Bold, Brave Deed of a Few Citizens in 1863 Raid Captured by Unarmed Yorkers
A 1863 Morgan County raid led by Morgan’s cavalry near Porterville was thwarted by six unarmed York township men. They stopped the rebels on Island Run near Helmick Mill, forcing surrender with only axes and grit. Soldiers arrived later and prisoners were turned over to authorities.
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Morgan
Morgan County
McConnelsville
Athens County
Todd
Indiana
Ohio
Burnside
Judah
York Township
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Athens
Perry
Chapel Hill
Deerfield Township
Porterville
John Weaver
Dearfield Township
Triadelphia
Deerfield
Island Run
Thomas L. Gray
Deavertown
8. C
E. W. Gray
Reeves McAdoo
James Foraker
Eagleport
Knapp
Denvertown
Jacob's
Mast’s
Mast
Peter
Pennell Garrett's
Hiram Allard
Mr. Gray
Garrett's
Iich Knapp
Thig
James Cunningham
John Daringer
Jacob Weaver
Weaver
John Eveland
George Swytzer
Joe Helmick
Charles Daringer
John Bankes
Bankes House
Jacob Knapp
Muskingum County
Ed. Ball
Judge Ball
Michael Longstreth
Helmick Mill
Jacob Mast
Stovertown
York
Vinol Cod Liver Oil Alternative Promoted
For centuries cod liver oil has been prescribed for coughs and weak lungs but its fishy taste limited use. Vinol offers all the medicinal elements without the oil and promises better results, backed by a guarantee.
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promoted by Fastidious Women
The advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as essential for feminine hygienic care and local treatment of feminine ills. It claims cleansing germicidal deodorizing and healing properties. Sold by druggists with samples free, via The R. Paxton Co. Boston. Also listed is McKee's Drug Store.
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R. Paxton Co
Boston
Mass
McKee’s
Terrible Powder Car Fire Kills Dozens Near Sandford
At Sandford Indiana a carload of powder exploded as Big Four No 3 passenger train passed, destroying the train and killing at least twenty two with many more injured. Rescuers worked amid heat and flames as the devastation spread through Sandford and surrounding towns.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four
Sandford
Pitals
Paris
William Thompson
William Davis
Vermillies
J. W. Sutherland
Ill
Jerie Franklin
Ashmere
A. D. Hector
Elbridge
Charles Gosnell
Claude Steele
A. A #ricks
Dr. Haslett
Grand View
Frank Fielder Findlay
Mary Warhart
H. Blakely
Findlay
John A. Bowen
Indianapolis
Mattoon
Concord Junction
Mass
East Alton
Dunlap Announces Official State Dairy and Food Team
Ohio dairy and food commissioner elect Renick W. Dunlap unveils the new staff with Charles H. May of Circleville as chief clerk. Food inspectors include William Martin Chardon E J Riggs Gallipolis John Kinney Cincinnati C M Shafer D nal Anthony Sayers Cincinnati W E Johnson Jackson H Waid Wauseon. Liquor tax inspectors listed are J H Bamber Dayton Albert Brown Toledo Charles Gaser Columbus W D Duniton Van Wert R T Dennis Mt Sterling.
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Dunlap
Columbus
Cleveland
Dairy and
Renick W. Dunlap
Charles H. May
Circleville
William Martin
Chardon
E. J. Riggs
Gallipolis
John Kinney
Cincinnati
C. M. Shafer
Danal Fulton
Anthony Sayers
Bacon Denies Kingston Dispatch on Swettenham Attitude
Acting Secretary of State Bacon dismissed a Kingston dispatch about Governor Swettenham and Rear Admiral Davis as false. He accused newspapers of stirring trouble after Davis arrived with two battleships a cruiser and a torpedo-boat destroyer to aid stricken people.
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Bacon
Washington
Kingston
Swettenham
Davis
Athens Physical Culture Club Opens Tonight
The Athens Physical Culture Club begins this evening in the basement of the new Athens National Bank building. Organizer and instructor Joseph D. Boutier will lead classes in physical culture. a large room and apparatus are prepared for the club's activities.
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Athens Physical Culture Club
Athens National Bank
Joseph D. Boutier
Boutie
Bank
Coonskin Library and Ohio reading history in Morgan County
A historical account from McConneleville’s Scientific Society covers the first public library west of the Alleghenies in Amesville 1803, its funding from fur proceeds and a Boston book purchase, and shifts in reading taste from religious works to history, biography and novels through 1880, ending with a plug for DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
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McConneleville
H. L. True
John Jacob Astor
Boston
Ohio
Morgan
True
New England
Whitefield
Nevada
Goldfield
Philadelphia
W. W. Woodward
Harvey
Baxter
Dr. True
Leary & Getz
Ohio School Library
Sells Interest in Bottling Works
The Star Bottling Works changes hands with partner James Ginnan purchasing W N Cootes interest. Ginnan leads the new Star Mineral Water Works Company formed by James Ginnan Julia Ginnan Conrad Josten Harry O Armstrong and Harry G Stalder with 10000 capital. Cootes plans to move East by March first.
