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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1903

Page

7

Railroads Striving to Meet Coal Transport Demand

Columbus Ohio October article notes railroads miners and operators face equipment challenges as coal demand rises. Hocking Valley Ohio Central and Kanawha and Michigan have expanded coal car fleets dramatically since 1900 with total cars around 32 000 among the three lines.

Mocking Valley Columbus Ohio Hocking Valley Ohio Central Kanawha Michigan Hocking Valley Railroad Barlera Comaes

Notice to Teachers Examinations Schedule by Board

Examinations will be held on the first Saturday of September October January February April May and July and on the first and third Saturdays of August Primary tests in May and August Boxwell tests on the third Saturday of April and second Saturday of May By order of the board of examiners Maurice M Bryson clerk no 3in 52

Une Boxwell Board of Examiners Maurice M. Bryson Clark

Two Papers for 1.25 by special arrangement

By special arrangement with the New York Tribune company we offer the Messenger & Herald and the Tribune Farmer at 3.25 a year for both papers, or the Tri weekly Tribune and the Messenger & Herald for 1.75 a year. The subscription price must accompany the order. The Messenger & Herald Pty Co.

New York Tribune Company Messenger & Herald Tribune Farmer Tri-weekly Tribune Messnger & Herald The Messenger & Herald Pty Co

Wine of Cardui Promises Relief for Female Weakness

An 1902 testimonial claims Wine of Cardui cured nine months of suppressed menstruation and related pains. The speaker describes back and side pain, headaches, and swelling, noting a week of improvement and a regular period after nineteen days of treatment. The ad urges women to try Wine of Cardui with a one dollar bottle.

Congress J. Porriam Mae Cardus Cardui

Homeseeker's and Colonists Fares on Ohio Central Lines

Local rail agents announce Homeseeker's and Colonists Rates with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

Homeseeker’s Cail Ohio Central Lines

Ice Plant Ad Promises Prompt Telephone Orders

Office at the Ice Plant advertises two phones and urges telephone orders for prompt attention. The readable fragment hints at a local commerce notice promoting quick service and accessibility for customers.

Ice Plant

Sealed Proposals for Sale of Three School Houses

Carbondale Special School District invites sealed bids for three school houses in York township and Waterloo township districts. Bids due noon on the specified date with rejection right reserved. Bids delivered to Clerk W. H. Watkins in Carbondale Ohio by order of the Board of Education.

Board of Education of Carbondale Special York Township Waterloo Township W. H. Watkins Carbondale Ohio Fof Education Cosas Wees

Cannel coal and jet origin described

The article explains cannel coal a compact bituminous coal burning with great freedom. It notes its English name origin from canny or candy coal and its use as a candy substitute. It mentions jet a jewelry form produced from York shire cannel coal.

Yorkshire England

Featherly as Victim of Tongue Lashes in Gossip Column

A Kansas City Journal item jokes about Featherly and his wife, noting his old line that she once had him as the victim of drooping eyelashes. It then quips he is now the drooping victim of her tongue lashes.

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Mow Not to Get Old Warns Against Excess and Sloth

A Nortonville News item notes a youth who pursued pleasures and social gaiety, dies young, and warns devotion to appetite. It stresses thrift and saving as paths to success, condemning those who mock frugality while praising industry and self care.

New York

What supports the sun in the heavens jokes

A country schoolteacher asks what supports the sun in the heavens and a precocious pupil answers dreams. The piece plays with wordplay on comfort and circumstance, then notes sincerity as the basis of true friendship.

A& Prevecgas Kansas City

Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil Ad

A vintage advertisement promotes Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as a builder remedy for weakened conditions and nervous exhaustion. It praises its non greasy taste and claims it aids sleep indigestion and malassimilation. Sold by druggists and prepared by Katharinon Chemical Co St Louis Mo.

DeWitt Ec, DeWitt & Co Chicago Hagee Katharinon Chemical Co St. Louis

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