Local Briefs Highlight Court Clerk's Tragic Death
Meigs county clerk of courts J. 3. McLain died at his Pomeroy home last Wednesday at age 11 while serving his term since August 1900. The Kana wha & Michigan car shops contract near Middleport was let to Eli Lambert of Kenton with an estimated cost of 125000 and rapid construction planned. Martin Miller returned from Mountville to begin a summer normal though illness forced a temporary layoff. his school attendance was strong and he was elected superintendent of the Buchtel schools for September 9. The Delaware grape, named for Delaware county Ohio, originated there over a century ago and remains the world’s renowned fruit despite efforts to improve it.
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J. 3. McLain
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Martin Miller
Mountville
Buchtel
Delaware
Delaware County
Ohio
Dresden Transcript
Dr King’s New Discovery claims world’s best medicine
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and related illnesses as unmatched in medical history. The copy promises dramatic cures, notes large and trial bottle pricing, and credits W. A. Mc Kee as seller with a money back guarantee. A second item recounts a humorous tale about a farmer and a cow from Rockland Life.
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Dr. King
W. A. McKee
London
W.H. McKee
Yellow Jaundice Cured by Electric Bitters, Other Notices
A Lexing ton man turns yellow with jaundice and is cured after two bottles of Electric Bitters, boosting their reputation for stomach liver and kidney relief. The Hyde family forms Union County Investment Co in Plainfield New Jersey with Chas Hyde estate. Grain-O praised as health drink by a mother. A kite on wires in Wabash Indiana trips power and destroys 100 telephones.
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M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
W. H. McKee
Hyde
Plainfield, N. J
Chas. Hyde
Union County Investment Company
Washington
J. C
Genessee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
C.F
Clogging the Pipes and Household Plumbing Tips
Practical advice from a 19th century column on avoiding clogs and leaks in home plumbing. It warns against rag threads matches and strings blocking traps, stresses grease can management, and recommends grease cans, hot soda water, and limewater flushes to keep pipes clear. It also notes effects of soap bits coffee grounds tea leaves and sand on pipes. A second topic describes the coughing bean plant and its dust-triggered coughing mechanism.
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New York Sun
Kind Hearted Woman Aids Homeless Animals In Paris
Le of Paris reports Le Neahausy, the Haroness de Harpent, devotes herself to stray and lost animals. She maintains nine cycling teams to seek walls and strays, shelters every animal found, and even buries deceased pets in a Neuilly cemetery rather than discard them.
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Paris
Haroness de Harpent
Seine
Neuilly
None Detected Phrasing in Cryptic Exchange
The excerpt shows a fragmented exchange with nonsensical phrases about a pianist and words like nothing and dots, lacking clear names, places, or events to summarize into a coherent news item. It does not provide identifiable persons or organizations to anchor a real summary.
Education Advocate Sees Women Benefiting From College
Mutten Heiter Mothern Man Charles Gardiner, once a New York educator, and his wife say college education strengthens women. They argue it does not hinder domestic life but helps them support husbands, raise children wisely, and overcome future obstacles, citing Troy Female Seminary training.
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Mutten Heiter
Charles 11. Gardiner
New York
Gaerdiner
Troy
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap Cough Cure Baschee's German Syrup
An advertisement extols Baschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe threat and lung troubles. It claims the medicine heals, stimulates immunity, relieves coughing, aids expectoration, and promises restful nights. Endorsed by druggists worldwide and promoted via Green's Prize Almanac.
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Baschee
Green
Almanac
C. B. Henderson
Accomplishments of an Empress in Japan
The Japanese empress, married thirty years with five children, remains youthful and vigorous. She dedicates an hour daily to private training in the palace gymnasium in Tokyo and is reputed to be one of Japan's most skilled horsewomen.
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Japan
Tokyo
Wear the Hair Low Fashion Gains Popularity in London
A column notes hair styling with a soft glossy roll worn low yet elegant. It praises the look as beautified and restrained, pairing fashion with a hint of sophistication and minimal neck exposure.
Jell-O Introduced as New Dessert for Families
Ad touts Jell O as a new dessert pleasing all the family with four favors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at groceries. Christie s London reports this year show higher prices for furniture paintings engravings and jewels reflecting American prosperity and strong demand.
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Christies
London
Headache Capsule Ad and Bridge Collapse Injures Two
An advertisement touts Krause’s A Headache Capsule promising cure in thirty minutes for 2 cents sold by Cilne’s Pharmacy. Separately, Samuel Mace died and Samuel Wilson was injured when a bridge near Brazil Indiana collapsed trapping them in the stream.
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Krause’s
Cilne
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Mace
Brazil
Ind
Mace
Wilson
Dawes Resigns as Comptroller to Run for Senate
Charles G. Dawes tendered his resignation as comptroller of the currency to take effect October 1. He plans to represent Minnesota in the U S Senate and will seek the party’s nomination before the state legislature, leaving the office Jan 1, 1909 after succeeding James H. Eckels.
