Teachers Institute Sees Enrollment Near Three Hundred
Wednesday afternoon the teachers’ institute enrollment neared the 300 mark as multiple speakers discussed music law and literature. Mrs Bethel led singing and Dr Davis spoke on South American affairs while Dr Mackenzie linked Shakespeare to The Tempest via a Virginia shipwreck. Superintendent Mardis offered school law notes and the session closed with new members added to the list reaching 296.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iate
Mre
Mac Bethel
Plate
Davis
American
America
United States
Mackenzie
Institute
Virginia
New York
Mardis
Ohio
Grady
Nelsonville
H. P. Miller
Springdale
G. W. Chrisman
Murray City
Alex Root
Jacksonville
C. W. Bingman
A. E. Livingston
C. K. Knight
Athens
Lafayette Hawk Recovering After Columbus Operation
MARSHFIELD Ohio August 20 Friends and acquaintances of Lafayette Hawk ex county recorder of Athens county and a prominent resident learn he underwent a surgical operation in a Columbus hospital last week and is now recovering well. Doctors diagnosed a bladder neck growth causing kidney trouble and the operation aimed to relieve it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Lafayette Hawk
Athens County
Columbus
Hawk
Mrs Chas E Smith Praises King's New Life Pills
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Frankin Maine says she uses Pr King's New Life Pills as a family laxative and finds them effective and painless. Sold at McKee's Drug Store in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas E. Smith
West Frankin
Maine
Pr. King
McKee’s
Athens
License to Wed Refused Over Young Age in Probate Court
Charles W. Harvey sought a marriage license in probate court for Nora M. Dawson but was denied because she is under sixteen and not a resident of Athens county. The judge noted neither party meets age or county residence requirements without parental consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Harvey
Nora M. Dawson
Athens County
Two Drunks Fined in Mayor Hedges Court
Frank Rose and Jesse Thompson were arraigned for drunkenness in Mayor Hedges' court this morning. Each was fined $5 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail, but both could not pay and were committed until payment is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rose
Jesse Thompson
Hedges
Rose
Daltons Welcome Daughter From Richland Avenue
Mr and Mrs Harry Dalton of Richland Avenue announce the birth of a daughter born Thursday August 20. The newborn adds joy to the family with relatives and neighbors in the community sharing in the happy occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dalton
Richland Avenue
Langsville Tunnel Opens on K M Line
The Langsville tunnel on the K. M. line is completed. The first train through was No. 5 on Monday. The bore runs between 700 and 800 feet in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsville
Miss Delaney Accepts Grounds Admission At State Fair
Miss Anna Delaney of Philadelphia accepted the offer to display 20 gowns on the grounds of the State Fair in Columbus Ohio after being refused space in a building. Secretary Fleming received her formal acceptance today, with the admission fee payment finalizing the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Aus
Anna Delaney
Philadelphia
Directoire
Fleming
University Professor to Represent Ohio University at Two Institutes
Prof T N Hoover departs this week to Jackson to represent Ohio University at the Jackson County Teachers Institute. Next week he attends the Scioto County Institute in Portsmouth and then visits his father's family in Piketon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Hoover
Jackson
Ohio University
Jackson County Teachers’ Institute
Scioto County Institute
Portsmouth
Piketon
Local Athens County Teachers Institute elects officers
The Athens County Teachers Institute held chapel exercises and elected officers for 1910 11 with B O Skinner of Athens as superintendent C A Matheny Nelsonville as president Lulu Lane Nelsonville as secretary W E Riley on the executive committee and C A Matheny C R Cline B O Skinner named to the resolutions committee. Mrs DeCamp spoke on music and its educational value and Dr Davis discussed Irving Life of ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Skinner
Athens
C. A. Matheny
Nelsonville
Lulu Lane
W. E. Riley
C.R. Cline
Mr. Riley
County Board of Agriculture
Aaron Grady
M. M. Bryson
Glouster
Harry Robinson
Athens Township
Charles Miller
Dover
Clarence Matheny
York
Alex Root
Trimble
Guy Dinsmo
Shakespeare
King Lear
Mackenzie
Afternoon Institute Concert and County School Exhibit Plan
The Athens county teachers Institute opened with two musical numbers by local talent. Charles Shafer sang The Sweetest Flower That Blows. Mrs DeCamp performed a solo for teachers. A. Haning outlined a 1900 county fair day for pupils and teachers with book prizes funded by the County Board of Agriculture, free admission, and teacher-pupil exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute
Charles Shafer
