Personal Mentions From Friday’s Daily in Athens
Reeves and Mulligan visited in Parkerburg and Marietta on business. Shute planned a short visit with friends in Greenfield. Webb of Athens toured the city for business. Porfitt and daughters in Columbus visiting friends until Monday. Mrs Dailey and children from Albany guests of Moler on Geant street. Rawlin Baker of Huntington visitor to his mother and sister in town. Pake and daughter stayed with Stright after a funeral then returned to Portsmouth. Charles Grunkmeyer of Cincinnati to revise Athens mercantile list for R G Dun. Marie Downey of Dayton returned home with her aunt Mana Rose. Mrs Emmett Murphey and children traveling via Albany to Corning, visiting the Richards and Logans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Dailey
Albany
John Moler
Geant Street
George L. Pake
Ise
Hiram Stright
Charles J. Grunkmeyer
Cincinnati
R. G. Dun & Co
Athens
Marie Downey
Dayton
Mana Rose
Emmett Murphey
Corning
Tenry Logan
Mrs. E L Bingham Visits Athens on Way Home
Mrs E L Bingham of Rutland spent six weeks visiting with her washer Prof Homer R Slighey of Cast Orange NJ. They passed through Athens Thursday afternoon en route to her home and were guests of Mr and Mrs Kol L Bing ham of High Street for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Bingham
Rutland
Tier
Waher
Homer R. Slighey
Cast Orange
N. J
Athens
Kol L. Bingham
High Street
Weekend Social Notes From Albany to Columbus
Saturday social news lists many residents visiting relatives and friends across Ohio. Webb of Albany and Judge Rufus Carpenter visit Columbus. Mrs. Boden and Mrs. White attend events in New Marshfield and Columbus. Hazel Pennybaker travels to Wheeling for an uncle's funeral. families relocate and guests extend over Sunday with local hosts on Race Street and President Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. HL. Boden
New Marshfield
Hazel Pennybaker
Wheeling, W. Va
Stewart Residents Return From Visits
Mrs. Bertha Chariton of Stewart returned home today after attending Mrs. S B Pickering's illness. Mrs D J Stewart Jr of Stewart plans to stay a week. Mr and Mrs O L Strahl, who spent winter in Galveston, Texas, returned home last night stopping in Columbus for a three week visit with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Chariton
Stewart
S. B. Pickering
D. J. Stewart, Jr
O. L. Strahl
Galveston
Tex
Columbus
Athens Area Social Visitors and Local Guests
Eugene Wolf visited Haydenville on business while Everett Parker called on friends in Parkersburg. D W Cornell of Guysville toured Athens on business. John Fox of Dante Va visited his wife here. Mrs R R Marquis of Mineral stayed with Athens friends. Clifford Colley of Wellston visited Arthur Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fox
Dante, Va
Clifford Colley
Wellston
Arthur Thomas Sunday
Gallipolis Visitor Guy Walker Returns With Family
Guy Walker of Gallipolis is visiting for a few days with his mother and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Walker
Gallipolis
Albany Auto Trip Visits Quien Hopkins and Rossiter
A Sunday trip to Albany included travel there by auto and time spent visiting Mr. and Mrs Quien Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. John Rossiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Quien Hopkins
John Rossiter
TRY A LIMBADE The Henderson Crider Kind
Try a lim bade phrase odd note from the lines presented, a quirky fragment showing a contrast in style. The text hints at naming and branding and suggests a playful, rhythmic cadence with unfamiliar words.
Roasts at Washington Grid Iron Club Banquet Spotlight White House Ties
A White House cor came to for a good share of the roasts at the Grid Iron club banquet in Washington. The fate of the crew of the schooner James Clif ford remains unknown after it burned to the water's edge in the Gulf of Mexico. An elevator boy saved 125 girls in a New York factory fire by running the lift through smoke. Chicago detectives asked Cincinnati police to locate jewels sold by a burglar who confessed to multiple thefts. Emma Baker, held in Pittsburg, is under mental condition investigation after claims of killing a man in North East, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Grid Iron Club
Washington
James ©. Clifford
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
North East
Emma Baker
Pittsburg
Dean's Regulats Single Dose Claims Constipation Cure
An ad asserts that a single dose of Dean's Regulats cures habitual constipation and sells for 25 cents a box. It urges readers to ask their druggist for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Fire destroys Mannington Glassworks factory in West Virginia
A fire at the Mannington Glassworks plant in Mannington West Virginia totally destroyed the factory. The blaze started from a broken tank and caused an estimated loss of 50600 dollars. About 100 workers lost their jobs and 15000 dollars worth of ware and unfinished shipments were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Mannington
W. Va
Mannington Glassworks Company
A Woman's Smile in Detroit Free Press
A humorous note about a man whose proposal plan collapsed after an encounter on the street. He explains that a girl he courted suddenly laughed at him after he tipped his hat and bowed, saying their marriage now seems unlikely.
