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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
8
Local notices report community life across multiple towns. Marriages, visits, illnesses, and social gatherings appear with names like Miss Margie Taylor and Rev. Dickey. Accidents mar Stewart area with a boy injured and another child burned. a boy’s skull injury and paralytic risk cited.
A.B. White and Mrs. White depart for Cincinnati to oversee affairs in Miss Miles home and plan to attend school in Delaware Ohio. Mrs. May Barman Martin, daughter of Bustonare, visits her father and sisters in town. N. C. Cooper recently left New York. Telephone work advances as crews in the village prepare for services.
The notice lists attendees and guests for a church meeting at M N Cityreh. Mrs Frank Sunth Mare and Mrs Mathena are among those reported sick. Edith Wheaton and Alice Michael visited W of Athens, hosting Mr and Mrs Alea Verity and others.
Illness keeps Miss Crang from classes while students flee to spring distractions. Walter J. Riley and Miss Bessie Renz wed at Mrs. M. A. Scott's residence on Vine Street in a small ceremony conducted by Rev. Posey. Relatives and local staff attend, and the news of the match shocks the college community with cheer.
An old advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local ear applications and promotes a constitutional cure. It asserts catarrh causes most cases and offers a cash reward for any deafness cured by catarrh remedies. It also touts various patent products and unrelated services from Toledo and Athens Ohio.
A pensive note from the court outlines an unwritten rule declaring abuse a matter of health policy. The document asserts limits on punishment and calls for protective measures for vulnerable individuals within institutions.
A testimonial advertisement promotes Dr Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer as a remedy for nervous exhaustion and related ailments. It cites Matilda McCracken of Chesterfield Ohio who says eighteen years of nervous prostration and headaches were cured, with improved sleep and general health, by the product sold at Cline's Pharmacy in Athens.
A village resolution directs funding for a new roadway project along Main Street and east High Street. It contemplates special assessments on adjacent lots to cover costs after exclusions for worker deductions, with bonds possible if timely payments lag. The plan requires publication notices in The Athens Journal and formal approval by the village clerk and council.
The notice reports a sheriff sale authorized by the Court of Common Pleas in Athens County Ohio. It lists the sale date, time, and location with names of involved parties and parcel details, indicating a conveyance action under a prior order.
A notice announces bids for various works and supplies with submission details. It specifies deadlines, required forms, and evaluation criteria, aiming to solicit proposals from qualified suppliers and contractors.
Clerks of the Village of Wtheas Ghia ary berchs notify a vote on issuing ten thousand dollars to fund improvements. The council will present a public ballot on the Sunday of Aurid Js to determine approval or rejection. Voters will see printed ballots with For the use of funds and Against the same. The Clerk signs the notice.
Fragmentary legal notice references a contract matter and parties named in a municipal context. The readable text includes scattered names and locations suggesting a formal filing or publication. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR output and missing key specifics.
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