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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
The fragment lists state and national tickets with names for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, auditor, attorney general, dairy and food commissioner, board of public works, school commissioner, supreme court judges, and clerk of supreme court. Includes editor note and a brief aside about cherry crops and political commentary on Bryan and The Commoner.
The tenth congressional district shows a split Republican race with two candidates. The board of elections will decide which name appears on the ticket as party unity remains elusive and the potential winner is described as a loser in a close race.
A June bride is nearly ready for her ceremony with plans for a bride room in each district. Secretary Cover of the Republican national committee declines the honor of national delegate from a rump convention in the Tenth district, possibly entering the convention without a delegate badge.
The article notes repeated spring losses to weather and pests. It warns that despite some remaining fruit, widespread damage from birds and worms will reduce harvests, leaving little behind for growers and buyers.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama extolled good roads as engines of progress and social, religious, and economic advancement. The speech also lauds the jury commission reform, praising the selected jury list as representative citizens and noting milk market shifts and other civic observations.
An advertisement for Ayer's Pills from the J C Ayer Co of Lowell Massachusetts promotes a single bedtime dose for constipation biliousness dyspepsia and headaches. It claims strong laxative effects and urges consultation with a doctor. The copy references formulas and medicines including urea and alcohol related to production.
An Ohio editorial argues newspapers must resist blind party bias and defend principles in campaigns. It cites the Gallipolis Tribune and state papers, then discusses the Harry Thaw trial and the insanity defense, praising a New York justice’s stance and urging limits on the insanity plea to curb murder rates.
It is due the soldiers, living and dead, to close every business house in Athens from 2 to 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Charles Duvall and Eugene Wells were found dead this morning near an overturned skiff in Meigs Creek while fishing. Duvall’s family has a history of tragedy as his brother drowned here years ago.
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