Yankee Martyr Honored in Lowell for 1861 Baltimore Death
Lowell Massachusetts marked Patriots Day with the unveiling of a bronze tablet memorial for Private Charles A. Taylor the first Union casualty of 1861. The Sixth Massachusetts Infantry, welcomed by President Lincoln, held a reunion as General Rid Ward F. Jones spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Taylor
Baltimore
Mass
Charles A. Taylor
Old Sixth Massachuselts Infantry
Washington
Lincoln
Brézen
Parkersburg Guest Profiles and Athens Trip
Hubert Dickle of Parkersburg visited Mrs. Mary McCole on Lancaster street. Frank Cone of Amenville was in Athens Sunday en route to Columbus on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gillett
Mrs
Joseph Jordan
Hubert Dickle
Parkersburg
Mary McCole
Lancaster Street
Frank Cone
Amenville
Athens
Columbus
Local residents visit and host across Ohio
Noy Fryburger a Columbus visitor to Athens. Frank and Mrs Schloss travel to Cincinnati for a relative's funeral. Dr and Mrs P L Beal host Miss Maude Nixon of New Straitsville. Mr and Mrs J F Tewkabury guests of Mr and Mrs Sandnaky Woodyard near Albany. Editor L G Baughman of The Eagle and Squire Llewellyn visit Athens. R C Fulton hosts Mrs Werden of Columbus and Harvey M Roach visits Chillicothe with Fred Sexauer family. Marie Hunter, music teacher, stays with her parents Charles and Mrs Santer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schloss
Cincinnati
P. L. Beal
Miss Maude Nixon
New Straitsville
Marie Hunter
Xenia Soldiers’ and Sailors
Mra
Charles Santer
Mrs. Welch Heads to Cincinnati to Welcome Returning Husband
Mrs Charles H Welch travels to Cincinnati on Sunday to greet her husband Mr Welch who is returning home from a several weeks business trip in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Welch
Cincinnati
Mr. Welsh
West
Mr W K B Ellete Plans Baltimore Visit
Mr W K B Ellete left the last of the week for Baltimore Maryland to join Mrs Kiet who is visiting her parents and for a visit with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W. KB. Ellete
Paltimore
Mra. Kiet
Local social and funeral update from Athens and surrounding areas
Oscar and Clarence Burt and Miss Addie with Miss Laurie of near Kimberly attended the Box well examination in Athens on Saturday. C H Grosvenor left for Washington to aid the Ohio Wool Growers Association. Charles Arthur and his young son visited Mrs. M Smith in Columbus. Clarence Strahl of Chillicothe joined the juvenile band at Ray Williams funeral before returning home after visiting Dick Carr. Mr and Mrs Ga W Hopkins and Mr and Mrs Charlies Hopkins were among those who drove away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Clarence Burt
Miss Addie
Laurie
Near
Kimberly
Athens
C. H. Grosvenor
Washington
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
Clarence Strahl
Chillicothe
Ray Williams
Dick Carr
Pricated fruit growing sec time of the Vactfe caest in California
Observers note that the Imperial Valley in the extreme south of California shows promise as a prime fruit growing region. Despite hot summer weather, the area remains cool in winter and could support fine fruit development, potentially rivaling the Hood River apple region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vactfe Caest
Califorfal
Beton
Ountry
Hood Riter
Quack Grass Eradication Tip Using Logs as Bait
A reader suggests fencing infested areas and flooding bogs while using logs to sap quack grass roots. The plan, though impractical for large tracts, is proposed as a trial for those facing serious quack grass problems.
Vermin Beaten by Concrete Rat Proof Granary Method
A farmer learns a concrete rat proof granary is the sure remedy for grain loss to rats and mice. The article details concrete foundation walls water tables, wall molds, gas pipe holes for curing, and post spacing to construct a vermin resistant granary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis
Plan for Mold Fork Making Wall Construction
Instructions describe halted plan for mold walls two square boxes for inner and outer dimensions, one foot high, placed on foundation above water table. Concrete mortar mix one part cement two parts sand four parts gravel or crushed stone, poured and raised in stages, with gas pipe guides removed as each course is set. Floor and foundation details cover compacting water table level and finishing with cement sand mix.
Home Mission Work Highlighted by Athens Presbytery
The semi annual meeting of the Athens Presbytery at Middleport reports a buoyant district with 14 pastors serving churches across Meigs Gallia Athens Hocking and Washington counties. Eight churches meet the 358 apportionment and six may soon have pastors as $1200 is approved to support Home Mission. Dr B C Taylor spoke on Home Mission work noting forty years of southern Ohio ministry and a wish for his son to continue a century of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Middleport
Meigs
Gallia
Hlocking
Washington
Nome Missionary Committee
Home Mission
B. Taylor
Athens County
Ohio
Olto
Time to Trim Berry Fields
Time to trim rasp berry and blackberry fields as fruit is poor on feeble canes. Proper cultivation and plant food boost yield and quality, though some older blackberry fields have performed well with little fertilizer.
