Political tussles and wartime alarms stir national mood
The piece notes Middleswart exits the GOP race for common pleas judge in this district, leaving Perry county or a Perry Washinon or Perry Athens pairing as possible outcomes. It flags Port Arthur under siege, Plehve’s death and Russia near revolt, and West Virginia election expectations with Davis and Elkins debating the Democratic and Republican chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleswart
Marietta
Common Pleas
Perry County
Perry
Washinon
Athens
Washington
West Virngin
Davis
Little Mountain
Elkins
Death of Farmer Harvey Blackwood in July
Harvey Blackwood, a prominent farmer, died July 27 at 8 PM after an illness of some duration. The funeral was held on Friday. Ray Guthrie departed for Allegheny, Pennsylvania to work in the electric light plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Blackwood
Ray Guthrie
Allegheny
Local Social News Highlights from Mayfield and Nearby
Miss Nora Baker visited friends in town last week. Miss Bertha Gillilan from Athens was a weekend guest of her parents. Ethel Dunfee returned from Athens after a few days with relatives. Ad Kemp of Parkersburg visited her grandmother Mrs. Jones. Eliza Botkin came back from Fillmore to join her daughter Mrs. Fuller. Susie Hayes returned from Chauncey. Will Daugherty and Clara Green wed near Coolville with Chauncey relatives attending. Mrs. Watson and daughter visited Parkersburg. Lizzie Smith from Beaumont arrived from Parkersburg to join sister on camp grounds. A lawn social at G. Dyes drew a large crowd Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Baker
Mayfield
Bertha Gillilan
Athens
Ethel Dunfee
Ad Kemp
Parkersburg
Jones
Eliza Botkin
Fillmore
Fuller
Susie Hayes
Chauncey
Charles Daugherty
Winget Chapel Glouster News In Colum bus Visits
Miss Alpha Biddison visits her sister in Columbus. Several locals visit Athens and Lancaster. Rural mail carriers in Glouster receive raises. Cook earns 720 and Hanshaw 645. Community notices include visits, fairs, a mock murder trial planned, and a C P church social profit of about 55 dollars.
Local Athens Scene Sees Visits Race And Ball Victory
Mrs Saul Border and Hulda Dixon visited Athens on Thursday. A birthday party honored Virgil Dent with about twenty five guests and gifts. Canaanville defeated Athens 10 to 1 in a league game with pitcher James Starkey fanning sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul Border
Hulda Dixon
Athens
L. D. Hanlin
Glouster
Virgil Dent
Larene Wade
Columbus
Cecil Hanlin
Newark
Albany News and Visits Highlight Local Guests
Albany residents and visitors are listed in a weekly society roundup. Mrs Henry Fisher returned from the east, Frank and Frank Whaley traveled to Rutland for a bean dinner, and Newton Wines hosted guests. Several locals visited St Louis, Columbus, Athens, and Harrisonville, with many relatives calling on Albany friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fisher
East
Frank Whaley
Rutland
Bige. Wines
Pomeroy
Newton Wines and Family
Wallace Beckly
Wilkesville
Milton Conner
Meigs County
T. ©. Parker
O. Davis
Mrs Moore and Tauschs head to out-of-town visits
Mrs. O Moore leaves Monday for Magnetic Springs near Delaware for a few weeks while Prof Edwin Tausch and his wife depart Tuesday for West Virginia to spend several weeks with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Moore
Magnetic Springs
Delaware
Edwin Tausch
West Virginia
Dr Kings New Life Pills End Pain and Ills
An advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills end unbearable pain from taxed organs including dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation. The copy promises gentle thorough relief and urges trials with guarantee by W. H. McKee’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. H. Mc Kee
Local Social Notes From Vanderhoof and Nearby Areas
Mrs Kate Evans hosts guest brother Ralph Byron and family from Johnstown Pa. Mr and Mrs Charles Chase visited the latter's father Chris Basom of Fairview. Mrs H Knight travels to West Virginia to visit friends. Miss Hannah McCall, recently at Athens Normal, visits home. Edd Wooten and Rosa Swartz with Rosa’s parents near Lottridge. Emeson Burton relocates family to Trimble. OCall and Lingerfield family offer eye exams in Athens August 1 to 15 inclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Evans
