Fair Grounds A Busy Place At Athens County Fair
The Athens County Fair Grounds undergo major improvements for the four day fair August 10 11 12 and 13. A new 300 foot barn with 30 box stalls and repairs to existing stalls provide ample housing for draft and breed stock. A 40 foot show road inside the race track offers ideal viewing, separated from the race course by a new fence, ensuring clear showings of prize stock to thousands.
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Athens County
Haning
Athens
Daily Messenger
Proceedings in Probate Court Discharge of Cyrus Storer
Cyrus Storer, detained at Athens State Hospital for eighteen months, was discharged yesterday by Probate Judge Lynch. Committed Christmas Day 1906 after threats and jealous behavior, his insanity deemed hereditary. two siblings had prior hospitalizations. Storer sought habeas corpus, but the court ruled he has recovered and ordered discharge.
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Cyrus Storer
Athens State Hospital
Lynch
Storer
Mrother of
Athens Hospital
14 year old Nancy Preston committed to Delaware Girls Home
Nancy M. Preston of Chauncey was taken to the Girls Industrial Home at Delaware after a Probate Court hearing on incorrigibility and associating with vicious persons. Dueck Viance, a Chauncey man linked to the alleged immoral relations, was bound over to court at a $1000 bond. The girl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Preston. the mother filed the complaint.
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Nancy M. Preston
Chauncey
Delaware
Lowry
Dueck Viance
D. A. Preston
Naughty gowns shock resort crowds in Old Orchard
Eight Cleveland women at a fashionable Maine resort cause a sensation by dining in Directoire sheath gowns with visible garters and half hose. The group includes Theodora Henrietta Martic Elsa Goldthwaite Thayer Eloise Huglin Eva Osgood Tabor and the Misses Holmes Harper Ebersole Sweetsar.
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Old Orchard
Jang
Cleveland
Ohio
Etta Martic
Euclid Avenue
Elsa Goldthwaite Thayer
Eloise Huglin
Eva Osgood Tabor
City
Directoire
Eclectric Bitters Praised By A NY Physician
Mr. Frank Conlan of 456 Houston St New York extols Eclectric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver complications and back and kidney weakness. The tonic purports to regulate digestion purify blood and renew vigor. Sold under guarantee at McKee's Drug store for 50 cents.
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Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
McKee’s
Births and social notes from Mineral area society column
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs MeChorter on June 19. Mrs Jennie Beckler of Athens visited her mother Mrs W Forter. Mrs Lewellen and her daughter Mrs L Conkey of Marshfield visited friends. Mrs George Bolen and son Hulbert visited Albany to spend a week with her mother Mrs Martin. Diantha Hester returned from Carbondale. Miss Mattie Kennard of Carbondale stayed with Mrs C V Hester. Rev Hutchinson and daughter Hope visited with Em er Clark family. Mr and Mrs Parker Snyder and Mr and Mrs Ira Van Dyke attended children day at Townhouse. Leonard Boden moved into George Mickler’s house. Mrs Ad Tom and daughter Emma visited friends at Zaleski. Charles Hatch moved tools to Ross farm for drilling near Bell well. Frank Phillips of Athens called on friends. C V Hester attended dedication of Masonic Temple at Lancaster. The Burt barn near here was struck by lightning and destroyed. The death of Harry Clark at Robinett Ridge shocked friends. funeral held Friday at his home.
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Diantha Hester
Carbondale
Mattie Kennard
C. V. Hester
Rev. Hutchinson
Hope
Emer Clark
Wms
Hal-Nerha Stouis
Parker Snyder
Ira van Dyke
Townhouse
Leonard Boden
George Mickler
Second Sreet
Ad Tom
Emma
Zaleski
Charles Hatch
Ross Farm
Frank Phillips
Athens
Lancaster
Harry Burt
Harry Clark
Robinett Ridge
Mr. Clark
Wounded Youth Sentenced in County Jail Arraignment
Will Breaker a Hocking youth wounded by Sheriff Webster was arraigned at 9 am in the county jail. He pleaded guilty to disturbing a religious meeting by fighting and was fined 25 dollars plus costs and ten days in jail. He suffers a leg wound as doctors work to remove the bullet. his parents hope he can be moved home for care.
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Squire Rose
Breaker
Webster
New Agent to Take Charge at Athens Station
The coming week brings management change at the K and M railroad Athens office. Herbert J Herrold will move to Dickinson West Virginia to run the Dickinson yard, while W M Knecht becomes Athens new agent. Knecht has prior Athens experience and is known for his prior service as bill clerk at the Athens depot.