Rethel
H. H. Haning
Athens County
County Board of Agriculture
Haning
Board of Agriculture
Davis
Maeckersie
Dr Mackenzie and Lincoln talk inspire students in morning session
The article notes lectures on Columbus and life of Washington, Prescott’s Conquest works, and a long tribute to Lincoln born one hundred years ago this February. Dr Mackenzie discussed Shakespearian fairies and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, urging dreaming as practical and guiding vision to overcome dull surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Washington
Prescott
Mexico
Peru
Lincoln
Mackenazie
Dr. Mackenzie
Dr. Davis Addresses Canadian Government Lecture
Dr. Davis discusses Canadian Government thoroughly in a historical lecture. He praises teachers for their attention and courtesy and wishes them a prosperous year and a good life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Government of
Canada
Funeral for Joshua Sands in McArthur
Funeral services for Joshua Sands who died at his home in McArthur will be held in McArthur at 10 Friday morning. The remains will be brought here for interment arriving at 1 o'clock. Short Masonic services will be held at Union Street cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Sands
McArthur
Masons
Union Street
Parade to Feature Strong Labor Day Celebration in Nelsonville
An October meeting of the CNA in Nelsonville Ohio approved parade plans for Labor Day with at least sixty merchants expected to participate. A drum corps will be prepared for the event and a pulling contest among team owners will award prizes for the heaviest loads. Speeches from S H Bright Lon Sears Ben Davis and Joseph Richards are scheduled with more speakers being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cna
Johnson
H. Bright
Logan
Lon H. Sears
Chillicothe
Ben Davis
West Virginia
Joseph Richards
Ohio
Castoritea Roars Tie The Kind You Have Always
Tim Quinlan was fined $15 plus costs and given a 40 day workhouse sentence by Mayor Hedges at noon today. He terrorized the neighborhood during a spree last night, with beer bottles flying and profanity heard as residents endured the disturbance. He begins his sentence at the Columbus works to reflect on his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Quinlan
Hedges
Quinten
Columbus
10 Study Methods for Preservation of Mine Timbers
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company plan large scale treatment of mine timbers and railroad ties in the Pennsylvania anthracite region after three years of tests. Crystalline zinc chlorid and cresciite treatment reportedly more than doubles the life of peeled seasoned timber. The tests, conducted with the Forest Service, supported expanding applications to round timber and ties used in mines and railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palladelphia and
Reading Coal
Compan
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad’ Company
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Forest Service
Timber preservation expands mining timber supply
Forest Service oversees plant construction for preservative treatment of mining timbers to curb decay and extend life. Due to local shortages, softer timbers from New York and the Carolinas are now used alongside Douglas fir from Washington. Efficient use and repurposing of discarded props improve output and reduce delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Virginian
South Carolina
State of
Washington
Northern Pines and Topinabee Retreat Described in Detail
A traveler recounts a trip from Albany to Topinabee Michigan on Mullett Lake, noting travel times, lake size, Sanitas Springs water richness, Pikes Tavern ownership by Michigan Central, seasonal rents, and summer population. The narrative highlights cottages, Main Street, terraced plateau, vegetation, and the Columbus Beach park maintained by Ohio residents with annual association costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Messenger
Albany
Topinabee
Toledo
Michigan Central
Mullet Lake
Sanitas Springs
Pikes Tavern
Topinebee
Union
Publc
Athens Ounty
Burt Lake
Indian River Town
Indien River
Tepinabee
Hocking
Athens
Columbus Beach
Ohio
Topinabee and Mackinac Island Travelogue Highlights
A travel note praises Mackinac Island and nearby Mackinaw City detailing steamer routes from St. Ignace, government land deeds for cottage plots, and the Grand Hotel. It recalls Indian craft, pine forests, rafted logs, and peaceful Topinabee praised for pure water, good fishing, and invigorating air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinaw
Mackinac Island
St. Ignace
St. Lenatius
Marquette
Topinabee
Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets Promote Quick Relief
Ad promotes Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets claiming relief from various pains within twenty minutes. It cites a 25 cent box and urges asking a doctor or druggist about the formula. Includes a free trial offer and lists Henderson-Crider Drug Co in Athena and Racine, Wisconsin for distribution.
