Bad Boy Harry Boyd Locked Up After Lancaster Escape
Harry Boyd a 17 year old inmate who escaped the Boy's Industrial school at Lancaster after striking an old man and pulling a loaded 38 revolver on Clayton Smith's daughter, remains in county jail. He formerly lived in Steubenville and has been hiding at C. M. Fitch's home on DeWitt's Run. Lancaster authorities have not yet claimed him. Probate court affidavit filed, likely re imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Boyd
Lancaster
Clayton Smith
Steubenville
C. M. Fitch
DeWitt
Child Scalding Accident Injures Aldebo Family Girl
Della, the young daughter of Mrs. Aldebo, was severely scalded at home on Friday evening. While the mother was away to sell blackberries, the child leaned toward a hot pan on the stove and tipped it, spilling scalding peas onto her face, arms, and side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della
New River Packet Senator Cordill Makes First Up River Trip
The Senator Cordill, a newly purchased passenger and freight packet, embarked on her first up river voyage from Gallipolis to Pittsburgh on Saturday. She stopped at Pomeroy in the evening to load produce and calves destined for the Pittsburgh markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Cordill
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Pomeroy
Gloeckner Faces Charges Over Stolen Goods Possession
Adma Gloeckner appeared before Justice Martin on an assault and battery charge from his wife and was bound over on a $606 surety for possessing stolen goods after the hearing. With no bond he was imprisoned in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloeckner
Adma Gloeckner
Martin
Bradbury Social Shower Honors Mr and Mrs Russell
A group of young people gathered at the Bradbury home of Mr. and Mrs. William Russell on Thursday evening for a miscellaneous shower in their honor. Numerous handsome and useful gifts were presented to the couple and all attendees enjoyed a pleasant social evening.
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Bradbury
Ule
William Russell
Funeral services for Mrs Peter Feeney announced
The funeral for Mrs. Peter Feeney, who died at Holzier hospital Gallipolis Thursday evening, will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the Middleport Baptist church conducted by Rev L R Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Feeney
Holzier Hospital
Gallipolis
Middleport Baptist Church
L. R. Wilson
Obituary of Benjamin Franklin Nease a Syracuse farmer
Benjamin Franklin Nease, longtime Syracuse farmer, died Friday at age 82 from age-related infirmities. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, with interment at the Nease cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Nease
Syracuse
Nease
Death of Eight Month Old Anetta Moore in Syracuse
Anetta Carroll, eight months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Abalone Moore, died at the family home in Syracuse Friday and was laid to rest Saturday in Syracuse cemetery. Numerous local notices follow of visits and travel by residents, with many names and destinations listed from Friday through Saturday. Pomeroy rend extends entertainment under a Chautauqua tent staged by fifteen members of the Coontown death by own action Club.
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Anetta Carroll
Abalone Moore
Syracuse
Pomeroy Rend
Coontown
Fam
Chief of Indian tribe greets Roosevelt at Campobello
Franklin D Roosevelt arrived at Campobello in New Brunswick for the campaign when Governor William Neptune of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe met him with a hearty handshake. Neptune, whose home is in Maine, said he was supporting Cox and Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Canadian Summer Home
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello
New Brunswick
William Neptune
Far East Passamaquoddy
Neptune
Cox
Maine
F. D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Summer Home
Sun Flower Ministress Draws Large Middleport Crowd
A Friday evening in Middleport drew more than a thousand to a Chautauqua tent event held by the July calendar committee of the Parent Teachers Association. Proceeds funded a Domestic Science department at Middleport High School with plans for manual training equipment. the show earned strong applause and praise from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers Association
Middleport
Middleport High School
Two Marriages Solemnized at Probate Court
Two marriage licenses were issued at Probate Court rooms. Harley Gilkey, 23, and Clara Denney, 18, of Middleport, were joined by Justice Stephen Martin. Herbert Harris, 22, of Great Bend, and Gladys Taggart, of Portland, Ohio, were married later by Rev. L. A. Wilson.
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Harley Gilkey
Clara Denney
Thomas Denney
Middleport
Herbert H Harris
Great Bend
Gladys Taggart
E. O. Taggart
Portland
Ohio
Stephen Martin
L. A. Wilson
Slack marriage licenses in Meigs County July 1920
The Meigs County Probate Court logged only fourteen marriage licenses in July 1920, the month’s low water mark for several years. Two licenses noted in this column were the last issued in the court rooms, with July 1919 exceeding this total by four. High living costs cited as a possible reason for the slump.
