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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
2
A Toledo Blade report cites a British royal commission on marriage noting lower death rates among married men and widowers compared with single men. Dr Stark reports 1 in 100,000 husbands aged 40 to 45 die yearly versus 335 unmarried men, with caveats about healthier marriages and healthier classes influencing the figures.
Editor W W Barry of Lexington Tennessee contracted a severe case of piles during a Mammoth Cave visit and found Buckeye Arnica Salve a remarkable remedy. The ad claims the salve cures piles injuries inflammation and all bodily eruptions and sells for 26 cents at W H McKee's. It notes CBICAGO’s population surpassing all US cities and New York's population exceeding the combined total of 1880.
D E H Turner of Dempseytown Pa writes that Dr King’s New Life Pills keep him healthy, taking them nightly for two weeks to aid digestion and liver function. The pills are described as purely vegetable and effective against gripe. Available for 25 cents at W H McKee’s drug store.
An 1914 style ad column touts Mood's Sarsaparilla as a radical cure for scrofula and related ailments backed by testimonials. It also promotes Blood's Pills with Hood's Sarsaparilla Butter and Apple Sauce, sugar for roasting, and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as cures. The Illinois Audubon Society plans to amend game laws to criminalize possession of protected wild birds, countering millinery claims.
Mr H H Black of Grahamsville Sullivan County reports his five year old son, a croup sufferer, was cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy after doctors and other medicines failed. He notes the product dissolves tough mucus, has no opium, and can be given to both habeas and adults. Sold by W H McKee.
An Ax express train speeding toward Williamsport Pennsylvania at about 2 am struck a large bowlder loosened by recent rains. The impact tossed the rock from the rails and spared a wreck, while the slower train behind might have suffered greater damage. The item also advertises Chamberlain's Pain Balm with directions for corns bunions sprains and general rheumatism and lists W H McKee as seller.
A colloquial exchange notes Billy securing a new watch with a quip about the cost. The respondent jokes that any charge would be highway robbery, reflecting a playful, informal Philadelphia Press tone.
An Ohio ad touts Dr Rankin kidney tablets for instant pain relief and permanent cure as a druggist in Athens markets them. In Kansas a Wichita fair feature profiles a Butler county farmer wearing a Knox hat and 88 pairs of shoes, drawing attention from the Eldorado Republican who notes the girls wanted to eat him up.
If you are a sportsman you are doubtless thinking of a haunting trip and autograph you want to secure a rate to your favorite haunt. Low Yate hunters excursion tickets are available at all important ticket offices of the Central Lines to hunting territory in Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Alabama Kentucky Mississippi and Tennessee. Call on nearest agent of the Ohio Dental Lines who will be pleased to quote you hunter rates or address Movitrow Hour Gen Pass Agent Toledo Ohio.
Mrs Leland Norton president of the Chicago Cat club plans a major move to expand kennels and build a hospital at Grand boulevard and Forty sixth street to form the Chicago cat refuge. She aims to receive cats by October 1 with weekly intake days and seeks national support including a $50 contribution from Mrs C L Wagoner of Sandusky Ohio. Proceeds from sales support hospital expansion and an ambulance is hoped for by winter. the refuge operates independently of the Humane society.
Lewis Nixon of Elizabeth New Jersey will build five submarine boats for the Holland company four for the navy under a six boat contract and one sample craft for abroad. The Holland company aims to secure foreign orders and reports from European experts praise the new boats. Naval attaches in Washington and trials have yielded favorable opinions and deliveries for the first boat are due within eight months.
Three hours after acting as bridesmaid at the wedding of C W W John and Sadie C Tucker in Cincinnati Miss Alice Smelair, daughter of Charles S Sinclair, wed Willard Keeler, her friend’s best man. The thimble symbol of old maidship was found in a piece of cake, prompting the wedding party and minister to gather at the bride’s home for a quiet ceremony. Res L E Lee of the North Presbyterian church united the couple in her bridesmaid dress.
Abram S and Hewitt dispute Croker about youth chances in business. Hewitt says young men have ample chances and should invest savings in stock. He notes industries rise and needs competent leaders, predicting many vacancies as old leaders pass. Also cites census humor about ages and shoe measures in cities.
In a light feature, humor unfolds around Little Willie asking why the iceman would harvest crops with an icicle. The piece blends playful dialogue with a quirky line about polar exploration noting the 460 mile distance from the farthest polar discovery point to the pole.
Excursion tickets to Greenfield via the Ohio Central Lines offered by the U V Encampment Department of Ohio. Tickets on sale November 1 and 2 from all points in Ohio and Point Pleasant West Virginia. Return allowed until November 17.
Amusements of Chinamen describe outdoor pastimes uncommon among Chinese communities. Activities include kite flying, perching birds, seed tossing for birds to catch, rowing on lagoons or rivers, coin pitching, cricket or quail fighting, ball juggling, and jackstraws and snapsticks games.
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