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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1907

Page

6

Marriage Licenses Issued in Recent Report

Marriage licenses issued include Frank Nixon 24 and Minnie Reynolds 24 of Nelsonville. Leander Mace 24 and Lucy Me Afes 36 of Carbondale. James M. Uarkins 25 and Lavina Joy 16 of Nelsonville. Frank Harding 49 and Anna Gibson 47 of Buchtel. Malcom Raybould 20 and Beatrice Cavanaugh 20 of Nelsonville.

Frank Nixon Minnie Reynolds Nelsonville Leander Mace Lucy Me Afes Carbondale James M. Uarkins Lavina Joy Frank Harding Anna Gibson Buchtel Malcom Raybould Beatrice Cavanaugh

Dr King's New Life Pills Ad at McKee's Drug Store

Cure headache biliousness malaria and jaundice using Dr King's New Life Pills advertised as safe and gentle purifiers. Sold at McKee's Drug Store for 25 cents with a guarantee.

Dr. King New Life McKee

Mrs E Berry Parlor Meeting on Temperance

Mrs. E. Berry will entertain a temperance parlor meeting next Tuesday afternoon December 3 at 2 oclock. New material readings solos and a humorous recitation will be presented. Each member should bring one or more friends.

New Peach Pruning Findings From Waugh and Chandler

The Missouri and Massachusetts studies show that severe pruning stimulates vigorous growth and winter hardiness, with well grown trees yielding better crops after adverse weather. Moderate cutting appears best, contradicting the idea that early ripening wood should be promoted. Late fall growth remains uncertain.

W. H. Chandler Missouri Experiment Station Chandler Professor Waugh Massachusetts Messrs Waugh

Orchard Winter Care and Fertilization Guidelines

October sown grass risks winter kill but may sprout in spring on moist soil with ample manure. Inspect young orchard trees for pests, prune sprouts, and fertilize the entire root zone after harvest. Fall planting possible in some regions, but spring safer. consistent pruning and fertilization yield better fruit.

Fall plowing and soil care for better cultivation

The article stresses fall plowing as the foundation of good cultivation and urges careful fertilizer use. It warns against manure piles near trees to avoid mouse burrows and notes that most farmers prefer autumn plowing to save time and labor in spring.

Horse Talk and the Ideal Farm Horse

The piece from Farm Journal advises farmers to own a versatile horse suitable for wives daughters and sons. It recommends a horse around fifteen hands high weighing 950 to 1000 pounds with a good disposition. Small horses are preferred for light driving due to firmer sound feet.

Farm Journal

Tests With Alfalfa Pasture for Hogs on Grain-Free Diet

Experiments at the Mississippi station test alfalfa pasture as a hog diet without grain. Across trials from three to twenty four months, results show alfalfa only provides maintenance for growing hogs. Satisfactory gains come when the pastures are supplemented with one to two percent of the hogs’ weight in corn or other grain.

Mississippi Experiment Station

Lambs Kept on Regular Feeding Schedule

An experiment fed lambs with two equal portions daily. Grain given at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., each followed by hay. The lambs adjusted quickly to the routine and rested calmly during the long interval between morning and afternoon feeds.

Inspector of Schools Tricked by Simple Sums

A London Answers anecdote recalls a school inspector who prides himself on his original methods. He uses a marble game with Tommy Jones to test arithmetic asking to win half the opponent's marbles in successive rounds. Tommy coolly answers the puzzle with a shrug, saying the problem is just sums.

Tommy Tommy Jones Billy London

Infant prodigies and the young Sir Thomas Lawrence

The piece notes that most infant prodigies are musicians and that Sir Thomas Lawrence was a child prodigy among painters. It recalls an early painting created in 1775 by a six year old, and mentions his later fame while describing his father’s role as landlord of the Black Bull inn at Devizes where he first met the wider world.

Sir Thomas Lawrence Nath Black Bull Devizes St. James Dorothea HL Mlind Joan Woodhill May Blossom Jr Red Marchionesa JV van Horne Winnipeg Iere Princeps IV

True Charity and Good Deeds Inspiration

A quotation attributed to Mohammed defines charity as every good act such as aiding the thirsty, clearing roads, exhorting others to virtue, and aiding a wanderer. It asserts true wealth is the good one does, asking what deeds one leaves behind when one dies.

Mohammed

Good Actions Turn Habit Through Repeated Practice

A concise reflection on how practiced good actions become easy and pleasing. Repetition fosters pleasure and leads to frequent performance, forming a lasting habit as the behavior becomes routine.

