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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1901

Page

3

LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR PROspective TEACHERS 1901

A 광fragmented syllabus lists questions across subjects including ALCOHOL AND NARCOTICS PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY U.S. HISTORY AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT and THEORY AND PRACTICE with tasks on oxidation food chemistry grammar and pedagogy. The Unionville Tribune notes the marriage of Dr D B Hartinger and Miss Bessie Carpenter in Middleport October 10 with details on family status and upcoming residence.

J. L. Carpenter Pomeroy Middleport Dr. Hartinger Tribune- Telegraph

New Depot at Belpre

Progress on the B and O S W depot at Belpre advances as roofing sheeting is laid and carpentry for the roof proceeds. The frame building provides ample space for all departments and a direct route past the curve will shorten detours, enabling faster trains between Parkersburg and Marietta.

Belpre Parkersburg Marietta

Burns and Burns Remedy Mentioned in Local Letter

A Jonesville Virginia resident, W. Te Iz, recalls severe burns from childhood that caused leg sores for thirty years until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured them after other treatments failed. The ad touts Arnica Salve for burns, scalds, cuts, sores, bruises and piles. Also notes Greek ladies and hair styles and mentions William Loeb once a New York steno in Albany.

W. TE. Iz Jonesville Bucklen McRee William Loeb Albany N.Y

What Shall We Have for Dessert

A compact ad style prompt extols Jell O prepared in two minutes with hot water and no baking. Flavors listed as Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Item advertised as available at grocers for 10 cents in every state and territory. Also notes a legal ban on prize fights and a claim about fighters failing to earn money in Larreems’ upkeep.

Larreems

Celery Nerve Compound Sold For Blood Complaints

Cline's Pharmacy offers Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound as a specific for female complaints and diseases arising from an impure state of the blood.

Cline

Pauser Larsh Marriage Ties Columbus Couple

Mr Bernhart Fauser proprietor of the neat market in Ballard block married Miss Nellie BR Larsh on Tuesday evening at the bride’s home 752 East Long Street Columbus They will reside in Athens at Union Street in the former C A Snow residence.

Bernhart Fauser Ballard Block Nellie BR. Larsh East Long Street Columbus Fauser Athens Union Street C. A. Snow and

Value of Man Life and Digestion Health Ad

A discussion on the worth of a life tied to earnings and health cites digestion as key. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is promoted to improve digestion and address constipation indigestion biliousness and liver and kidney troubles citing fifty years of use. Also notes a clergyman in England wearing miner gear for an experiment and a testimonial from Lewis Ockerman Goshen Ind and a line about De Witt's Little Early Risers from Cline's Pharmacy.

Supreme Courts England Cannock H. Start Lewis Ockerman Goshen Ind de Witt Cline

What Your Face Worth and Apple Market Note

An old advertisement promotes Dr. Kings New Life Pills promising clear skin and a healthy complexion for 25 cents at W. H. Mc Kee's Drug Store. The note also reports Vienna market apples selling five to ten cents each, described as choice and well packed for shipment.

Dr. King W. H. McKee Viena

President Roosevelt and other presidents by ancestry

The article notes Roosevelt as the second president of Dutch descent after Van Buren and lists ancestry among other chief executives. It also reports ALL Kirks, a vineyard owner, released from Hopkinsville Kentucky jail on a $2500 bond after being brought back from Fresno iCal to answer a murder charge from Berea twelve years earlier.

Roosevelt van Buren Jefferson Welch All. Kirks Fresno iCal Groves Berea Hopkinsville

Illiteracy Rates Spark Ohio County Comparisons

A Portsmouth Times note cites census bureau data showing Athens County leads Ohio in illiteracy with five and five tenths percent unable to read or write. It compares male voter literacy across Lawrence Jackson Pike and other counties, remarking on county rankings and urging schooling improvements. The piece also mentions age and leadership themes linked to President Roosevelt and historical leaders.

Census Department Lawrence County Jackmon IDV Lawrance Jackson Scioto Lawrence Pike Tin Vinton Portsmouth Times

Pan American Souvenir Coffee Spoon Offer

A Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway souvenir, the Pan American Coffee Spoon, is praised as a top quality keepsake. Sold at 20 cents postpaid, it rivals Rogers in quality and ships from The Oneida Community Limited, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Indications of ore were discovered on Hart Weiger’s Pekin area farm.

Lake Shore Michigan Rogers Oneida Community, Limited Niagara Falls N.Y Hart Weiger Pekin Illinois

Jell-O Dessert Delights Families With Four Flavors

A vintage note touts Jell O as the new dessert pleasing all the family in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at 10 cents each. A humorous aside recounts Elizabeth with a red nose and a maid of honor’s curious account of how the Queen’s nose was painted and powdered before a public appearance.

Elizabeth

Perry Davin Painkiller and Advertising Claims

A Brooklyn Life excerpt argues advertising cannot sell everything and cites Perry Davin painkiller as the only product to endure sixty years of use. It features humorous lines about social plans for daughters and a telegram misread as a rushed message. The piece mocks overhyped ads and emphasizes tested reliability.

Perry Davin Perry Davn

Allen's Long Balsam Promises Short Cold Spell

An early 20th century ad style note touts Allen's Long Balsam as a remedy for throat tickle and cold torment. It claims the remedy is effective when used in time and contrasts it with a skepticism about winter immunity, mentioning a Boston Transcript dialogue snippet about deception.

Allen

Fragmented OCR excerpt on sportaman ethics and life

An unclear passage references a "true sportaman" who values every game creature's life and desires to prevent its escape, with a quotation attributed to New York Life. The text is garbled and contains repeated phrases and misspellings, making precise attribution difficult.

Willie Papa New York

Quinine for Colds A Capsule Cure

Krause's Cold Cure comes as a convenient capsule and promises to cure deeply seated colds in 24 hours with no business interruption. Pleasant to take and leaves a clear fresh sensation. Price two shillings. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy. A London paper notes the McKinley death anniversary aligned with Wellington and Montcalm.

Krause Cline’s Pharmacy

C. and M. Excursions From New York City

The C and M excursions offer daily ticket sales through October 20 with return routes including a Buffalo option.

New York City Buffalo

One Way Settlers Rates by Ohio Central Lines

Special rate on the 1st and third Tuesday of each month for settlers traveling to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. Agents will sell tickets. contact John Moores Findlay S G Harvey Toledo D J Cargo Toledo W A Peters Columbus EE Helner Charleston W Va for full particulars and rates.

Ohio Central Ohio Central Lines Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North South Carolina Tennessee Virginia John Moores Findlay S. G. Harvey Passenge Toledo D. J. Cargo W. A. Peters Columbus

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