Birds Necessary to Man's Existence
A garbled passage claims birds are essential to humanity, suggesting world collapse if birds disappear within nine years. It references crops and pesticides and asserts a questionable link between birds and crop destruction.
Body of Child Found in River in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville Ohio on April 16 a seven month old girl was found by Will Perry and Clyde Ayers floating in the Hocking River near coal chutes. The infant was weighted with pebbles and wrapped in a sheet. The coroner and undertaker were notified, but no parents are identified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Will Perry
Clyde Ayers
Hocking
Lawderback
New King’s New Wife Pills Sold at McKee’s Drug Store
Pittsfield Vermont attorney Brown advocates Dr King’s New Wife Pills as essential family medicine. He cites relief for chills, constipation, biliousness, and sick headache, priced 25 cents at McKee’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NH. Brown
Pittsfield
What Came of a Woman's Hat
On a long train journey Tom Buxton admires a woman in a large hat with ostrich feathers. After failed attempts to glimpse her face he speaks to Julia, reveals a renewed romance, and proposes a honeymoon journey as newlyweds amid stalled divorce proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Buxton
Boston
Buxton
Huxton
Button
Julia
Chicago firm offers prizes to encourage study of business subjects
The Hart Schaffner and Marx firm of Chicago offers cash prizes for essays on business topics. Educators including J Laurence Laughlin of the University of Chicago and J B Clark of Clark University oversee a two class competition with top awards up to 600 dollars. Submissions due by June 1910.
Near Beer Cases Led to Heavy Fines in Nelsonville Courts
Experts admit alcohol in near beer but dispute percentage. Mayor Wells of Nelsonville sent more liquor cases to the county common pleas court. Three saloon and brewery agent cases were heard, with expert chemists arguing for lower alcohol levels. Mayor Wells convicted two agents, Rosser and Graham, fining them $200 plus costs. one case was dismissed for affidavit error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Wells
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Athens
Bentley
Wells
George Rosser
Hester
R. C. Graham
Wiedman
Mrs Copeland Recovering After Major Operation in New York
Mrs. T A Copeland is recovering well after a severe operation at the New York Post-Graduate hospital and expects to leave the hospital this week. Her husband Dr T A Copeland attends the Post-Graduate Medical school and plans to return from New York in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Copeland
New York Post-Graduate Hospital
New York i
Copeland
Hope Carried Far Into Ridiculous Notions
A compact note reflects on how hope can push people beyond reasonable bounds turning hopeful aims into far fetched or implausible expectations.
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PP Reeves
A. Mulligan
Marietta
Shute
Greenfield
O— Ur. A. Q. Webb
Chillicothe Gazette
Re. Thomas Porfitt
Pauh and
Blanche
Atorney Rawlin Baker
Huntington, W. Va
George Baker
Anna
Wr. P. M. Roberts
Broadwell
Coulterville
Nancy Martin
Hamden
Charles Martin
Webb
Rufus Carpenter
Fred White
D. A. Sama
Jess Warren
Bart Foley
Gulf Coast
Texas
Lena Bradford
Pomeroy
Mr. C. ¥. Starr and
Race Street
BK. Bell
Bima Bell
President Street
Joseph Phillips
Charles H. Bridgewater
C. A. Pow
Harvey V. Porter
Jackson
Mich
Ola. Madra
Hillicothe
Elva Micharly
Charles P. Kircher
New Mexico
Geneva J. Frye
J. A. Carpenter
Sugar Grove
Merle R
Floyd
Crooks
Eugene Wolf
Haydenville
Everett Parker
D. W. Cornell
Guysville
R. R. Marquis
Mineral
Athens Friends
George Beahrs
Mr. Judiah Higgins
Inez Alexander
J. B. Alexander
Nellie van Vorhes
John Dickle
Kay Williams
Clyde Creesy
Arthur Morrison
Coolville
Carl Barth
Detroit
Noy Fryburger
Hocking Valley
Meena Pom
J. PF. Tewkabury
Sandnaky Woodyard
L G. Baughman
the Eagle
Squire Llewellyn
New Marehfield
R. C. Fulton
Fulton
A. Werden
Harvey M. Roach
Fred Sexauer
Charles Arthur
Master Charles
M Smith
Ga. W. Hopkins
Mrs. Charlies Hopkins
Henderson-Crider
Ohio Central Lines
Louisville
CY Thir
Alberta
Arizona
British Columbia
California
Colorado
Itaho
Mexico
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Saskatchewan
Wyoming
Havana
Cuba
St. Louis
Bean
Tkt. Agt
C. Stevenson
Cipeinnati
B. R. LeRoy, M. D
Athens National Bank Bldg
OFS
Estelle Marsh
American Press Assocmon
Chicago Company
Csidents of
Ohio University
J. Laurence Laughlin
The
Univer
Essave
Messrs. Hart
Schaffner , Mara
United
United States
J. B Mille
South Sie
Laughlin
Fessor J. B. Clark
Sity
Henry €. Adama
Versity
Michigan
Horace AW
Kay
New York City
Harvard University
Thies Company
Wast
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