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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
2
The article explains lightning protection with air terminals and conductors. It covers placement on pitched metal roofs and general roofs, spacing limits, center rods for large low buildings, girder and tree-adjacent conductors, material specs for copper and iron conductors, grounding methods, and installation details for chimneys and roofs.
A Canton Ohio firm markets Tonsiline as the sole remedy for sore throat and throat diseases. It claims timely use prevents tonsillitis quinsy and diphtheria and urges readers to buy 25c and 50c bottles from all druggists.
A copper plate not less than 2 by 3 feet and 1/16 inch thick must be buried at least 4 feet deep in permanently damp earth with 3 inches of coke or charcoal below and above within 6 inches of the surface. An iron casting with upward facing pockets may be used, needing at least 6 square feet of surface. Buried with 6 inches scrap metal and coke atop and below. Permanent damp earth required.
After eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney complaint W H Smith of Dream Arkansas reports full recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the pills cured his kidney problems boosted strength and allowed him to work again confirming the medicine as the greatest in the world. The advertisement touts kidney pills as cleansing blood for health.
Department estimates 1905 wheat area 1 883 554 acres with 17.1 bushels per acre and total 2 157 184 bushels. Oats 1 554 554 acres with 38.1 bushels per acre and total 48 189 236 bushels. Barley 31 960 acres at 27 bushels per acre totaling 863 304 bushels. Rye 65 851 acres at 16.1 bushels per acre totaling 1 081 471 bushels. Corn fodder 81 percent. potatoes 70 percent of average. tobacco 87 percent. corn prospects 85 percent.
The township assessors report area seeded to wheat for 1905 harvest at 1 808 988 acres with 1 863 554 acres remaining after spring plow up. Expected yield 17.1 bushels per acre total 52 157 134 bushels, over eleven million above last year. Oats area 1 454 554 acres with yield about eight bushels less per acre, total production about ten million bushels lower than last year. Barley area 81 006 acres with 27 bushels per acre and 963 004 bushels total. Rye area variable with a total around 1 081 471 bushels. Corn prospects 8 percent below average with rapid maturation and minimal frost damage. Potatoes yield about 70 percent with blight and rot reducing crop. apple prospects weak with only 23 percent of average.
Al Rigas of Pites promotes Hasel Salve to draw fire from a barn heal a cat and cure skin troubles including eczema and tetter. Claims to aid scalp conditions and piles sold by Cline's Pharmacy in a period pharmaceutical advertisement.
A garbled passage describes a woman beginning an operation by flying and a remark about nab. The text is unclear and contains partial phrases, making it difficult to determine a coherent event or names.
The author describes a severe cough and night rest disturbance before praising Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He claims immediate relief and lasting cure of throat and lung issues, with a trial bottle offered free by W H McKee druggist and priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Report notes a diverse community along the Danube where fifty two languages are spoken and many regional dishes are shared. The piece highlights cultural exchange, street markets, and multilingual signs reflecting the area’s heritage.
Mrs Ora Bunsard of Brubaker Lil credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with ending her daughters pneumonia cough spell and rapid recovery. Authorized for use by W H McKee and Barton Drag Co Chauncey Ohio. Also notes an estimate of eighty million British treasure sunk on the England India route.
All surface cancers are claimed curable by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. James Walter of Duffield Virginia reports a lip cancer healed after a year with the salve and now well. Guaranteed cure for cuts and burns. 25 cents at W. H. McKee's drug store.
A new estimation places Canada’s unexplored regions at about one million square miles. Researchers caution that terrain and logistics may affect precise mapping. Explorers note vast, largely unmapped boreal and polar zones awaiting survey.
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