This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
The record lists Harry M. Webster for Treasurer E O Woodworth for Treasurer, I M Fosta for Prosecuting Attorney and A W Lynch as another candidate.
Hocking county Republicans present Judge 8S. H. Bright as a candidate for lieutenant governor. He is described as a strong, clean, honest churchman with experience to lead the Ohio senate. The piece urges Bright as a tempered, effective nominee should Southern Ohio gain state ticket consideration.
The article explains unclaimed moneys totaling 1354.44 held by Sheriff Murphy from estate settlements. It notes a long-standing practice of turning funds over to successors, with amounts growing until 1854.44 and then deposited. Inspector Dover corrected the matter by applying the statutes, and the money was moved from the treasury.
Inspector Dover’s report argues that reported excessive fees reflect differing legal interpretations rather than deliberate overcharges. Officials bill costs per their understanding of statutes, while the state auditor and attorney general have set fixed interpretations, leading to undercharges in many counties.
The opinion argues that differing judicial interpretations prove that the Athens county official charged with drawing excessive fees did not act wilfully or with intent to defraud. It notes that lawyers and judges often disagree on statutes leading to litigation and weakens accusations of deliberate wrongdoing.
An advertisement copied from Bradford's New York Gazette dated Dec 6 1747 shows Cornelius Van Denburgh as Albany Post setting out for winter service with letters sent to the post office or his house near Spring Garden. The Albany mail travels by sloops on Hudson River. in winter a foot messenger is likely used. The same paper notes a winter schedule for the Boston and Philadelphia Posts, setting out from New York every fortnight at 9 o'clock Tuesday mornings, with merchants urged to send letters in time.
A local department announces a large display of ready to wear ladies garments. Silk suits range from 10.00 to 25.00, wash suits 1.50 to 7.50, and skirts from 2 to 15 with styles like sunburst and umbrella designs. Wash waists from 0.50 to 4, corset covers gowns and lace trimmed pieces, plus new Royal line garments and lace curtains 0.39 to 10.00.
A Cornhill writer recalls Dartmoor England with its endless clonda and shifting mists. The moor is flooded with rain and silvery showers as winds from the south north west and east bring varying forms of wet weather. The passage evokes the perennially beautiful moor and its climate.
The excerpt from John Shebbeare's Matrimony recalls a long standing English wedding custom where the groom serves the bride at dinner. An antique quip by an old gentleman notes the fashion of standing behind the bride’s chair with a napkin and serving her, predicting she will repay in time.
Velnaquez shows light as elastic and illuminating air, first to reveal a new perspective. Earlier artists faded figures with distance, but he renders light quantity on every surface to give depth and form to room and figures.
Unable to determine clear readable facts from the provided text fragment. The item appears fragmentary with no identifiable persons organizations places dates or events to summarize into a coherent news card.
Athens residents learn that Dr. A Monetta of Toledo Ohio arrives May 12 and 13 at Dr F P McVays office on Court Street for free consultations. A Berlin optics graduate of 1877 he boasts twenty five years practice in Europe and America and many cures. He will also visit Albany on May 28 and 24 at Dr G D Swett’s office.
Claim that catarrh is a constitutional disease and that Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio provides the only constitutional treatment. It is taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any uncured case and endorsements from Druggists at 76 cents.
One-way second class colonist fares to California North Pacific Coast Montana Idaho and intermediate territory. March 1 to 15 and September 15 to October 3. For particulars call on or address ticket agents of this company.
A regional notice states an event will be held at Warren ers Livery Stable Broth on Saturday May 13. Attendees are required to be present for the planned activities.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.