Ohio Briefs Recap Statewide Incidents and Events
Statewide notes report school fire drills in Delaware and a gas suffocation death in Piqua. Ironton’s Wiehle Soap factory burned, with $20,000 loss. Other items cover gas mains, murders, suicides, library gifts, strikes, and notable deaths across Ohio cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Bernard Schlicker
Ironton
Wiehle Soap Company
Galion
Canton
Smith
Springfield
A.S. Buswell
Scott's Emulsion touted amid wartime crowd and tragedy
An ad claims Scott's Emulsion rebuilds strength and flesh for chronically weak persons, promising free doses. The column then catalogs a string of local incidents: a train worker found dead in Empire, a dynamite scare at Born Brewing, fatal coal mine accidents near Caldwell, a murder indictment in Steubenville, saloon ministry tours in Marieella, and a series of floods, fires, and drownings across towns from Zanesville to Findlay and Columbus, with notable deaths at Neil House and a destroyed Panhandle shop planing mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloeckner
Conde
Steubenville
M. Mallory
Cleveland
Columbus
Ned Howard Fowler
Empire Stock Company
Neil
Weatfiell
Mass
Findlay
John Mackey
Delaware
McKinley Bust in State Capital Exhibition
A marble bust of ex President William McKinley by Mrs. E. Cadwalader Guild of Zanesville is exhibited in the state law library. The work, begun before McKinley’s death, is praised for its life likeness and long creative history with connections to Berlin and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
State Law Library
E. Cadwalader Guild
Zanesville
Guild
J. K. Connelly
Town Street
Judge Rhodes
Marietta
J. M. Welch
Athens
Berlin
Ambassador White
McKinley
Congress of the
Congress of the United States
Hanna
Capitol
Washingon
Columbus Dispatch
David
Europe
Gladstone
Prince Henry
Germany
Allen's Lung Balsam Promises Quick Cold Cure
An advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a rapid remedy for colds and throat irritation. It claims time and the product will prevent consumption, stop coughing, and restore the lungs to perfect condition, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Steffens Seeks Material on City Politics Here
Columbus J Lincoln Steffens managing editor of McClure's Magazine is in this city to study state politics and plans an upcoming article. He has previously exposed corruption in Philadelphia and Minneapolis and may uncover more here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. Lincoln Steffens
McClure’s
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Allen's Lung Balsam Promoted for Cold Relief
A wartime style plea advises early use of Allen's Lung Balsam to prevent winter colds from settling in the lungs. It warns that delaying treatment leads to slower relief even with the balsam.
Powell joins Salvation Army open-air service in Toledo
Reverend Dr. W. A. Powell of the First Presbyterian joined Salvation Army volunteers in open-air services before the Boody house. He marched with the army corps to the barracks and addressed a large audience after the drum salute. Powell previously pastored the Presbyterian church at Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
W. A. Powell
First Presbyterian Eclared
Salvation Army
Boody House
Army Corps
Powell
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Califor nia Prune Wafers Ad Claims Quick Relief
Advertises a laxative wafer product named Califor nia Prune Wafers that promises quick liver stimulation and relief without gripe or pain. Offers 100 wafers for 25 cents and instructs readers to ask their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
The whalebone era ends as kerosene rises
Only four tons of whalebone remain worldwide and fetch about $15 000 per ton. As oil gives way to kerosene and baleen to steel, the whale era nears its holiday. Brace for the day whalebone will vanish.
Perry Davis' Pain Killer Promises Quick Relief
Advice column extols Perry Davis Pain Killer as fast relief for fall and winter stomach discomfort and warnings against alarming appendicitis fears. It promotes taking the remedy in warm sweetened water at the first symptom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Man Sentenced for Shooting and Robbery in Murray City
George Giffin of Murray City received ten years in the Hocking county penitentiary for shooting his brother and robbery after a dispute over a one dollar order. The incident began with drinking and an argument as they headed home, culminating in a gun attack that wounded the brother and forced the brother’s wife to surrender the order. The case notes additional charges for robbery and coercion of the wife under threat of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marieella
Evangelist Hammond
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Muskingum Valley
Buechtel
George Giffin
Murray City
Hocking County
Messenger & Herald
George
Ten-Year Dyspepsia Relief by Kodol Cure
B F Hare of Miami Cycle and Mfg Co Middletown Ohio suffered ten years with dyspepsia. He spent hundreds on medicines and doctors with no lasting benefit. After trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he felt better after two doses and after two bottles is stronger than in years. He endorses the product to friends. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kauble
Nevada
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
B. F. Hare
Miami Cycle & Mfg. Co
Middletown
Milan to host international exposition for Simplon tunnel completion
The Simplon tunnel, the longest in the world, is planned for completion in 1905. Milan will host an international exposition to celebrate the milestone near the Italian city’s region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simplon
Milan
Doing the Right Thing and Perry Davis Painkiller
A column warns about winter colds and urges using Perry Davis Painkiller to cure a cold in 24 hours. It promotes the remedy as the only Painkiller. A Mauritius stamp of 1847 sold in London for 5800 dollars, and readers are urged to sell theirs now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Mauritius
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Claim Cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally. States it is prescribed by top physicians and effective for catarrh, with testimonials available. Mentions F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as manufacturers and that drugsellers carry the product. Includes a mention of Hall's Family Pills as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Officials Debate Disposal of Superannuated Celrics
Washington officials face the question of what to do with aging celrics. Senator Spooner proposes placing them in a room to shut down all the windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spooner
The Spirit of Winter and Its Ailments
The piece discusses the season’s harsh effects on rheumatism catarrh and scrofula and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure. It notes increased symptoms with winter winds and snow and ends with a witty aside about insomnia and the Mikado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
California Prone Wafers Offer Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a bowel remedy called California Prone Wafers promising prompt relief without pain or inconvenience. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist and notes a price of 25 cents for a box of 100 tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Death of Hamilton Shiveley at state hospital of epilepsy
Hamilton Shiveley aged 25 died at the state hospital of epilepsy on Saturday. His body was shipped to Adams county on Monday for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Muskingum Steel Company
Columbus
John A. Russell
W. D. Brown
Findaly
Journal
Senate
Shelby
United States Steel Corporation
Hamilton Shiveley
State Hospital
Epilepsy
Adams County
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Harrison Winsel
Urbana
Woodstock
William EF. Latimer
Norwalk
Andrew Carnegie
Talladega Institute
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Pessie Smith
Fostoria
Albert W. Kessler
Tiffin
Dora Bernard
Bridgeport
Harry Joy
Victoria
Charles Martin
Fremont
William Myesfield
Eastern Oil Company
James Brice
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State Board of Health
Steubenvile Wall Paper Company
John Shocton
Alta Bidwell
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Mansfield
L. W. Rist
Pomeroy
Frank Gloecaner
Scott
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John Davis
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Cen Iticket
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Athens Ice & Storage Co
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Cline
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