Local Social Roundup From Parkersburg and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Elza Watson spent Thursday in Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs Mickle and Miss Sadie Daugherty visited relatives in Belpre. Miss Debbie Dunfee returned from Little Mocking after several weeks away. Rev BE White formerly of Coolville will preach here next Sunday morning and evening. Mrs Annie Dunfee returned from visits in Barnes Ville, Quaker City and Cambridge. School closed last Friday for two weeks vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Watson
Parkersburg
Mickle
Sadie Daugherty
Belpre
Debbie Dunfee
Thurstrom Little Mocking
BE. BE. White
Coolville
Annie Dunfee
Barnes Ville
Quaker City
Cambridge
Hat trimmed with ostrich feathers worn by Miss Temple
A Coliseum hat trimmed with 15 ostrich feathers two yards each is valued at 600 dollars. Miss Madge Temple wears the hat, highlighting a bold fashion statement at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Temple
Coliseum
Hand-painted China Gift Appreciated by Hen N-Crider Drug Co
A reader notes appreciation for hand-painted china gifts and mentions Hen N-Crider Drug Co as a recipient, reflecting thanks and cheerful sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEN N-Crider Drug CO
Daily Markets Receipts and Prices From Pa Market
Rice receipts light today with prices unchanged from yesterday. Hoge-Receipts 30 carloads Prime and Yorkers 5.50 to 5.70, common and Poughs 5.23 to 5.35, pigs 4.90 to 5.10. Sheep and Lambs receipts light. good to prime 4.50 to 6.65, fair to choice lambs 4.60 to 7.40.
Local Notes and Obituaries From Pt Pleasant Area
Mrs H H Henry and son visit sister in Pt Pleasant with plan to move to Gatenee. Bilas F Ogg dies suddenly after illness. buried at Sand Wharaday with Rev. services. G L Fleming wins prize at Columbus corn show. Residents travel to Athens Marietta Columbus for family and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Henry
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Dyson
Bilas F. Ogg
Sand
David
Ironton
A. L
Columbus
W. F
Athens
Marietta
Daniel Fleming
Kissime
Fla
Inx
Sarah Henry
Pointant
Heber
Jennie Wheeler
Rose Gurtis
Henry
G. L. Fleming
Diphtheria Fears Rising in Bern Township
A report claims a diphtheria case in the Silas Ogg matter before death, with danger of an epidemic in Bern township. Authorities are urged to act promptly to stop the spread and protect the Federal valley community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Valley
Silas Ogg
Bern Township
Albany social round up features guests and visits
Miss Blanche Gillogly spent weekend in Athens as guest of Miss Maude Lynch. O L Howard and wife of Gallipolis visit father Sumner Jolley. Natalie Rutherford of Langville and others from Albany travel to events and fairs. Lectures by Lew B. Cake in Albany church and various family visits to Columbus Athens Gallipolis and Pomeroy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Gillogly
Athens
Maude Lynch
O. L. Howard
Gallipolis
Sumner Jolley
Natalie Rutherford
Langville
Albany
A. F. Holmes
Columbus
H. F. Beatty
John Hursey
Ruth
Athena
Lew B. Cake
New York
Presbyterian Church
Everett Neff
Lubrig
Abe Graft
Four Eclipses in 1909 Visible to U S Citizens
The 1909 eclipse year includes four events two total and two partial. A June 3 moon eclipse spans South America Africa and parts of North America Europe and Asia. A June 17 sun eclipse crosses North America and parts of Asia. A November 26 27 moon eclipse covers North America Atlantic Pacific and parts of South America Europe Africa and Asia. A December 12 13 sun eclipse is partial and visible only to Australia New Zealand and polar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South America
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
San Francisco
Rio Grande River
Atlantic
Pacific
Australasia
Australia
New Zealand
Hunter seeks injunction to stop crossing on Waterloo lands
Charles H. Hunter filed in common pleas court asking a restraining order against John Shaw and Smallie Smith for trespassing on his Waterloo township property. He states they have crossed his lands for years despite protests and warns he may resort to violence without court aid. Lewis and Sayre represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Charles H. Hunter
Common Pleas Court
John Shaw
Smallie Smith
Waterloo Township
Hunter
Lewis & Sayre
Prodding Pete Defends Story Over Time
A Washington Star cartoon caption features a housewife contrasting stories told a year apart while Prodding Pete protests lack of progress. The exchange underscores shifting narratives and public skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Washington Star
Rambling Speech Echoes Nation's Grave Crisis
A reporter notes a rambling political oration with the line The nation is grave, the crisis is acute. The statement is described as circum flex by the journalist, reflecting the era's tense rhetoric and editorial tone.
