Local Brevities Highlight Town Notables
Fr Brown made a business trip to ville on Thursday. F Scott spent Saturday and ay at his Newark home. H Cline visited friends in Washington. CH Nig A G Sloane and Jennie Fir traveled. O W Super returned from a ten day trip to Pennsylvania. Edwin Ottman of Cohus hosted guests of the Selbys. Edison Cooley visited friends and relatives at shield. Miss Margaret Black of Glen Eben passed through Athens visiting a county. Edyth Fuller returned from a protracted visit with relatives at itta and Amesville. Lucile Burson left for a week with relatives. Mrs Eugene Williams of Jersey Find visited her sister in Hebbardeville. Mrs F H Hysell moved to Columbus. Mrs Samuel Murphy left for Gallipolis for an indefinite stay. Mr Murphy will join later. Harvest Home picnic observed in Noble county. Jesse Walters, a night clerk at Berry, will become clerk in Smith's European Hinl Columbus. Real estate deal: HM Cotton to own property at Beestreet for 2,000 cash. A M and Mrs Bethel were in McArthur. Catharine Bolen taken to Columbus hospital for treatment and possible operation. She is sister to Mrs Palmer Wood. An accident at work injured a man moving the Grim, bruising him and cutting his head. he is laid up recovering.
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Fr. Brown
F. Scott
Newark
H. Cline
Ishington
CH. Nig
A. G. Sloane
Sfis Jennie Fir
W. Super
Puisdle
Pennsylvania
Edwin Ottman
Cohus
J. D. Selby
Edison Cooley
Shield
Ais
Columbus
Samuel Murphy
Thurst
Gallipolis
Murphy
Athens
Ed Tree
Noble County
Jesse Walters
Berry
Smith
Picnic on State Hospital grounds for thirty-five youths
A Thursday afternoon picnic on the State Hospital grounds drew about thirty-five young people, chaperoned by Mrs. Nelle Kern and Mrs. A. L. Roberts. They enjoyed a hearty lunch and a shaded supper, with photos taken and some tumbles into the lake amid the cheerful group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Nelle Kern
A. L. Roberts
Jolly Company
Tlelen Roach
Lena Bowers
Tenore Kern
Virgene
Harriet Putnam
Lottie Allom
Virginia
Maude Bishop
Edith Eaton
Eva
Sheldon
Louise Dana
Louise Carpenter
Lena Shailer
Clara Dixon
Alice Hibbard
Millie Francis
Changes on B and Old Royal Blue Conductor Shifts
The past weeks brought changes among passenger conductors on the B and O lines. Death claimed Chas Kennedy of the Chillicothe Cincinnati run and Pat McGinty of the Cincinnati Parkersburg Royal Blue. Gid Severs, once on the Athens Parkersburg run, is hindered by infirmities from duty, and another conductor was removed for cause. Fillins exhausted the pool of extras as equal promotions came from freight ranks.
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Chas. Kennedy
Chillicothe
Story of Slave Finds Freedom Through Bitters Cure
George 2. William of Manchester Michigan tells how a bound slave gained freedom after use of Electric Bitters. His wife, bedridden five years, recovered with the remedy, regaining strength to work. The health tonic claims to cure female complaints nervousness sleeplessness melancholy backache fainting spells and offers bottles at 50 cents with guaranteed results through W ZH McKee druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
William of
Manchester
Mich
W. ZH. McKee
Hour Change For Christian Endeavor Society Meeting
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church changes meeting time from 6 30 to 7 30 p m due to the pastor's absence. The August 20 topic is The Leaven and the Meal with references Matt 13 33 and Daniel 2 31 95. Leader Prof B O Higley extends a cordial invitation to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
B. O. Higley
Nervous Troubles Promised Cure in Sareapazula Ad
An advertisement touts Sareapazula as a divine cure for nervous troubles and a blood purifier. It claims the medicine enriches the blood and benefits nervous people with fast relief.
A Boy's Essay on Tobacco From a Young Perspective
A child describes tobacco with humor and imagination, noting cigars and pipe smells, mentions cabbage leaves as a joke, and recounts family reactions to tobacco use. The narrator references Walter Raleigh, snuff as “Injun meal,” and a girl named Nancy reacting to the odor, reflecting playful observations of tobacco.
