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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
4
A string of election names and offices is listed including W B Crew for Supreme Judge and Horace Ankney for Dairy and Food Commissioner with counties and districts noted. Other items cover Labor Day closure in Athens banks and post office, a mail fire on Hocking train, new football rules, surgeon statistics delay, coal strike talk, primary results summaries, and remarks on campaigns and money lending practices.
Washington Sept 1 A vast array of speakers will campaign for Republicans this fall led by Coramel Cassop Wisconsin and treasury secretary with others like Payne Grosvenor Henderson and Landis touring key states. Analysts foresee Republican gains while Tillman’s South Carolina reform efforts provoke cautious optimism among party leaders and a new Carnegie Library in Washington nears completion with possible dedication by Andrew Carnegie.
A dialogue reflects on Tom dying debt free and Dick pondering the opportunities life offers. A third speaker, Rastew, appeals for a loan saying he has nothing to show yet. The fragment hints at shared cautionary attitudes about money and luck.
An obscure quip questions fear of microbes and the use of antiseptic gloves before handling sterilized mineral water. The Baltimore Ledger humorously contrasts caution with everyday drinking water practices, reflecting era anxieties about cleanliness.
Fragmentary OCR reads police urging quiet compliance as a magistrate’s injunction echoes. A figure named Toole resists, proclaiming never to be brought before the magistrate again, invoking strong language and a likely legal confrontation.
In the matter of the estates and guardianships of William Featherstone Thomas Ellis Hannah Poston Karie Ann Kit Charles Beat and T W Fret the court sets first and final accounts and guardianship matters for hearing on Saturday the sock day of August AD 102. Judge Bethel presiding.
Examinations schedule set for first Saturdays in September October January February April May June and July with August first and third Saturdays. Primary tests in May and August. Boxwell tests on third Saturday in April and second Saturday in May. By order of the board of examiners FL 5 Coaltrap clerk and others. Advertisements warn removal and cautions about knife use and medical claims. The First Ohio artillery to hold annual meeting with excursion rail fare details.
An early 20th century medicine advertisement claims a single day cure for colds using quinine tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and notes FE. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 24 cents.
A garbled item cites Biggs-Tlaut and Graspit as philanthropists in a petition drive to raise funds for a Tae ty é woes eet. The Chicago News notes Diggs-Oh and Graspit’s ownership of a house and a poor widow Hyves, while Enele Eben dismisses the value of his opinions as money is counted elsewhere.
A fragmented note references an actor named Slim On describing wartime experiences and a personal record, with an aside about a manager asking who threw the egg and a mention of Hal timore Work.
A fragment from the St. Louis Republic cites a proverb about judging people by appearance and attire. The note suggests a skeptical view of judging character from clothing, reflecting era attitudes in a brief quotation.
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