Local Notes From Athens and Vicinity
Miss Mary Walker of Athens visits a week with Mr and Mrs Chas Walker. Geo Hawk family attend funeral in Hibbardeville for aunt Mrs Jane Bellows. Arthur Baylies of Athens visits friends nearby. Mrs Mart Sidders ill with la grippe. Rev Beck attracting good meeting attendance. Fred and Goldie Pickering visit from Athens. Will Gilmore moves family to vacated Lou Pickering house. H L Baker ill with la grippe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walker
Athens
Chas, Walker
Geo. Hawk
Hibbardeville
Jane Bellows
Arthur Baylies
Mart Sidders
la Grippe
Rev. Beck
Fred
Goldie Pickering
Will Gilmore
Lou Pickering
H. L. Baker
Nelsonville Social Notes and Local Arrivals
Nelsonville gossip lists visitors and residents including Robert Nye of Chauncey hosted by O A Cable and family, Miss Vance Kastler of Glouster, Miss Mabel Tullis in Athens, and Mrs Nellie Scott’s death prompting a Lancaster call. Club receptions at Miss Ida Juniper and Mrs O L Aumailler reflect the community scene with illness, travel, and a Pedro party at the Dew House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nye
Chauncey
O. A. Cable and
N. Hill
Charles Hellyer
Murray City
Vance Kastler
Glouster
Ruth Pugh Linsentt
Mabel Tullis
Athens
Clarence Horn
Mary Harps
Lancaster
Nellie Scott
Anna Price
Columbus
Cosmopolitan Club
Ida Juniper
Fayette Street
Edna Courtright
Miss Gauntlett
Ithaca
N. Y
Frank Knox
Embroidery Club
O. L. Aumailler
Franklin Street
Bethel
Fort Street
Mt. Zion
V. Bartells
AWESVILLE Social Notes and Local Movements
J R Stoughton of Whitefield NH and Azra Linscott of Ravenswood WV are visiting locals. Families host visitors. land bought by Charles Wyatt near Ravens. Local church meetings continue. a harness shop to open. schools closed for cold. OilWell on Rodolph Burson farm sunk 200 feet with no success. test moved to George Ackley’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azra Linscott
Ravenswood
W. Va
Joseph Pope
Wolf Creek
F. W. Pope
Fred C. Balderson
Elizabeth W. Va
Seth Balderson
John Crawford
Trimble
Elizabeth Crawford
Gaily Myers
Pittsburg
Charles Wyatt
Sheridan County
Ravens
Saline River
Wyatt
Rev. Carson
McConnellyville
Cellars
Presbyterian Church
C. E. Frecize
Spencer
McDOUGALL Oliver Linscott Family at Peach Ridge
Oliver Linscott McDougall and family spent Sunday at Peach Ridge. Mr Stephens, previously on the sick list, is better. Charles, the young son of G W Brown, is very sick with stomach and liver trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Linscott
Peach Ridge
Mr. Stephens
Charles
G. W. Brown
Local Folks News From Amesville and Nearby Areas
Tom Copeland of Marion visits his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Copeland. Eli and Lou Spaulding attend the Grange meeting in Amesville. Myrtle Stewart and son Ray return home after visiting her parents. George Bundy of Gayaville visits his sister Louise Hill. Lou Starlin visiting Rebecca Starlin’s family. Ray Marquis of Athens visits friends over Sunday. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ed Poston on January 10. Margaret Chambers, longtime local resident, dies at 75 after illness, funeral at M E K church conducted by Rev Bowman, interment in New England cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauntelle Clark
New Lesington
B. F. Achaner
New Straiteville
James Gibbs
Greenland Cemetery
Morgan Lewis
Mr. Gibbs
England
Derthick
Magic Lodge of Odd Fellows
J. L. Hesse
Ira Andrews
Noble Grand
Leighty
J. L. Davie
J. W. Davis
George W. Rose
Robert Skinner
Thomas Lewis
M. M. Bryson
Vern G. Allen
James Vernon
Earl Oliver
Lewis Warehi
Sam Lehew
Anderson Ag
Chas Morris
Asa Robinson
Charles Willame
Jacksonville
Odd Fellows
Joe Skaller
B. T. LeFever
Bishopville
Blackwood Road
Glouster Debating Society
M. E. Church
Frank Bryson
Athens
Karl Skaller
Columbus
Dora Skaller
Marie
Nikaliv
Russia
J. Oransky
Xenia
Mathew Reed
Ed Lawrence
Cleveland
Nellie Carson
Wynmore
Neb
Peter Booth
Powell
Booth
Neating
Knen
Calaboose
Sell
Gormley
E. E.lefever
Marietta
Henry Vitney
Oole
Tom Copeland
Marion
Robert Copeland
Eli
Lou Spaulding
Grange
Amesville
Myrtle Stewart
Ray
George Bundy
Gayaville
Louise Hill
Lou Starlin
Rebecca Starlin
Ray Marquis
Ed Poston
Margaret Chambers
M. EK
Bowman
New England
Protracted Services Close At M. E. Church
Miss Luelia Mansfield visiting Jerseyville and South Canaan. sick list includes Mrs. Hannah Blazer Maud Kelley Margery Baker and Mrs. Mary Burson. Attendees travelled from Pike Valley to Graham Chapel protracted meeting. John Niggemeyer hauling hay to Athens at $13 per ton. Mr and Mrs Thomas Phillips of Athens visited Samuel Goodin. Andrew Nice, long west resident, is visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Luelia Mansfield
Jerseyville
South Canaan
Hannah Blazer
Maud Kelley
Margery Baker
Mary Burson
Graham Chapel
John Niggemeyer
Athens
Thomas Phillips
Samuel Goodin
Causes and Cure of Rheumatism Promoted by Kidney Pills
In Eagle River Wisconsin January 16 a special report claims rheumatism is caused by disordered kidneys and cites Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure. It highlights Maggie Deckert who says nine boxes ended her kidney trouble and rheumatism and restored her strength and sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle River
Wis
Dodd
Maggie E. Deckert
Centennial Atlas and History of Athens County
A historical book produced by and for the residents of Athens County detailing local geography, notable events, and community chapters. It celebrates regional heritage and collective memory through archival notes and regional portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Sympathy as a Gentle Antidote to Sorrow
A poetic meditation defines sympathy as food to a starving heart and a force that binds two hearts. It describes sympathy as a supportive staff in trouble, a cream on kindness, and rain to drooping flowers. It calls sympathy a costly but fruitful blossom, a refined instrument for suffering, and humanity's strongest magnet for friendship.
