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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
2
A collage of observations and anecdotes covers fashion trends, financial jibes at trusts, market parries, jokes about public figures, and local society notices. It references Carrie Nation, Japs, the Standard Oil lamp, Capitol politics, and social events at homes in Logan with brief notes on residents and visits.
An advertisement claiming a blood purifying alterative tonic provides radical permanent cures for humors eruptions and weak tired feelings. It markets restoring vigor and building up the entire system. The language emphasizes health restoration through a claimed medical tonic.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as uniquely effective for restoring health at low cost. It cites a user named Susi A. Hars who recovered eyesight after taking two, then eight bottles, claiming regained vision and mobility. The ad asserts Hood's commitment to promises and outcomes.
In a letter from Honey Grove Texas Colonel John M Fuller says he was near death from liver and kidney troubles before using the electric Bitters. He credits the medicine with a full recovery and calls it the best medicine on earth. Sold and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease by W H McKee druggist at 50c a bottle.
Chas F Lemberger of Syracuse. NY recounts treating his son’s deep eye gash with Bucklen’s Amnic Salve. The salve reportedly healed the wound quickly and saved the eye. Also touted as remedy for burns and ulcers at 25 cents at W H McKee’s drug store.
Mrs W Jordan and Mrs W Ledbetter shopped in Athens last week. Ralph Sherman of Carbondale visited Frank Watkins over Sunday. Iss Albaugh of Mineral returned home Friday after visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Charles Fisher of Athens visited W Weatherby and wife. Mr and Mrs Frank Burnley welcomed a daughter born Friday.
Mack Hamilton a hotel clerk at Valley City North Carolina says two bottles of DeWitt's Little Early Risers cured him of chronic constipation. The pills act as a tonic and a drastic purge and are sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Farmers in Plantsville resume plowing and plant potatoes as spring weather returns. Colds plague residents with Eva Davis, Mrs. Martha Lampert, and Lillian Bardin among the worst cases. James R. Edgerton sick with malaria, Dora Fleming visits, and H. M. Lambert returns from Iowa. A horse dispute ends with a writ of replevin. Railway funding nears completion in Bern township with most of the amount raised. A Town Hall meeting yields some progress. Bardin sells a gray team to Calahan of Corning. Schools near term end amid growing dissatisfaction with the system.
Special from Alston Michigan March 13 James Cales reports a twenty year battle with rheumatism and kidney trouble ended by Dodd's Kidney Pills He says the remedy cured his aches and weakness and he spent little fortune on doctors before finding relief He urges others with kidney problems to try the pills claiming they remove uric acid and cure rheumatism
In a display at HK L Wheaton's shop, the lustro finish is praised for reviving old furniture and woodwork. The advertisement highlights its beauty, variety of colors, and ability to make aged pieces look new, inviting customers to see samples.
Qualified voters of the Republican party in Athens County are to meet April 15, 1905, from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST to nominate by ballot officers for the November 1905 election. Supervisors, judges, and clerks are named for each precinct, with central committee delegation and filing deadlines set for March 4, 1905. Balloting uses Australian ballot rules. outcomes decided by majority or by lot if tied.
Brief notice advertises items for sale by H. L. Wheaton with emphasis on painted green seal and affordability. The text presents a simple sales offer likely from a historical classifieds page.
J L Tucker editor of the Harmonizer Centre Alabama endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the best salve for piles cats and burns. Cline's Pharmacy sells the genuine product.
Top grade paint advertised by H L Wheaton for sale. Limited details given about product line.
A vintage advertisement asserts Minute Cough Cure eases stomach upset by drawing inflammation from throat and bronchial tubes. It claims quick relief for croup and whooping cough and notes sale at Cline's Pharmacy.
By order of the Probate court of Athens county Ohio I will offer the described real estate at public auction on Saturday March 25 1905 at 1 p m at the front door of the courthouse Athens Ohio The parcel lies in Waterloo township and includes part of Fraction 30 Town 11 Range 15 containing about 114 acres more or less with an appraisal of 2280 00 The sale terms require one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years with interest or all cash on delivery of purchaser's deed H H Wickham as assignee of Thomas J Allison Grosvenor Jones Worstell attorneys for the assignee Feb 23 to Mar 23
A vintage notice promotes Holllister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic for the sick with claimed unique remedy. It markets tea and tablets at 38 5 cents and notes Clines Pharmacy as the supplier.
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