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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1899

Page

3

Judicial Convention Nomination for Common Pleas Judge

Republican electors in Athens and surrounding counties convene May 24 1889 to nominate a candidate for Common Pleas Judge and conduct other business. Representation fixed at one delegate per 200 votes plus fractions. delegates named from multiple counties. Also notes on manure for Carly Potatoes affecting early crop, soil richness, and cabbage planting timing.

Oro Tne Hiice Cammen Saul

Local Notables Visit Athens and Surroundings

Clarence Smith was in Zane Thursday and Friday on business. De and Mrs Pied Hibbard of Frost were the guests of Athens relatives Thursday and Friday. Arthur Wolf and Alan Lawhead spent Saturday and Sunday in Glouster the guests of Sir and Mrs Martin Howard. Mr Hiram Cooley returned Friday from Marshfield. P C Henry of Pleasanton was in Athens Saturday on business and guest of his brother Chas Henry. Mrs J O Woodyard after months in Washington DC, guest of Mr and Mrs H D Mirick, returned home. Dr Philip Zenner and sister Rose Zenner arrived from Cincinnati the last of the week and were guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Zenner. Dr Zenner returned to the Queen City Sunday. A church social with supper was held Friday at Mr C C Harris’s residence on Vine street with a large crowd and a good time. The K of P attended in a body. Dr George Bean, of Rutland, passed through Athens Friday en route to Ricazo for postgraduate work. Chase Stewart of Springfield visited Friday after political affairs, seeking Republican attorney general nomination. Mrs H H Hartman and daughter Mary arrived Friday from Gafton, guests of Mrs Hartman’s sister. An accident in the Hocking Valley parlor car left Mrs Hartman’s daughter with a broken right arm. surgical aid summoned on arrival in Athens.

Clarence Smith Zane Thureday Pied Hibbard Frost Athens Arthur Wolf Alan Lawhead Glouster Martin Howard Hiram Cooley Marshfield P. C. Henry Pleasanton Chas. Henry Sunnyside J. O. Woodyard Washington, D. C H. D. Mirick Philip Zenner Rose Zenner Cincinnati Henry Zenner Zenner C. C. Harris Vine Street Kk. of H. H. Hartman Mary Gafton Everal

A Barrow Escape and Varied News Briefs

A Barrow Escape narrative praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and documents a survival after four doctors. Also notes a Norwegian proposal on marriage eligibility, Russian student sympathy strikes, Grain-O benefits, Montreal emigration stats, Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims, and Hippopotamus Cyrus from the New York zoo.

Epidemic of Whooping Cough and a Public Remedy

An account recalls last winter’s whooping cough outbreak affecting children at Norwood House Norwood N J. The Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is praised for curing croup and cough in the writer’s family and is noted for sale by W H McKee at Leadville. The text also mentions heavy snowfall temps in Cel and Sicches with figures 1 and 43 feet respectively.

Jone Norwood House Norwood W- H. McKee Leadville Raby Cel Sicches

Beacons of wonder in a world of living song

A lyrical meditation on joy and beauty urging readers to open their hearts and not miss life’s blessings while contrasting a hopeful view of nature with civic concerns such as municipal cremation and public health notices. It references B M Waltermire and city leaders in Ohio and Boston.

Ibely Ohio Suegents N Menieipal Quincy Boston Alto

Cornell Music at Bage Chapel Draws Cornellites

A daily five o clock organ recital at Bage chapel on the Cornell campus draws students from their rooms as the day ends. The doors are open and listeners come and go, resting to hear the solemn strains in a cherished campus custom.

Cornell University Bage Chapel

Sevres Vases Gift From French to White House Ceremony

The opening of the Franco American cable on August 17 featured President McKinley and President Paure exchanging the first message. France presented two Sevres vases from the national pottery to the United States through Ambassador Cambon as a gift to President McKinley and the government. The vases, six to eight feet high on pedestals, are deep blue and align with the White House blue room decor. The Sevres factory, founded by Louis XV era French artists, is noted for royal palace collections. The wares will remain a permanent White House possession as a diplomatic gift of the American government and people.

McKinley Paure United States Sevres Felix Taure Cambon Washington White House Sevres Taviory Paris Seine Versailles Tenis XV Louis XV France Etere Europe W House Congress

Buckien Amica Salve Promises Fast Healing

A historical advertisement touts Buckien's Amica Salve as the best remedy to prevent burns and heal cuts and skin ailments. It claims to cure old sores fever sores cicers boils felons carbuncles and eruptions, with a guaranteed cure and a 23 cent price per box, sold by W A McKee, a druggist.

Buckien W. A. McKee

May Ask For Annexation Of Cuba

The article notes rising annexation sentiment in Cuba among businesspeople and property owners who seek U S governance for stability. It cites the Cuban resolution limiting U S sovereignty and predicts petitions for annexation will grow as troops depart. Admin circles doubt such policy but foresee Cuba eventually requesting protection.

Cuba United States Spain Antilles

Sunflower and Shovel Fish Notes From The Sea

A reader’s summary mentions sunflowers grown in Europe with seeds parched in Russia and oil for lighting and cooking. It also explains the shovel fish named for its nose used to flip sea mud to find worms and shells. Poetic justice concerns a British sportsman who died after injuring a rabbit in a coursing match.

Russia

New Coaling Stations Planned for Strategic West Indies

The navy proposes coaling stations at Culebra island near Puerto Rico, Mayaguez on the Puerto Rico coast, and Guantanamo or Nipe Bay in Cuba to control the Mona and Windward passages and approaches to the Gulf of Mexico. Dry Tortugas work includes coal sheds, piers, and a dredged channel to allow the deepest battleships, with surveys by Coast Survey and vessel expeditions by Eagle and Yankton.

Bradford Bureau of Equipment Navy Department West Indies United States Virgin, Mona Gulf of Mexico Culebra Island Porto Ries Virgin Islands Mayaguez Porto Rico Mona Passage Guantanamo Cuba Nipe Bay Yuestas Bahan Channel Cradford Key West Endicott Fort Jefferson Coast Survey Y Porto Rico Eagle

WEW UNIFORMS FOR TROOPS IN CUBA AND PUERTO RICO

General Treechinridge reports health and comfort improvements from recent repairs in the American garrisons in Cata and Porto Rico. Breckinridge notes Cuban troops live in tents while Puerto Rico units are housed in barracks and praises barrack upgrades. The khaki dress has faded to many colors. He proposes adopting a blue striped linen uniform used by Spaniards to improve appearance and functionality.

Cata Porto Tico Treechinridge Theses Islands Porto Rico Breckinridge Cuba War Department Bern Raim Alan

The Pine Seat: Draping a Piano Like Modern Decor

A garbled instruction from a historical page suggests placing a piano crosswise in a room, draping its back with tapestry or a portiere, placing a box on the floor behind it, and adding cushions to create a trendy setup referred to as the pine seat.

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