Logan Council Increases Pay and Extends Billing
Logan February 11. City council raises D E Harsh salary of sinking fund clerk from 50 to 100 dollars a year. The council also extends street cleaning assessment collections to April first by a 4 to 3 vote. A second reading of the lighting ordinance was postponed and paving East Hunter street was approved. Mayor Rochester reports January fines and costs totaling 159 dollars and 90 cents. An arrest by Constable Charles Poling led to Thoburn Black’s rearrest for unpaid liquor fines after failing to pay a court assessment.
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Juergensmeier
Charles Poling
Miller
Thoburn Black
Haydenville
Charlies Poling
Births exceed deaths in Hocking County in January
Logan reports January births in Hocking County at thirty six while deaths total twenty two. Among births Logan district records fourteen births and eleven deaths in the same area. The report lists names of dozens of unidentified infants and mothers with several given as unnamed.
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Hocking County
Logan
County Health Department
Danford
Lanning
Sloan
James Robert King
Goss
Johnson
Shaw
Marshal
Windle
Giffin
Goldie Marie Huffines
Joy
Buggy and Old Dobbin Return To Own in County
In Hocking county Old Dobbin and the buggy have returned after years of neglect due to persistent wet weather. Impassable roads keep autos out, with Marion township seeing especially widespread horse and buggy use in recent weeks.
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Logan
Two Arrested Over Fine Payment and Threat Charge
AN Feb 11 report states Charles Patton of Laurels' Run was arraigned by Magistrate J. P. Miller after an affidavit by C. C. E. Price charged him with making threats. Patton paid a $1 fine plus costs. The affidavit also lists the arrest on related charges.
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CC. E. Price
Laurels
Charles Patton
J. P. Miller
Patton
Take Salts for a Kidney Backache
A dated health notice advises drinking water all day to soothe the kidneys and flush acids from the system. It recommends Jad Salts from a pharmacy, a tablespoonful in water before breakfast, to clean the kidneys and help with bladder disorders and related symptoms.
Local notes on injuries and medical updates in Logan
John E. Hansel recovers from a scalded left arm after steam escaping while stalling pipes at the Hansel brothers shop. L. T. Huffman undergoes a second blood transfusion and shows satisfactory progress before leaving the hospital Friday for Columbus and home in Logan. Mrs. Ed L. Ewing improves after goiter surgery at Columbus hospital following months of illness.
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Logan
John E. Hansel
Hansel Brothers
Columbus
L. T. Huffman
Leland Stokes
Ed. L. Ewing
Goiter
At Columbus Hospital
Ohio Fuel completes third well on Harden tract producing oil
Well No. 3 on the Carl Harden tract in Washington township is completed by the Ohio Fuel company. Estimated daily production ranges from fifty to seventy five barrels. The lease adjoins the Miller heirs and is held by the Graystone Oil company. Preparations to shoot the well are underway.
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Logan
Ohio Fuel Company
Carl Harden
Washington Township
Miller
Graystone Oil Company
Social Notes Sans Jucia Hosts Evening at North Orchard
Mrs Cyrus Rochester hosted the Sans Jucia at her North Orchard street home on Wednesday. Five tables of bridge were played. Readings were given by Mrs J Hyman and Miss Adelaide Rochester with musical selections by Mrs Rudolph Brown Jr and Miss Racine Rochester. Hostess and guests enjoyed lunch served by the Misses Adelaide Catherine Racine Rochester and Alice Frasch including Mrs Hyman Mrs Rudolph Brown Sr Mrs Brown J Frank G Brown Miss Cecelia Blasius Miss Edna Heckman Miss Inez Rogers and Miss Sarah Rockhold.
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Cyrus Rochester
North Orchard Street
J. Hyman
Adelaide Rochester
Rudolph Brown
Racine Rochester
Adelaide
Catherine
Alice Frasch
Hyman
Brown
Frank G. Brown
Cecelia Blasius
Edna Heckman
Inez. Rogers
Sarah Rockhold
Mello-Glo French Process Face Powder Promoted
An advertisement touts MELLO-GLO a French process face powder by D. Zenner Co. It claims long wear, shine reduction, and a peachy skin color without rival, urging readers to remember the product name.