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Athens
Hocking Valley
Herbert J. Herrold
Dickinson
W. Va
West Charleston
Mr. Knecht
Bill
Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil Adverts
Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil relief for piles burns inflammations and skin conditions. External or internal use claimed for itching burning and bleeding piles and other ailments. Sample mailed free. price cents. Address Humphreys Medicine Co corner William and Wire Streets, New York.
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H Medicine Co
William Ko Wireete
York
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 advertised remedy cure claim
An 19th century advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a lasting treatment for nervous debility prostration and overwork. It claims forty years of use and offers vials at 1 dollar or five dollars for special cases with prepaid postage and samples available through druggists.
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Humphreys
Jacksonville Votes on School Bond Issue This Saturday
A Saturday election in Jacksonville will decide whether bonds are issued for a new school building. Mines Nos 267 266 256 255 243 and 10 resumed work at a rapid pace with full daily capacities. Mine Supt D S Williams at Glouster reports 1500 tons daily with the 256 shaft running after previous flooding in 1907. Peter Sloan Democratic candidate for Hocking County recorder visits town to drum up cigar sales.
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Williams
Glouster
Peter Sloan
Hocking County
Recorder
Sloan
Chances Are for Recovery After Cab Mishap
Jesse Warren, injured Sunday when a cab fell, is reported in a fairly comfortable condition. He slept through a good night and physicians say all signs point toward recovery.
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Jesse Warren
Prominent Fraternal Doctor to Address Murray City
Dr W 8 Hoy of Wellston, president of the American Association of Railroad Surgeons, slated to speak Sunday June 28 to Murray City fraternal orders. Also notes Spring Fever as winter habit aftereffect and touts Dr Shoop Restorative as a tonic. Miss Claire McKinstry visits sister Mrs W W Brown in Columbus.
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Murray City
W. 8. Hoy
Wellston
American Association of Railroad Surgeons
Hey
Red Men
Claire McKinstry
Dean's Regulats Constipation Digestive Aid
Advertises a patent medicine claiming to cure constipation tone the stomach stimulate the liver promote digestion and appetite and ease bowel passages. Pitches the product as available from druggists at 25 cents a box.
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Dean
Boys Make Good In Chillicothe Vaudeville Tryouts
Frank McVay and Walter Carr returned from Chillicothe where they auditioned for Southern Ohio Vaudeville Circuit bookings. Audiences favored their acts and circuit management hopes to hire them for summer. Circuit cancellations in several towns paused Athens acts, but dates likely soon with another circuit or the same.
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Chillicothe
Southern Ohio
Athens Boys
Dr Shoop Night Cure Advertises for Women
An advertisement urges weak women to try Dr Shoops Night Cure antiseptic suppositories claiming direct action on weaknesses. The promotion references Book No 4 For Women and offers free mailing and confidential inquiries from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. It notes availability through The Hender on Crider Drug Co.
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Shoops
Coal trade grows as mines resume full shifts
In Chauncey Ohio on June 27 a reporter notes the Sunday Creek coal industry is ramping up. Most up valley mines especially Glouster and Jacksonville are running full time. Anticipation that July 1 would see busy activity has materialized, buoying miners and merchants.
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Chauncey, O
Sunday Creek
Glouster
Jacksonville
Mr. P. D. Stickney Leaves for Cincinnati
Mr. P. D. Stickney who has been visiting his family for several days departed Sunday for Cincinnati.
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P. D. Stickney
Cincinnati
Sore Throat Cure Offered by Henderson-Crider Drug Co
An ad promotes a sore throat cure available for 25 cents from Henderson-Crider Drug Co, listing the product as a quick relief remedy and noting the store location.
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Henderson - Crider Drug CO
Sprague Guests From Columbus Include Miss Barr And Miss Berlin
Mr and Mrs L A Sprague hosted Sunday visitors Miss Barr and Miss Berlin from Columbus presenting a brief social gathering with local hospitality and polite introductions.
Death by Poison Claims Two Predecessors Bloodhound
A Glouster Ohio woman reports Queen the bloodhound owned by C. T. King died after being poisoned last week. This is the third bloodhound poisoned in the city, suggesting local criminals respect the dogs. King may get another dog and build a secure kennel.
Marietta Men Adjudged Insane Taken to Athens Hospital
George Deucher and Harry Little of Marietta were declared insane in Washington county Probate Court and sent to Athens state hospital yesterday afternoon.
