Reading Train Whispers on Mental Sparks and Social Snatches
A long column blends reflections on politics and manners with praise for Decoration Day honors and a Sherman statue. It notes Roosevelt and Hanna, postal frauds, Pomeroy industry hopes, and railway travel as a mental stimulant, ending with a call to enjoy the moving train’s thought-provoking rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Sherman
New York City
Union One
Sherman
Ohio
Buckeye
Hearsay Evidence in Court Dissected by Lawyer and Judge
A Boston Herald account describes a larceny trial where a defense lawyer seizes on hearsay as a weapon. An elderly witness avoids asserting positive facts, explaining he only knows through others, prompting a judge’s amused reflection on reliance on others’ statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
Boston Herald
Remark on Access to Knowledge and Clarity of Thought
A fragment quotes E. Woodworth praising mental discipline and the ease of learning through focused study. The passage contrasts flashes of insight with reading many magazines and claims the mind gains crystal clearness and universal knowledge becomes basic.
Nerve Pills Promised to Rebuild Shattered Nerves
Advertisement claims Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills cure nervous prostration sleeplessness and dizziness by rebuilding the nervous system and supplying missing life force. Testimonial from M E Mullen of Deanave Athens Ohio reports steady nerves sleep return and relief from dizzy spells after using the product. Available 50c a box from dealers of Dr A W Chase Med Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on every package.
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A. W. Chase
M. E. Mullen
Deanave
Athens
A. W Chase
Henderson
Dr. A. W. Chase Med. Co
Buffalo, N. Y
M. D
Public figures back government ownership of railways
Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan declare themselves in favor of government ownership of railways, arguing the plan provides safety for the people in considering it without committing to socialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Andrew Carnegie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chamberlains Pain Balm Heals Cuts And Burns Fast
An article touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as an antiseptic liniment that helps cuts bruises and burns heal without maturation faster than ordinary treatment. It notes sale by McKee’s DrugStore and adds a Porto Rican editor jailed for remarks about federal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee’s DrugStore
Spring Medicine for Impure Blood and Vitality Loss
A short early 1900s style health note argues spring as the season for medicine to cleanse blood and restore strength. It links facial eruptions pimples and general fatigue to impurity and weakness, urging care and treatment.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Promise Vitality
Advert reads Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills claimed to purify blood, boost appetite and energy, and cure ailments. A testimonial from Miss D. Becing Boyce of Stowe Vermont cites personal health recovery after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Commission Finishes Work On Jury List For County
The county jury commission led by J. E. Hartnell and others completed a year long juror list. The roster, by township, includes Athens David Putnam and many others, Amesa S. R. McCune and Edward Donaldson, Carthage M. A. Noyes and W. H. Mills, Lodi George Creasy and James Hawk, Rome J. H. Marshal and W. E. Dodds, Troy Neal White and Gilbert McAfee, Trimble I L R Desbro and J. W. McDonald, with many additional names listed.
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D. T. Moore
L. T. Rossitter
T. W. Coe
J. J. Henry
O. B. Murphey
Henry Chase
J. T. Dailey
D. O. Dixon
Rome
J. H. Marshal
W. E. Dodds
J. ¥. Butts
W. B. Rice
J. R. Lemmon
J. B. Smith
Wm. Bebee Sr
William Linton
John W. Brawler
C. C. Bowman
Owen Beebe
Porter Davis
John Featherstone
Troy
Neal White
Gilbert McAfee
D. I. Gunder
Michael Flaherty
W. A. Bineman
J. B. Daugherty
J. T. Rowland
G. K. Campbell
Thomas Mills
Frank Densmore
Tim Russell
John P. Humphrey
W. R. Bridges
J. G. Ranyan
Trimble
R. Desbro
B. Campbell
Jas. Smith
Jas. P. Davis
O. D. Eddy
J. W. McDonald
Lawrence Coe
H. Pettit
J. J. Penrod
Wm. Shaner
W. G. McElfresh
John B. Embray
Morris
Henshaw Wat Hyde
Last Hope Realized and Local Notices in Gebo
A settler in 1889 Oklahoma near Gebo recounts a life saving cure with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after severe dysentery. The piece plugs McKee's Drug Store and celebrates the Jane number of Fashions magazine with fashion imagery and fiction installments by Frederic Reddall.