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W. N. Cootes
Star Bottling Works
James Ginnan
Julia Ginnan
Conrad Josten
Harry O. Armstrong
Harry G. Stalder
Ginnan
Star Mineral Water Works Company
Cootes
Kodol for Indigestion advertised at Cline's Pharmacy
An ad explains that indigestion results from missing or imbalanced digestive juices and that Kodol for Indigestion, a vegetable acid solution, digests food and corrects digestion deficiencies. It claims compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and notes availability at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Cline
Sunday Visitors and Local Travels in Glouster Area
Mr and Mrs Charles Cornwell visited relatives in Glouster on Sunday. Frank McVay returned from Coolville after a short visit with friends. John Gleason and family went to Parkersburg to view the high water. Mrs A M Lewis hosted sister Mrs Parfitt of Nelsonville. Charles Walsh of Columbus visited his mother Mrs Thomas Walsh. Mrs C C Millikan returned from Delaware. Miss Clara Scott of Cincinnati visited her aunts on Poplar avenue. Mr and Mrs Clifford Fulton and Mr and Mrs Everett Burchfield toured Parkersburg Sunday. Mrs A L Johnson and her young son returned from a week with relatives in Columbus.
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Charles Cornwell
Glouster
John Gleason
Parkersburg
Charles Walsh
Columbus
Thomas Walsh
Clara Scott
Cincinnati
Misses Scott
Poplar Avenue
Clifford Fulton
Everett Burchfield
A. L. Johnson
Little Son
Milton Scott
Athens
Florence Gabriel
Eber Gabriel
Elza Gabriel
Local businessmen Charles Slaughter and Jesse Fin sterwald travel for work
Charles Slaughter and Jesse Fin sterwald are in Jacksonville and Glouster on business today. Co. E Knight and wife of Torch were guests of Mrs. Knight's.
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Charles Slaughter
Jesse Finsterwald
Jacksonville
Glouster
Co. E. Knight
Wife
Torch
Mrs. Knight
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits Across Ohio
Dr E W Chubb spoke to Fairfield county teachers in Lancaster on Saturday. Many residents hosted visitors from Parkersburg Glouster Nelsonville Columbus Columbus Cincinnati and Athens as relatives and friends spent Sunday with local families.
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E. W. Chubb
University
Fairfield County
Lancaster
Appointment as Administrator de bonis non in Ohio estate
Notice of appointment and qualification as Administrator de bonis non of the estate of Andrew Nichols, late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated January 14, 1907. Signed W. I. Foster.
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Andrew Nichols
Athens County
Ohio
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
Medicinal claim asserts the product removes disorders and keeps you well. The ad notes a price of 35 cents and offers Tea or Tablets through Cline's Pharmacy.
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Hollister
Cline
Parkersburg men observe rising flood waters
T A Cotton Charles Slaughter Arthur Wolfe James Joston Roll Carpenter and L C Nye toured Parkersburg Sunday to view high water. Mr Carpenter alone lost balance on a slippery board and fell overboard but was rescued and unharmed aside from wet mud stained clothes.
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T. A. Cotton
Charles Slaughter
Arthur Wolfe
James Joston
Roll Carpenter
L. C. Nye
Parkersburg
Mr. Carpenter
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold At Fort Madison Drugstore
The popular overseer of the poor August Sherpe says the pills are rightly named and more effective than other laxatives. Guaranteed to cure billousness and constipation. Price 25 cents at W H McKee’s drug store.
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August Sherpe
Fort Madison
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Frank McVay
Coolville
A. M. Lewis
Mrs. Parfitt
Nelsonville
Major
J. M. Welch
D. W. Welch
Harvey Wilson
D. C. Thomas
Branch Milligan
Samuel Pidcock
Claud Cramner
Morris Cramner
Jacob Sherman
C. H. Glass
P. D. Stickney
New Lexington
F. W. Bush
Dean Henry É. Williams
Mable Cousine
Chi
Adrien
Amelia Walker
Annette Walker
Lillian Barnicutt
Athens Friends
Lula Fulton
Gandee
Central Avenue
Harry Enoch
Ted
Jackson, Mich
Bachman
the Normal College
Newark
Coshocton
John McCune
Chattanooga
Memphis
Tennessee
George Pilcher
I. M. Foster
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