Local Social Notes from Athens and Nearby
Mrs. Frank Coe visited Athens last Wednesday. Jesse Frum and sister Georgia planned a Morgantown visit of three weeks to relatives. Gus Coe from Nashville spent Christmas with the Coe family. K. Carpenter traveled to Columbus to see his daughter Mrs Earl Holmes. Drue Townsend of Mt. Blan co visited relatives here. Carl Neff of Athens spent Sunday with his parents. Blanche Moler of Athens visited her sister Mrs Far Datley. Will Watson and son Everett of Portersfield visited the Coe family. Charles Webb was a Pt Rock visitor Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Frum
Georgia
Morgantown
W. Va
Gus Coe
Nashville
Tenn
John P. Coe
Bb. K. Carpenter
Columbus
Earl Holmes
Drue Townsend
Mt. Blanco
Carl Neff
Athens
Walker Neff
Blanche Moler
Far Datley
Will Watson
Everett O. Portersfield
Charles Webb
Heat and cold spur talk of moving government to Barcelona
Queen Victoria laments Madrid climate and ponders relocating the government to Barcelona while Liberia reports 22 rubber tree species in its republic.
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Victoria
Madrid
Barcelona
Negro Republic of Liberia
Protracted meeting opens at Clark's Chapel and local visits
LY SANDER and RICHARD SANDER of Meiga county visit relatives in the area. Several ill listed: Joseph Kelley, 8. B. Hill, and Mrs. Henry Starkey. Ellie Donahue of Cottageville W Va moves to James Dailey’s farm. Protracted meeting begins at Clark's Chapel Monday December 28 led by Rev. S. J. Bishop. Local families host and visit spacing Christmas greetings among Ful ton Coolville Ridge, Harmony and neighboring households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard and
Harvey Foreman
Meiga County
Joseph Kelley
B. Hill
Henry Starkey
Ellie Donahue
Cottageville
W. Va
James Dailey
Clark's Chapel
J. Bishop
Grove Halbirt
Frances
South Canaan
O. L. Fulton
Coolville Ridge
Homer Howe
Luhrig
Mary Weatherby
Graham's Chapel
J. H. Williams
H. Sheridan
Long Run
J. P. Sheridan
Near Clark's Chapel
Fred Laughlin
Athens
Harmon Fulton
Urbana
William Fulton
H. T. Phillips
Rock Ripple
Jennie Dean
Joseph Robinson
Robinson Ridge
Jonas Love
Glouster
John Sheridan
Adda Griffith
Charles Kelley
Henderson Rider Drug Co Ad for Fathers John’s Medicine
An old advertisement offers Father John’s Medicine for coughs and colds sold on guarantee by the Henderson Rider Drug Co. The compact copy mentions price or date details as seen in the torn OCR snippet.
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Father John
Henderson
C Rider Drug CO
Local Holiday Visits Highlight Amesville Notes
Mise Rhea Strecker of Marietta visits brother Rev. L W Strecker in Amesville and tidies bachelor apartments. Maude Grimm of Buchtel visits friends in the village. John Crawford of Trimble joins Elizabeth Crawford for Christmas. W A Adair of Butler and Ernest Adair of Pittsburgh return home for a week. Carrie Marquis of Mineral visits cousin Jessie Beasley home for the holidays. W R Wella reports a fulfilled Christmas at a large coal plant near New Lexington. Henry Nortz and family spend Sunday with friends at Chesterhill. Lucy Fleming of Columbus and Audry Donaldson of Athens spend Christmas at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Rhea Strecker
Marietta
Rev
L. W. Strecker
Mies Maude Grimm
Buchtel
John Crawford
Trimble
Elizabeth Crawford
W. A. Adair
Butler
Ernest Adair
Pittsburg
Carrie Marquis
Mineral
Jessie Beasley
Columbus
W. R. Wella
New Lexington
Henry Nortz
Chesterhill
Lucy Fleming
Audry Donaldson
Athens
Panhandle Lands Excursion Offers Home Investment
Real estate ad for Kinstry & Parker promotes Panhandle lands as ideal for homes or investments with favorable soil climate water and citizenship. Excursion days listed as 5th and 9th. Contact details provided.