Real estate listings from Kinstry Parker ad

A promotional real estate notice lists properties on State Street Lancaster Street Second Street Maple Street University Place and more. It highlights city and country parcels offered by Kinstry Parker with pricing such as 1500 and 4500, urging buyers to invest in property through the firm in Room 9 New Bank Building.

M Kinstry & Parker W. J. Woods State Street Pearl Parker Lancaster Street Charles Nagel Second Street McCune & Pickering A. J. Romine Maple Street Mary J. Bowman University Place A. A. Bhafer

Shorthorn Showcases at Minnesota and Iowa Fairs

Coverage from the Breeder's Gazette notes major Shorthorn awards at Minnesota fairs with champions from Kentucky and Missouri, critiques fat bulls' value, and highlights Iowa state fair's superb Shorthorn show with entrants from Kansas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Iowa, plus the new Iowa Specials class.

Minnesota Kentucky Missouri Iowa

Thinks They Have Won in Bradley Case

Judge Hoover expressed confidence that the Bradley case is practically won and noted only concern that the client may break down before the end. Dr Rich testified Mrs Bradley appeared lunatic on December 8 at Raleigh hotel and behaved by running from window to window. Dr Hill cited mental insanity and lack of awareness of her act, while Dr Evans called the surroundings a culture bed of insanity requiring divine interposition.

Associated Dailies Telegram Washington, D. C Rich New York Bradley Raleigh

Rogier Sailed for France Missing After 60 Days

Halifax Nov 28 report the schooner Rogier, from St. Pierre for France with a crew of 75, possibly wrecked after 60 days at sea. No tidings of crew or vessel since. Families left destitute as hope fades.

Associated Dailies Halifax Rogier St. Pierre France

Bull Exerciser The pole and sweep device for bull exercise

The article describes a windlass-like bull exercising device using a heavy post, a wagon axle, a center of gravity determined sweep, a swing bar, and a nose ring. When yoked, the bull is led to use the sweep, gaining exercise and improved tractability from handling. It notes long usage and age retention benefits.

F. &. Dawley Country Gentleman

Personal mentions of local residents visiting for Thanksgiving

Mrs. James D. Taylor returns from Pleasantville. Miss Margaret McKowan from Lancaster hosts in-laws. Many locals travel for Thanksgiving with relatives in Gallipolis McArthur Columbus and beyond. Notables include Florence Blair Gibbons Parkersburg and Emaline Thomas Glouster, Copeland Williams and others attending events and visiting family across Ohio and nearby states.

Local Social Notes From Columbus to Nelsonville

Virg. and Mrs. Blain Johnson of Columbus visit Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Johnson with Mrs. Johnson’s mother Mrs. W. B. Johnson of Trimble. Mrs. Hull Foster Jr. returns from Columbus with her son Harry Foster at Grant hospital. Donaldson returns from Wabash Indiana to attend business interests. Maggie Malone leaves for Chillicothe to attend Miss Anna O’Brien’s wedding. Reba Snyder visits Edith Dumaree then returns to Mineral. W. H. Wickham and James F. Klingenberg go to Wickham farm for a few days of hunting. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bean of Guysville visit town. Mrs. F. S. Payne returns from Beesbee. Wilson Welch vacations with relatives. attends Kenyon College. Bertha Culbertson visits friends in Gallipolis. Major J. M. Welch leaves for Parkersburg to visit Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Welch. L. W. Kelley of Hocking Valley freight office visits Columbus. Mrs. C. M. Smallwood and baby Grace are in Nelsonville.

Hull Foster, Jr Columbus Harry Foster Grant Hospital Reba Snyder Edith Dumaree Mineral

Office Boy Misses Punctual Start in Comedic Exchange

An employer reproaches Henry for lateness and insists on notification. The office boy replies honestly that he did not inform the employer but did not want to rob him of the pleasure of being first to notice the tardiness.

Henry Office

Peruna Restores Health says Mrs Emma Fleissner

Mrs Emma Fleissner of Seattle writes she suffered irregular painful periods for over two years and, after three months on Peruna, was relieved. She praises the medicine and plans to keep using it. The ad notes thousands of testimonials to Dr Hartman’s Peruna and offers free 1908 almanacs.

Emma Fpleissner Emma Fleissner Sixth Ave Seattle Wash Sons of Temperance Peruna Hartman Hieraomedy Perusa

New Pittsburg School Opens Under Werdell Scott

Athens county board of education secured seats for New Pittsburg school after delays and the school has opened with Mr. Werdell Scott as teacher.

Pittsburg Athens County Board of Education Werdell Scott

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