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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
13
Sheriff Sand Murphy proclaims the general election date for Athens County Ohio set for Tuesday November 3 1903 for state district and county officers. The notice cites Ohio election laws and amendments changing election timing from October to November and directs qualified electors to prepare to vote.
Official notice details election day procedures in Athens County Ohio for 903. It specifies polling hours from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm central time, returns and tally sheets, sealing, and delivery to state supervisors, with penalties for precinct officers who leave the polling place. Issued at Athens on September 23, 1903.
Ohio Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis outlines steps for consumptives to protect others and themselves. Recommendations include sleeping alone, using personal drinking vessels, burning sputum containment materials, avoiding handkerchiefs, using paper cups, daily boiling of outer vessels, and home disinfection. Emphasizes outdoor sputum disposal, room cleanliness, and sun exposure for clothing, with disinfectant use and cautions about coughing.
Statewide races include Governor Lieutenant Governor Treasurer Supreme Court Judge Public Works Board unexpired term Auditor Attorney General and Commissioner of Common Schools. Each office requires one candidate to be chosen by Ohio voters in the upcoming election.
Ohio voters in the Ninth and Fourteenth Joint Senatorial Districts select a candidate for State Senator in the General Assembly. The Ninth District includes Athens Fairfield and Hocking counties. The Fourteenth covers Washington Morgan and parts of Noble and Monroe counties.
The notice lists candidate positions for Athens County including Representative in the General Assembly Treasurer Sheriff Commissioner Recorder Infirmary Director and Coroner. It designates one person for each listed county office to be filled through the election.
The court executive committee of each party may designate an inspector to witness and inspect vote counts in each precinct. Such person shall be admitted to the voting place and entitled to a copy of certificates, with election officers alone admitted before and after the count. Immediately after polls close.
Questions Answered. August Flower still has the largest sale in the civilized world for indigestion biliary complaints. It was used by mothers and grandmothers to clear the system, stop fermentation, regulate liver action, and stimulate nervous and organic function. A few doses of Green's August Flower in liquid form were said to reassure buyers nothing serious is wrong. Available at all druggists for 2 dollars and tic.
A vivid report notes both the president and Governor Murphy misremembered the phrase Little Mac on the Antietam battlefield, highlighting a rare lapse by two high officials in a historic context.
Miss Ethel Bradshaw of McCormick Illinois writes a letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and kidney disease symptoms. Dr Danaway of Benton Illinois endorses the remedy, claiming it helps kidney issues and even diabetes in late stages.
The postal convention with Cuba takes effect October 9 allowing letters to Cuba to be mailed for 2 cents after that date.
Mrs. W. J. Saylor of Hilliard Pennsylvania reports relief from severe dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The tonic remedy claims to supply natural digestive juices and reconstructive powers, purifying and sweetening the stomach. sold by Cline's Pharmacy. Also a Paris fashion note states high heels have fallen out of favor.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a perfect painless pill that cleanses the system, active the liver, clears the complexion, cures headaches and leaves a good mouth taste. Bob Moore of Lafayette Indiana praises them as gripe free compared to other pills, sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
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