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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
4
A rural newspaper column wields satire on currency shifts and Thanksgiving echoes. It mocks currency value, laments prosperity, and jokes about Roosevelt tariff debates, guardians of game, and Grover Cleveland exploring a third term while noting election fatigue.
After Roland Molineux’s acquittal in the Mrs. Adams murder case, reports say his wife left for Dakota with intent to sue for divorce but then stated she would not pursue legal separation. Public reaction targeted the couple’s notoriety and the divorce claim as spectacle.
The coming Traction line will start soon as winter ends, bringing redevelopment in Athens. It promises population and business growth, new manufacturing, suburb expansion, and centralized valley commerce, with public benefit and shared prosperity for farmers, workers, and residents alike.
The Pallas club met Saturday with Miss Ella Moore presiding. A symposium led by Mrs. Sayre included names such as Ivan the Terrible Nestor Igor Sviatoslav Vladimir and others. A report on a Toledo manual training school visit by Mrs. Hobson followed. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Palmer on College Street.
The Rebekahs closed a very successful fair Thursday night last week. Winners include Lena Mason lamp and heating stove, Mrs Jess ie McVey shoes, Roy L Fryburger meat grinder, Charles Reber pictu re, Mrs P J Murray, Laura Logan gas, Leta Straughbaugh rug, ren ee Strong picture, Alberta Carr quilt, Ethel Ford ring, Mrs B O Higley fancy piece, Jennie Ewing shawl, Ann Cook prize for selling most tickets. The ladies thank the public for patronage.
Chauncey Nov. 24 a compromise ends the strike at the Continental mine with workers back on duty. Clarence Russell, the strike’s focus, will regain his motorman position after ten days.
H D Henry returns from West Virginia trips with a large lumber purchase for Athens Lumber Company. He compares WV forests to Ohio and praises Weaton’s industrial boom as coal and lumber growth reach record levels. The Athens post lists uncalled letters for Oct 14 including Anderson Allman Brooks Coffee Grim Hodgen Imass Love Lee Metz Nelson Russell Rule Smith Spires Watkins.
An old advertisement touts Hagee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as renewing the blood, nourishing nerves, and building flesh for winter vigor. It claims no grease or fishy taste and marks it as a superior reconstructive tonic prepared by Katharinon Chemical Co. in St Louis.
A compiled list shows payments and costs for court house jail and infirmary operations. Names include Grones & Link Goldsberry Coe and many officials such as commissioners sheriff and coroner with items like sundries repairs salaries postage and transportation. Figures show amounts for tolls repairs and services across townships and counties.
The report lists repairs on bridges and culverts including Chadwell bridge and Mill Street bridge with estimates for earth, material and labor. Names such as Waldo Humphrey, Charles Grim, and Pridgen Trimble appear among those involved in the projects.
A long list documents county expenses including salaries, juror allowances, sheriff and coroner costs, repairs, furniture, printing, and supplies. Entries name officials such as Caldwell, Frame, Harris, Murphy, Worstell, and others, with items covering court house upkeep, mileage, clothing, and legal fees.
Honorable Board of County Commissioners and citizens of Athens County Ohio. W F Scott Auditor submits the annual report detailing receipts and expenditures of the County Treasury for the year from September 1 1901 to August 31 1902.
Budget notes indicate state fund coverage extends to page six where further details and line items are discussed. Officials urge readers to review continuation for project allocations and fiscal implications.
For sale choice lot in the new cemetery. Inquire Pickering at 1124 One Ve in Columbus, Ohio. n45-t.
A brief notice references Jerome B. Stoffer with dates spanning November 20 to December in 1902. The readable fragment implies a license, appointment, or obituary period but lacks full context. Further detail is unavailable in the surviving text.
Advertisement offers exceptionally low round trips from Chicago to Northern Wisconsin Michigan Northwestern Iowa Western Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming with farm ownership advised. Send a 2 cent stamp to W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago for copy of North Western Homeseeker or apply at nearest ticket office Me Mt Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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