Ralph Byron
Johnstown
Charles Chase
Chris. Basom
Fairview
H. Knight
West Virginia
Hannah McCall
Athens
Edd Wooten
Rosa Swartz
Lottridge
Emeson Burton
Trimble
Hockingport News Briefs Highlight Social Visits
Mrs Louise Wells hosted family members from Parkersburg and nearby areas at the start of the week. Visitors include Miss Clara Wells, Mrs Ella Muanchmeyer, and baby Lewis Wells. Rev J E McKenney delivered a sermon on Regeneration at the Methodist church. Edith Emily, Edith, and Julian Parker Adams welcomed births. A J McKim plans a new mill industry in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Wells
Clara Wells
Parkersburg
Ella Muanchmeyer
Lewis Wells
Lewis Humphrey
Edith Emily
Adda Tracewell
Ormond Hotel
Milton Parker
J. E. McKenney
Esther
Ethel Stewart
Lakeside
H. E. Adams
Julian Parker Adams
A. J. McKim
Hock-Hocking
Friend Johnson
James Stewart
Coolville
Neighborhood Weddings and Visits Highlight Summer Happenings
Cyrus and Harry Jones of Wheeling visit their aunt Mrs Esther Dunfee. Will Daugherty and Clara Green wed at the Green home near Coolville. Friends send good wishes as they start life together at their new home. Sandy Dixon dies at his home July 26 and is buried at Tuppers Plains. Mary A. Doty is ill. Lucy Hoyt leaves for the Athens Children's Home for employment. Sherman Baker moves to Freedom Pennsylvania. Many locals attend ice cream social and camp meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Harry Jones
Wheeling
W. Va
Esther Dunfee
Will Daugherty
Clara Green
Milroy Green
Coolville
Mary A. Doty
Lucy Hoyt
Childrens
Athens
Sherman Baker
Freedom
Pennsylvania
Charles Hayden
Archie Dunfee
Torch
Mary Parker
Ida Kath
Jessie Parker
Anna Villers
Minnie Lyons
Mattie Dencher
Marietta
Mary A. Stone
G. Dye
Charles Daugherty
Ed Daugherty
Chauncey
Charles Scott
Robert Daugherty
Horace Dunfee
D. J. Dunfee
Columbus
Sarah Shiver
Huntington W. Va
Lola Matheny
George
Clara Caldwell
Frank Walker
West Virginia
Sandy Dixon
Tuppers Plains
Sarah Rannion
Ice Cream Supper Benefit and Local Visits
An ice cream supper will be held at the church here Saturday evening August 13 for a local benefit. Miss Clara Moore is spending the week in Nelsonville as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Lowden. Miss Bessie Wise, after a week here with her mother, returned to Athens Monday. Miss Janet Vore spent Sunday here with the family of Charlies Lohse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Patterson
Lancaster
Arthur Auer
Portsmouth
J. E. Mason
Charles Cook
Morris Hanshaw
Cook
Charles Clark
Athens
Mason Andrews
Near
L. R. Andrews
Etta
Stella
Otto Roush
Charles Weaver
Charles Kemball
New Straitaville
Lottie Bailey
New York City
Fauntelle Clark
Lillian Kientz
Crooksville
Florence
Adda Andrews
Nelsonville
Agnes Dalaney
Zanesville
James Norris
Mountville
Marie Doudney
Carrie Wagner
Jane Donaldson
Marietta
Rebekahs
John Howard
Bishopville
Lewis Jones
Sarah
W. E. Storer
John Strahl
Will Strahl
Alta McAfoose
Alice Vernon
Blanche Brown
Mary Harris
Lillie Jasper
Howard
Frank Crawford
Shawnee
A. J. Crawford
M. M. LeFavor
Murray City
Rutland
Nell Grandy
New Straitsville
Cassie Richarda
Will Reese
Dan Gibson
Youngstown
Corning
Will Glark
Indiana
St. Louis Fair
Thomas Lewis
Morgan
Clara Besellem
Columbus
Ethel
Julia Pickering
Jennie Theophilus
Toledo
Cleveland
West Virginia
J. L. Hesse
Clarence Hesse
Somerset
Ida
California
Sandusky
Front Street
Glouster Debating Society
A. B. Allen
Louisville
Colorado
George M. Murphy
P. V. Vernon
Will Drury
Ohio University
Virgil Winger
Bourneville
Edith Brown
Winnie Jolley
Albany
Charlotte Barrows
Mac Barrows
Murray Dalton
Dave
Margaret Cooper
Viva Winger
Aris Dean
Maud Evans
C. P. Church
Wm. Armitage
Maude Crossen
Claren Vorhes
Fred Tope
Mineral
Ollie Winger
Grace Potter
Frank Biddle
Lutie Angel
London
Hal
C.P
Hebbardsville
Donald Learned
Elmer A. Dent
Newton
Union Church
Barry Maynard
Janie Kittle
Modoc
Warren Border
Charles Denner
Mabel
Edith Matson
Jacksonville
Cyrus James
Clara Moore
George Lowden
Bessie Wise
Janet Vore
Charlies Lohse
Local Notices From Lottridge Area
