Out of Town News Highlights Local Social Notes
A long list of visitors and guests circulate through Athens and nearby towns. Mrs. Ella Powers from Columbus visits family, Abbie Barrows heads to Gallipolis, and many others travel to Camp Chase, Hebbardaville, Pomeroy, and Columbus for summers, visits, or business. The Glouster Concrete Block plant starts full operation, and the new Holy Cross Catholic church will be dedicated next Sunday with many priests and young members present. Ulysses Petty dies in a West Virginia car yard incident. stockholders meet for Citizens' Telephone in Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccabee Lodge
Olentangy Park
The
Holy Cross
Father Ross
J. L. Hesse
Lancaster
E.S. Rothman
Millersport
Lakeside
Harry Haus
Charlie White
Malcom Penman
Corning
Nellie Vernon
A. Pride
Nelsonville
Will Clark
Lima
Homecoming notes from Athens and surrounding area
Mrs Fannie Ogg traveled to Athens Monday for the homecoming. Charlie Moore with his wife and daughter Goldie visited C C Bowman on Sunday. Mrs Jennie Grosvenor spent Friday with Mrs Sabra Morris. Mrs Sarah Copeland assists her sick daughter Addie Sutton in Athens. John Parmeter and family called at David Copeland’s near New England Sunday evening. Farmers work corn as season lags. Art Copeland and family visited Sand Rock relatives Sunday. Beulah Van Dyke attends Athens homecoming this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Rosser
David Peters
Athens
Edward Schiloss
Ella Powers
Columbus
Charles Harrold
Abbie Barrows
Gallipolis
L. A. Maxwell
Julia Dew
Logan
Will Hoodlet
Gabriel
Henry Hoodlet
Marshfield
E. J. Kessinger
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Moler
Earl
Hebbardaville
Margaret Bartells
Camp Chase
Elizabeth Postal
J.W. Houshower
Elizabeth Nixon
Estraiteville
Besse Hall
E. J. Edward Harrold
Fred Baugh
John Earhart
Arizona
Lena Nelson
Will Alley
Pomeroy
P. B. Verity
Daugther
James Verity
Billa Furniss
J. L. Pritchard
Pedro Club
Fort Street
Elk’s Club
Will Benson
Philadelphia
George Coe
Charles Daugherty
Chauncey
J. Coe
Fannie Ogg
Athen
Charlie Moore
Goldie
C. C. Bowman’s
Jennie Grosvenor
Sabra Morris
Sarah Copeland
Addie Sutton
John Parmeter Wee
David Copeland
New England
Art Copeland
Sand Rock
Beulah van Dyke
Local Notes from Vanderhoof and Area
Jake Sater returned home after visiting friends in Marion. Vess Swain and wife moved from Delaware to Stringtown Ridge, house of Isaac McElhiny. Mrs. Nancy Shields visited the Chase family in Bethel Ridge. Hannah McCall will attend the Athens normal. Rosa Swartz visited her parents near Lottridge. Tabitha Chase visits daughter Lydia Jeffers. A colt owned by Wm Jeffers was killed when trapped under a fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Sater
Marion
Vess Swain
Delaware
Stringtown Ridge
Isaac McElhiny
Frank Chase
Nancy Shields
Bethel Ridge
Hannah McCall
Athens
Rosa Swartz
Lottridge
Tabitha Chase
Lydia Jeffers
Jeffers
Modoc mine accident injures Isaac Jones near Jacksonville
Isaac Jones, mine boss at Modoc mine near Jacksonville, was injured near the mine bottom with a dislocated right hip and brought to town on a stretcher after the Friday accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jones
Modoc
Jacksonville
Alvin Dille
Glouster
Westerville
O. U
Ode Benhom
Pleasantville
Mary
Lizzie King
Amesville
M. Parker
Athens Concrete Block Company
B. W. Hawk
Columbus
Athens
Albany News Briefs Highlight Homecoming and Social Visits
Albany reports population shifts during homecoming in Athens. Residents and visitors frequent locals including J H Duffee Wm Higley in Columbus. Several guests stay with Albany families from Nelsonville to Marshfield and Pasadena. Spring’s Cornet Band held an open air concert with ice cream supper raising 29 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Morse
Zaleski
Maria Patterson
A. 0. Whaley
Pasadena
Cal
Nancy Mitchell
Albany
Lena Bowers
Lenore Kern
Athens
Thomas Hamilton
Marshfield
J. H. Duffee
Agnes Flack
Fredonia
Kas
Blanche Hess
Marshal, Mo
R. G. Wells
Clarence Murphey
Family
Columbus
O.B. Murphey
Cornet
J. L. Carpenter
Beebe Briefs Reflect Illnesses and Local Events
P H Ladd is seriously ill and Howard France is likewise sick with measles. Miss Lenna Doan of the O A visited her parents for a week. H A Cook took a business trip to Parkersburg Saturday. An ice cream supper at Mr and Mrs William Green’s residence drew a large crowd. Miss Mabel Down plans to attend the normal at Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Ladd
Lenna Doan
O. A
Howard France
H. A. Cook
Parkersburg
Wm. Green
Mabel Down
Athens
Reckless torpedo wagon drivers in Ames prompted action
Amesville reports concern over reckless handling of nitro glycerin by torpedo wagon drivers. A wagon nightly passes through the village carrying glycerine and once a pint was stolen for stump blasting. Local officials are urged to curb such carelessness to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Jane
Carless
Sun's Minstrels Exhibit Under Canvas in Athens
Gus Sun's Minstrels will perform under canvas near the brick plant in Athens on Tuesday June 21. The 35 member company promises the best program yet seen in Athens. Adults 25 cents, children under 12 25 cents, under 6 free with a parent.
