Local residents share holiday visits and gatherings
HOOKINGFOR T A Wells and wife and daughter Jessis spent Christmas with 8 B Oakes and family of Newbury. Mrs Neal White and Mrs Ida Cook with Misses Clara and Jessie Wells were entertained at Mrs Lew Humphrey’s Coolville home. Reading circle met at Miss Ollie McKim’s. Herbert Dutton visited family before returning to Athens. Others hosted guests from Armenia Belleville Scott and Parkersburg area amid New Year celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wells
Jessis
B. Oakes
Newbury
Neal White
Ida Cook
Clara
Jessie Wells
Lew Humphrey
Coolville
Reading Circle
Ollie McKim
Herbert Dutton
E. A. Dutton
Athens
University
S. B. Oakes
Armenia
Phil Wells
Belleville
W Va
W. Munchmeyer
Lewis Wells
Scott
W. Va
Bernice Curtis
Milton Parker
Lizzie White
Parkersburg
Elijah Stone
Achasa M. Elliott
Mary A. Stone
Agnes Humphrey
KE. A. Dutton
E. W. Jackson
Alice Curtis
Otto Elliott
H. E. Adams
Julian
Ethelinda Parker
Lillian White
Coraopolis
John Dickerson
Marietta
Winget Chapel Social Roundup Reflects Local Visitors
Edythe Barons spent the past week with her cousin Harriet Armitage at Armitage. Dave and Margaret Cooper of Athens visited their sister Mrs. Manda Clutter. Carrie Shaffer and wife of Parkersburg spent holidays here. Mr. Shaffer will remain with her mother Mrs. Clutter. A. B. Winget moved his family into the house with his father M. Winget. Miss Myrtie McCoy returned from Fultenham. Miss Lulu Clendenin of Hamden schools spending holiday at home. Frank Barker and John Nichols of Marshfield were guests of Camp Wing er. Mrs. Flora McCoy of Hemlock, Mrs. Lizzie Robinson of Albany, and Mrs. Ella Burt of Marshfield attended their father’s funeral. Mrs. Stonestreet returned to Lynch, W. Va. Amos Place spent New Years near Lottridge. Miss Lola Townsend visited friends at Guyeville. C. E. Norris and W. W. Hurst went to Athens on business. Frank Carter and wife guests of Fred Frost’s family. Mrs. Lucy Windsor and daughter visited Athens. Mrs. Minnie Dewees spent New Years with her mother at Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe Barons
Harriet Armitage
Armitage
Dave
Margaret Cooper
Athens
Manda Clutter
Carrie Shaffer
Parkersburg
Mr. Shaffer
Clutter
R. L. Clutter
A. B. Winget
Bert
Stonestreet
Lillie Hurst
Lynch
W. Va
Amos Place
Lydia Livingston
Lottridge
Lola Townsend
Guyeville
C. E. Norris
W. W. Hurst
Frank Carter
New England
Fred Frost
Lucy Windsor
Anna Metcalf
Minnie Dewees
David Danlavey
Coolville
Miss Effie Back Confined by Poison Ivy Facial Soreness
In Fairview, Miss Effie Back is confined to her home with a very sore face due to poison ivy. Miss Ada Blackwell visited her parents at Flora last week. Miss Viola Burleigh visited her sister Mrs. Wm Frank at Dawin last week. Mrs Addie Meighen suffers a severe neuralgia attack. Miss Clara Gillilan of Flora was guest of Miss Adda Blackwell Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Back
Ada Blackwell
Flora
Viola Burleigh
Wm. Frank
Dawin
Addie Meighen
Clara Gillilan
Adda Blackwell
Impoverished Soil and Blood Regimens Discussed
A chemist explains soil fertilization methods for various soils and nutrients. Doctors advise tonics or fat-rich foods to improve blood lacking red corpuscles, noting fat as a key element and seeking easily digested sources.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Nourishes Growing Bodies
Scott's Emulsion promises nourishment and strength when milk and cream fail. It remains palatable and beneficial for bodily wasting in children or adults.
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Scott
Constipation and Piles Promoted by Local Pharmacy
Advertisements promise Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and tablets as a guaranteed cure for constipation and piles with a no cure no pay offer. Cline's Pharmacy sells the product for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Cline
Holiday Week Quiet in Plantsville and Drought Ends
The town reports a quiet holiday period with relief as the drought broke. Protracted meetings underway at Herman and Bethel invite worshippers. Reese Lambert of California visits his uncle Reese Lambert. Chamberlain and Bickley drill on R B Lambert’s farm with many tools in the well. Mrs. Lota Hanson and children of Marietta visit Lillian Bardin. Annie Bardin’s daughter hosts J W Potts of Sharpsburg, Alvin Dille of Albany visits family. Ira Hoffman returns from Portsmouth for holidays. Mr and Mrs Guy Hoffman of Nelsonville stay at home. Lacy Clark travels to Chesterhill for holidays. J N Underwood of Greenwood Missouri visits sister Lillian Bardin and is summoned for his mother Sarah Underwood’s funeral, aged 86. A public meeting discusses an electric line, with optimism for progress.