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D. Zenner Co
Betty Brown Keeps Sixth Birthday With Friends
Mrs. Carl Brown hosted Betty Brown's sixth birthday Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 6. Guests included Betty Bell Jean Duffy Roseann Jones Anna belle Weymueller Frieda Blosser Ruth Thomas Julia Donahue Mary Mitchell Roy Curl Dorothy Shaw Nancy Sherman Virginia Jo Roberts and Margaret Mortey. Assisting were Mrs. Frank Johnson Miss Jean Gompf and Miss Dorothy Roberts who served refreshments.
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Carl Brown
Betty
Betty Bell
Jean Duffy
Roseann Jones
Annabelle Weymueller
Frieda Blosser
Ruth Thomas
Julia Donahue
Mary Mitchell
Roy Curl
Dorothy Shaw
Nancy Sherman
Virginia Jo Roberts
Margaret Mortey
Frank Johnson
Jean Gompf
Dorothy Roberts
Clears Right-of-Way for Chesapeake and Hocking Line
The final condemnation suit ended with a judgment for Esmeralda Canning Co. for 2500 dollars, clearing railroad right-of-way from Waverly to Valley Crossing.
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Circleville
Chesapeake and Hocking Railroad
Esmeralda Canning Company
Waverly
Valley Crossing
Hill's Cold Cure Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old advertisement touts Hill's medicine as a rapid treatment. It claims a cold can be stopped in 24 hours with a fever reduction and complete system cleansing. It emphasizes a million dollar value and urges immediate purchase from druggists.
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Hill
Klax Ko home treatment for gall stones praised
Reports from many grateful users across the midwest claim Klax Ko tablets relieve gall bladder and liver troubles without surgery. Users report rapid improvement, returning to work, and minimal cost with trial offered by Cline's Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Middle West
Cline
Revenue Collector to Assist Citizens Filing Income Tax
A deputy internal revenue collector will be in Athens at the post office building March 4 and 5 to help residents prepare 1926 income tax returns. Returns are due by March 15, 1927. Forms 1040A or 1040 apply depending on income. No service charge for the deputy’s help. Delinquency penalties include up to 10,000 fine or one year in prison plus 24 percent of tax for late or absent filing.
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Internal Revenue
Athens
Origin of the term staterooms on Mississippi steamers
The phrase staterooms for cabins on boats traces to Mississippi river steamships that named rooms after U S states, reflecting a nautical naming tradition that linked accommodations to states.
Holden Woman Reveals Secret Age Scale
Holden Massachusetts February 11 United Press reports a local disclosure event where a woman publicly reveals her secret age in a widespread manner, drawing attention from residents and authorities.
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Holden
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that relieves pain stiffness and soreness in minutes. It claims 65 years of use for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache and sprains with a 35 cent bottle available at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
Father John’s Medicine Proves Helpful to Fitchburg Family
Mrs. Leon Vermere of Fitchburg Massachusetts reports Father John’s Medicine eases coughs and colds in her children. She says it works after other remedies fail and uses it to treat colds and to strengthen the kids.
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Father John
Leon Vermeere
Fitchburg
Mass
Women Protest Missing Ages on Voter Lists at Town Hall
Under the annual custom new voting lists were posted in the town hall showing women's ages in bold while male ages were missing. An appeal went to Assessor George B. Caswell who referred the delegation to town clerk Frances Phillips whose age was barred. The women still seek accountability for the discrepancy.
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George B. Caswell
Frances Phillips
56 Farmers Transition to 29.24 Million Funding
Edgar Allan Poe dated February 22 linked to content about Mary Pickford and a larvae related note. The fragmentary OCR yields a numeric and name mosaic without a cohesive event.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Mary Pickford
Thoxine promises quick relief for sore throat
A physician's prescription remedy named Thoxine offers relief from sore throat in 15 minutes. It claims to kill germs, lacks ironi or narcotics, tastes pleasant, and is safe for children. Money-back guarantee. Priced 35¢, 60¢, and $1.00 at druggists.
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