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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1903

Page

8

Municipal Ownership Debate Endorses Private Light Plant Critique

In a college debate on municipal ownership of an electric light plant, Chan W. Waggoner argued the negative, citing that municipalities lack business focus and are prone to political control. He warned depreciation and hidden costs, and pointed to failures in Portsmouth Ohio Wabash Indiana Tacoma Washington and local water works to show why private corporations outperform public utilities.

Chan’ W. Waggoner Waggoner Supreme Court of Massachusetts Carrol D. Wright U. S Commissioner of Labor Portsmouth Ohio Wabash Tnd Tacoma Washington Knutzman Water Works Department Columbus Water Works Atlantic Coast Rocky Mountains China America Board of Managers

Mortuary Notices and Local Obituaries from Athens Area

Obituary notices include Mrs. John Ackley 74 of south of Athens buried Haning cemetery after widow of John Ackley long time county surveyor. Henrietta Dinsmoore of near Garden dies at 57. funeral at Garden M E church. Also items on Mrs Pinkham testimonials, Lydia Pinkham co ads, Elizabeth Lowry of Dover Chauncey death 187 years? and other local obituaries Emma Augustine of Sugar Creek aged 54.

John Ackley Athens Haning Daddy Hague Polly Elizabeth Mamma Hague Ackley Lavina A. Lewis Dallas Texas Hallie Brown Zanesville E. G E. H. Ackley Free Will Baptist Church Haning Church Henrietta Dinsmoore Milo Dinsmoore Near Garden M. E. Church Garden L. G. Matheny Elizabeth Lowry Dover Township Chauncey M. E Nye Emma Augustine Sugar Creek Bright Dodridge Augustine Henry Hibbard Hebbardsville Samuel Augustine

Remarkable Care Cures Severe Lung Cough Case

Mrs Gertrude E Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated lung congestion and pneumonia yet was completely cured by One Minute Cough Care She collapsed to 92 pounds from 148 and regained her normal weight after four bottles Cline's Pharmacy endorses the remedy.

Gertrude E. Fenner Marion Ind

Dr Evans to Visit Athens for Eye Ear Throat Clinic

Dr Evans ear and throat specialist will be in Athens on April 5 at Hotel Ferry. He offers treatment for granulated eyelids scrofulous sore eyes and diseases of the eye ear and throat.

Evans Athens Hotel Ferry

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