes fashion choices like floor-length skirts, and argues against municipal dress ordinances to curb sidewalk filth entering homes.
The text argues President Taft’s cabinet is strong on law and that the new President will govern with broad personal influence. It suggests his policies will be self-directed while his cabinet acts as general counsel, creating a largely one man leadership style with clear ideas from his inaugural address.
A newspaper urges passage of a bill to create a separate penitentiary for women, arguing female convicts need different environment and control by their sex. The writer says it is a duty, not a cost, and warns against mixing male and female inmates. The piece critiques legislative overreach and echoes Don Quixote imagery.
T M Pickering writes to defend Mrs Sarah Steed and Mrs Margaret Barnhart from a previous Messenger notice. He says Steed receives eight dollars monthly from Athens county relief, township coal, groceries from trustees, provisions from Woman's Relief Corps, neighborhood aid, and Barnhart’s step-daughter sent warm clothing. He argues the earlier communication misrepresented the case.
In Nashville, the Coopers murder trial of Senator Carmack awakens courtroom drama with lawyers delivering florid and tropical rhetoric, shaping public perception as the proceedings unfold.
The national congress asserts its commitment through concrete action, linking resolve with formal deeds. Members pledge to advance key reforms and enact measures aligned with stated objectives. The session underscores a decisive stance and anticipated policy changes.
The article debates a proposed city ordinance to prohibit ground touching skirts in Ohio. It notes widespread disuse of anti epitet laws and cites a Sandusky Register view that sidewalks are filthy and spitting by men remains common, hinting at broader municipal nuisance concerns.
A telegram unsigned and misdirected spurs a tale of mistaken illness and a sudden romance. The narrator travels to aid Alice Bond, learns she is only indisposed, and confesses love, while a later legal cipher links to a stock action.
A probate court named inspector report a cash shortage in Carroll county treasurer L. W. Cooper’s accounts ranging from 400 to 7000 dollars. Relatives initially offered to cover the deficit but then declined. Bondmen and friends convened. Checks including 3000 and 1000 dollars are among irregular payments questioned in Stark and Carroll counties.
The ceremony installing Prof. Lowell as Harvard University president is planned for early October. The report notes various short items including a gold craze in Canton Ohio and other local incidents.
The column riffs on social quirks between men and women with wry humor. It jests about husbands aiding in kin matters, theft of a pocketbook, large prisons, and the absurd prices of stockings. The tone mirrors a contemporaneous humorous essay on daily life.
At a Washington banquet on February 28 Admiral Sperry commended Lieutenant Commander Louis R. De Steigner, executive officer of the flagship Connection, calling him one of the very best officers in the American Navy. General Grosvenor, who nominated De Steigner to Annapolis, noted the official act as a notable early career milestone.
The text describes Oliver Goldsmith as an underpaid craftsman from cart to finish. It cites payments of 250 dollars for The Vicar of Wakefield, 100 for The Traveler, and 25 for English Grammar, with a bewildering note about The Deserted Village payment deemed excessive. The passage ends with a garbled reply from Goldsmith asserting the payment is too much.
A Croydon born woman missionary who has just left England took many dolls to Quatho on the west coast of Africa but the missionaries rule that the dolls should not be given to native girls. They fear the instinct of worship would likely elevate the dolls to idols.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions constipation and a drugdurgist but lacks coherent context or identifiable entities. Unable to determine full event, date, or involved organizations for a proper summary.
Nelsonville police seized several brands of so called temperance beer during raids on local drink emporiums. A chemist found all samples overstrength with alcohol content up to 4.45 percent. Rose law bans any alcohol and offenders face penalties. next week expected wholesale prosecutions of retailers and brewers.
Watertown Wisconsin resident J A Swenson recounts a severe eczema outbreak lasting ten years and says Sucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. The ad claims the salve heals skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils sores burns cuts and more and lists a 25 cent price at McKee's Drug Store.
Representatives from 12 districts meet in Columbus to organize the Ohio Coal Operators Association. The body will address state wide issues such as rate control and wage scales, while districts retain control over local disputes. Officers include F. M. Korn as president and Richard Enderlin as vice president. Headquarters will be in Columbus with a permanent office to oversee industrial matters.
Thomas Yates, convicted of rape after two trials, was taken by Sheriff Webster to the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus to serve three years. He left behind a wife and four children. The case arose from alleged illicit relations with Velda McLeod, aged fourteen.
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