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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1906

Page

3

Death of 100 Acre Indiana Farmer Leaves Trustees

James Dew returned from Indiana after attending the funeral of his brother Thomas known as Toa. The 70 year old farmer built a private cement cemetery with a $1500 monument and gathered quarrylike stones around a timbered primeval forest. He owned 780 acres valued above a hundred dollars per acre and left an estimated $90,000 to grandchildren Zane and Lelia Woods with W. J. Stuart as heir if they die without issue.

Zanesville Indiana Frankert Dew Zane Lelia Woods W. J. Stuart

Miners Walk Out Over Track Material Dispute

Miners at Mine 209 on Sugar Creek walked out protesting track material. They insist on wooden tracks as required by union rules, while operators say iron tracks are more durable and faster to lay. State President Green and Secretary Moore planned talks to settle the dispute.

Daily Messenger Sugar Creek Green Moore Mine 209 Ohio

Late New York Fashions That Will Be of Interest

The season favors suits with coats extending below the waist rather than half-length. French jackets with pleated lowers, full sleeves in tailored styles, cape effects, and three quarter sleeves appear. Buttons, braids, and gimp trim are prevalent. Skirts trend to flaring, practical cuts. plaids and browns greens lead, with tartans in ribbons or waists. Hats favor small styles, felts, velvets, and ostrich accents, with ribbons, buckles, and mahogany dahlias in vogue.

Cut Hand At Josten's Cafe

Branch Milligan suffered a severe hand cut after a bottle shattered in his right hand at Josten's Cafe. Six stitches were needed to close the deep gash.

Branch Milligan Josten

Breath of Life Cures Cough With New Discovery

Mrs Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio writes that three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery stopped her two year cough and cured a feared consumption. The drug is guaranteed by W H McKee druggist with 50 cents and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle.

Ora A. Stephens Port Wiliams Dr. King W. H. McKee

Railroad warns East End residents again

Nelsonville September 22 L C Freeman Columbus special officer of the Hocking Valley railroad warns East End residents that trespassers caught taking coal will be arrested and punished. The company already arrested several locals last winter and aims to halt the practice.

Nelsonville L. C. Freeman Columbus Hocking Valley Railroad

Miss Judith Watkins Traveled From Portsmouth To Athens Visit

Miss Judith Watkins of Portsmouth spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Athens and left Monday for her home.

Judith Watkins Portsmouth Athens

Ackard and Clark Tie The Knot In Stewart

Daisy Clark from Stewart and Thomas Ackard a Columbus machinist wed at the Methodist parsonage by Dr. W L Slutz. After the ceremony the couple returned to the bride’s home for several days before settling in Columbus.

New Bridge Urgently Needed in Athens Ohio Town

Athens, Ohio shines with rapid growth in streets, buildings, and public works yet neglects the decaying old South Bridge. The unsafe structure sways with any load, its planks loose and many missing, posing a danger to residents and visitors. Citizens urge either county action or town-led replacement, even if bonds are issued.

Athens Ohio

Delta Tau Delta Stag Banquet Honors Prof Hoover

The local Delta Tau Delta chapter held a stag banquet at Hotel Berry Monday evening to honor alumni Prof. T. N. Hoover who departs for Harvard to pursue history work. Two new pledges were initiated, Malcolm Douglas led toasts, and letters from Oscar Curran in Europe were read. The event concluded with the usual Delta Tau Delta songs.

Delta Tau Delta Hotel Berry T. N. Hoover Harvard Hoover Mr. Hoover Malcolm Douglas Oscar Curran Europe Prof. Hoover

Wells Worth Trying Says Pension Attorney Praises Pills

Pittsfield Vermont attorney W H Brown calls Dr King's New Life Pills his top health aid next to a pension. He says they keep his family in splendid health helping headache biliousness and constipation. 25c guaranteed at W H Kee's Drug Store.

W. H. Brown Pittsfield Dr. King W. H. Kee

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James Dew Thomas As “Toa New York Railroad East End Cline Old South Bridge Hollister Berry’s Prof. T N. Hoover Messrs. Hoover Patterson H. Connett Gullum Evans Hawk Parks Gahm L. Connett Carr Bean Dyer Douglas Parker Welch R. C. M. Hastings Carey THE Breese Brothers Company West Second Street Cincinnati Dre Queen & Crescent Southern Railway Alabama Kentucky Georgia Louisiana Mississ North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Ginia Florida Jena Key West Acesonville Florida East Coast Way Chas, W. Zell D. P. A. Cincinnati H. Hungerford Louisville, Ky Saul Home OF Dietetic Dr. Chase Coolville Athens County Allandorf Alma Mater J. M. Basom Coolville, Ohio Circolaras Pittsburg Stonematt
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