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Lota Hanson
Marietta
Lillian Bardin
J. W. Potts
Sharpsburg
Annie Bardin
Alvin Dille
Albany
Ira Hoffman
Portsmouth
Guy Hoffman
Nelsonville
Lacy Clark
Chesterhill
J. N. Underwood
Greenwood
Missouri
Sarah Underwood
Local Social Visits and New Year Stocking Social
Miss Maggie Stokoe visits friends in Nelsonville while Misses Susie Beckle Sylvia Coe and Bertha Gibbs return to schools near Guysville and Canaanville. Carrie Marquis visits Miss Capitolin Sanders from Mineral. Grace Sadler visits Ethel Gibbs in Athens. Mrs. Daniel Baird visits Mrs. Richard Ines at Marshfield. Guy Morse attends a New Year stocking social in Athens. The Luhrig schoolhouse hosted a senior Christian Endeavor stocking social for the church with a large crowd, games, and late refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Stokoe
Nelsonville
Susie Beckle
Sylvia Coe
Bertha Gibbs
Guysville
Canaanville
Carrie Marquis
Mineral
Capitolin Sanders
Grace Sadler
Ethel Gibbs
Athens
Daniel Baird
Richard Ines
Marshfield
Guy Morse
Christian Endeavor Society
Luhrig School
Bethany Social News Ice New Year Visits
Miss Minnie Hays of near Guysville spent New Years with her brother E W Hays and wife Homer Place who has been visiting his aunt Aldha Larson of Shade Creek returned home Sunday evening Miss Ida Campbell of Wolfs Plains is visiting her sister Mrs George Burke Miss Minta Grubb of Coolville is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs D L Grubb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hays
Guysville
E. W. Hays
Homer Place
Aldha Larson
Shade Creek
Ida Campbell
Wolfs Plains
George Burke
Local Social Roundup and Obituary Highlights
Sunday visitors and gatherings across Millfield and nearby towns are noted with names of guests and hosts. The piece also memorializes Mahlon Crippen, recounting family history, burial, and a long residence in Rome township, ending with a church funeral and O O F membership.
School Reopens After Break and Local Social News
SHADE. Our school opened again Monday after a week's vacation. Protracted meeting continues at the M E church. Miss Anna Williams enrolled in the A A for the winter term. O E Reading and wife visited Albany Thursday with the latter's parents J H Mohler and wife. John Burson and wife from Athens stayed last week with H B Burson and family. Miss Lydia Newman visits Athens among friends.
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M. E
Anna Williams
O. E. Reading
Albany
J. H. Mohler
John Burson
Athens
H. 8. Burson
Lydia Newman
Letters or parcels remain in the post office
A list of names including Baker Mary Barker Harry Bryant James Yard D. Dailey Dawson Arthel Daulton Anthony Damm R. R. Eno F. M. Frohlich Mrs. Joe Graham John Hanter Milton Johnson N. O. Larsen L. N. McAhany Charlie Moore Ratz C. F. Reed Chas. V. Roach Elwood Res Blanch Smith Iva E. Taylor Charles Van Vilens L. Walker Rev. C. W. Waterbury Dr. F. S. Wood Charley Young E. L. Please call at the post office to claim your letters or parcels and say you were advertised. D. Gist Postmaster.
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Baker
Mary
Barker
Harry
Bryant
James
Yard
Dailey
Dawson
Arthel
Daulton
Anthony
Damm
R. R
Eno
F. M. Frohlich
Joe
Graham
John
Hanter
Milton
Johnson
N. O
Larsen
L. N
McAhany
Charlie
Moore
Ratz
C. F
Reed
Chas. V
Roach
Elwood
Res
Blanch
Smith
Iva E
Taylor
Charles
van Vilens
Walker
Rev. C. W
Waterbury
F. S
Wood
Charley
Young
E. L
D. Gist
Women-Only Island Religious Colony Off Greece
On a small Greek archipelago island a strict female religious order lives without men. The colony shuns men, each member wears gray cowls, and visitors are turned away. They produce all provisions, follow vegetarian norms, and only the annual matron may leave the island.
Detecting Plated Coin and Acid Test Methods
A jeweler explains methods to identify plated coins by acid testing. For gold coins a mixture of nitric acid six and one half drams muriatic acid fifteen drops and water five drams is used. For silver coins nitrate of silver twenty four grains and nitric acid thirty drops with one ounce water. One drop suffices.
Early Arrivals Debate Rush Impact on Efficiency
Readers weigh in on whether earlier arrivals prevent crowding and speed services. The letter argues that preemptive timing reduces bottlenecks but questions if it truly improves outcomes for all.
Mischievous Magpie Stonethrower At Field
A tame magpie in a field repeatedly walks from a gravel path to a socketed post, carrying stones in its bill and returning. The owner discovers a toad trapped in a socket, which the bird stones for sport, prompting the toad to hop in distress while the magpie cackles with delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bosworth Smith
Goose and Gridiron Sign Remembers St Pauls Lodge
In London long before the fire the Miter music house thrived in St. Pauls churchyard until ruin. Rebuilt, a new tenant mocked the past with The Swan and Harp sign, a goose trampling a gridiron. Sir Christopher Wren led the St Pauls lodge and gave the stone tools. the goose and harp endures in Guildhall.
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London
St. Paul's Churchyard
Hhis
Christopher Wren
St. Paul's
Freemasons
Guildhall
Jolian King Colford
St. Nicholas
Paris Medicine Co. Men’s Cure Claim Notice
An old advertisement notes a druggist refund policy if PA OINTMEN fails to cure any case, regardless of duration. The first application provides the case, and further results are sent. Stamps offered and forwarded paid by Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
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Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
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