Pioneer Athens Woman to Celebrate Eightieth Birthday
Mrs. James Ballard of East Union street marks her eightieth birthday with four children attending including Mrs. A L Kes singer and Rev. Frank O Ballard. The Ballards, longtime Athens residents, married in the 1800s and are described as aging gracefully in the First Presbyterian church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ballard
East Union Street
A. L. Kessinger
Lancaster
T. B. White
Logan
Lacy Ballard
Frank O. Ballard
Indianapolis
J. A. Schmitz
Washington
Ballard
Athens
Lama Walker
Archibald B
Lucy W. Walker
Archibald Walker
Rutland County
Vermont
Athens County
Ames Township
Lucy W
Silvanus Ames
James J. Fuller
Chauncey
Fuller & Walker
Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad
Indianapolis Times
Millfield Notes On Residents And Illnesses
Mrs. W H Wernner visited her mother Mrs L L Kennedy of Nelsonville over Sunday. Mrs M C Linscott suffers a severe rheumatic attack and bedridden. F M White confined to his room with grip. Carl Welling called on friends near Chauncey. W H Wemner and M B H A Sayers sold a fine team of coach horses. Wilson Wemner ill again this winter. Ben Misner is very low with malaria fever. Mr Frank was a business visitor at Jacksonville last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wernner
Ll. Kennedy
Nelsonville
M. C. Linscott
F. M. White
Carl Welling
Chauncey
W. H. Wemner
M. B H. A. Sayers
Wilson Wemer
Ben Misner
Mr. Frank
Jacksonville
Mrs Doddridge Leaves Charleston Visit
Mrs. KE M Doddridge departed this morning after visiting Mr and Mrs J D Foster. She returns to her home in Charleston West Virginia.
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KE. M. Doddridge
J. D. Foster
Charleston
West Virginia
Vinol Advert? Local Health Tonic Claim
McKee's Drug Store promotes Vinol a cod liver preparation without oil claiming concentrated medicinal strength and added iron. The ad urges everyone in the area who feels run down to try Vinol with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Vinc
McKee’s Drug Store
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promoted For Feminine Care
FASTIDIOUS WOMEN consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic essential for feminine hygiene and local treatment. The wash is advertised as cleansing germicidal deodorizing and healing with extraordinary qualities. Sold by Druggists with free samples from The R Paxton Co Boston Mass.
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R. Paxton Co
Boston
Mass
Three Epochs in a Woman's Life
A newspaper style notice promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy through three life stages: puberty pregnancy and menopause. It cites testimonials from Mrs. George Walters and Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards and urges women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts for female weakness and health.
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Lydia EB
Pinkham
George Walters
Woodlawn
Ill
Lipa B. Plakhants
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Mia
Elva Barber Edwards
Cathlamet
Wash
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Nkham
Lynn
Mass
Thaw’s Mother Helps Patch Thaw Case Counsel
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, interceded to end a counsel dispute in the defense. Delmas remains lead examiner. McPike will not play an active role. A five hour meeting followed Delmas criticizing colleagues for attempting to discredit him. Juror Bolton, grieving for his wife, vows to stay in the trial.
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New York
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Delmas
Henry T. McPike
McPike
Jerome
Messrs. Hartridge
O'Reily
Gleason
Peabody
Thaw
Joseph B. Bolton
Bolton
Justice Fitzgerald
Stanford White
D. S. Creamer Warns On Industrial Alcohol Dangers
The fire marshal describes industrial alcohol as a mixture of one part wood alcohol to ten parts grain alcohol with benzine, noting its lethality and history of causing blindness and death. He cites cases in New York and Ohio, explains production, and urges controls and public awareness to prevent poisonings.
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Great Britain
America
Jamaica
Florida
New York City
Stryker
New York
Ohio
Creamer
Bad Mental Habits Threaten Beauty, Says Latson Essay
A discussion from Outing Magazine argues bad mental states such as anger envy fear and worry mar facial beauty and harm vitality. It urges women to cultivate good nature calmness cheerfulness and self trust to develop true beauty.
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W. R. C. Latson
Outing Magazine
Make Sleeve Protectors From Handkerchiefs for Office Work
The Washington Star suggests using boys handkerchiefs at ten cents to craft sleeve protectors. Cut corners four inches from point, fold and sew to form arm coverings with a cuff from the cut edge. One handkerchief yields a pair, four protectors equip a girl, with two kept fresh each week.
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Washington Star
Remains Brought Here for Parker Burial
William Parker 83 died Friday evening at his St. Louis home due to heart trouble. His wife and six-year-old son mourn. The remains arrived in Athens Sunday and were taken to Rutland for burial on the noon train today. Parker was son of Edwin W. Parker once in the local grocery business. Chamberland's Salve ad copy follows.
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William Parker
St. Louis
Athens
Rutland
Mr. Parker
Edwin W. Parker
A Valuable Lesson From Magnolia Reader
Joan Pleasant of Magnolia Ind recalls a lesson six years ago and praises Dr. King's New Life pills. The advertisement claims the product pleases everybody and is guaranteed at McKee's drug store for 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Dr. King
McKee’s
Health and Beauty Home Remedies for Skin Care
Pure cream softens rough skin and creates smooth texture. Softening bath water comes from bran or starch bags left in the tub briefly. Drinking water with cornmeal soaked briefly three times daily may aid complexion. A touch of sugar in washing soap boosts lather and cleaning power. A homemade complexion powder combines zinc oxide chalk rice powder talcum orris root carmine and rose oil.
A Gentlewoman and the Rules of Style In Age
In the Complete Beauty Book L Elizabeth Anstruther argues that a true gentlewoman preserves age-appropriate elegance. She contrasts fashionable women who cling to youth with those who wear the livery of their years with dignity, warning against aging pretense and impractical displays.
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L Elizabeth Anstruther
Pin Money and Training for a Home Maker
A seventeen year old girl earned pin money by managing her mother’s catering for a week. She received a fixed weekly allowance for family meals and kept any savings as commission. Her careful purchases saved $1.50 to $2.50 weekly, teaching money value and home management for a future independent household.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsements From Athens Reader
An Athens Ohio reader testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured her kidney pain and lumbago after other remedies failed. She describes backache dizziness and stiff mornings improving after use. The ad notes availability at Henderson’s drug store and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents with price 60 cents.
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Athens
A. L. Johnson
Morris Avenue
Ohio
Dean
Hender’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Old Civil War Letter Found in Marshfield Train of Events
A yellowed 1865 letter by Frances White protests soldiers trespassing on private ground during a fair, demanding immediate compensation for damages. The note, found among the effects of Mrs. Six, Marshfield, was written to Mr Green and signed June 17 1865 in Atheng. The writer recalls a rebel accusation and laments a lone woman’s rights being trampled. Francis White is unknown to Mr Hoodlet, chief clerk to Superintendent Fluke of the Hocking District.
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W. C. Hoodlet
Fluke
Hocking
Six
Marshfield
Francis White
Hoodlet
Want Ad Sold Sixteen Turkeys
William Johnson a farmer south of Athens placed a V-cent want ad in the Daily Messenger listing sixteen turkeys for sale. The ad was run three times but was stopped after the second day as the birds sold for two dollars each. Johnson returned to pay twenty cents and noted inquiries came from across the county illustrating the broad reach of a want ad.
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Chamberland
Fannie Griffin
Troy
Alabama
Chamberlain
W. H. McKee
B. R. Lash
Barton
E., Chauncey
William Johnson
Athens
Daily Messenger
Messenger
Johnson
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Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards
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Wm. Johnson
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