First Ohio Heavy Artillery to Meet in Gallipolis
The annual meeting of the First Ohio Heavy Artillery will be held at Gallipolis on September 24, 1908. Comrades should attend and bring their wives. H. C. Miller of Jackson serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Heavy Artillery
H. C. Miller
Jackson
Odd Fellows
Hocking Valley
F. Pieate Association
Fair Grounds
Perry
Hocking
Vinton
Gallia
Athens
Meigs
C. F
Why James Lee Got Well
Mrs Mary Lee of rural route in Zanesville Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her husband James Lees life from severe lung trouble linked to consumption. The advertisement claims quick relief for coughs and colds and promotes 50c and 1.00 bottles with a trial bottle free at McKees Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee
Zanesville
Mary Lee
Dr. King
McKees Drug Store
McCaslin to Lead Nelsonville Office for Athens Messenger
Frank D. McCaslin of Crooksville will assume a Nelsonville branch for the Athens Daily Messenger on August 29. The Republican brings extensive newspaper and political experience, including organizing a Taft club in Morgan County, and is a friend of Ohio Mine Workers leader William Green. He replaces Otto Harriman, who departs for law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooksville
Ohio
Frank DP. McCaslin
Crookeville
R. F
Nelsonville
Athens Daily Messenger
Athens County
Otto Harrimon
McCastin
Frank D. McCaslin
William Green
Coshocton
Ohio Mine Workers
Taft Club
York Township
Morgan County
Taft
Cambridge
McCaslin
Burdock Mood Bitters Benefit Purifies Blood
Purportedly strengthens stomach bowels and liver by purging impurities. Describes burdock mood bitters as a remedy for cleansing the blood and improving digestive and hepatic function.
If Women Only Knew Backache and Kidney Pains
Athens Ohio resident Mrs. Jennie Mills testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved long standing kidney disorders and rheumatism after using three boxes. She praises Henderson's drug store and urges others to remember the brand Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neys
Athens
Jennie Mills
Stimson Avenue
Ohio
Dean
Henderson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dr Shoop's Restorative for Weak Inside Nerves
An old patent medicine ad promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative to strengthen stomach stomach heart and kidney nerves. It claims quick help and notes it is sold by Henderson Dine Co Athens O and Henderson Crider Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shoop
Henderson Dine Co
Athens
Henderson Crider Drag Coy
Mrs Nelle Kern Taken to Columbus Hospital for Surgery
Mrs Nelle Kern, suffering from gas stones for weeks, was taken to a Columbus hospital this morning for a surgical operation. She was accompanied by her physician, Dr Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Kern
Columbus
Higgins
Sugar industry second only to coal in Natal colony
The record notes that sugar cane investment in Natal Colony, British South Africa, trails coal mining and stands only about $500,000 behind it. A quoted proverb stresses caution: If we go wrong, the further we go the further we are from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal Colony
British South Africa
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County Teachers’ Institute
Costumbus Hospital
Buckeye State Fair
Jackson and Scioto County
Teachers’ Institutes
Supt
B. ©. Skinner
Athens County Teachers’ Institute
Thurlow
Presbyterian Church
B. 0. Skinner
BeCamp
Castoritea
Mayor Hedges
J. E. Cline
Michigan
McAslin
Messenger’'S
Will
Otto Hankison
F. Picnic Association
Houck
Pattison
Ivor Hughes
Colwayvius
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