28 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
1
The advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as essential for the finest foods, claiming it lends cake lightness, sweetness, and flavor unattainable with inferior powders. It condemns cheaper brands as dangerous and urges purchasing from Royal Baking Powder Co at New York, with a local notice of various community updates and social notes following.
An assortment of old advertisements describes stock closeout at Ameryville with store rental potential. It also mentions harness and leather goods by Gellaberry Coe and a millinery opening at L Y Cooks, plus a medical dyspepsia cure testimonial and new dwellings for sale with easy payments.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a death and funeral phrases. References to Harrison, statesmen, and divine powers appear amidst garbled lines. The passage hints at mourning, national solemnity, and biblical cadence without clear names or dates.
Dr and Mrs Crary present six travel talks at the Methodist church starting April 1 with stereopticon views on Europe and America Proceeds go to the church organ fund Single admission 25 cents. The program features AL G Fields and his Famous Minstrel Band with a varied lineup including specialty acts and a parade April 2 in Boon. Also mentions Grove’s cough remedy and its money back guarantee.
Local shop showcases a broad selection of spring hats and millinery. Dresses and skirts are promoted with discounts, while fabrics such as lawns and dimities, veils, and lace are highlighted. The store touts new materials, draperies, curtains, and a wide range of white dresses suitable for summer occasions.
Mothers endorse Bearathe the Kind You Have Always Bought for all throat and lung troubles. It is advertised as a quick cure for coughs colds grippe asthma and whooping cough. Cline's Pharmacy markets this well known remedy.
Farm listing offers 2 barns two sheep barns cedar house and a young orchard in early bearing at Frost Ohio. Features a five room dwelling and outbuildings with easy payments and partial owner terms. References required for two person household including two girls as house help. address provided for contact. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised by Gline’s Pharmacy.
A village ordinance grants the Athens Nelsonville and Hocking Valley Traction Company authority to construct operate and maintain a street railway in Athens Ohio. The route centers on Court Street from a terminus near Washington Street north to Court Street and includes terms for twenty five years electric operation single track and overhead wires with poles along streets and standards for fares and construction.
The text outlines street and track work by The Athens Nelsonville and Hocking Valley Traction Company and successors. It mandates removal of debris, consistent street surface, and compliance with council street gratings. Property owners affected must bear damages while the company covers related construction costs.
An ordinance requires transient dealers to pay license fees for selling by retail within the Village of Athens. The license ranges from not less than twenty dollars to not more than fifty dollars per day of operation. Violators face fines or imprisonment for each day of illegal business and the measure becomes effective after passage and publication.
A brief notice references assessors and a time window of twenty minutes with cryptic phrases about "one cent a de" and related terms. The readable fragment appears to be a historical tax or valuation notice with unclear names and actions.
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