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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
2
A garbled page shows a scene titled Just as You Like It with a messenger reading material for the Norald Family. The dialogue includes jokes about fishing, kittens, and a language lesson in a rural setting. Characters named Johny, Sarah, and Miss Sucker exchange wry lines about everyday farm life and small mischiefs.
Cheerlee jokes with Henpecke as he laments trouble after women cleaned the hours. The piece blends comic banter with a poetic monologue about the soul wandering through a May night and visions of heavenly gardens.
A philosophic club room discussion features a plan by Morgan to make a round-the-world trolley for five cents. Hillary Hilltopes testimony about railroad accident involving Matilda Fish is recounted, detailing times and injuries with grim clarity as part of an argument on truth.
An exchange centers on a yard accident where a worker was fatally injured as a heavy locomotive crushed his leg and head. The participants challenge witnesses on the exactness of their accounts, noting inconsistencies about timing and injuries and arguing that no one can tell the exact truth. E. C. Woopworth reports the dramatic unfolding and concluding call to rise.
The Madera Woodmen report three months in 1001 with disbursements of 1005.00 and receipts of 1004. Luna and Stonventiers are noted among members and workers in stone quarries and potteries. Bertha Minnesota Woodmen form a stock company to build a hall and theater. National conventions hint at large attendance and potential ordinances. Missouri grand lodge poised for significant 1901 meetings.
A Rochester New York girl Miss Mary Winkleman suffered anaemia and debility risking consumption. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her color returned, sleep improved, and strength renewed. The advertisement urges others with similar blood disorders to seek the remedy.
Washington report says Secretary Gage declined to comment publicly on last week’s Wall Street crack but remains vigilant. He buys short term U S bonds to circulate money and save government interest. Industrial Commission hearing featured C M Schwab of United States Steel Co stating consolidation could lower prices, boost employment, and that wages at Carnegie’s Homestead averaged $1. per day last year with wide variance.
Agents of the Ohio Central Lines offer excursion tickets between all points on these lines and within 150 miles on connecting lines. Tickets are one and one third fare for the round trip, on sale May 20 through May 31 with return by May 31. Contact local agents for details.
The Merald editorial cautions on temper in discussions. General J Whittater named Dayton police superintendent. By rules, order cases need two thirds vote to suspend and can be amended by way of bylaws. Ontario ranks fourth in veteran jewels purchases. Ontario lodge sends home fund mite boxes. Pennsylvania bought 1008 veteran jewels. encampment has about 125000 members. The eighty second anniversary is observed nationwide. San Francisco lodge plans July 5 jubilee entertainment.
About 80 temples comprise the order with over 50,000 members. Mecca temple in New York charges 25 for initiation and 2 annual dues while Islam temple in San Francisco asks 50 for initiation and 3 annually.
The United States won 1031 prizes at the Paris Exposition, second only to France. The ad touts Hoster Stomach Bitters as an unrivaled remedy for dyspepsia and related stomach ailments, boasting a long market history and wide cure record. It also notes sugar content differences among grapes and peaches.
A featured report claims a new wind treatment is making a wonderful record in curing bronchitis. The article highlights rapid patient relief and cites expert statements about safety and efficacy. It notes ongoing trials and calls for wider clinical tests.
A testimonial letter from Geo W Brown of So Han over NH extols Vincl as a cure for bronchial troubles. The ad claims Vincl restores voice, builds strength, and improves appetite by removing fat from cod liver oil and combining it with wine. McKee's Drug Store endorses and guarantees refunds if unsatisfied.
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