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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1897

Page

3

LOCAL BREVITIES AND NOTES FROM TOWNSHIP

A patchwork of short items notes a Rome funeral, county rail plans with cost figures, and appointments in the state Wilder board. Also recorded are travels of students, a Middlesboro coal agent, and a Hampton area concert band performance praised by locals.

Clie Sailer Mhion Maremma Rome Malo Trent Nts Shot Valley EL Sime Sidines Toale John A. Wilkins Delta State Board Wilder L. A. Koons Wilkins Starling Medical College Wilkine Campbell Sec Fulton County Leane Crook Jese Mook A. R Crook Nepdlesturn University Willeave Hoasia St. Heli St. Petersburg Sighohias Manning Middlesboronh Whi Coal Company Jip Pomeroy Arthur Cole Athey Hamden Enterprise Bow Zhacker Tole Tinting White Henilal Ms. Cole Vale Avive Wiswart Persia Wren Hayles Beers

Anker Barbes Surrenders After 36 Hour Hide

Anker Barbes gives himself up after hiding for thirty six hours following a shooting incident. The surrender occurred amid intense media attention as investigators and reporters pressed for details while Barbes declined to answer questions. A separate note mentions promotional medical quackery and literary anecdotes interspersed in the page, characteristic of the era’s mixed content.

Anker Barbes Artner Harber Longstretch Ginner

Excursion Rates and a Confusing Box Office Note

Fragmentary OCR yields an ambiguous notice about excursion rates to Toleds via Berkese Boxe and references Buckeye Teleder Bam. The readable bits mention an event around May and a person named Lad Jon Tetul, but many words are garbled. The item reads as an incomplete theater or transport notice with unclear details.

Rand

Woman Bypasses Guards to View Scenic Washington Window

A large blond woman ignored guards in the Senate wing reserved for press access. A messenger warned the private area, but she offered a companion pass and continued along smiling. The exchange underscored curiosity amid restricted sightlines.

Washington Post Senate Iso

URE BLOGD Bealib Foundation and Nervous Health Notes

A fragmented and garbled OCR style text discusses a foundation named URE BLOGD connected with bealib, mentioning Houl' Sirsaparitla and GROVE C LEVEL VD. It references health issues such as nervousness, kidney and bowel problems, and vague policy remarks, but specific facts are largely unclear. The piece reads like a damaged medical or institutional note with numerous misspellings.

Living Mummy in Paris tale stuns Acadian medical crowd

A bizarre feature in Paris describes a living mummy figure with unusual size and weight details, claiming mystic eyes and uncanny presence. The piece juxtaposes medical and sensational tones as it hints at a controversial exhibit or mythic being.

Garbled OCR Speech Sparsely Hints at Monastic Farm Tale

Fragmentary text suggests a rural scene with monks, barns, and a Baptist or Epispopalian reference. Names and places are unclear, but mentions of building a new barn and housing horses imply a local agricultural or religious community anecdote.

Inalinet of te Sitend thyrste Onsters

In a strange scene the sitend thyrste monsters are brought away from the sea. By instinct they reveal the exact hour when the tide is rising with Wal eppeoebing. Cheb beds open their shells to their fool from the sea as if they were still home.

Annehisery Ford Pe Oakbh Mery Acadian of Medicine Paris

Excursion to Columbus May Mist 1897

An excursion from an unspecified origin to Columbus Ohio is promoted for Friday May Mist 1897. Tickets to Calimbus and return at a low rate are offered with emphasis on visiting friends and attending Reboot Day exercises. Details on departures from Uni station and tram connections are mentioned but partly garbled.

Columbus, Ohio Calimbus Bere Jamas

Condor Facts From A Mountain Nesting Airs

The Anies Condor details a giant bird with wings around fourteen feet, average about ten feet. It nests on mountain summits and separates its young, feeding them for seven weeks before the fledgling leaves the nest after a year.

Sin Chien

Excursion Rates to Tolady by Knight of Prihlas Lodge

An excursion sale is announced for May 6 to 27 by the Knight of Prihlas Grand Lodge in Yolinde Obie. Buckeye oils will offer a one fare round trip with services to Toledo and Columbus depots. Day trains include parlor and drawing room cars. night trains offer sleeping cars. Time of trains and rates are available from agents HV XT for details.

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Toledo events and lodge notices printed in May schedule

Fragmented OCR lists diverse fraternal lodge meet dates at Toledo with references to Knights of Pythias Parahose and Central Lines. Mentions May 25 27 1497 and May 2s, plus school pay at Mabani and various agent notices, all terse and garbled.

E. of P. Orard Lodge Otuw Toledo

Special Announcements Reach Customers by Mail Card

Fragmentary note indicates customers should send names on forms or cards for handling special announcements. It hints at ordering and delivery timing, with usual procedures for notices reaching recipients.

Cin Euy

Tevnar Pudbiy tee finds 8 in HeeSera race

A fragmented OCR line hints at Tevnar Pudbiy and Dale Reeceee in a local event from HeeSera. Readable elements suggest an informal race result or listing with eight as a noted figure. Further specifics are obscured but the core entities appear.

Tevnar Dale Reeceee Uy

Blondin death reference in Lincoln era reminiscence

A garbled reminiscence recalls Blondin the rope walker and President Lincoln. It contrasts faultfinding critics with calm faith, imagining a scenario at Niagara Falls where guiding Blondin to safety prompts urging him to adjust pace and posture, while observers hold their breath.

Blondin Wis Lins Cole Lincoln Nondin Niagara Falls Tlondin Mer Yaush

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