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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
4
Antiquated party lines heat Ohio politics as Brice pushes railroad schemes to shift votes and funds into key counties. McKinley correspondence urges unity and defends GOP record, arguing for robust business support and a victorious ticket against Democratic aims.
Pauline Hall, famed soprano and Dorcas star, testifies to Dr. Greene's Nervura easing her severe nervous strain from multiple roles. She praises its rapid, harmless relief and urges others, including prominent professionals, to trust the remedy for debility and fatigue.
A sampler of 19th century items including a note on a song titled Dont Wake the Children by William Dean Howells with music by Clarence W. Bowers and a quoted verse, then an ad line for J A Howells & Co publishers in Jefferson Ohio, followed by consumer product pitches for Simmons Liver Regulator and One Minute Cough Cure, a tariff quote from a Georgia governor, and a monthly export summary for September 1895 with breadstuffs and cotton figures.
Chicago school board member Charles Thornton urged military drill in public schools as a reform. He argued drill would curb unruly boys, teach obedience, respect for authority and government, and improve physical health and classroom conduct, noting success in other cities and countries.
A Frenchman signing as Count de Clerico de Saint Germain writes to a St. Petersburg paper proposing a lottery with one million tickets at one rouble each. A young woman could win by paying and become his countess, with proceeds split among himself, the bride, the journal, and Russian charity. He claims old French lineage, fortune, and unimpeachable character, though he concedes he cannot live in fin de siecle splendor.
Sheriff M M Riley advertises a sale period from October 17 to November 14, 1895 with W E Peters as plaintiff's attorney and notice under the seal of the office. The document records a legal sale in the county, indicating enforcement of a property action and the attorney of record.
The probate court of Athens county Ohio has filed several accounts and vouchers for settlement including guardianships and executorships such as Wim. Vorhes guardian of Clayton Vorhes first account and Ezra Walker executor of Lucy Walker final account. Hearing set for November 2, 1895 before Judge A. S. Bethel.
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