Yankee dealing harms Hocking coal markets and integrity
The piece accuses Southeastern Ohio coal operators of shipping unmerchantable coal to Latin markets, labeling it a Yankee trick. It argues buyers abandon impure coal, urges a district housecleaning by operatives and operators to restore merchantable coal and regain trust in the Hocking district markets.
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South
Central America
Mexico
The
Messenger
Ohio
Chicago
Hocking
United
Christmas Fire Safety Reminder for Holiday Lighting
A cautious note urges careful inspection of electric lighting to prevent fires. Do not use lighted candles on trees and arrange overhead lights to illuminate safely. Ensure heating plants are managed responsibly and keep inflammables away from hot fixtures.
After Dinner Stories and a Carved Wooden Tooth
A Fort Scott man tells a tale of wedding anniversary delays and rug beating. An odd humor piece follows about a man who crafts a wooden tooth from a front line cavity and replicates it in walnut and a Marmaton River mussel shell, noting it won’t eat oysters.
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Fort Scott
Jim
Dealer questions harsh choice of horse in jest
A man asks a dealer to sell a quiet, good-looking horse suitable for driving by his wife and to be hitched to a lawn mower. The dealer, with gravity, asks if he would like the horse to wait at the table, adding a humorous, surreal twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Court Admonishes Courtship Black-Eye Tradition
A Thames police court magistrate condemns the practice of young men giving black eyes to sweethearts as a display of affection. He dismisses the ritual as silly sentimentalism and warns against such conduct in court.
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Thames
Irish Negotiation Broken Off Again
A historical clipped item mixes light humor with brief snippets. It notes Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm’s expected remarriage and humor about social ice skating terms. Hoover cites unemployment figures, prompting wry quips about city hall staff across the country. A staffer jokes about his argumentative wife.
Price Variations Highlight Retail Tactics in War Time Market
Washington report notes wide price gaps for identical items across stores as wholesalers set different costs. Men purchase where convenient, while women shop multiple outlets for better deals, with fashion drives higher women’s prices and store placement influencing buy decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Christmas Lights In Athens Observations And Reminiscences
A day by day diary from Athens Ohio around Christmas time notes shoppers and shop windows bright with holiday lighting. The author comments on locals like A B Whaley, street orators, college students, miners, and merchants reporting brisk holiday business while reflecting on past Christmas traditions and observations about social behavior.
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Athens
Dee
Whaley
Court Street
Bill
Abrigal
Preston
Kerr
Vic Pierce
L. L. Mercer
Milt Hughes
Lash
Charles Strecker
Fred Lee Tom
Santa Claus
Answers to Various Reader Questions From The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A column answering questions on Christmas beginnings immigration quotas dog breeds education plans and western cattle versus sheep raising. It notes the Battle of the Rosebud as a precursor to the Custer Massacre with Sioux victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Juirer
Commodus
Clement of
Alexandria
God
Christ
Greece
Spain
Jugoslavia
Palestine
Turkey
Syria
Smyrna
Windle
West
United States
Typewriting Record and Battleship Comparison
A report notes July 17 1876 on the Rosebud River banks and cites George Hosefeld’s 131 words per minute typewriting record on an Underwood for one hour. It also compares the Japanese battleship Kaga with the U S S Maryland, detailing lengths, guns, displacement, and speeds.
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Rosebud
New York City
George Hosefeld
Underwood
Hosefeld
U. S. S. Maryland
U.S. S. Maryland
Local Social Notes Share Weekend Visits and Guests
Ireland Hornsby family spent two days with Bernice Root. Frank and Mrs. Hornsby with children visited his mother Mrs. Susan Hornsby. W E Bingman and Everett Bingman hosted guests with S M Bingman. Mrs. Kinney of Frost visited Grace Dunfee. Julia Hughes of Delaware visits. Several from here attended Newell's sale in Decatur. Alfred Rogers and wife visited Parkersburg. Nellie Root and her children from Steward visited her parents here.
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Myrtle
Mabel
Mildred Hornsby
Bernice Root
Frank Hornsby
Susan Hornsby
W. E. Bingman
Everett Bingman
S. M. Bingman
Frank Kinney
Frost
Grace Dunfee
Julia Hughes
Delaware
Newells’s Sale
Decatur
Alfred Rogers
Parkersburg
Nellie Root
Steward
Christmas Day birth omen and old name on sorrow child
The saying links a Christmas Day birth to boy luck and girl misfortune. It notes the old term sorrow child used for girls born on that date.
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co Ad
Christmas offer to start an account at 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio with 6 percent interest. Money loaned on first mortgages on Columbus homes as top security. Assets over 21 million. Mail business available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
Rankin Bldg
West Gay St
Columbus, QO
Columbus
Chilean Beauty Bianca Errazuriz DeSaulles Engaged
Bianca Errazuriz DeSaulles the Chilean social figure who killed her first husband Jack DeSaulles is now engaged to engineer Fernando Santa Cruz in Santiago.
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Santiago
Chile
Bianca Errazuriz DeSaulles
Jack DeSaulles
Fernando Santa Cruz
Bromo Quinine Tonic Laxative Headache Remedy Ad
Headachee from slight colds laxative brom o quinine tab lets relieve the headache by curing the cold. A tonic laxative and germ destroyer. The genuine bears the signature of E. W. Grove. Be sure you get brom o. 30c.
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E. W. Grove
Dartford Tanker Seized for Hidden Whiskey Load
Revenue agents uncovered 54 bottles of Scotch whiskey hidden inside shirts and other laundry aboard the tanker Dartford during a Philadelphia dock inspection. The find halted unloading as investigators prepared charges and seizure paperwork.
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Philadelphia
Dartford
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Ohioe
Seaant
Natio
Robert Ward
Fifth Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Athens Meser Herald Printing Co
Mexusenger
Mark H
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hoover
Court House
Copeland
Gertrude
Harold
Ireland
New York
Inotil
Columbus Oil Company
Columbus, Ohio
R. A. Antle
Trimble
C. Ray James
Chauncey
Ed Lowery
Circle Hill
Nelsonville Tire Co
Nelsonville
E. H. Pidcock
Beaumont
P. W. Lockhart
Guysville
D. C
T. Abdella
C. E. Ferrell
O. Plains Mercantile Co
Plains Minners Garage
Glouster Accessory Battery Co
Glouster Pearl Co
Albany
R. D
Nelsonville Buick Co
R. H. Wagner
Buchtel T. McManamy
Jacksonville
Gaston Bros
W. M. Dixon
New Marshfield
R. H
Factory Street
B. & O. Railroad
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