What Would You Do What Would You Do editorials on taxes and audits
The piece defends bondsmen who guarantee $21,000 in a county treasury shortage, argues the discrepancy stems from poor bookkeeping, and urges fair consideration by taxpayers. It questions accusations against ex treasurer Biddison and notes broader public finance concerns. It also surveys politics, prohibition, and local education topics in a dense, opinionated column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Biddison and
Hickman
Biddison
Taxpayer
A Lucky Postmistress Endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills
Mrs Alexander of Mary Maine declares Dr King’s New Life Pills the best remedy she tried for keeping the stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. The purifiers are painless and infuse new life. Guaranteed by W H McKee druggist at 25 cents.
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Mrs. Alexander
Mary, Me
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Edwards sells farm as Hays takes over across Hocking
Guysville March 31 Special D H Edwards owner of a fine farm across the Hocking river has sold to Mahlon Hays. Hays has possession and Edwards moved his family to D W Carnell’s town property. Coleman and Kimes buy the D W Cornell store business which has run for forty years, likely the longest in Athens county.
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Guysville
D. H. Edwards
Hocking River
Mahlon Hays
Hays
Mr. Edwards
D. W. Carnell
Coleman
Kimes
D. W. Cornell
Cornell
Athens County
Marriage Licenses Filed in Athens Area Encompassing Multiple Couples
Judge Lynch processed a flurry of marriage licenses including F B Brown and Della Piersol of Athens, J R Elder and Kathrine Smart, J R Williams and Fannie Connor, Fred Sexauer and Helen Roach, and other pairs from Athens Nelsonville and surrounding towns. The list continues with Selwyn Jackson and Minnie Jackson, Henry Burchfield and Catharine Hushoner, Clyde McGhee and Angel Winning, Christian Meurer and Elizabeth Jansen, Noah Clark and Blanche Latimer, William Coakley and Ada Strawn, Perry Beal and Carrie Shelock, Samuel Mills and Lizzie Foughty, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Elder
West Virginia
Kathrine Smart
Glouater
J. RR. Williams
Fannie Connor
Athens
Fred K. Sexauer
Chillicothe
Helen R. Roach
Athena
Judge Lynch
Selwyn D. Jackson
Millfield
Minnie B. Jackson
Torch
Kenry R. Burchfield
Catharine E. Hushoner
Nelsonville
Clyde McGhee
Angel Winning
Luhrig
Christian Meurer
Elizabeth Jansen
Jacksonville
Noah C. Clark
Blanche Latimer
Hollister
William Coakley
Ada E. Strawn
Perry L. Beal
Carrie M. Shelock
Samuel Mills
Kimberley
Lizzie Foughty
Charles R. Bell
Courtroom quips and quick wits about grand juries
A chorus of jurist humor from a historic courthouse session. Tales of prejudiced grand juries, evasive witnesses, and quips during cross examination surface. An Irishman’s reply to guilt, and a judge’s dry critique of excess are recounted alongside a judge’s ruling on secret societies tied to the Athens Gas Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cours
Doctor Stimson
Guthrie
Pat
Old
Athens Gas Co
W. Reed Golden
Is the Moon Inhabited
The moon is claimed to have an atmosphere and potential life in some form, though not human, while promoting Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for headaches biliousness chills fever jaundice dyspepsia dizziness and general debility.
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W. H. McKee
Death of an Old Resident Thomas Johnson Dies at 83
Thomas Johnson, long time Marshfield resident, died Friday evening at his home aged 83. He leaves a wife and several grown children. Funeral services will be held Sunday at ten oclock from the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. Bond.
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Johnson
Rev
Bond
Hol lister Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
A vintage ad touts Hol lister Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventive for spring ailments head colds and listlessness. It claims to make you strong and vigorous and offers tea or tablets for 5 cents at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Cline
Red Cross Conferred In Athens Commandery
The Order of the Red Cross preparatory degree was conferred Wednesday night in the Athens commandery room on Irwin Byerley Dr A A Boal of Zaleski and Leander Harris Generalissimo 8 D Thompson conferred the degree in an excellent manner.
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Order of the Red Cross
Order of the Temple
Athens Commandery
Irwin Byerley
A. A. Boal
Zaleski
Leander Harris
Generalissimo
D. Thompson
Eggs for hatching from top breeds at Evans Poultry Yards
For sale at 2.00 per setting eggs hatched from thoroughbred White Wyandottes Barred Plymouth Rocks and Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. Fertility fully guaranteed. Evans Poultry Yards 3-22-w4 Nelsonville Ohio.
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Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Evans Poultry Yards
Nelsonville
Ohio
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures wounds and sores
A reader from Bugles Kentucky recalls an advance to treatment 19 years ago and claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his piles quickly after using less than a box. The ad notes the product heals wounds burns and sores and is sold for 25 cents by W H McKee, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's Island
Bucklen
Napier
Bugles
W. H. McKee
Centralization Preferable Says Longtime Educator
Plantsville readers weigh in on school centralization arguing township high schools pull students from district schools, worsen home life, and deliver superficial learning. The writer urges consolidating schools to cut costs and restore practical education, praising district teachers while decrying current trends.
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Plantsville
Davis
Township High School
Alfalfa Growing in Ohio Seeks Best Practices
Ohio Experiment Station outlines alfalfa culture on well drained limestone soils with lime, drainage, soil fertility, and inoculation crucial. It notes lime benefits, manure or steamed bone fertilizer, and soil inoculation methods, plus seeding timing, nurse crops, clipping, and cooperative experiments across soils.
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Ohio
Wooster
Germantown
Montgomery County
United States
Farm Real Estate Ad From Stewart Ohio
Carl W. Hayes of Stewart Ohio advertises farm buying and selling services across Ohio and the West. He claims extensive advertising, past sales, and over 500 inquiries on file, inviting clients to contact him for farm transactions.
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Ohio
West
Carl W. Hayes
Stewart
For Sale or Trade General Merchandise Stock
Trade or sell a stock of general merchandise valued about $6000. Stock is in good condition and well located. Owner Carl W Hayes operates a thriving business in Stewart Oklahoma. March 27, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Home
Carl W. Hayes
Stewart
For Sale Athens Property With House and Barn
For sale new eight room house and new 35 by 40 foot barn on the same lot in Athens. House plumbed for water and gas. Will sell or trade for a good improved farm. Also a lot joining this with a small house for sale. Carl W. Hayes, Stewart, Ohio. Date 3-27-2d-2tw.
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Athens
Carl W. Hayes
Stewart
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