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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
11
The Ohio Central touts its scenery and shortest route to the Atlantic Seaboard for Exposition visitors. It promises low rates and urges agents to inquire locally or contact L. P. Lewis in Columbus or Moulton Houk in Toledo for details.
North bound trains from Athens depart daily at 5 50 am and 4 55 pm Ex Sun 11 45 am Also south bound arrivals to Athens at 10 30 pm and 6 15 pm Ex Sun 9 00 pm Sunday only 10 pm
Special trips to Washington D C March 23 with fare 13 50 and to St Louis for the American Bowling Congress March 15 16 17 fare 15 20 Excursions and colonist fares listed include Atlantic City May 31 June 2 fare 15 56 Home-Seekers to Michigan March 15 29 April 12 May 10 24 and one way colonist fares to California March 1 to April 30 Also trips to Chautauqua N Y July 5 and 26 fare 9 00 Elks Philadelphia July 12 13 14 fare 14 30 Home-Seekers tours monthly and circuit tours to Mexico noted.
The list honors numerous men deemed heroes without discrimination for their sacrifices, including Otto Barth Edward Swett Chas Beards Capt. F S Lowrey Hal Woods Phil Kincade Charles Kincade John Kincade L L Mercer Frank Hambleton Lon Barnes Will Casley Pascal Traglio Clifford Fulton Art Wolfe Adam Harwick Mike Love Jesse Patterson Ray Vincent miner Lukrig who aided Hal Wood Frank Kurtz Guy Graham Carl Hibbard Harry Webster A M Lewis Jr Harry Seivers John Hamilton Chester Fulton Fred Gunther Jim Carpenter N C Warren Walter Allen Had Dalton Dave Hayes Bert Carscaden.
The term silhouette derives from Etienne de Silhouette a French minister famed for frugal reforms. The crude profile drawings named after him became a derisive symbol of thrift and cheapness, yet the word stuck as a common label for such pictures.
An early tale recounts Mark Twain's brother Orion visiting a girl at night, hammering doors, entering the home, and ignoring an assertive father in a grand dressing gown. The anecdote contrasts Orion’s failure to infer, with a vivid parlor scene and a punchy social misstep.
The Heptasophs of 8S. W. M. held a meeting at their hall Tuesday evening and voted a fund of $100 to be used in assisting their members who suffered from the flood.
A description from the Isondon Graphic recounts obsolete weapons like the pike and the matchlock musket. It explains the pan and cock priming system, the use of a burning match, and the method of loading and firing, noting the close interaction between pan priming and barrel ignition.
A southern diary excerpt recounts a bonnet made from coal scuttle straw with green tea dye and white ribbon. the author notes becoming a milliner and earning pay. It compares Confederate styles to the travelers’ simplifications of northern bonnets and recalls canned fruit as a Pleasant wartime novelty.
A infantryman named Scheiber dies on the last day of his leave at his home in a small village in upper Austria. The burgomaster, a former soldier, writes to notify Scheiber's regiment commander and asks for two additional days of leave to permit his interment. The Vienna Press notes the request.
An infirmary resident with sore eyes claims a doctor removed her eyes and scraped them with lances. A neighbor dismisses the tale as nonsense, noting doctors would be stuffing her, while the woman insists she awakened from chloroform and saw both eyes on the table.
A Cleveland Leader snippet shows a father praising hard work as the secret of success, while his son refuses to learn from others by gaining information unethically. They exchange lines about integrity and effort.
A humorous exchange taunts a clergyman and widow over consolation after death. The widow questions whether her husband rested before dying, prompting pointed banter in the New York Press.
A Messenger report shows President Taft bypassing Senator Foraker and others to appoint John E. Sater of Columbus as U S Coadjutor Judge for southern Ohio. Foraker questions salary before confirmation and legality, while Republicans fear weakening Ohio political bonds ahead of the national convention.
A destructive fire threatened Nelsonville early this morning when the Chambers home in the West End caught fire at about 8 25. It was extinguished in about half an hour despite the city lacking water. Rumors that the business district burned proved unfounded after investigation.
The factory began operation this morning to produce 150 straw mattresses for flood victims as stores report exhausted supplies.
The piece explains staircase locomotion as pendulum like, with up to height of the step lifting the body. It notes running upstairs greatly increases strain and demands nerve and muscle effort, especially when bodily vigor is low. the source cites the St. Louis Republic.
A historical note on swimming shellfish found in mid ocean waters. It describes tropical species like Carolinia trispinosa and Cleodora tridentata, their surface appearances at evening and morning, their ability to sink to safe depths during storms, and their small size with brilliant, glossy shells.
Warren Border of East Union street keeps a chicken coop that withstood a flood. The tilted house rested at a 45 degree angle while the flock laid two dozen eggs in a dry corner and on a nearby box. He plans to try selling hatched eggs at a dollar each.
Advertisement proclaims piles can be cured by Reap's Ointment with thousands reportedly treated. It claims a cure at 50 cents in any drug store.
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River rising through the night with a slowing rate after passing 61.5 feet at 3 am. Authorities expect the crest this afternoon but near 63 feet, with transportation facilities at Cincinnati terminals badly damaged and relief work under city and Charity organizations.
Postmaster Finsterwald and staff manage local mail while residents demand a star route to Enterprise. He acts only on written orders from the postal department and could face reprimand or dismissal for independent actions, with Athens mail following standard procedures.
An old advertisement touts remedies for tired eyes and sluggish organs. It links dark circles under the eyes to torpid liver and kidneys, promoting Exercise and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, available as tea or tablets from Cline's Pharmacy.
Mineral reports severe flood damage with six feet of water in Du marees grocery and John Stouts store ruined. Most of the village submerged except seven or eight houses. Livestock perished. Carbondale B&O branch will largely need rebuilding.
Reports indicate over seven miles of the B and O track washed out between Marshfield and Chillicothe with eight hundred feet of track ruined within Chillicothe city limits. The Scioto River flooded the area but no homes were destroyed.
An explosion of 250 pounds of dynamite shattered homes and buildings across the surrounding district in Cincinnati. Glass was broken within a half mile radius, furnaces dismantled, and sewers disconnected. authorities suspect incendiary action.
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