Local Social Notes Show Visits Across Cities
Misses Lilah and Lucile Braley of Middleport visit Mr and Mrs D Thompson. Mrs Robert McKinstry ill with pneumonia at home. Mrs A M Lewis and Mrs John Winsterwald guests in Columbus. Mr and Mrs W W Ward in Lancaster with parents. D Thompson returns from Middleport funeral. Halsey Woodyard moves back to the city. William King guests include sister in law Mrs Austin Lowry of McArthur. Mrs Walter Josten visits Columbus. Superintendent Bell visits Nelsonville. Pauline Hudson seriously ill with whooping cough. Mrs Sarah Bean and Mrs Charles Hunter called to Pleasanton. Mrs Julia Dew and Jeanette to Logan. Mr and Mrs D C Condon visit Higgins in Columbus. Mrs Frank Neff and Mildred go to Vanesville.
Women Leading in Public Roles Across The Nation
New Hampshire names Martha R B Johnson of Laconia as its first woman tax collector with a report praised and likely reappointment. In Hornell New York waste baskets urge city cleanliness. Steam boat Springs Colorado elects officers through the Woman’s Club with cross party support. Dr Mary Merritt Crawford becomes Williams burg Hospital house physician after a top exam showing 34 male competitors. duties include ambulance work before eventual house surgeon position. Florence Garvin argues voting interest of women mirrors men. cites Providence and Detroit turnout and spending to mobilize eligible voters, noting persistent political indifference among many men and women but highlighting the public spirited minority’s right to vote.
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New Hampshire
Martha RB. Johnson
Laconia
Hornell
N. Y
Equal Suffrage Teague
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Woman's Club
Mary Merritt Crawford
Williamsburg Hospital
Brooklyn
Merritt
Florence Garvin
Garvin
Rhode Island
Providence
Miss Garvin
Detroit
Wisconsin Capitol Cost Sparks Taxpayer Debate
An Ohio Magazine editorial from February 1907 criticizes Wisconsin plans to spend six million dollars on a new state capitol in Madison. It argues taxes and corporate funding inflate government costs and denounces republican excess, calling the project a symbol of public spending beyond reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Commonwealth
Madison
Wis
the Ohio Magazine
Attorney General Ellis on Taxation and County Assessments
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis warned of a danger to state revenue if taxation is not shared with counties. He proposed an annual statewide levy equal to 10 percent of operating costs, distributed by each county’s tax take, to separate state from local taxation while preserving key features. Xenia, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade H. Ellis
Commercial Club
Xenia, O
Taxation Revision in Many States
Bills to create tax commissions are pending in Alabama Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Michigan Minnesota Oregon and Wyoming Some have become law and most states may enact them The move shows taxation reform is urgent nationwide and findings from one state can aid others in reform efforts through shared investigations and discussion
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General Assembly
Alabama
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
Wyoming
Union
Program of Hearings Tax Commission of Ohio
The Ohio Tax Commission announces hearings on taxation topics including manufacturing mercantile industries on May 6, agricultural industries on June 3, banking insurance and building and loan associations moneys and credits on September 8, and public service corporations on October 7.
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Program of Hearings Tax Commission of
Ohio
Formaldehyde Gas Kills Dread Germs
Corvallis Oregon April 14 an experiment at Oregon Agricultural College tested fumigants in a room where a tuberculosis death occurred. Formaldehyde destroyed tuberculosis germs but failed against anthrax and pus germs in a first trial, while a second, tighter application killed all tested germs. The study emphasizes sealing all room apertures for effectiveness.
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Corvallis
Ore
Oregon Agricultural College
Pernot
Calvin Ingle
Arthur Berman
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Endorsed by Mothers
Children like its pleasant taste and mothers endorse Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It contains no opiates and claims to drive out the cold through the bowels. Made in strict conformity to Pure Food and Drugs Law and recommended by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Cline
Wedding Announcement for Lulu Bingham and Dr Baxter
Cards announce the wedding of Miss Lulu Bingham and Dr Baxter of Athens. The ceremony will be at noon on the 25th at the bride’s home on Kennebec Avenue. Afterward they plan a trip and both are well known in the community.
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Lulu Bingham
Dr. Baxter
McConnelsville
Athens
McConnelsville Herald
Kennebec Avenue
Miss Bingham
T. J. Bingham
Baxter
Hospital of the Insane
Athens State Hospital
KODOL for Dyspepsia Promises Quick Relief
A drug advertised by Cline's Pharmacy claims KODOL clears the stomach and freshens breath. It is marketed with a guarantee under the National Pure Food and Drugs Law and sold by druggists.