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Meigs County
Picnic Supper and Marshmallow Toast Hosts
A pleasant social event last week near Poméroy featured a picnic supper and marshmallow toast hosted by Miss Helen Skinner on Main Street in honor of Miss Margaret Childs. Attendees included Misses Bernice Strickland Rosa Buck Elizabeth Summie Louise Mees Theodoria Nussmann Kathryn Hood Isabella Forsythe Mildred Mees Helen and Maria Skinner Mary Westervalt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Skinner
Main Street
Poméroy
Margaret Childs
Bernice Strickland
Rosa Buck
Elizabeth Summie
Athens
Louise Mees
Theodoria Nussmann
Kathryn Hood
Isabella Forsythe
Mildred Mees
Helen and
Maria Skinner
Mary Westervalt
Social Evening Delights With Notables
Honor guest and several named gentlemen enjoyed a social evening marked by toasted marshmallows and lighthearted remarks. The gathering featured Harley DeVol Bob Webster Roy Strickland Reid Steinbauer William Bailey Clarence Clifford Elbert Robinson Clarence Thomas Earl Elberfeld Paul Rosenbaum and Cris Guither.
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Messrs
Harley DeVol
Bob Webster
Roy Strickland
Reid Steinbauer
William Bailey
Clarence Clifford
Elbert Robinson
Clarence Thomas
Earl Elberfeld
Paul Rosenbaum
Cris Guither
Thurber Herb Wonder and Quick Relief Praise Ad
Two Dover Ohio women report cures from Thurber and Yeo products for flu lung weakness sore throat and stomach trouble and constipation. Advertises sale and local availability at The Cline Pharmacy Company Athens and dealers nationwide.
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Thurber & Yeo
Thurber
E. R. Pearl
Shafer Avenue
Dover
Ohio
Thurber & Yee
M. J. Warther
S. Fourth St
Athens
Cline’ Pharmacy Co
Peaceful settlement seen in Baja California dispute
In Mexico City Aug 2 reports say Governor Cantu will resign the Lower California governorship to a local successor while de la Huerta negotiates. Francisco Villa, en route to Torreon to complete his surrender, asks to establish an agricultural colony at Nieves to promote education and literacy at his expense.
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Mexico City
de la Huerta
Cantu
California
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Nieves
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Letter From Rose Bud
A young girl seeks parental guidance on romance and belonging. The writer expresses loneliness and desire for motherly or fatherly love, asks how to handle dates, and is urged to be cheerful, help others, and make friends, including with animals.
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Mrs. Thompson
Doe
Rose Bud
Advice to a Sixteen Year Old About a Married Lover
A reader sixteen asks about love with a married man forty four with three children. The adviser condemns the plan as immoral and warns that riches won’t buy happiness, urges the girl to reject the affair, avoid the man, and honor future self. It notes the husband has no grounds for divorce.
Bayer Aspirin and New Heating Grate Introduced
The advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain with an unbroken Bayer package including directions. It notes small 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger Bayer packages are sold by druggists. It also mentions a new heating grate using both coal and electricity for homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bayer
Overburdened Wife and Women’s Pains Cited
In a period voice the piece argues that wifehood motherhood and girlhood burdens women with backache headaches and nervousness. It claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can correct organic derangements and urges sufferers to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Family Picnic at New Marshfield Draws Wide Kin Link
A family picnic was held at New Marshfield at the home of Mrs. J. W. Minear on Friday July 30. Guests included Flora Schmauser Canton Ohio Will Ely Columbus Ohio Marie Calhoun Pittsburg Pa Sarah Bean Charles Hunter C. G. Bellows Athens Ohio Walter Hunter Winnie Hunter Nora Withers Mary Burt I V Minear Christina Pierce Grace Beverage and Mil dred Porter field plus brothers David and Herrold New Marshfield. At noon the family took their dinner.
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New Marshfield
J. W. Minear
Flora Schmauser
Canton
Will Ely
Columbus
Marie Calhoun
Jack
Pittsburg
Sarah Bean
Charles Hunter
C. G. Bellows
Athens
Walter Hunter
Winnie Hunter
Nora Withers
Mary Burt
Ralph Sharp
I. V. Minear
Christina Pierce
Grace Beverage
Mildred
Eloise
Dorothy Porterfield
David
Herrold
Picnic on Mrs. I. V. Kinnear’s Lawn
A community supper was laid out on Mrs. I. V. Kinnear's lawn near the school grove. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant day with a generous meal and cheerful voices throughout.
Weather Forecast for Great Lakes and Ohio Valley
Forecast for August 7 period: Great Lakes region mostly fair early week with possible showers late. normal temperatures. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect thundershowers first half of week then fair skies with normal temperatures.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Hair Growth Heating Device Invention Noted
English inventor develops an electric device designed to heat the scalp to a high temperature to stimulate hair growth. The device aims to improve baldness treatment by delivering targeted warmth to the head.
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