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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
7
Bulletin notes effective September 29 the Jamestown through sleeping car service is discontinued enabling Train No 5 from Charleston to depart on time with through sleeping car to Chicago. barring accidents, no reason now train should not run on time.
Announcement of Hocking Valley train schedules serving Athens with north and south bound departures and arrivals. Promotes the Lancaster Fair week, Homeseekers excursions to the West Southwest Northwest with extended sale periods and colonist fares to western territories. Contacts: F. S. Bean and J. P. Blackwood at Union Depot for reservations and information.
External or internal piles relief in one application. Also for burns scalds inflamed breasts sore nipples salt rheum chapped hands fever blisters corns bunions. Sample mailed free or address Medicine Co. Corner William and New York.
Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No. 28 offered as the sole effective cure after overwork, priced at $1 per vial and $5 for special cases. Sold by druggists or mailed prepaid on receipt of price.
Sanders starred in old-time form as Jacksonville defeated Pickerington 4 to 0 in free scoring game. Kraner pitched well for Pickerington but Jacksonville received support. final line shows 4-0 with six Jacksonville hits and seven Pickerington. Umpire Laniz.
A vintage advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a safe prompt remedy for coughs and colds for the whole family. Children are eager to take it because it tastes nearly like maple sugar and it is sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Recorder notices list transfers in Athens Township Mechanicsburg Athens Village Village of Albany Lodi Township Coolville Glouster Waterloo Township Chauncey and related deeds with buyers sellers parcels and monetary consideration ranging from 59 to 1900 dollars including multiple lot and acreage parcels and the Hocking Mining Co. as a buyer in two transactions.
Indianapolis Oct 13 John Mitchell President of the United Mine Workers of America says he will not seek re election as President He cites ill health and lack of capacity to attend duties He will finish his term which ends April 1 next year and nominations follow at headquarters
An old advertisement promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative from Henderson Crider Drug Co claiming benefits for kidney ailments and urinary symptoms. It urges monthly use and targets nerve and kidney issues while warning about waste of time and money.
The article notes the United Mine Workers of America have existed for nine years or since 1898, highlighting a long-standing labor organization with roots in the mining community. It emphasizes the union’s enduring presence and historical context within the industry.
News from Indianapolis reports John Mitchell will not seek re election as UMWA president due to health. If he steps down, Thomas D. Nicholls of Scranton may be nominated as candidate, with talks also about International Vice President Lewis and International Secretary Treasurer Wilson possibly being considered. Wilson resides in Blossburg and Nicholls was elected to Congress last November.
Mrs. J. Crawford wife of Dr. Crawford narrowly escaped fatal burns after an alcohol lamp exploded in her store office. Neighbors smothered flames with a door curtain and olive oil while rescuers treated burn injuries to her face neck and hand. Her eyes remained unharmed and thick clothing helped shield her.
The cork out and a small stove functioned without explosion. Mrs Crawford believes alcohol spilled in the sink while she filled the stove. Fumes filled the air and ignited in a flash. She was sent home with a nervous chill and a doctor warned a longer fire could have fatally burned her. She will need days of relief with opiates when pain becomes unbearable.
London observers weigh old age pension plans as Asquith promises two million for a government scheme. Lord Avebury and Lubock propose a private friendly society funded system with varying interest, while critics call it theoretical. The London stage also plans a modest winter revival focusing on plays and acting over stars.
Miss Gertrude Kineston the noted London actress will manage a new playhouse named The Little Theater. It will be housed in a concert hall with no orchestra and present modern plays by clever authors in a serious art atmosphere. White mice appear in the Admiralty flag design for the submarine fleet, signaling gas warnings and carried aboard subs.
Gorgeous Roumanian embroidery dominates London fashion as Crown Princess of Roumania is praised as the best dressed woman. West End shops show gold and color in a Byzantine inspired autumn line. Displays at Karl's Court Exposition feature Servia Montenegro and Balkan peasants’ handiwork benefiting from London demand.
John Francis Wisnan a Northamptonshire retiree asks burial among Eastcote gorse without clergy with his day mare and Dolly Varden or her tail and Nancy Lee’s foot placed in his coffin. John Margerison a Blackburn mill worker leaves 3000 for church bells and funds a statue to his employer William Henry Hornby using the remainder for his relatives.
Auburn journalist recounts Prof. Orville Leach proposing an interior earth land reached from polar openings. He cites geodes, Arctic explorers, and Dr Kane as supporting hints. Brown undergraduates visit Leach for lectures, while the mystery of a hollow earth remains an old but revived idea.
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