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George Deucher
Harry Little
Marietta
Washington County
Athens State Hospital
Sense Nonsense And Philosophy
A cryptic town note quotes Uncle Cugzins the New Bank building janitor claiming a Taft rain will bring seasonable prosperity. The speaker meets the persistently tired man on Saturday and suggests a rest cure, which he humorously retorts he already overdosed on.
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Cugzins
Bank
Squire Fades Testimony in Local Assault Case
A crossroads justices scene features an older man giving testimony that clashes with case facts. The squire challenges the witness asking about the Bible and Ananias. The exchange ends with the squire ordering the witness to stand aside and imposing ten days and costs to help memory.
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Varylie
Holy ‘Scripters
Ananias
The Kind You Have Always Last Sunday Sermon
A Mass of mixed anecdotes from a rural church scene as a preacher jokes about tardiness and a wife retorts with a long list of chores. The item blends rural humor with a vignette of life near Athens and Nelsonville.
Knife Gift Sparks Memory at Nelson Store on Court Street
Narrator recalls Charley Howard removing timber from the Nelson building site on Court Street and a boyhood knife episode at Henry Nelson’s shop in 1856. The tale recalls family memories, the store’s age, and a boy’s honest moment leading to a generous gift from Mr. Nelson.
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Nelson
Court Street
Charley Howard
Henry
Glikey
Mr. Nelson
bin Ja
First railroad engine arrives at Athens county event
A historic moment as the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad nears Athens with a crowd of residents watching a bluntly built early locomotive on a nearby construction train west of the Hocking bridge. The engine’s loud whistle panic-stricken spectators, especially women, as workers and spectators scatter away from the scene.
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Marietta and Cincinati
Athens
Athens County
Hocking Bridge
John T. Hope
New Measures Do The Work On State Trains
A new law effective June 15 allows railroads to add ten cents to cash fares with no rebate to passengers. In an Ohio Central Lines trip from Charleston to Columbus only two cash fares were collected, down from about 150 prior to the change. Railroads initially tried ten cent rebates at ticket agents, were ruled unlawful, and then gained legislative support to keep the extra charge with no passenger rebate, curbing cash fare use.
Thinks It Saved His Life Nelson Praises New Discovery
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King s New Discovery saved his life. He calls it a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints and says he would not be without a bottle. The product has led throat and lung cures for nearly forty years and is sold by McKee s Drug Store at 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial offer.
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Dr. King
McKee’s
Dra
Good Speakers for Taft Club
Preparations are under way to entertain a large Taft Club audience tonight at 8. Congressman Albert Douglas and Hon. Harry M. Daugherty will speak, with music planned. Daugherty, a former Republican governor candidate, served on the credentials committee at the Chicago Taft convention. A Lancaster excursion next week to visit Taft manager A L Vorys has 200 riders already pledged.
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Albert Douglas
Harry M. Daugherty
Taft Club
Daugherty
Nash
Ohio
Chicago
Taft
Douglas
Lancaster
A.L. Vorys
Health Coffee by Dr Shoop Fooling Coffee Experts
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin introduced Heal Coffee a substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts claiming no real coffee in it It requires no boiling and can be prepared in a minute according to the Henderson Crider Drug Co remarks Researchers doubt its nature but the doctor asserts it imitates coffee closely.
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Druggista Everywhere
Hederson-Crider
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Hit the Wrong Man Fined In Assault Case
A. M. Hawes of the street carnival company was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery against Abe Hubbard. Hawes struck Hubbard beneath the eye Friday night, misidentifying him as another man with whom he had earlier trouble.
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A. M. Hawes
Street Cornival Company
Abe Hubbard
Hawes
Abe
Doan's Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
An advertisement claims Doan's Ointment stops the eczema spread daily and relieves itching permanently. It urges purchase at any drug store.
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Doan
Tost
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Athens County Fair Grounds
Adams County
Theodora Henri
Jennie Beckler
Mrs. W
Mrs. Lewellen
L. Conkey
Marshfield
George Bolen
Hulbert
Albany
Mrs. Martin
Hocking
Sheriff Webster
H. J. Herrold
Grant Park
Matras
Kennas
Hip Sungs
United States
Frank McVay
Walter Carr
C. T. King
Glouster Lady
Glouster, O
Queen
A Val
Uable
Mr. King
Wickham
Ham
Parkersburg
Nelsonville
Myrtle Combs
Moundaville
Charles Brown
Alexander Township
Grandather
Grandmother
Ing
Combes
H. C. Combs
Combs
Brown
Beverly
Badlands
Ohio Central Lines
Charleston
Columbus
Daugherty and
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