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Panhandle
Kinstry & Parker
Local Social Notes From Pike Valley Holiday Week
Mrs L Creamer visits sister Mrs Crossen in Columbus. Misses Mary and Anna Williams visit sister Mrs A Johnson in Chester. Mrs William Kelley hosts brother Mr Harry White of West Virginia. M E B Sunday School held entertainment. Mrs Emmett Sauters and her son visit miner's parent. Bursons Kenneys and Miss Carrie Newman holiday in Belpre. David Zigafoos visits William Reading. Rev Alkire begins M E church meetings. Miss Bryson helps with music as Prof George Norris visits Stewart. Young folks entertain at W M Williams home. John Hawk and Charles Hawk guests at H T Mulligan’s for Christmas. Mrs Emmett Jones and daughter Maude return to Fairmont Ill. George Jeffers, who sold his farm, moves to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Creamer
Crossen
Columbus
Mary
Anna Williams
A. Johnson
Chester
William Kelley
Harry White
West Virginia
M. EB
Emmett Sauters
Little Son of
Zelda
Forminer
W. M. Williams
John Hawk
Charles Hawk
Judson
H. T. Mulligan
Emmett Jones
Maude
Fairmont
Ill
George Jeffers
Texas
Messenger Modern Fashion Department Shirtwaist Pattern
The pattern offers a simple dressy shirtwaist with or without yoke facing, two piece sleeve with deep tucked cuff, and fullness below yoke depth. Cut in five sizes 32 to 40 inch bust. requires 4 1/4 yards 24 inch material for size 36. mailed pattern or available at The Messenger office for 10 cents.
River Polk Vanishes Into Mountain Cave Near Adelsberg
The River Polk flows into a cave in the mountain side and disappears completely at Adelsberg near Trieste, creating a mystery about its subterranean fate.
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Adelsberg
Trieste
Allen McFarland Wedding Held at Glouster Home
Grace H Allen and Arthur McFarland wed at the Allen residence in Glouster with Rev Holton officiating. The couple, both well known in Athens circles, plan a future in St Clairsville and Columbus, then a Southwest trip, with a January 15 home date in St Clairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace H. Allen
Arthur McFarland
A. A. Allen
Glouster
Holton
Glouster Christian Church
Wetella Allen
Athens
Cabbage Origins Traced to Europe in Antiquity
An article notes cabbage and other cultivated vegetables trace back to European origins. It discusses long history of cultivation and spread across regions, highlighting traditional farming practices and cultural significance.
Watering, shoeing, and harness care for horses
A suburban writer advises watering horses sparingly after meals, checking digestion, and using peat floors or floor feeding to slow grain intake. It urges inspecting for heat, soreness, and improper shoeing, warns against rough handling, and stresses proper harness fit and driving distance for gentler, longer-lived horses.
A Tardy Recognition by a Forgetful Professor
In a Youth's Companion tale, Professor Jones fails to recognize his daughter Mary after a year apart. Mary returns with her husband, visits a neighbor, and the professor, unaware, is shown to a room where Mary is mistaken for Mrs. Smith. Their conversation on prehistoric man ends with laughter, then a tearful kiss as father and daughter reconnect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Fontaine
Jones
Mary
Mrs. Smith
A Year a Speech By Justice Hawkins
A prisoner faces robbery trial before Justice Hawkins who sentences him to five years but the convict’s abuse prompts the judge to raise the term to seven years. The man halts, mutters about a lifer, and leaves with the warders in restrained anger.
