05 May 1887
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1887
Page
1
An elderly Wisconsin inventor visits the Patent Office in Washington seeking why his milling machine attachment patent was not granted. He discovers a Louisiana patentee had identical improvements from a decade earlier. The astonished man, after a night of work, realizes another had achieved the same goal first. Tears mark his disappointment.
A long list of Athens County residents test the Hawley clothes washer, praising its thorough cleaning, speed, and low wear on garments. Endorsements include Rev I W Montfort and others from Athens institutions, alongside notices of local sales and related farm and county items.
Ladies and misses hats debut at D Zenoer Co with fine straw crowns and turned up brims lined in coarse or fancy straw. Prices claimed as the lowest ever in Athene for ladies and misses, with new styles from Peter & Bou fashionable Boot Shoes.
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