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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
2
A broad reading feature surveys material to be read by the Messen ger and Herald Family focusing on themes of mankind and nature. It highlights available resources and a call to readers to engage with the proposed content.
A colorful assemblage of quips and witticisms lampoons politics and society. It satirizes Rockefeller language, inferential spreads, and public figures while riffing on April weather, fashion, and laws. The piece blends proverb and humor across varied topical threads.
A mixed column argues superstition in Russia and the weather as social fuel, then shifts to Ohio politics and religion. It defends Dr. Pierce medicines, critiques imperial beliefs, notes boilerplate weather chatter, and ends with a strong defense of circuit riding ministers and miners earning fair wages.
The W C T U of Athens County met in Amesville on April 25 and 26 for an institute and convention. Mrs Helen S Barns attended throughout and inspired the group. Rev Cellars and Rev Clifford aided services, special music accompanied sessions, and attendees enjoyed a warm reception with refreshments. Five new members and six honoraries joined, thirteen youths pledged and wore the white ribbon.
A Monticello town resident proclaims recovery from Bright's Disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He recalls doctors predicted death in a year, but after treatment he regained health and is now sound. The notice also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic.
The ingenious inventor of the ines timable Waterbury watch has run down after going for thirty seven years. The article notes the elusive maker’s long pursuit and the lasting impact of the timepiece.
Dr. T. G. Merritt of No. Mehoopany Pa reports a startling test yielding a cure for a patient with violent stomach ulceration and hemorrhages. He prescribed Electric Bitters, noting relief from day one and no attacks for 14 months. The remedy is guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles, 50 cents at W. H. McKee’s.
President Joseph Smith declares the Mormon church has not practiced polygamy in ten years and asserts it must end. This statement frames church policy amid ongoing public debate and scrutiny over plural marriage.
Bold ad copy claims Green Seal Liquid Paint protects buildings against decay and urges purchase by readers through H. L. Wheaton. The screed then pivots to sensational notes about Turkey and Macedonia buying half a million repeating rifles and five hundred machine guns each and proposing to share civilizational “blessings.”
A testimonial claims Dr King’s New Discovery cures bronchitis and lung diseases with one bottle, cited by Mrs. C B VanMeter of Shepardstown. Trade notes add trial bottles free and prices 50 cents to one dollar, while a side remark mentions England importing eggs worth thirty million dollars annually and a poultry ranch prospect.
An advertisement touts Soft Blankets as the only sleep-friendly blankets and Easy Task Soap as the ideal cleaning product for them. It claims the soap is pure and whitening, with no boiling or rubbing required, and notes a grocer carries it for five cents.
Sealed proposals for labor and materials to erect a library building at Ohio University Athens Ohio will be received until 12 noon CST. Bids must follow Ohio statutes and include a 50 percent bond. Proposals open for public inspection now and may be rejected at the trustees’ discretion with bids due between April 7 and May 5.
The report notes an inquiry will begin after the St Louis fair to determine how funds were spent. The author argues the audit should have happened earlier. The piece also mentions Angus Cannon of Utah allegedly deceiving three wives.
Marion Indiana resident Mrs G E Fenner reports dramatic recovery from a long cough after using One Minute Cough Cure. She lost weight from 148 to 92 pounds but regained health and strength after four bottles. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy in town. The note also mentions a Salt Lake City marriage ratio unrelated to the remedy.
The text promotes Little Early Risers as a liver medicine suitable for those unduly affected by strong laxatives. It claims pleasant, strengthening effects compared with other remedies and lists biliousness constipation sick headache jaundice malaria and liver troubles as conditions it cures. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Notice lists teachers examinations on the first Saturdays of April May Jane July and the third Saturday of August with locations at Athens Guysville and other towns including Nelsonville Stewart Gloutier Boxwell and additional unclear entries. It appears to cover multiple months and sites for testing with several towns named.
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