City Council Approves Funds For City Improvements
City Council in adjourned session approves budgets for General Safety Water and Light funds totaling over 18 thousand dollars. Requests for a day power line upgrade and more street lamps are deferred pending solicitor report. Ordinances for Lancaster Lash and West State street paving assessments pass. Maintenance and survey orders are issued for Currier’s Addition and East State ditch repair.
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State Street
Dean Avenue
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Lash Street
Mill Street
Biddison
Race Street
University Terrace
Mills & Rose
No School at Jackville Ends in Rainy Farewell
In Jackville on January 14 residents learn the local school is closed after twelve pupils ages seven to seventeen leave with their books. The writer Elza Goodspeed laments tax support and asks why a school cannot be kept with a new building and coal, hinting at a hidden issue in the community.
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Jackville
Elza Goodspeed
English Club Hosts Reading Evening at Chubbs Home
The university English Club met at Dr and Mrs E W Chubb s Mulberry street home Monday with about a dozen members. The group, an honorary English Department society, pursues original prose and poetry through the year. Harold Cherrington read a poem on Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Carrie Alta Mathews presented four poems Irrevocable On the Hocking Money Maniac and Sir Toad.
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E. W. Chubb
Mulberry Street
Harold Cherrington
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Carrie Alta Mathews
Sir Toad
Grand Jury Indicts Standard Oil Group for Anti Trust Conspiracy
Hancock County grand jury after one week returns 939 indictments against the Standard Oil companies and executives led by John D Rockefeller and others. Indictments charge forming a trust to restrain trade fix prices and limit production under Ohio Valentine act. Fines could total 54000000 if convictions occur. Prosecutor notes prior indictments against Rockefeller Vilas Robertson and McIntosh.
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Ohio
Liverpool Lady Left Behind As Atlantic Liner Sails
A Liverpool woman narrowly misses sailing to New York when, in a rush to pack a trunk, she locks herself in and sleeps through the morning. She wakes with minutes to spare, begs for clothes, and misses the ship while her trunks depart. The scene ends with her watching the liner pull away.
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Liverpool
New York
London Telegraph
Guaranteed Cure for Piles with PAZO OINTMENT
Advertisement claims PAZO ointment provides a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days. Druggists may refund the purchase price if it fails. Includes price 66 cents.
A Turkish Cemetery On Cypress Slopes Of Marmora
A observer visits a marble cemetery near the Marmora Sea where Osmanli tombs bear distinctive symbols. Women’s verses, turban marks, lamps and other ornaments mark graves. inscriptions speak of fate, faith, and life beyond death with a respectful tone and a note on the belief in an afterlife.
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Archangel
Scutari
Sea of Marmora
Zeinab
Lababa
Gardens of Paradise
London Spectator
Lange's Stolen Base Baseline Duel in Close Race
In Chicago during a late season chase for base running honors, Bill Lange led off the eighth with a two bagger. Anson attempted a sacrifice bunt but found Lange had advanced to second, provoking anger. Lange then stole third to seize the lead in base running.
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Lange
Chicago
Bill Lange
Hamilton
Anson
Lane
Young Man Injured in Pumping Station Accident
Dorsey Burch, a young man, was seriously injured this afternoon at about 2:30 o clock when caught in a wheel at the pumping station near the Veneer Door Company's new plant. Details were unavailable for today's Daily Messenger.
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Dorsey Burch
Veneer Door Company
Daily Messenger
Sowing Publicity Wild Oats in Advertising
A commentator questions the unpredictable nature of publicity and warns against relying on luck in advertising. The piece cautions that continual wild ad bets can mislead and misfire, urging a more deliberate approach to promotional effort.
Gladstones Memory Humor Tale From Legal Echo
A lord chief justice bragged of a memory tale from infancy challenging Gladstones humor. Gladstone dismissed the boast noting the impossibility of the six month old cradle scene. The judge admitted he was beaten by Gladstones grave reply and lack of humor.
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Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
England
Mixed Metaphors From Spurgeon Letters In The Cornhill
A Cornhill piece collects mixed metaphors from Charles Spurgeon era letters. A donor hopes his widow’s mite will take root and become a Hercules in Spurgeon’s hands while prayers by probationers invoke God’s rod and staff and the fight of faith. Spurgeon quips that they are like barrels with loose hoops. St James Gazette.
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Spurgeon
Ms de Stael described amid London bustle
The letter recalls Mme de Stael leaving her lodgings as I arrived with Mr. Rogers. Many people gathered, she moved quickly, and she spoke animatedly about Lord Wellington's victory. The contrast between her lively room and the quiet streets of London is striking.
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Mme. de Stael
Mr. de Stael
London
Bulstrode
London Athenaeum
The Indian and Socialist Beliefs Across Tribes
The Indian is described as a socialist, advocating co ownership of life’s necessities. He favors dividing land and resources freely and equally, sharing corn and shelter, and sees helping others as a duty. The Times notes this principle roots in tribal life and remains among the five civilized tribes.
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America
Five Civilized Tribes
New York Times
Homemade Rheumatism Cure Promised by Simple Mix
An article touts a home remedy for rheumatism and kidney issues using Fluud extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims to filter uric acid from the blood, relieve backache and bladder problems, and to be harmless to the stomach with dosing after meals and at bedtime. The piece urges readers to obtain ingredients from a pharmacist or order them if not stocked.
Death at Canaanville
Arthur Starkey ten year old son of Mr and Mrs George Starkey died Monday at noon of dropsy. Funeral arrangements are pending with interment to be in Canaanville.
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Canaanville
Arthur
George Starkey
Athens Ice and Storage Company Elects Board
At the annual stockholders meeting of the Athens Ice and Storage Company several Marietta figures were elected to the board: A. C. LeComte, David Garrett, Wm. Harrington, W. H. Jett, and Daniel Kelley. The directors organized with LeComte as president, Daniel Kelly as vice president, Jett as secretary, Harrington as treasurer and general manager.
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Athens Ice and Storage Company
Marietta
A. C. LeComte
David Garrett
Wm. Harrington
W. H. Jett
Daniel Kelley
Daniel Kelly
Marietta Register
Boy in Runaway Injures Wrist Near Depot
Floyd Graham, a delivery boy for J. L. White grocery, sprained his wrist in a runaway near the B and O depot this morning. A loosened nut in the wagon shafts frightened the horse, but the horse and wagon were not badly damaged and the horse was brought under control promptly.
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Floyd Graham
J. L. White
New Arrival Born to Hindle Family
A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hindle, marking a joyful addition to the family.
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J. L. Hindle
Diet Advice and Digestive Aid Promoted
The article urges relief from stomach attacks by avoiding harsh dietetic treatment and suggesting a mixed approach. It endorses Kodol For Indigestion as a post meal aid and notes availability at Cline's Macy with a focus on digesting meals for tired stomachs.
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Cline’s Macy
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