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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1907

Page

6

World’s Pure Food Show and News In One Review

The world’s pure food show will be held in Chicago next month and medals will be announced. A light political note mentions a bear hunt by the president and a telegraph strike ending with three months’ vacation for telegraphers. A straw poll of 620 New England Republicans favors the war secretary for president. The Lusitania is described as breaking records with two daily runs averaging around 25 nautical miles. the article notes a near one million dollar annual government subsidy to its owners.

Chicago New England The Globe- Democrat

Stingless bees from Asia Minor spark interest in agriculture

The department of agriculture highlights stingless bees known as Caucasian bees from Asia Minor. Though they have stings like other bees, their peaceable nature keeps them from using them except in emergencies. Domesticated for centuries, they can be kept on rooftops where ordinary bees would be unwelcome.

Department of Agriculture Asia Minor

Kick for the next election to choose better officers

A citizen urges active participation in municipal elections urging readers to kick before the vote and ensure the best man is elected. The piece criticizes apathy and urges everyone to act to prevent default results and secure compliant local leadership.

Death of Mrs Chadwick A Public Moral Lesson

The article argues Mrs Chadwick’s death in the Ohio penitentiary offers a nationwide pulpit lesson that “It pays to be good.” It notes her extreme punishment highlights the law that even small daily sins bring consequences, though readers may overlook minor transgressions until they mount into real loss.

Chadwick Ohio

The Horse in Rider and Driver Eloquence

A passage from Rider and Driver extols the horse as a bundle of sentiment and strength. It praises the noble creature with lionlike courage and patient obedience, claiming it supports harvests, sport, and history’s ink with its bold presence and desert spirit.

Wingerson Returns to Europe Calls for Parcels Post

Charles Wingerson urges adoption of a parcels post after returning to Europe. He notes abroad it is as established as the Mails and would greatly benefit the public, expressing hope public sentiment will be crystallized and pressed for action by press coverage.

Charles Wingerson Europe

Europe to Accept Packages Under Eleven Pounds

Europe will take packages up to 11 pounds, covering even small pieces of furniture, at a fraction of American express charges. This policy expands shipping options and lowers costs for sending heavier items internationally.

Europe American Express

Notable exploits of women amuse Gallipolis readers

The Gallipolis Tribune highlights amusing anecdotes about women. A train engineer halted to avoid lovers in danger, an Indiana woman converses with a departed friend at a grave, a New York society woman buys a pearl necklace for her husband to gift to his mother, and other tales include a Canada teacher's surprising fortune, an Oklahoma bride advertising for a husband, and a Philadelphia woman's horseback mishap ending with a kiss from a tramp.

Gallipolis Tribune Indiana New York Canada Philadelphia

Government Tightens Immigration to Bar Asiatic Labor

Secretary Straus expands immigration inspector staff on the Canadian and Mexican borders to curb Asiatic influx. Government reports indicate Japanese laborers reach Mexico or Canada and travel into the United States, bypassing controlled entry points.

America Straus Department of Commerce and Labor Pacific Japan Hawaiian Islands Canada Mexico United States

Taft in China Promotes Open Door Policy

Secretary Taft signals U S commitment to open door principles in China while abroad. He stresses a square deal in foreign relations and aims to strengthen ties and boost commerce, delivering firm but tactful diplomacy as reported from Shanghai.

Taft Toledo Blade China Uncle Sam Shanghai

Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Robust Health

Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claims to build strength enrich and purify the blood and treat indigestion biliousness torpid liver and a wide range of catarrhal and skin conditions. It is sold with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr Pierce's All-Healing Salve while supplies last.

Golden Medical Discovery Sage R. V. Pierce

Taft tours Asia amid world shifts amid China disputes

The piece notes Secretary Taft's Asia voyage shaping regional power dynamics and warns of imperial bases in the Philippines while American flags defend against foreign encroachment. It contrasts stern statecraft with sugary diplomacy and highlights broader social concerns in the home front.

Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation Ad

If real coffee disturbs your stomach or kidneys try Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation. Dr. Shoop mimics old Java and Mocha in flavor without real coffee, made from toasted grains with malt and nuts. Ready in one minute, free sample at our store, sold by Henderson-Crider Drug Co.

