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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription rates issued by the Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Editor F W Bush outlines advance payment terms for in and out of county readers. The piece reflects early 20th century newspaper rate card style with pricing details.
The Zanesville Signal notes Colonel Albert E Boone's grand rail plan that never leaves the prospectus stage and mocks his claims of connecting towns by paper railways. It also covers Chicago butchers strike fallout, Filipino self government debate, and a county jail case with Thaler Calligan among the detained.
Athens AM school year opens after thorough renovations and attractive grounds. Out of town teachers ready for first day. Miss May Conner returns from the World's Fair. Miss Mary Williams and Misses Margaret Davis and Della Foster also return soon. Applications for high and grammar schools exceed previous years, signaling a larger attendance.
Mrs. Charles Kirkbride visits Akron relatives while families travel to Athens and Baltimore. Locals attend fairs in Columbus and St Louis. a Glouster Bank fight leaves John Leidle badly injured but no arrests. Alvin Dille relocates to Albany for school superintendency. several residents visit kin in Cambridge and Pataskala.
Mrs Heiman visited daughter Mrs C C Hulbert and returned to Zaleski last week. Miss Eva Rattencatter of Parkersburg was guest of Mrs Mary Harper last week.
Lena Brookins, A J Learned, Kate Fuller and numerous others visit relatives across Parkersburg Michigan Vincent Ohio Maine and more. Sunday church services at M E church and many residents travel for fairs meetings and family visits across Athens Jackson ville and Columbus.
An advertise style pitch touts beds as the most comfortable choice claiming one third of life spent in bed. It promises beds that feel like a fountain of youth upon rising, with prices for wood beds from 2.60 to 12.50 and folding beds from 12.60 to 40.00.
Advertisement lists combination book cases in fine quarter-sawed oak from 12.50 to 425.00. Prices vary by size and design, offering sturdy storage and classic display. Measurements and exact models not specified in the fragment.
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