Funeral services were held Friday for Harvey Blackwood at Garden. Attendees included Dr J J Stout of Luhrig and Almeda Stout of Chester. Mabel Bentz died July 30 and her funeral was in Orange Monday afternoon. distant attendees included Mrs Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie
Maire Caldwell
Athens
Mabel Bentz
Orange
J. J. Stout
Luhrig
Almeda Stout
Chester
Ward
Not Called For List Of Uncalled Letters
Athens Ohio post office lists uncalled letters from Monday including Barrows Bird Creeger Lee Cooper A F Carsey Samuel Deihl Docker Fred J Dinsmore J W Douglas Harriet Elliott Lola Evans John Frashier Mrs E C Francis Geo Gilliland Anna Lloyd B E Hail Matilda Howard Flora Hutchins Lou Jennings H S Junghworth L Miller Meadows A Morris Harry Oxley Nellie Perkins Pearl Russell A S Russell S A Roush Lelia Sharp Lucrecia Sanborn Louisa Tinkham Lacy Townsend Chas M Welch Maud West Della White Kate Wood Mrs Ed. Addresses state callers were advertised and should claim promptly. D Gist Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
J. Barrows
Bird
Creeger
Lee
Cooper
A. F
Carsey
Samuel
Deihl
John
Docker
Fred J
Dinsmore
J. W
Douglas
Harriet
Elliott
Lola
Evans
Frashier
Mrs. E. C
Francis
Geo
Gilliland
Anna
Lloyd
B. E
Hail
Matilda
Howard
Flora
Hutchins
Lou
Jennings
H. S
Junghworth
Miller
Meadows
Morris
Harry
Oxley
Nellie
Perkins
Pearl
Russell
A. S
S.A. Roush
Lelia Sharp
Lucrecia Sanborn
Louisa Tinkham
Lacy Townsend
Chas. M
Welch
Maud
West
Della
White
Kate
Wood
Mrs
D. Gist
Dr Boschee's German Syrup Promotion
An advertisement claims lungs are humanity's weak spot and that Dr Boschee's German Syrup soothes and strengthens the lungs throat and bronchial tubes. It promotes a trial bottle for 25c and a big bottle for 5c available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humanity
Feather Brush Removes Dust From Frames
Use a feather brush to gently remove dust from picture frames. Avoid linen cloths as they abrade gilt and dull brightness.
Easy Task Soap Cleans Carpet Readily
An advertisement promotes Easy Task Soap for carpet cleaning. It claims a bar dissolved in lather cleans on the floor, scrubs the carpet, and leaves colors bright. Grocers sell Easy Task at 5 cents per bar.
Liver and Stomach Tablets Ad Publicized
L. F. Andrews of Des Moines Iowa praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for liver de rangement and constipation. Sold at McKee's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
L. F. Andrews
Des Moimes
Iowa
McKee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Messenger and Herald
F. W. Bush
de Ot
Laylin
Huron
Supreme Court
William T. Spear
Trumbull
Horace Ankeney
Greene
Lawson E.erson
Belmont
Public Works
R. B. Crawford
Stark
Charles P. Taft
Hamilton
Noah H. Swayne
Lucas
Congressional
Congress
Charles H. Grosvenor
Thomas
Cherrington
E. R. Walker
Athena
Joseph Wolf
York
John McLaughlin
Troy
Parker
Sanitary
Athens County
Port Arthur
Plehve
Nicholas
Russia
Winget Chapel
Alpha Biddison
Millfield
Blanche Latimer
Hollister
Lena
Elsa
Ada Finsterwald
George Stevenson
Louis Russell
Greens Raw
Grace Earich
W. T. Sprague
Harry Gaskill
Helen Fuller
G. H. Chadwell
Lena Latimer
Lucy Learned
Emmett Earich
Levi Sprague
Canaanville
Harry Webster
Charles Bethel
Kate Hoisington
Etta Tucker
R. E. Sutton
Mary Pinkerton
R. Barch
Myrtle Webster
Susie Baker
Georgie Williams
Canaonville
James Starkey
Mears
Maud Carpenter
Harrisonville
8. Sharp
C. L. Jones
T. W. Coe
Grace Tom
Will Sharp
Ora Duffee
Marshfield
J. H. Duffee
Nellie James
Ed Brown
Hattie
Louise Carpenter
Addie Potter
Hebbardeville
Ethel Mitchell
Hattie Orr
Eliza Wines
Esther Carpenter
Myrtle White
D. B. Sharp
The
Go .v
Ocall
Hockingport
Miss Graves
Mrs. M. Kenney
Ralph Stone
Mahala Stone
G. B. Sims
Belle White
J. E. Bailey
Clara
Elizabeth Ruth
Marie White
Lillian White
Mary Penybacker
Youba
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Co
Wrun
Pennslvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Penn
Nia Lines
M. Bennett
F. M. Wilkins
H. Jennings
Bostoun
Rocky Mountain
Cline
Hastings
Garden
E. Rollins
L. D. Castle
Lewie Person
Sarah Runnion
Blanche Newman
Jerseyville
Maggie Stout
Ravenswood
Emily Edson Briggs
Olivia
Cline’s Pharmacy
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