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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
10
Albert Swett dies from exposure after floodwaters sweep through Athens. Rescue boats save 11 people and a miner from Lathing aids in perilous missions as hundreds gaze on. Railroad embankments and tracks destroyed. Campbell and Hummel areas suffer extensive ruin per deputy reports.
Mrs Margaret Readinghouse Readinghouse a centenarian in Athens county celebrated her 102nd birthday at Free man Marshall’s home near Jerseyville on March 10. Born March 10 1805 in Jefferson county she married David Readinghouse April 2 1828 and settled there.
Farmers, mechanics, railroaders rely on Dr Thomas Eclectric OU. The product claims to take the sting out of cuts burns or bruises at once and says pain cannot stay where it is used.
A man named Blackburn is reported drowned yesterday between Trimble and Jacksonville. The body has not been recovered.
Mine 210 on Sugar Creek stood at flood risk yesterday as a large force and multiple teams built a dyke to turn the water away. Amanson Lewis, missing from the asylum ice plant, was found with family on the pike. Theo Dean and Jack Morgan, bus drivers, rescued residents on West Union Street by driving buses into four feet of water and using planks to reach the houses, then pulling the buses free.
The M. E. Sunday school contributed a purse of $25 to flood sufferers. The primary department added $1.18, totaling a modest charitable donation from the church group.
The advertorial piece argues Schnapps tobacco is made from flue cured Piedmont tobacco and warns against numerous imitations that mimic its look. It claims authentic Schnapps uses unique branding and spelling S C H N A P P S on tags and plugs, promises lower prices, and urges consumers to avoid inferior imitations.
Report from Roachdale mayor's office details an uptick in theft amid flood debris. Boats along the riverfront raid houses on Wolfe Street and river banks, with drawers pried open and more than $250 in money stolen plus silverware. Residents call for police protection and deputized guards as search crews comb wreckage for missing furniture and valuables.
Bright little pills claimed to banish sick headache and biliousness without gripe or sickness. Sold and recommended by Cline's Pharmacy.
Franz Woodworth of Swift & Co. returned from Athens and Nelsonville where flood damage was light. He reported the drowning of John Ball, a council member, near Buchtel after crossing a washed bridge while walking from Buchtel to Nelsonville.
A historical ad notes Dean's Regulats as a remedy for bilious attacks. The product promises relief after meals and a waking effect for the liver, priced at 25 cents at drug stores.
A guaranteed cure for piles offering relief from itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. PAZO OINTMENT promises refund by druggists if it fails to cure in 14 days. Price set at 60 cents.
A London Spectator quotation examines happiness by gender. It argues women find joy in detail and daily life while men seek broader outcomes, noting women fritter away time on small things and men enjoy sharper but shorter pleasures.
The body of Carlos Young, engineer at the shirt factory, was found along the river bank Sunday morning. Rescuers John Hamilton Frank Lowrey and L L Mercer could not recall the boat's occupants, initially missing Young after the overturning. Witnesses on nearby rooftops affirmed Young was aboard, and a search led to his body as dawn broke.
When the liver is sluggish, perform the arm stretch twice daily. Reach one arm up while the other lowers toward the floor, then switch arms. The bodily bend toward the lower arm strengthens side muscles and helps the liver by squeezing it like a sponge to aid its work.
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