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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
5
Reader notice proclaims Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. Claims direct action on mucous surfaces and a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Includes testimonials list request and local inquiries. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills and local inquiry contact at University Terrace.
Elizabeth, now grown, reflects on childhood with her grandmother in a brief dialogue. The elder notes Elizabeth once trusted guidance, while Elizabeth recalls not knowing then and questioning how she followed advice.
A humor exchange in a bookstore shows a salesman correcting a customer asking for stationary and Darumeters. The quip notes the barometer being stationary in weather reports, with a playful reply highlighting the store’s focus on books.
Dialogue in a historical snippet shows a parson warning that smoking will stunt growth and a boy stubbornly claiming he will become a “Sykes,” revealing regional slang and youth attitudes.
A wild village tale in Rawsonville unravels over a Tuesday night into a comedy of misunderstandings. George Carter and Polly Taylor allegedly elope to dodge creditors or gossip, but in fact Carter visits his brother after an injury, Polly returns from Snow Hill, and a planned inquest collapses. The crowd disperses as the truth emerges, leaving no crime or tragedy, just community theatrics and a town-wide misunderstanding. Deputy deacon Spooner’s hype yields a harmless farce.
A nostalgic survey traces inventors who died guarding secrets from fulminates to stained glass methods and new metals. It recaps cases like the Italian priest Lute Taranth and Chicago photographer Herbert Franklin, whose discoveries vanished with their deaths, leaving no public proof or recoverable proofs.
Fragmentary text critiques a horse and mentions Detroit Press amid garbled lines. No clear facts or names emerge beyond scattered references to a press brief.
Extracts describe A W Allom as executor selling Hannah Howe estate or homestead privately at a bargain. Mentions Dr Bender taking impressions Mondays and Tuesdays and visiting Athens at Hotel Berry starting Monday September 1 for one week to provide painless teeth extractions, inviting interested residents to attend.
The Ohio Central Lines announce a prose excursion package offering a round trip to Columbus for the Ohio State Fair. Tickets go on sale at all Ohio stations with return validity through September, promising convenient travel for fair attendees.
A jumble of small ads and notices from Athens includes a girl wanted for general work at 127 Base State Street, talk of a lunch stand, a seller offering a dozen thoroughbred terrier pups, and a dress or rail advertised near 2 West Union Street. The Presbyterian church notes a lack of a tea stand, Mrs Weidman’s sarah on show day, and a lawn fete by the Rebekah’s on the college campus Friday evening September 3 with 14 invited. Ten cents begin serving at the ash?
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