Tariff Revision Hearings Wrapped Up by Ways and Means
Hearings on the tariff revision have concluded as the Ways and Means Committee and its Republican subcommittee begin drafting a new tariff bill for a special session called by Judge Taft next March. Daily closed sessions will frame the bill with extensive testimony reviewed, including the skeptically viewed Carnegie testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ways and Means
Congress
Taft
Carnegie
Poker Party Invite Prompts Conversation
A fragment shows a remark about using influence to persuade Jinx to attend a poker party this evening. The tone hints at a local social exchange and a skeptical view of a poor player. The Houston Post is referenced in the dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinx
Houston Post
All Depends On Seed Choice For Local Crops
Native and tourist discuss soil quality and crop types in this section. The native notes that crop variety depends on seed selection, while the visitor asks what crops are grown locally.
Dog Tax Case Struck Down by Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law that made a dog tax a lien on property where the dog is harbored. In Sunday Creek Coal Co v. County Treasurer of Athens, miners refused to pay taxes on their dogs, and the treasurer taxed the company as owner of the houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Athens County
Sunday Creek Company
Absconding Banker Captured in Sicily Arrest
Cleveland reports say Gaetano Liotta, a Cleveland banker who vanished in June after his bank closed, was arrested at Saint Agata Militello in Sicily. Liotta allegedly left 400 depositors facing about $30,000 in losses, with one depositor suing for his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Gaetano Liotta
Cleveland
Saint Agata Mitellius
Messina
Sicily
Liotta
Gas field blast burns Crooksville farmer in Ohio
Edward Rambo, about 35, was seriously burned when gas escaping from a local well ignited after he carried a lantern while walking near a gas site. He received treatment from a Roseville doctor as company drilling expands in Bearfield township and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooksville
Edward Rambo
Rambo
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
Roseville
Crookaville Oil Gas Co
Bearfield Township
Perry County
York Township
Morgan County
Crooksville Oil & Gas Co
Corning
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics for Animal Ailments
An advertisement for Humphreys Homeopathic Veterinary Medicine lists ten specific remedies for horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry. It claims to cure lameness rheumatism sore throat colic diarrhea dysentery parasites and other ailments with direct action. The advertisement notes a price of seven dollars for the nine or ten remedies and offers a free book mailed on request from Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rook, &c
Humphrys Homeo, Medicine CO
William and Ann Streeta
New York
Local Notes Bring Update On Area Residents
Mr George Shamel from the Canaanville mines has returned home. J W McPherson shows slow but steady paralysis improvement. William Carroll and wife of Page town visited William Gilkey of this plate last week. Rev W S Bush, recently ill, is better. Will Martin of Zelda visited his parents George and wife late this week. Rev Alkire gave a practical sermon at the M E Church. Farmers work the fine weather into plowing. Walter King lies ill with typhoid fever. his sister Emma, once ill with pneumonia and typhoid, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shamel
Canaanville
J. W. McPherson
William Carroll
Pagetown
William Gilkey
W. 8. Bush
Will Martin
Zelda
George Martin
Alkire
M. BE
Walter King
Emma
Stationery gift line showcased by Henderson-Crider
A local shop promotes a fine line of stationery as a suitable gift. The retailer invites customers to view options and promises to help find a fitting choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson-Crider
A Queer Census From India Census Delights
A globe trotter recalls the Allahabad census listing unusual self descriptions. It records 226 flatterers for gain and 145 ear cleaners among other odd categories. The narrator suggests our own census might seem quaint by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Globe Trotter
Allahabad
Meeting of Two Cabmen in London Pun