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Gus Sun
Athens
Brick Plant
Transmigrated Poem Echoes Mothers Hope in Loss
A lines of Wilhelmina Alwes reflect a mother blaming distance and time for her child’s absence. She imagines a dead infant’s return and marks the baby’s hand with names as she searches for sameness through fragile tokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Alwes
The Makers Guarantee on Green Seal Liquid Paint
An advertisement notes THE MAKER'S GUARANTEE backs every gallon of Green Seal Liquid Paint. It claims safety in use and is offered for sale by H. E. Wheaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Wheaton
Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Long-Running Bronchitis
Fresh testimony backs Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming three years of bronchitis cured after taking a few bottles. It is said to help lung and throat troubles pneumonia and grip. W H McKee Druggist offers trial bottles free and regular sizes of fifty cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Benterville
Dr. Kings
W. H. McKee
Petition Drives Referenda on Houston Franchise Grants
In Houston Texas future franchise grant matters may be submitted to a referendum by a citizens petition asking for such disposition of public interests, enabling voters to decide on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Named Best World Salve
For a hundred years Witch Hazel has been known as a remedy. E. F. DeWitt & Co. of Chicago combined Witch Hazel with antiseptics to create a salve. The product is praised as the best salve for sores cuts burns bruises and piles, with a strong standing in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Marvels of Growth In Nature The Worm To The Crab
The article surveys regeneration in nature from crabs spiders and worms to sea anemones and snails. It notes warts and wounds healing by new tissue and the replacement of lost organs, including a worm growing a new brain and a snail growing new eyes. It contrasts human limits with animal miracles in growth and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
John
Smith
Darwin
His Wife a Chinese Lady
A New York literary woman in San Francisco employs a Chinese servant named Lee. As plans for a journey to the Orient form, Lee learns his services end. He remarks that his wife is a Chinese lady and vows to return someday, defending his loyalty when asked if his wife might elope with another Chinaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Orient
Lee
China
Quick
Curious pagan relic found at Margate from 1837
A subterranean passage and cavern at Margate features a central column and arched roof with mosaic walls built from small English shells set in cement. Covering about 2,000 feet the mosaic includes symbols such as the sun moon stars fire flowers fruit fish birds and warfare implements. It is believed to be a Roman era burial chamber built by a wealthy individual around 2,000 years ago, with no Christian emblem present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margate
Britain
Rossini Reminds King of Portugal of Promised Port
Rossini writes to King Louis of Portugal recalling a promise to send him a pipe of port from a royal cellar wine. He notes the delay and, with a witty nudge, reminds the sovereign that time is short for the aging maestro.
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Louis
Portugal
Language of the Future in Evolution of Law
The text argues that spoken and written language lag behind a rapidly advancing mind and anticipates telepathy as the next stage in human intercourse and potentially the evolution of law. It posits telepathy could transform how people communicate and interact legally.
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OUT OF Town News
Lawrence McManigal
Buchtel
L. A. Patterson
Irenton
Kentucky
Helen Reese
Shawnee
N. K. Alderman
George Hooper
Frank Danford
Corson
Portsmouth
E. E. Drury
Will
Koons
W. Henry
Sacramento
Europe
C. H. Wilson
Lou Dean
D. M. Flowers
Rutland
Ulysses Petty
West Virginia
John Welch Jr
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Tuppers Plains
George
Wm. Welch
Peter Brandeberry
U. S Army
Philipine Islands
Murray Hatch
Pine Ridge
Wilson Chapel
LAW
L. H. Clark
Messrs
J.H. Duffee
Wm. Higley
Lucy Jack
F. Moore
Precila Armstrong
Joseph Straight
Oregon
Leander Straight
English
Newark
John Carpenter
A. D. Dailer
Georgia Cheadle
Frost
Beebe
Ames
Sun
Sam. Sommer
Anvi Summer Stewart Building
Headquarters
For Bargains
Ohio
Rossini
Sistant
Leonard
Globe - Wernicke
Hastings
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