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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
5
Local notices detail visits and guests in Murray City, Columbus, Cincinnati, Chauncey, and Athens. Travelers include E. H. Brown, Fred Ambrose, W. R. Moore, J. V. Minear, Mrs. Will Casley, and many others with social calls and business trips.
The store promotes walking skirts in light colors and deep discounts on ladies tailor made suits. It highlights a large range of affordable shirt waists and dresses for children, with prices from 50 cents to 1.25 for kids ages 6 to 14 and 25 cents to 1.25 for younger sizes. The article touts men and boys suits priced 10 to 22 dollars, hats from 1 to 3.50, and a broad floor covering selection including ingrain, tapestry, Brussels, and velvet rugs.
The writer endorses Royal Baking Powder as the best and most reliable for five years at the Cornell Training Table. She notes it consistently yields perfect, delicious, wholesome food and mentions trying other brands without success.
John Spencer of Grand Janction Ohio reports a breakthrough by perfecting a seedless apple tree variant. The playful note claims the vermiform appendix is out of a job, signaling a humorous take on fruit science.
Mrs. Margie Wakefield Worner 29 died at her Brooklyn home and was buried Tuesday in the new cemetery near her mother’s grave. The funeral in the Methodist church drew relatives including Mrs. Fullerton who reared the deceased and Mrs. Abbie Lamb Cone of Hartford visiting her daughter Mrs. G J Putnam.
I extend sincere thanks to the Athens lodge of 1.C.C. F. and others for kindness shown during my father William Sanner’s illness and at his death. Mrs. Ida White.
Mrs. Alston Ellis advertises for a capable housemaid as Patti departs for Wales after leaving $200000 behind and causing bankruptcy for her manager Mr. Gray. The note hints audiences failed to meet expectations as the public grew tired.
Clarke's Real Estate Agency operates from No. 5 north Court street offering properties and express delivery services through Adams Express. The notice highlights the agency location and affiliation with the postal express firm.
Mercury ointments harm smell and whole system. Use only on physician prescription. Hall's Catarr Cure by F. J. Cheney Co. Toledo contains no mercury and works internally. Buy genuine Hall's Catarr Cure in Toledo. testimonials free. Sold by all druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills touted as best.
Edge drives an automobile 2000 miles without stopping from southern England to John o' Groats House in Scotland. The remarkable endurance feat follows a single continuous journey ending at a famed northern landmark.
A quirky notice invites visitors at J. D. Raw Company this coming week to report any urine related issues in the carpet department with offers of payment.
J D Raw Co ends its flower sale with all hats and decorations cleared at ten and nineteen cents per bunch, offering steep discounts on ladies accessories.
The Washington Post quips about the Mormon church possibly showing honors to a bachelor. It ponders if polygamous marriages as once practiced imply praise, asking what term would apply to such a display.
An advertisement urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch noting a full 16 oz package equals one pound while competitors offer 12 oz or 8 oz at the same nickel price. It claims no harmful chemicals and warns grocers may push stock with smaller packs. Defiance emphasizes 16 oz per package and non sticking to iron.
The Ohio State Sunday School convention at Lima will run July 7 to 9. Prof. B Excell of Chicago directs the music with assistance from W G Landes. Noted specialists join the program. a one fare plus cents round trip is offered from Ohio points. For details contact Dr Joseph Clark, general secretary, Columbus.
Lace curtains just priced for the J D Raw Co with best value seen. The sale features grades at $1.00 $1.25 $1.00 and $1.90, offering strong discounts.
After thirty years of selling glasses the shop announces it can correct all errors of refraction. An expert optician with modern instruments leads the new service and will be permanently located there for examinations or consultation anytime.
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