Ganson's Mine Working and District Coal Strike Effects
Fourteen Hocking district coal companies resume work or prepare to within days after a new two year agreement from April 1 1906 raises firemen and engineers pay by 5.9 percent while maintaining scale terms. Several major mines including New Pittsburg Northern Fuel and Taylor Williams join Johnson Coal in restarting as others delay signing. Cincinnati coal prices hold steady amid ample supply and slow demand during spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Johnson Coal Company
New Pittsburg Coal Co
Northern Fuel Co
Taylor Williams & Co
Johnson Coal Co
Green
Sunday Creek
Luhrig
Columbus
Hock
Coal and Iron
Maple Hill
Sitios
New York
Hocking Valley
Sunday Creek Co
W. Va
Cincinnati
Kanawha
Pittsburg
Illness in Illinois Family Shocks Radcliffs
L. D. Radcliff was informed by telegram that his father Eli Radcliff, staying with his brother in Illinois, is gravely ill and not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Radcliff
Eli Radcliff
Illinois
Execution Issued to Attach Hadady Furniture in Sugar Creek
Court action from Squire Rose favors Charles V. O Neal who claims 81.56 from Anton Hadady boarding house keeper. Remaining furniture may not cover costs. O Neal bears the loss. Advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Hadady
Sugar Creek
Squire Rose
Charles V. O'Neal
Hadady
Sunday Creek Co
O'Neal
Cline
Baby bruised after fall at doorway incident
Merle Crooks tripped over an obstacle while carrying his year old child indoors. The baby’s face hit the door step edge, bruising the gums and inside of the mouth but no skin injury occurred. The child was not seriously harmed.
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Merle Crooks
Easter Visits Noted in Local Social Notes
From Saturdays Daily Messenger. Miss Clara Scott of Cincinnati visits her aunts Katherine and Lizzie Scott on Poplar avenue. Miss Dolly Hooper, Gallipolis teacher, arrives for Easter with her parents. Miss Mabel Murphy of Albany leaves for a short visit with Dr. and Mrs. Pride at Gilouster. Mrs. Frank Tewksbury visits her mother near Wood yard Post office and will return Monday. Miss Carrie Murphey leaves for Columbus for a few days. Mrs. George Reynolds visits friends in Columbus for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Scott
Cincinnati
Katherine and
Lizzie Scott
Poplar Avenue
Dolly Hooper
Gallipolis
Mabel Murphy
Albany
Frank Tewksbury
Josephine Woodyard
Woodyard Post Office
George Reynolds
Columbus
Sale of School Bonds Ordered by Athens Village Board
Sealed proposals for sixty thousand dollars in coupon bonds of the Athens Village School District are invited by April 21 1906. Bonds issued to finance a new school building with 4 percent interest payable semiannually and delivered May 1 1906. Purchases subject to board approval. Bids to be supported by 5 percent certified check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Thio, Ag
C. M. Copeland
L. G. Worstell
Spring Musings and Low Rail Fares Provoke City Talk
A playful column notes the city’s mood as spring arrives with frogs quiet and fish mute and mentions looming weather. It recalls fortunes and daily life anecdotes, then advertises unusually low rail rates for March 6 and 20, inviting travel via Wabash Saint Louis and Missouri Kansas Texas routes from St. Louis.
You Will Prosper in the Southwest Farmland Advice
A pamphlet urges readers to buy a Southwest farm now to join a growing community of prosperous men. It promises land values rising quickly and notes abundant money making opportunities for home building along the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway. It invites readers to request the paper The Coming County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Reforming Spelling Echoes in Wealth and Happiness
The excerpt contrasts Andrew Carnegie and an Atlanta woman in a playful note on spelling reform. It quotes John D. Rockefeller asserting that money itself brings no happiness, while suggests removing money might boost mood, framing a light remark on wealth and contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Atlanta
Savere
Rock Mountain Tea Promotes Health From Cline's Pharmacy
Local advertisement touts Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventative for spring illnesses. Promises strength and vigor and is sold at 35 cents in tea form or tablets by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Cline
Lis
Rocky Mountain
Albany Oil & Gas reorganized to drill new well
At a meeting in Albany the Albany Oil & Gas company was reorganized and will begin operations immediately on the A. C. Cooley farm south of Hebbardaville. The move aims to start drilling at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Oil & Gas Company
A. C. Cooley
Hebbardaville
Optimistic tone across leaders and media figures cited in Chicago speech
Representative Longworth praises improvement over decline in society while ex President Cleveland nostalgically calls life a grand song. Prophet Dowie blames his wife for troubles as Roosevelt to discuss The Man With the Muck Rake condemning hostile journalists. Washington Post dispatches Panama coverage. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar touted as a bowel friendly cough remedy sold by Cline's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longworth
Chicago
Cleveland
Kennedy
Cline
Washington woman seeks missing servant girl
A Washington resident reports a servant girl has vanished overnight and fears foul play after she failed to appear for breakfast. The caller insists police aid in locating the missing worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement argues catarrh is a constitutional disease not local. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo is claimed to treat the bloodstream and mucous surfaces with 10 drops to a teaspoonful. The company offers a $100 reward for failure to cure and urges readers to request circulars. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Druggis’s
Mrs Mary Pierce Recalled From Lancaster Visit
Mrs Mary Pierce was summoned home to Lancaster at noon after visiting Mr and Mrs Ben Fauser due to her aged mother breaking her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pierce
Ben Fauser
Lancaster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Closhcraft
Thompson
Scott
Lawrence Worstell
Ganson’s
Sunday Creek Company
Luhingpany
Seale
Sunday Week Co
New Castile
Glouster
West Virginia
State Journal
Carl W. Hayes
Stewart
Daily Messenger
Carrie Murphey
Ninth Street
United States
Omee
Washington, D. C
Clerk
Union Street
Preston
Cotton Brog
Dick McKinstry
Luong
Bill Jourdan
Dr. White
Doc
George Gen
Wainwright Building
St. Louis
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockfler
Thedford’s
Black
Dowie
Eve
Roosevelt
Senate
Washington Post
Panama
Poultney Bigelow
Jamaica
Isthmus
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