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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
13
The Paris Letter notes Rome's revival of Leo XII style price caps on food, with a 22-member commission to fix maximum retail prices. It also mentions Sunday doctor visit surcharges, the Eiffel Tower planned as a giant clock, and Maspero warning Philae temple loss from Nile irrigation.
A health claim proclaiming Tonsiline as the sole cure for sore throat. It asserts timely use prevents tonsillitis quinsy diphtheria and other diseases and advertises 25c and 5c bottles by The Tonsiline Co Canton Ohio.
An advertisement urges mothers to use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for colds in babies and children. It claims a pleasant maple sugar taste, no opiates, and a laxative effect to move bowels and drive the cold out. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
The wedding of Halliday Cline and Minnie Hartnell of Coolville is planned as a quiet home ceremony at the bride’s residence in Coolville on Wednesday evening November 6. Hartnell is the daughter of J E Hartnell. Cline is a prominent Athens businessman.
Albert Douglas lists numerous bulletins from the U S department of agriculture available free by mail. Topics include feeding farm animals hog cholera weeds silage peach growing potato culture onion culture fertilizer sheep breeding and more with numbered titles and requests for plain name and address to receive copies.
A numbered list of agricultural topics includes horse shoving pruning beautifying home ground drainage of farm land barnyard manure alfalfa seed usefulness of the American toad turkeoys pig management tomatoes production of good seed corn preparation of cement concrete corrosion of wire fences butter making renovation of worn out soils soil fertility seed of red clover and its impurities soil fertility and related subjects.
A proposed 50 mile railroad from Athens through Nelsonville Murray City and Glouster aims to link Hocking and Scioto valleys. Investors led by Charles Druggan of Columbus offered a 50000 bond to assure funding and a $1500000 company formation for the project, with right of way secured from about 80 percent of affected landowners.
South going dry and literature dying as a press item notes Burnside Post of the Grand Army of the Republic refuses to rescind resolutions denouncing Rev John Van Schaick Jr for praising Gen Robert E Lee on Lincoln's Birthday. Contains remarks on julep culture and Southern satire from Uncle Jemus Magazine and the Louisville Courier Journal.
The piece contrasts Southern sipping with New York haste, noting the julep as a symbol of dignified leisure versus rapid consumption. It argues prohibition will not erase the Southern figure from literature, citing Uncle Remus tales and Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox as enduring literary fixtures.
The following marriage licenses were issued Saturday by Probate Judge Lynch. George Dutro 18 brick yard worker of Axime and Zena Drake 18 of Lubrig. Consent of the groom's father given. Henderson Adkins 21 miner of Buchtel and Meda Matheny 16 of Deanville. Consent of Krilo's parents given. Eli M. Bennett Jr 39 of West Virginia and Sarah Vincent ? of Guysville. Fred Banier 46 of Mineral and Mrs Ne le Cook 38 of Athens.
A man named Jaston from Deanville was brought to the mayor's office late Saturday with a cut, swollen face and profuse bleeding. Witnesses described a fall from a porch but the exact cause remained unclear as he was treated for injuries.
An 19th century ad praising Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. It attributes cure claims for weak stomach indigestion dyspepsia torpid liver and biliousness to purified glycerine extraction from Golden Seal root. Endorsements from medical authorities are cited and the ad urges mailed free information and trial. It warns the remedy will not cure consumption in advanced stages.
Common pleas court met with several major cases. Orville Hewitt and Augusta Devore faced arraignment for fornication and adultery. Sach pleaded not guilty and was jailed for bond. Isaiah Koons charged with second degree murder and set at 3000 dollars bond. Masters v Masters granted a decree with custody to the defendant. five men indicted for Sunday liquor sales. Railway case left for amended petition. Athens Lumber sues N K Boyles and Flore Boyles.
The New York Coal Company files a complaint with the state railroad commission over the distribution of coal cars to lake trade. It claims the docking Valley railroad assigns undersized cars marked for lake use that are not counted toward miners' quotas, harming independent operators and driving miners away due to unstable work. The issue hinges on state jurisdiction and impacts Sunday Creek Coal Company and others despite interstate rules.
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