A schoolmaster tells a riddle about two cabmen leaving London at six and seven miles per hour three minutes apart. The pun answer places them at the nearest public house. An office boy complains about overtime after dreaming about his work all night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swanson Furniture Co. offerings and contact
Swanson Furniture Co. dealers in new and secondhand furniture with upholstering repair and picture framing services. Located at 70 North Court Street with home phone ر435.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Court St
Athens Markets Prices From Ohio Produce Company Report
Daily corrected wholesale prices list butter per pound eggs and hens per pound springers old cocks values. retail markets show butter per pound eggs per dozen chickens dressed per pound turkeys dressed and live per pound potatoes per bushel live hens and roosters per pound new corn wheat baled hay and straw per ton. Prices indicate regional market activity in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Produce Company
Mrs Geoffrin and Her Husband in French Salon Tales
In a salon anecdote Mme Geoffrin relies on wit to manage Rubiere who resists burning a Russia study. She married at fourteen to M Geoffrio a wealthy glass maker and national guard lieutenant whose duties included funding her campaigns and supervising the house. He is remembered for reading books backward and for the silent elder role at table before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Geoffrin
M. Geoffrio
National Guard
Mme. Geoffrin
Argoneut
Megapode Bird Makes Its Own Incubator
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt notes that the megapode from Australia uses a mound of leaves as a natural incubator. The bird buries its eggs in heat generated by fermentation, warming the clutch in a hot moist climate without the need for sitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Barrier Reef
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Belling the Cat Proverb Recalled in Classic Parable
An old parable recalls mice debating how to warn against a cat. They decide to hang a bell on the cat, but hesitation follows about who will undertake the risky task.
Beil the Cat: Archibald Bell the Cat Tale
Scottish nobles at Stirling plotted to kill Spence the king’s disliked favorite. Lord Grey doubted who would bell the cat until the Black Malcolm Angus stepped forward, undertook the task, accomplished it, and was nicknamed Archibald Bell the Cat for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirling
Spence
James II
Lord Grey
Bell
Black Mar
Angus
Archibald Beil
Glasgow Times
Hains Alleged Remark Cited After Shooting at Bayside Yacht Club
In Flushing New York John C Stephens testifies Thornton J Hains said he would have shot anyone who interfered after the shooting of William Anns by Captain P C Hains Jr The Bayside Yacht Club member reported that Hains threatened death to anyone on the float who tried to intervene.
Local Visitors and Socials Round Millfield and Nearby
Town residents and guests are noted in social calls and visits across Millfield Athens Glouster and Albany. Mrs J C Daft Mrs W N Cannon and Mrs H H Border with Mrs Bie Linscot attended events while Miss Linene at De 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linene
J. C. Daft
WN. Cannon
Athens
H. H. Border
Bie Linscot
Blanche Light
L. Sanders
Wood Higgins
Mabel Learned
Chauncey
Olive Brookins
A. M. Mills
L. D. Hanlin
Mane Grant
Glouster
Clarence Swanson
Onaday
Flossie Creachbaum
Irene Russell
Dow Sanders
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Vance Shoe Co
Wheeling, W. Va
Daily Markets
Ameseville
Popu
Sdene * Security Savings Bank CO
A. 8. Bethel
G. O’bleness
A. W. Lynch
Cyrus Dickson
Alvin Cline
Faye Cline
Everett Cline
Clarence Jones
Pomeroy
Ol. News
D.D
Farey
Pleasanton
THE
Swanson Furniture CO
Hall« Boden
New Bank
Golden Brook Rye
Joe Reitzenberg
Third Street
Washington Club
Hillsdale Rye
Rock Glen
Imperial
Brennerhassett Rye
Schlesinger & Bender
California
White Star
Netherland Rye
Mount Vernon
Bond
Rye
Sam Thompson Rye
Thomas Moore Rye
Mammoth Cave
Mellwood
Boulton
Rosenblatt
Schlesinger
Bender
Millfield
Natly Messenger
Athens National Bank
Athens, Ohio
Capitol
H. C. Henry
W. N. Alderman
F. L. Alderman
Asst
J. D. Brown
the Bank of Athens
Ite
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