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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
5
Athens notes several visitors and residents including Miss Mayme Wood in Marietta Miss Mary George in Columbus and Terry Sullivan in Gloucester while many others travel for conferences visits or family events in Columbus Zanesville Marietta and Columbus figures appear among the many names and short trips reflected in this local roundup.
In Buckingham Glouster on Wednesday Billy Fitzpatrick of Chicago, famed lightweight contender, fought Eddie Connelley of St. Johns in a 25 round glove contest with $100 each. A six round prelim matched Andy Moody and Lon Lines. Admission was $1 with $1.25 for reserved seats to a packed crowd. Fitzpatrick, a former Glouster football standout, is touring the state and eyeing a title bout with the world’s lightweight champion.
Real estate activity in Athens accelerates as mining development nearby prompts new homes and business properties. McKinstry Parker sells John McCormick estate land to J A Linscott. Linscott eyes a Perley Lawrence lot excavation. Worstell adds concrete steps. Dr C S McDougall completes home upgrades. White Merwin Lawrence plan a two story office building. Dana builds a cottage. Towsley residence to be finished. gas ranges offered by R S Cook the Plumber.
The Clark's Chapel society will serve a lap supper and ice cream at Henry Phillips's home on Wednesday evening, September 28. Proceeds go to the entired.
Three new cottages at the state hospital are completed and occupied. At a trustees meeting the structures were named for Senator D H Moore former steward F C Rochester and Henry O Bleness the contractor and builder.
Mrs. James Irwin, a former resident, died at her Xenia home last Tuesday of apoplexy. Born in Pennsylvania 63 years ago, she had lived in Athens many years and was married to James Irwin, a Civil War veteran and local businessman who died years ago. The deceased had resided in Xenia about ten years.
A fifty barrel oil well near Stewart has no impact on the sale of 61 lots by the Stewart Improvement company next Saturday September 24. The sale draws attendees from nearby towns as Stewart is seen rising as a future business center. The coal field location shows oil developments progressing and a free lot will be given to the purchaser of a lot with the lucky number.
Four-room cottage between South Bridge and Hospital Gate in Quincy. Well built and in good repair. Gip E Warner Sept 22 11. Dr Weaver's Syrup and Cerate advertised for blood and skin diseases.
Five city council members attended Monday as several bills were paid. A Dunn street property owners petition for a sewer line was presented and accepted with owners supplying materials and the city providing labor. The project aims to raise street property values amid rapid building activity. For plumbing and gas heaters contact K. B. Cook.
Clarke's Real Estate Agency operates at No. 5 North Court Street with Adams Express services. The notice highlights a partnership or listing for real estate and freight handling in the downtown area.
The tale links amber to Phaeton’s sisters whose tears turned to amber when the sun god's chariot failed. A scientific view explains amber as fossil resin from prehistoric cone bearing trees preserved after wood decay.
The article notes Costa Rica’s mountainous terrain and level areas that require clearing rocks and long tree roots. It explains how roots grow deeply in this tropical climate, demanding careful soil breaking to prevent plow damage.
A damaged OCR line shows terms like Net Assets and Amount of Income for the year but the text is garbled. It mentions an official seal being fixed and a signature line with names resembling a deputy official. No coherent events or outcomes are readable.
Advertisement touts beds claiming one third of life in bed with comfort like a fountain of youth. Iron beds priced 2 2.60 to 20 Brass beds 320 to 40 Wood beds 2.60 to 12.60 Folding beds 12.60 to 40 emphasizing quality and value.
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