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Hawkins
England
Seven Wonders of the World in Classical Lore
The concept emerges late in the Hellenistic era with Antipater of Sidon listing seven great works. The walls of Babylon Zeus at Olympia Hanging Gardens of Semiramis Colossus of Rhodes Pyramids of Memphis Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
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Antipater
Sidon
Babylon
Zeus
Strabo
Rome
Reticence or Ignorance Among Chinese Villagers
British official W. J. Garnett reports villagers in Shantung and Kiangsu show little knowledge of nearby places. In a sample interview he notes villagers repeatedly fail to identify routes to Tsouhsein and city walls, often admitting they are not learned.
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W. J. Garnett
Peking
Manchester Guardian
Garnett
Shantung
Kiangsu
Tsouhsein
Chiningchow
Mr. Garnett
Children at Sea: A Poignant WWII Era Reflection
An excerpt recalls era ending practice of sending children to sea, citing the Crimean War story of a thirteen or fourteen year old midshipman aboard the frigate Penelope. He says he left his mother six weeks ago and refuses to cry on the queen's deck as battle rages nearby.
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England
Dufferin and
Ava
Bomarsund
Lim
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics Offer Disease Cures
An advertisement for Humphreys Veterinary Specifics claims cures for horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry by targeting sick parts. It lists treatments for fever distemper skin diseases colic diarrhea and other ailments and promotes a ten specific remedies book available for seven dollars with free mailed copy.
Pleasant Valley Social Notes and Christmas Week
Miss Ella LeFavor closed her school for the holidays on December 21. A program of recitations and songs delighted attendees. Anna Dye called on friends near Coolville Christmas Day. Many joined the Christmas tree and Stewart program Christmas Eve. Louise Parsons and brother Lewis of Vincent visit relatives here. James A. Dye of Torch spent Saturday with his uncle L A Dye. Henry Driggs is on the sick list. Goldie Barnes of Coolville spent Christmas with her parents near Stewart.
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Anna
Lucy Dye
Lewis C. Dye
Ella LeFavor
Anna Dye
Coolville
Stewart
Louise Parsons
Lewis
Vincent
James A. Dye
Torch
L. A. Dye
Henry Driggs
Goldie Barnes
J. W. Barnes
Near Stewart
Hand Colored Post Cards From Germany Show Athens Views
Henderson-Cri Der Drug Co advertises imported German hand colored post cards featuring numerous views of Athens. The notice notes availability and urges purchases from the local firm.
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Germany
Athens
Henderson-Crider Drug CO
Harmony Hill Social Roundup Reflects Christmas Visits
Harmony Hill residents report visitors from Coolville Parkersburg Belpre and Ireland over Christmas. Included are George and Carrie Thorp George McNamee and Edith Watson guests at multiple homes along with a taffy pull and music gathering. A Ill mother in Hockingport and East Liverpool relatives are noted.
Alfred. Lelia Bails and holiday visits noted
Lelia Bails of Perry Haning family spent Christmas with her mother Mrs. Harriet Fletcher in Grafton West Virginia. Marie Land from Columbus Ohio visited her uncle Ed Woodyard. Will Schrieber and family visited M. Bentz in Tinntington West Virginia. Karl and Emma Person visited Canaanville. Arthur Guthrie and wife traveled to Huntington West Virginia to see their brother J B Guth. Guy Dean made a business trip to the county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Bails
Perry Haning
Harriet Fletcher
Grafton
W. Va
Marie Land
Columbus
Ed Woodyard
Will Schrieber
Tinntington
M. Bentz
Guy Dean
Karl
Emma Person
Canaanville
Arthur Guthrie
Huntington
J. B. Guth
Athens Markets Price List From Ohio Produce Company
Market report lists wholesale and retail prices for eggs butter springers live birds turkeys potatoes hay and straw. Prices shown include per dozen eggs per pound butter live chickens dressed turkeys and various feeds with figures largely rounded and spaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Produce Company
HTM
Springers
Wisasiiskacunes
Swanson Furniture Co Ad Highlighting Services
Local dealer Swanson Furniture Co at 70 N Court St advertises new and second hand furniture upholstery repair and picture framing services with packing and contact via home phone 435.
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N. Court St
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