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Sentinel
Gebo
Mont
Oklahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
McKee
Messrs. D. Zenner & Co
Frederic Reddall
List of names from historical notice fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows a long list of personal names including Theodore Hawk F L Gould Isiah Baker L S Heron E L Rhorick J F Beckler J H Kennard Marsh all Carman York John W Bennet Thos J Davis E B Beard W M Vorkes W S Wollett Jas W Haughee A H Wells Jas Allen C B Graham Marion Coakley Jerome Moore A J Juniper M A Kreig Wm Blard Eden Moore W J Stewart E J Nelson 8 D Preston F P Brady O W Bean King Figgins Thos M Linton Frank Wolfe John Malone Wesley Howard James Green G L Steenrod sr Winfield Scott Wm Woodard Ward N Woodard Barney Graham Amza R Ely A C Anderson W H Barrell David Casey Carmie E Call Chas Eddington Warren Brandenburg Wm Groves Wm Humherey Ben B Brace Wm Crabtree John Huddy Frank Minck Geo Myers Geo Mason H Stevenson Otho Weekly Eph Stratton Frank S Shepherd Henry Verity Thos Wilkerson.
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Jas. Allen
C. B. Graham
Marion Coakley
Jerome Moore
A. J. Juniper
M. A. Kreig
Wm. Blard
Eden Moore
W. J. Stewart
E. J. Nelson
D. Preston
F. P. Brady
O. W. Bean
King Figgins
Thos. M. Linton
Frank Wolfe
John Malone
Wesley Howard
James Green
G. L. Steenrod Sr
Winfield [Scott
Wm. Woodard
Ward N. Woodard
Barney Graham
Amza R. Ely
A. C. Anderson
W. H. Barrell
David Casey
Carmie E. Call
Chas. Eddington
Warren Brandenburg
Wm. Groves
Wm. Humherey
Ben. B. Brace
Wm. Crabtree
John Huddy
Frank Minck
Geo
That Throbbing Headache Pills Ad and Carrie Nation Note
An ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills for headaches promising blood purification and health gains at 25 cents with a money back guarantee. A Carrie Nation remark mocks Mormon opposition while Massachusetts reports 45000 residents retired on small incomes including farmers merchants and laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Pomeroy Telegraph
Tilton
E. ©. Woodworth
Athens County
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Coolville
R. R. Marquis
Mineral
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Nelsonville
F. W. Gibson
Amesville
David Putnam
C. A. Snow
Henry Martin
Wm. L. Connett
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John McCune
A. H. Stanley
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Roach
J. C. Campbell
A. Sheldon
A. L. Johnson
James Walsh
M. E. Snow
J. W. Logan
H. D. Henry
James Smith
H. L. Baker
Geo. B. Morrison
Geo. Klear
C.P. Wood
Joseph Blackburn
G. W. Hooper
M. Higgins
G. W. Baylass
Geo. R. Wiaker
Homer Mansfield
Joseph Jordan
Howard Kinney
John D. Selby
Judiah Higgins
Robert McKinstry
Thos. K. Cabeen
H. M. Crippen
Jas. Osborn
Alexander
A. J. Carbanagh
W. E. Crossen
J. H. Allen
Mason Andrews
H. C. Brooks
Samuel Curtis
Thos. Lovell
Chas. Moore
Carthage
M. A. Noyes
W. H. Mills
Edwin Chase
John Barnhill
J. E. Stout
Mathew Wisenbaugh
John Shuler
E. H. Stout
Canaan
James McClanahan
Sam Finsterwald
A. A. Cullums
Henry Phillips
Samuel B. Hill
Frank Hubler
Benjamin Gillett
John Grosvenor
Carrie Nation
ST. Louis
O. P. McCarty
Cincinnati
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