Local items mix travel visits and weather memory in Athens
Athens residents and visitors travel for business and entertainment with names such as Wilson Learned Dean and Marquis, while a 1809 February weather contrast draws comment. A bank check case ends with arrest after failing to cash three $20 drafts. A medical ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy linked to child health, and a sailor-voyage tale from Captain Vane describes a shark encounter. An uplifting testimonial backs King’s New Discovery for lung ailments. Carnegie Steel buys Sampson mine near Humboldt Michigan. Thomas Hustlers sought for sales.
Divorce as Abomination Denounced by Bishop Leonard
Bishop Leonard of Ohio’s Episcopal diocese harshly criticized modern divorce practices in a Cleveland ministers’ union address. He called marriage after divorce “polygamy in sight of God,” urged abolition of extravagant displays by divorced individuals, and blamed churches for secularizing religious life and reducing attendance.
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Leonard
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Billwoards
Soybean cultivation gains attention in America
The soybean, Glycine hispida, a staple crop of Japan, is now drawing attention in the United States. Grown like corn, it yields heavy green forage and 20 to 30 bushels of beans per acre. Best harvest occurs when first pods open. stalks and leaves are mixed for efficient silage. Varieties differ mainly in ripening time and seed color.
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Japan
Grain-O Grain-O Grain-O Grain-O
Advertisement praises Grain-O as a grain based substitute for coffee for all ages. Highlights rich mocha like color and easy digestion while noting price 15c and 5c per package and available from local grocers.
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al. Erocers
Philadelphian Sells Fake Foreign Travel Labels
A Philadelphia man earns a living by selling foreign hotel, express and railroad labels for baggage. Buyers paste them to appear to have traveled abroad, creating an illusion of international experience.
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Philadelphia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promised Cure for Eruptions
An advertisement claims boils pimples and all eruptions stem from impure blood and that Hood's Sarsaparilla will purify the blood and cure the conditions.
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Hood
Air Powered Street Railways Gain European Notice
In several French cities street railways run on compressed air with American designed motors. These systems meet high service standards and operate successfully in Chicago and New York City, gaining favor with street railways and the public.
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France
Berne
Switzerland
Europe
Chicago
New York City
Electric Bitters credited with saving life and health claims
Lawyer E B Munday of Henrietta Texas touts Electric Bitters as life saving after his brother recovered from malaria and jaundice. The notes praise Bitters for cleansing the blood aiding digestion and regulating organs, sold at McKee's drug store. The Backbone Club at Centralia Missouri pledges not to use tobacco. A Herminie Pennsylvania man commends Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism relief. Echo Mountain House near Pasadena California burns, loss about $100000 with guests escaping.
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E. B. Munday
Henrietta Tex
Ounce
McKee
Centralia
Backbone Club
Democratic leaders seek platform to unite factions
Senator Jones, head of the Democratic party, has tasked Senators Bacon Tillman Turley and Money with drafting a platform to satisfy the party's diverse factions. The piece also references contentious remarks about the arrival of the new century and mentions cities including Philadelphia Chicago and Montreal in a broader political context.
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Ed Tecure
Chicago
Montreal
Jones
Democratic Party
Bacon, Tillman, Turley
Money
Dr. King's Sew Life Pills Promote Strength and Energy
The advertisement touts Dr. King's Sew Life Pills as the fastest and mighty litre thing that cures weakness, builds up health, and creates mental power. Priced at 23 cents per box and sold by McKee.
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Dr. King
McKee
Editor Recovers After Using Chamberlains Cough Remedy
In October 1811 an editor suffered a severe chest cold and persistent coughing. After trying a local doctor’s remedy, he used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, noting immediate improvement and final recovery after three bottles. The ad notes sale by W. H. McKee and identifies The Review publisher Bywards of Wyatt, II. The passage also mentions scarce rainfall in early December in British Goalana and ground baked hard.
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Chamberlain
W. H.mckee
S. Bywards
The
Review
Wyatt
W. H. McKee
Ananaten
British Goalana
Waterproof clothing trials at Marine Corps HQ Washington
Marine Corps trials test waterproof fabric for outerwear for tropic service. Officers with Philippines experience say khaki coats fail in tropical rain and favor lighter fabric like Japanese oiled silk. Recommendations to outfit marines in khaki uniforms and gear. Also brief humor and an advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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Marine Corps
Washington
Corps
Marine
Philippines
Tropics
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad and Fire Telegraph Pocket Phone
An 1890s advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier for blood and a path to health and happiness while noting a New York fire department battalion chief will soon receive a pocket telephone to link with headquarters. The piece mixes product promotion with a technology update.
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Faont
New York
Frightful Brander Promised Relief from Burns and Wounds
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised to kill pain and heal quickly. It claims to cure fevers, ulcers, boils, corns and skin eruptions, with a two day box and guaranteed results sold by McKee, a local druggist. Separate note reports Stuttgart plagued by stacked hare poison claims and a bounty of five for each dead rabbit.
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McKee
Stuttgart
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Frank Dean
Columbus
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Athens
Shorecree
Marshfield
James Nankins
G. W. Dutlee
Charles Ott
Hugh Malin
Tommy Withers
Athens County
M. S. Flanick
First National Bank
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Chesterhill
Franick
White
Franke
Williams
Dean Avenue
Vane
Long Island
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Buenham
Machias
S. H Linscott
McKee's
Humboldt, Mich
Carnegie Steel Company
Sampson
American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William BT
Chinatown
W. H. Stapleton
Herminie
Echo Mountain House
Mount Lowe
Pasadena
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Arthur Sewall
Philppine
McKinley
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United States
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Hocking Valley
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Athena
G. Mathis
Toledo & Ohio Central
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Moore
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Amearilis
T. D. Dale
M. M. Morse
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Co
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F. M. Wiinrixsox
Ohio Division
Chillicothe
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Fast Mail
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Staan Fatale Anlaate
Parkeburg
Calico
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P. McCarty
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Board of Examiners
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