Ohio Towns Report Diverse Last-Week Incidents
Consolidated notes from multiple Ohio locations report embezzlement cases and arrests, fatal accidents, unusual animal incidents, and local curiosities. Notable items include missing banker Brown, a cashier’s bond status, a postmaster bound over to a grand jury, assaults on editors, bear sightings, oil discovery, and a parched list of local mishaps in towns like Sabina Plainville Eaton Marietta Portsmouth Chillicothe Akron Bucyrus Lima Xenia Zanesville and more.
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New Holland
John K. Brown
Union Bank
Brown
Trentan
A. W. Abele
Hamilton
William Hamilton
Artos
Cincinnati
Chicago
Bowling Green
Lucius Boldover
Sabina
Corbin
United States Army
Chais
W. H. Shriver
The
Valley News-Journal
Williams
Dave Williams
Williamses
Shriver
Hagee’s Cordial of Cod Liver Oil Sold Widely
Physicians prefer Hagee’s Cordial of Cod Liver Oil for its palatable taste and strong tonic effect. The preparation is praised as a summer restorative and stomach remedy for children and adults, containing no grease or fishy flavor and is sold by all druggists. Prepared by Katharmos Chemical Co, St. Louis, Mo.
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Hagee
Katharmos Chemical Co
St. Louis, Mo
Tents Destroyed and Child’s Body Unrecognizable After Accident
In Millersburg two county residents exceed 100 years while a tragic factory incident leaves a child’s body unrecognizable. Ed Boyle survived a fall into acid tubs at the factory. Foresters volunteer to donate a square inch of skin for grafts as a life-saving measure.
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Millersburg
Susan Devore
Richland Township
Sage
Shank
Washington Township
Est
Shelbey
Foresters Lrganization
Ed Boyle
Boyles
Hare
Electrical Signal Needed at Race Street Crossing
Residents fear the Race street crossing on the B and G railroad is dangerously blind due to a sharp curve and high bank. Trains approach quickly and lack safeguards unlike the Mill street crossing which has an electric signal. Increased traffic from Roach addition worsens the need for safety measures.
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Race Street
Mill Street
A Woman’s Complexion and Liver Health Link
An old advert claims dull skin stems from bile and recommends Green’s August Flower to purify the blood by stimulating the liver. It asserts cosmetics are foolish and cites a Berlin doctor noting nervous issues in children from practice routines, urging readers toward a tonic solution.
End of All Promised by New Life Pills and Salve Claims
An ad filled page fragment touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for pain and constipation at 25 cents from W H McKee s Drug Store. It also promotes DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve against wounds and skin issues, warning of counterfeits and naming E R DeWitt Co Chicago and Cline s Pharmacy. The piece ends with a brief note on generals Miles Young and Chaffee and a jab about West Point s control of the army.
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Portsmouth
Elizabeth Goltz
Chillicotha
George Wheel
Kingston
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Dewitt
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Cline’s Pharmacy
Miles
Voluntera
Young
Chaffee
West Point
de Witt
W. &. Philpot
Albany, Ga
Cline
Death Penalty and Salve Ad in Mississippi News
An editorial fragment notes the death penalty can fall from minor injuries and cites Bucklen's Amiga Salve as a preventive aid for burns sores ulcers and piles. An old adage claims money talks as Senator Money returns to the Mississippi senate.
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Bucklen
W. H. McKes
Mississippi
Senator Money
Senate
Columbus Excursion Sunday August 23
Round trip fare listed at 1.06 with tickets valid for return on the same date. Tickets obtainable through K. and M. Ry. agents who will supply hand bills detailing the excursion timetable and fall particulars.
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Michigan
Toledo
Charlevoix
Petoskey
Bay View
Harbor
Marquette R.rb
Traime
Ohio
Moulton , Houk
Amt Taledo
Orcpon chemise claims gold to silver conversion discovery
An Orcpon chemise asserts a method to transform gold into silver, claiming it equals the usefulness of turning pennies from a $5 gold piece.
Old allegory and tonic ads mix in strange 1890s note
A fragment mentions a girl afraid of a grasshopper stepping on a snake and contrasts folly with a man spending on a cyclone cellar while neglecting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It touts Elecroa Bitters as a life saver and notes a Texas farm production claim. Also references a Democratic ticket suggestion.
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McKee’s Drug Store
Cures for bowel troubles advertised across multiple remedies
A collage of 19th century ads extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Kodol Dyspepsia Care, plus Stomach and Liver Tablets and De Witt's Little Early Risers. Testimonials claim cures for dysentery and indigestion, praise for a Langley airship comparison, and notes on embezzlement and bank cashier news.
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Mollie Allen
South Fork
Chamberlain
W.H. McKee
TKO et Vs na vO
TKO et Vs veiled in a contested match with unclear outcomes. Regional fans awaited decisive results as teams faced off in a tightly contested event with limited readable details.
Marietta Columbus & Cleveland Short Line Route
El E. Fince General Passenger Agent promotes a short line route from Marietta to Columbus and Cleveland with connections to Toledo Chicago and points in the Northwest highlighting travel options and steamship or rail links.
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Marietta
Columbus
Toledo
Chicago
Points
Northwest
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