26 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1891
Page
1
Announcement from a long established Athens house praising forty years of trusted patronage. The firm states it will implement a strictly one price system to meet customer views and maintain confidence, asserting fair pricing, open methods, and prime quality goods while noting the world moves and merchants must adapt.
The piece argues for marking every article with plain figures to show exact prices. It claims the old system invited confusion, that plain figures let customers judge fairness, and that it makes shopping safer, even for children, by preventing imposition.
A Messenger column prints announcements from L. Kessinger for Representative and John Finsterwald for Sheriff, urging renomination in the Republican primaries. The notice also includes a brief call for Commissioner candidates.
Washington dispatch dated Mar 23 01 outlines the president's uncertain travel plans due to urgent domestic and international matters. Behring Sea, Blaine Pauncefote arbitration, land claims court, and new circuit judges demand attention. a May departure is possible if issues settle.
A broad Ohio state roundup notes several tragic deaths from fires and accidents including Mrs. Solomon Fisher burned in Easton and Eugene Ritchart who died after a self-inflicted gunshot in Circleville. Other reports cite a moonshine seizure near Port Jennings, a barn fire fatal to a child, and a man drowning amid health issues. The piece also covers tax and public works proposals, river harbor ideas, a bridge jumper, a measles like grip outbreak, and various local incidents across Meigs, Washington, and Muskingum counties.
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