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Neo
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Mr. Dawes
Minole
United States Senate
Charles 0. Dawes
Mason
Dawes
James UH. Eckela
England's Oldest Scientist Janes Glaisher Turns Ninety Three
The London Daily Telegraph highlights Janes Glaisher FP 148 as England's oldest scientist at 93, noting his wide roles as meteorologist astronomer and mathematician. It recalls his record ascent with Coxwell to seven miles in a skyward experiment and his lasting vigor.
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England
London Daily Telegraph
Janes Glaisher
Cornell
Glaisher
Hale
Coxwell
British Association
Owen
Gladsher
Notable Inventions and Arctic Expeditions Highlight Era Headlines
The article notes Francis Haby famed for a force unturned mustache invention attracting Berlin officers and recounts Haley's dismissal from the Kaiser’s service. It also describes the Peary relief expedition aboard the steamship Erik from Slaney and the Windward’s ill fate after sailing from Sidney with Mrs Peary aboard in 1900.
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Baby
Francis Haby
Williguy
Berlin
Haley
Kaiser
Erik
Slaney
C. B
Peary
Herbert £. Sridgwan
Peary Arctic Club
Arctic
Horth Pole
Sidney
Cleanliness to Cooking and Canary Varieties Described
A Chinese writer links hygiene rituals in kitchen work to skill and caution. Then the text traces canaries migrating from the Canary Islands to England, noting varieties like crested green Heard and Gelcian with distinctive markings and a bumpback look.
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Canariles
Canaries
England
English Porta
France
Curious English land tenures documented in old records
A farm near Broadhouse in Yorkshire pays a midsummer snowball and a Christmas red rose to the landlord. Foston manor is held for two acres and four tons of bread. A northern estate is presented before a court every seven years with a family vase, another in Suffolk yields two white doves annually.
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England
Broadhouse
Yorkshire
Foston
Suffolk
C M V Excursions offers varied tickets to New York and Milwaukee
Tickets sold August 2 to 18 for New York City excursions with return options via Buffalo Lancaster C Campmeeting and Assembly. Good returning until August 19. Milwaukee Elks Grand Lodge meeting tickets sold July 21 with extension to August 10. third party agents provide particulars.
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New York City
Good
Buffalo
Lancaster
Campmeeting
Assembly
Milwaukee
Wilc
Meeting of Elks’Grand Lodge
Knights Templars Triennial Conclave Travel Sale
The B and O S W railroad announces low rate tickets to Louisville for the Knights Templar event. Tickets valid August 24 to 25 with returning period through September 7 and may extend to September 16.
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B. & O. S-W. Rairoad
Louisville
Knights Templar
Good
Excursions via Hocking Valley for Grand Army of Republic
Tickets go on sale September 4 to 12 at one cent per mile fare from Athens to Cleveland for Grand Army of Republic events. Return validity runs to September 15 with no deposit and extends to October with ticket deposit and a small percentage commission at joint Cleveland agent.
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Hocking Valley
B’y
Grand Army of Republic
Cleveland
Athens
Clevealand
One Way Settlers Hated by Ohio Central Lines
One way settlers tickets will be sold on the first and third Tuesday each month at a special low rate by Ohio Central Lines agents across multiple states. For details contact passenger representatives John Moores Findlay, G Harvey Toledo, D J Cargo Toledo, W A Peters Columbus, KE Heiner Charleston W Va.
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Ohio Central Lines
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Missianippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
John Moores
T. P
Findlay
G. Harvey
Toledo
D. J. Cargo
W. A. Peters
Columbus
Heiner
Charleston
W.va
Special Summer Excursions to Colorado Utah Dakota Minnesota
Agents of the Ohio Central Lines offer special low rate summer excursion tickets to Colorado Utah South Dakota and Minnesota. Sales commence June 18 and run daily through September 16. Tickets good for return until October 31. Ask Ohio Central Lines agents for rates and full particulars.
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Ohio Central Lines
Colorado
Utah
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio Central Lines Offer Low Rate Exposition Tickets
Special low rate excursion tickets are on sale at all important ticket offices of the Ohio Central Lines to Buffalo and return. For full particulars about dates and routes, contact Ohio Central Lines agents. Through tickets to points east of Buffalo allow a ten day stop over at the Exposition. If traveling east, go via Buffalo.
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Ohio Central Lines
Buffalo
Buffalo Exposition Tickets At Low Round Trip Rates
May promotions offer round trip tickets to Buffalo from Hocking Valley Ky at very low prices. The Pan American Exposition promises unprecedented features and spectacular Niagara Falls driven electrical displays. Citizens urged to visit and witness ten years of progress.
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Buffalo Exposition
Hocking Valley
Buffalo
Niagara Palle
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