Darktown Loo. Words and Music by Ray Raymond
Sheet music credit for Ray Raymond titled Darktown Loo notes authorship and ownership of the song lyrics and tune.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
3
Sheet music credit for Ray Raymond titled Darktown Loo notes authorship and ownership of the song lyrics and tune.
R Davis led with eleven first and two second premiums in fruit and $2 for the largest and best displays. G W Flinn won first on an all purpose suckling colt. W E Bingman earned firsts in fruit. Ireland school opened last Monday with Miss Pearl Kincade teaching. Mrs Isabelle Blair visited her daughter Mrs Mesa Davis. Mrs B F Clark died suddenly of heart trouble. Residents discuss rural route 5 and local visits occur across the area.
A short health column argues a weak stomach robs strength and stamina, insisting nourishment depends on stomach health. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care as a remedy that digests what you eat and strengthens stomach glands, then notes sale by Cline's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs James Ferguson visited from Charleston for the weekend and stayed with Mrs Lydia Beachout and family. Mr and Mrs Park Dickens and baby Dot of Athens spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Joe Hutchins. Mrs Seth Robinson and Mrs John Patton of Straitsville were guests of Mrs Hutchins late in the week, with Fletcher Hawk also a guest.
A historical ad promotes PO-DOCK as a natural and rational vegetable remedy for rheumatism. It claims to cleanse the system and remove the cause, listing dates Aug 25 to Oct 13.
Mr and Mrs B Phillips visited Mineral after traveling from Glouster. E G Gibson is appointed superintendent of Trimble schools and has begun duties. Glenn Marquis departed for the A to pursue an electrical course. Mrs Agnes Morarity visits her sister in Chillicothe. Mrs Hanter and daughter Mrs Hull of Greenfield recently visited O W Hester’s family. Our schools opened Monday with Benjamin Sharp and Nora French in charge. Drood McAdoo left for oil fields in Indiana. Mrs Margaret Volkers and Miss Inez Alexander of Athens spend two weeks with local relatives.
An old remedial notice touts Green's August Flower as a tonic medicine to keep the system in trim. It claims to purify blood aid digestion and liver function and restore vitality and buoyancy. trial bottle 25c big bottle 5c at all druggists.
The notice urges readers to first consult Agents of Ohio Central Lines for route guidance to the St Louis Exposition. It emphasizes verifying travel plans with the carrier before proceeding.
The Troy township Sunday school convention will be held at Bethel M E church on Saturday September 17. A full day program and a grounds picnic dinner are planned with speakers and recitations by Mary Brown J M Tidd T W Jones Pauline Brewster Carrie Scott Rev E E White and others. Music will intersperse the program.
Mr. G. W. Fowler of Hightower Alabama testifies he cured cholera morbus after juror duty in Edwardsville Cletoine county. He and two fellow jurors were sick after meat. one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved them in minutes and a second dose cured all three. For sale by McKee's Drug Store.
Daily from Sept 15 to Oct 15 1904 Union Pacific will sell One way Colonist tickets from Missouri River terminals Council Bluffs to Kansas City inclusive at set rates. Fares include 20.00 to Ogden Salt Lake City and to Butte Anaconda Helena 22.50 to Spokane Wentachee Washington 25.00 to Everett Fairhaven Whatcom Vancouver and Victoria via Huntington and Spokane 25.00 to Portland Astoria or Tecoma and Seattle via Huntington Portland or Huntington Spokane 25.00 to Ashland Roseberg Eugene Albany Salem via Portland 25.00 to San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and many other California points.
Chicago and St Louis routes show proportionately low rates to all listed points through Union Pacific connections. For full information contact W. M. Connor G. A. at 58 East Fourth St Cincinnati Ohio between September 1 and October 10.
Perry Davis Painkiller, advertised as the oldest and best remedy for sprains strains bruises and soreness, gains sales momentum as districts show rising use in vigorous play and after accidents. The standard liniment and balm remains widely used.
A Buddhist social group in Japan adopts a structure patterned after the Young Men's Christian Association. The new body aims to organize youth activities, welfare programs, and community service through local chapters.
An old advertisement promotes CLEAN TOWELS as pure, sweet towels cleaned by EASY TASK SOAP. It touts a five cent bar, odor of pure soap, and towels you are not afraid to handle. The text oddly adds a Liverpool rule banning buildings in principal streets from exceeding six feet in height.
The passage warns that impure drinking water causes dysentery and bowel troubles and promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as a quick remedy. It urges buyers to beware of cheap substitutes sold by unscrupulous storekeepers and notes large bottles cost 25 or 50 cents.
The article explains indigestion as the cause of catarrh in the stomach and describes how repeated indigestion inflames stomach membranes. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from E. O. DeWitt & Co. and notes availability at Clint Pharmacy with prices for trial and regular bottles.
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