Mother’s claim of saving her daughter with a medicine
A Liberty Rhode Island mother with eight children writes that Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved her little daughter from fatal dysentery after other remedies failed. She urges other mothers to know the medicine, noting it would have saved much suffering and anxiety. For sale by W. H. McKee.
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Chamberlain
Mars
Gro
F. Burpick
Liberty, R. I
W. H. McKee
Ohio Sunday School Association Seeks Association Day Observance
Elaborate plans are under way in Ohio to observe Association Day in every Sunday school. The state association offers a concert exercise titled The Nineteenth Century and the Sunday Schools and solicits offerings. A sample copy is available from Joseph Clark, General Secretary, Columbus, Ohio. Also notes endorsement of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Rev J M Yingling of Cumberland Maryland. GEN OTIS reports intercepted letters urging natives to resist until recognition by August 21. A large cargo of American locomotives and bridges sails from Philadelphia to Vladivostok for Chinese railways.
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Ohio Sunday School Association
Boy Hanged in Murray City Crime Sparks Arrests
In Murray City a ten year old son of John Nemeth was found dead in a barn. A rope with a loop and a longer rope were found, suggesting the fatal act occurred in the barn. A woman saw two men fleeing the hill. Rube Lanning and Male Lanning are arrested on suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
John Nemeth
Nemeth
Rube
Male Lanning
Stoned a Freight Train Near Canaanville and Ath ens
A westbound SW freight was struck by stones last Saturday night between Canaanville and Athens. One stone narrowly missed brakeman Dan Ankrom at the caboose window while another dented the car, striking conductors Williams near the opposite window. A second stone hit the caboose. The motive is unknown, suspected as retaliation after being put off a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville
Athens
Dan Ankrom
Williams
Leader-Gazette
Died of a Broken Heart After Lovers’ Tragedy
A. W Ross was killed by a westbound train while returning from a night with his sweetheart Mamie Barlow of Mineral. The couple’s courtship was nearing marriage, and Mamie’s grief deepened, leading to her death days later as she mourned beside his grave.
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A. W Ross
Mamie Barlow
Mineral
Mamie
Remarkable Rescue and Curious Checks in One Note
A county brief recounts a woman named Mra Michael Curtain from Plainnela who recovered from consumption after using Dr. King's New Discovery, with six bottles restoring her health. It also notes an unusually small one cent check to Grover Cleveland and oversized Bank of England checks tied to the last Chinese loan, framed as curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Michael Curtain
Plainnela
W. HB. McKee
Sam
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bank of England
Beauty is Blood Deep and Cascarets Remedy
An advert claims Cascarets candy cathartic cleanses blood by stirring the liver to improve skin, promising pimples boils blackheads and bilious complexion relief for 10 cents with drugstore availability and guaranteed satisfaction. The ad also notes Congressman DeLniver believes recent events made the United States stronger.
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DeLniver
Family Reunion Amidst Milwaukee Notes and Local Gossip
MARSHFIELD August 18 a reunion of the St. W. Phillips family at Mia Atlie Bakers Athens town ship gathering included E H Phillips Frank Phillips Will S Phillips Lena Morris and others A family portrait was taken in Athens after a generous dinner and luncheon The piece blends local social notes with brief market and crime mentions including Dr Kings New Life Pills praised and a Puerto Rican political reference intertwined with varied anecdotes
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Henry Mashter
Hebbardsville
Charlie Baker
Geo
L. Pake
Janelle Barker
Athens
Hishiark
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Past ROUND TRAINS No 42 Leaves Lancaster
Service note reports train No 42 departing Lancaster at 3 20 pm with a reverse route to Zanesville via No 2, other trains continuing through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Zanesville
CM. Sexpert
F. M
Gén
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New York
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Congress Street
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John Bardin
Grim
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Copeland
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Perune Medicine Co
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Grand Prairie
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Mein St
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Ledbetter
Tex
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Leroy
Nancy
J.M. Yingling
Bedford Street Methodist
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Philadelphia
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T, D, Dale
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Co
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St Louis
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