Artificial Beauty In Rome
Artifice as old as the Komar empire noted in Martial with satirical portrait of a Roman coquette. The text mocks how hair, teeth, robes, eyebrows and the body are all controlled by others, suggesting deceit in love and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Komar
Martial
Rhine
Wanderer Heir Freed From Irish Lord’s Slavery Tale
A historical tale places the hero of Bisnwei as a wandering heir enslaved by Irish lords. He was later rescued by Admiral Vernon and returned to Ireland. Records note confusion over Lord Altham’s supposed northern Delaware servitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ieude
Bis Nwei
Actrians
Ireland
iLancaster
Vernon
Reade
Lord Altham
Delaware
Why Some Folks Go to Europe
A short reflective note on New York society seeking escape abroad. It suggests society uses overseas travel to avoid invitations, relieve heart troubles, dodge social obligations, or escape ennui, praising the Atlantic as a safety valve for restless social sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Boston Herald
Beauty and its quiet power over city scenes
A reflective meditation on beauty guiding perception as sun moon fog and rain serve it. Red houses that appear garish in daylight soften with time, their color and light transforming into a subtler, enduring beauty than prior ugliness. Arthur Runson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ransome
Circus Cannibals Fed As Vegetarians Conversion Joke
A country circus advertised cannibals would be fed at noon, drawing a large crowd. They found savages ate potatoes, and the manager claimed the diet proved his skill in converting them into vegetarians.
The Selfish Man and His Imagined Family
A bachelor sets a table for himself an imaginary wife and five children. He divides his meal evenly for all plates and calculates the cost, then resumes dining. He remains a bachelor.
The Game of Life as a Mountain Mist Parable
A philosophical remark compares life to a queer blind mans buff game on a misty mountaintop. Players keep dropping out as the game continues, reflecting on fate and endurance in a stark, allegorical mood.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. L. ©. Tippett
Daniel Fleming
Gail Hesse
Frank Steadman
Ellison Cole
O. D.O Eddy Hardware
Mias Kate
Donel
John Walsh
Clarksburg
Shawnee
W. B. Meredith
W. P. Reese
James Richards
Wm. Sprouse
Zaleski
H. F. Armstrong
Maggie Burns
Ben Walsh
Corning
Lillian Kientz
Wisconsin
Thea Culver
U. G. LG
Macbeth
E. G. Culver
Nelsonville
Flossie Linscott
W. D. Phillips
Beverly
Jacobs
Ohio State University of Columbus
Ender
Simon
Elza Morris
UNION
Mae Petiit
Carrie Ambrose
Blanche Stedman
Logan
Mm ‘Ohn Monahan
Jes
Spokane
Wash
W. A. Lama
Bert Thomas
John Rhodes
Sisson
Katherine Hensley
Doley Stedman
Lizzie Kaelin
Will Simms
W. N. Woodard
Union Furnace
Elanore Woodard
K. Crick
Birdie Taylor
Colaumbus
Luln
Noda Lane
Nellie Scott Wilson
D. H. Mergler
The
Green Lawn
John Monahan
Pedro
Dew House
Arthur Westenhaver
Lubrig
Frank Rauch
Ada Hodges
Awesville
J. R. Stoughton
Whitefield
New Hampshire
Genge Cease
Shade
Leo Mulligan
Joe Meyers
Charles Meyers
H. F. Dillinger
Ames Township
John Dillinger
Emmet Savters
Chase
Squire Kelley
J. H. Bobo
Citizens Division
Jerseyville Telephone Company
Leo Pierce
Near Pleasanton
Wm. Kelley
Rodolph Burson
George Ackley
Pike Valley
Andrew Nice
West
Brights
George J. Barber
D. C. CORNWELL @ CO
Jewelers
Scientific Opticians
Opera House
Nixon and Zimmerman Opera Company
Miss White
Beauty
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