Shoop

Local Notes From The Chesterhill Area

Mrs Letha Kale of Indiana visits relatives here Preston Frost and wife visit relatives in Chesterhill George Brooks and family move to Belpre Miss Van Brandeberry employed at Marshfield visits parents Mt Liberty quarterly conference held George MecAffee and wife from near Coolville guests here William Founds trips to Athens Miss Hattie Dean starts school near Nelsonville Young people near this place visit Miss Mabel Doan Sunday

Letha Kale Indiana Preston Frost Chesterhill George Brooks Belpre van Brandeberry Marshfield Mt. Liberty George MecAffee Coolville William Founds Athens Hattie Dean Nelsonville Mabel Doan

Dr Shoop Restorative Promises Quick Relief for Nerve Ailments

An old advertisement claims weak Stomach and Heart nerves cause dyspepsia and palpitations. It urges internal nerve strengthening with Dr. Shoop s Restorative from Racine Wisconsin, promising free samples by mail and noting the authors Crider and Wiley Bryan in Gollipata Miss Wells (text unclear).

Shoop Racise Wis Wiley Bryan Crider Gollipata

Regulets Offer Gentle Aid After Heavy Meals

After a heavy meal take a couple of Deans Regulets to help the stomach liver and bowels. The product promises easy regular passage and relief from digestion discomfort.

Leave Town High and Dry

Railway surveyors plan a route from Cross farm to Henry Rawling’s, then via a ravine under John Rawling’s house to near Dennis Ro mine’s house. The project would remove dangerous curves and bypass Dyesville, part of a broader move Langsville to Albany to reduce risk and meet new state law.

Cross Farm Clear Fork Henry Rawling John Rawling Dennis Romine Dyesville Langsville Albany

Weekly bulletin notes no car service improvement

The car service bulletin of the Hocking Valley and allied lines reports no progress in the car situation over the past week. Coal district shortages remain acute and there is no sign of improvement this fall. Non air cars remain rejected by most roads except B and O, due to return and reuse concerns.

Car Service Department Hocking Valley Allied Railway

Watch Your Tongue Morning After Indigestion Ad

An old time advertisement extols Mi o na stomach tablets for indigestion linked to coated tongue and morning discomfort. It claims relief from coated tongue, headaches, flatulence and improves gastric juice flow, with a money back guarantee from Henderson Crider Drug Co. as local agents for 50 cent boxes.

Newburgh Miona Henderson Crider Drug Co

Graham's Chapel Preacher Delivers Sermons Sunday

Rev. W. H. Arthur filled his regular appointment at Graham's Chapel and preached several sermons. Myrtle Davis of Kansas visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lacier, while Ezra Butts and son Eugene from near New England stayed with Esquire P. P. Lacier. Eilis Brown visited Mrs. William Roberts, and Lewis Hull, a respected local woman, died last week with funeral planned at Clark's Chapel.

Graham's Chapel W. H. Arthur This Place Myrtle Davis Kansas Henry Lacier Ezra Butts Eugene New England Esquire P. P. Lacier Eilis Brown William Roberts Angel Ridge Lewis Hull

Athens area residents host visitors and cast from a church service

Local residents report a flurry of visitors and social calls from Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Hattie Kelley, Joseph Fulton, Norris of Jerseyville, Marvey Shaw, Elizabeth Ashton, William Fulton, Allie, Elmer Poston, Calvin Frost, and others visiting relatives and friends over the past week. The latter portion recalls a scene in a religious setting where nuns contemplate a transformation before interment at Calvary, with two deceased women weighing under 100 pounds prior to burial scenes.

Hattie Kelley Athens Herbert Hawk Joseph Fulton Norris Jerseyville Marvey Shaw Willow Creek Poston Elizabeth Ashton William Fulton Allie Michael Love Oliver Hill Amesville Leroy Sprague Trimble Clifford Ruth Stroud’s William Bobo Elmer Poston Yocum Cornell Burlingham Calvary Sisters of the Institution

Everybody's Friend Dr Thomas Electric Oil

An old time remedy claim describes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a universal cure for toothache ear ache sore throat and a healer for cuts bruises and scalds and a general pain stopper.

Thomas

Petrified Nuns Exhumed From Chicago Seminary Cemetery

In Chicago on October 14, twelve bodies lay in a private cemetery beside the Seminary of the Sacred Heart. Two coffins, Mother Galway founder and Mother Gautheaux successor, were opened and found preserved in near perfect form after more than twenty years. The metal caskets were heavy and the bodies remained clothed in black habits with wooden crosses.

Chicago the Ladies of the Sacred Heart Calvary Mother Galway Gauthreaux Ladies of the Sacred Heart Mother Gautheaux

Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy Free Trials Offered

Trial catarrh treatments mailed free on request by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. Tests prove the value of this scientific prescription known to druggists nationwide as Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy. Sold by Henderson Crider Drug Co.

Shoop Racine Wis Henderson- Crider Drug Co

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