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Cline
Permits to Wed for Several Local Couples
A list of forthcoming marriage permits shows Albert Hooper a 31 year old electrical engineer and Miss Bertha Gilliland 28 dressmaker both of this city. Albert Shreeve 23 laborer of East Liverpool Ohio and Miss Flora McNamee 16 of Little Hocking. Albert H Simmons 21 laborer and Miss Ina McCallum 22 both of Nelsonville. James Bobo 31 and Mrs Mary Rutter 30 both of this city.
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Albert Hooper
Bertha Gilliland
Albert Shreeve
East Liverpool
Ohio
Flora McNamee
Little Hocking
Albert H. Simmons
Ina McCallum
Nelsonville
James Bobo
Mary Rutter
Auburn Woman Recalls Long Move West Then to Bay County
In a letter dated April 5, 1907, Luella Mears Pike Skelton of Auburn Michigan recounts family travel from Chauncey Ohio to Gladwin and Bay counties via Columbus and Crystal Springs. She describes crossing into Michigan, weather, early struggles, and settling on a 20 acre farm near Auburn. She also shares time in Bellingham Washington with husband, noting milder winters, abundant fish and game, fleas, and diverse residents before returning home through Canada.
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M. E. Skelton
Auburn
Michigan
Chauncey
Columbus
Lancaster
Forest Rose
Lewis Whetzel
Crystal Springs
Ralph
Papa
Nero
Squirrel
Manville Pike
Gladwin
Bay County
Ohio
Charles Pike
West
Bellingham
Wash
Canada
Canadian National Park
Whatcom
Fairhaven
Seattle
Bay City
M. C
Luella Mears Pike Skelton
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promotes Easy Bowel Movement
A county health style ad notes cautions about bowel health during colds and claims most cough syrups cause constipation. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as moving the bowels with no opiates and is endorsed by mothers. Sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Flor ence Corinne Fluhart to wed Lorenzo Dow Poston
Mr and Mrs Theodore Fluhart of Dayton announce the marriage of their daughter Flor ence Corinne to Lorenzo Dow Poston of Dayton. The ceremony will be at Third Presbyterian Church in Dayton at seven o clock on Tuesday evening April 39.
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Theodore Fluhart
Dayton
Florence Corinne
Lorenzo Dow Poston
Third Presbyterian Church of
Skunks Favored as Grasshopper Exterminators
Washington April 15 The Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture declares skunks are farm friends and superior grasshopper killers. Experts say a herd of domesticated skunks on each farm could be kept on hand to combat outbreaks, saving fields from devastation.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Local Visitors and Travel Notes Across Marietta Area
Aunt Jane Taylor visited relatives in Marietta last week. Hazle Cole spent Sunday with E. Totman in Dunbar. J. R. Rathburn visited H. E. Rathburn in New Strauseville over Sunday. Ella Conant of Amesville visited relatives here last week. T Metcalf visited her mother in Marietta Run last week. Joel Tuttle returned Monday from East Liverpool where he visited his daughter. Leslie Kidwell moved into W. J. Young’s vacated house Monday. Federal Creek Company resumed mining after a one month shutdown. Ethel Carr of Utley visited friends here last week.
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Hazle Cole
E. Totman
Dunbar
J. R. Rathburn
H. E B. Rathburn
New Strauseville
Ella Conant
Amesville
T. Metcalf
Marietta Run
Joel Tuttle
East Liverpool
Leslie Kidwell
W. J. Young
Federal Creek Company
Ethel Carr
Utley
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Lilah and
Lucile Braley
Middleport
Mrs. $. D. Thompson
Robert McKinstry
McKinley Avenue
A. M. Lewis
John Winsterwald
Mrs. W. W. Ward
D. Thompson
John Shott
Halsey Woodyard
Greenfield
William King
Sunday
Austin Lowry
McArthur
Walter Josten
John Casey
Bell
Pauline
Sarah Bean
Charles Hunter
Pleasanton
Iydia Woodworth
Julia Dew
Jeanette
Logan
D. C. Condon
Judiah Higgins
Frank Neff
Mildred
Vanesville
Mr. Neff
Mary Marrett
Brooklyn Hospital
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Cantos
Ellis
Thompson
Scott
Iphone
Nukote
Pratt & Lambert
New York
H. Bee
Wheaton
Broadwell
Jane Taylor
Marietta
Kling
King, Jr
Edigre Rce
Seducer
Fenelon
Brilliant
Coco II
Fanteen Oy
Thomas
Romulus
Moreuil
M. Oaget
Flora
Gallardon
Albany
Hebbardsville
Pearl Coe’s
Marshfield
Frank Swaim
Athens Fair Grounds
N. G. Cheadle
Gar. F. Cheadle
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