The Lion of Patagonia Visits Windmere Hotel
Grace Seward announces Burton Sturgis has arrived as a notable guest at Windmere for a day. Marion Page, shy and adoring, encounters her idol at a tea hosted by Mrs. Barrington Sells, while Sturgis teases with playful banter and ends by inviting Marion to visit a nearby sight the next day.
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Grace Seward
Marion Page
Patagonia
Marion
Burton Sturgis
Miss Seward
Windmere
Farquhar
Mercy
Mrs. Barrington- Bellis
Miss Page
Mr. Sturgis
Mrs. Sells
Mrs. Barrington-Sells
High Priced Elections in Victorian England
A London Chronicle excerpt notes the Yorkshire contest cost half a million pounds with Viscount Milton, Henry Lascelles, and Wilberforce as candidates. Wilberforce spent about £58,000, aided by strict economy and volunteers, while Mrs Wentworth Beaumont reportedly carried £80,000 to back her candidate in a separate Yorkshire race.
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England
Yorkshire
Viscount Milton
Henry Lascelles
Wilberforce
Fanny Kemble
London Chronicle
At the Live Stock Show
A brief cartoon-style exchange quotes a doctor praising a remarkably fat hog and a professor guessing the breed as one of those swollen fortunes heard about, capturing a humorous moment from the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Fit to Die and the Contemplative Villager
A London Tit-Bits item notes a rector going his rounds praising a pig as uncommonly fine. A contemplative villager responds that people would be fit to die if everyone were as fit as him.
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Dibbles
London
Reliable spring remedy for rheumatism kidney and bladder
The article warns spring illness rises with changing weather and advises keeping winter wear on longer and cleaning the system. It presents a home prescription Fluid Cascara Aromatic plus Barkola Compound and Prickly Ash Bark with Aromatic Elixir to regulate bowels kidneys and blood and cites Dr George Edmund Flood endorsing its use for rheumatism and related troubles.
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George Edmund Flood
Chicago
Parker Rigg Passes Beyond
Parker Rigg longtime Athens resident died at his home on President street Sunday afternoon after years of heart trouble and asthma. Born September 23 1830 in Washington county Pennsylvania he moved to Albany in 1841 and to Athens in 1873. He married Elizabeth Goodspeed in 1875 and was active in the M E church Paramythia Lodge F and A M and Eastern Star. Funeral at the Methodist church Tuesday at 1 30 with Rev G W Burns officiating, interment at Cam Hebbardsville.
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Parker Rigg
Athens
President Street
Rigg
Washington County
Penna
Albany
John H
Matilda Rigg
Elizabeth E. Goodspeed
M. E
O. J. Naves
Paramythia Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Lecturers to Visit Athens County by Special Train
A special train from Chillicothe to Belpre on April 4 will carry instructors from the Agricultural College of Ohio State University, the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, the State Horticultural Society, and the State Forestry Society. Lectures on fruit, forestry, and pruning will be given in two audience cars with exhibits for fruit growers and forestry. Stops include YHOO, Hamden, Athens, Guysville, Coolville, Little Hocking, and Marietta with 45 minute stops to promote land value and freight potential.
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B. & O. South-Western Railroad
Chillicothe
Belpre
Agricultural College of the
Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station of
Wooster
State Horticultural Society
State Forestry Society
Ohio
Yhoo
Hamden
Athens
Guysville
Coolville
Little Hocking
Marietta
Pretty Young Woman Adjudged Insane in Marshfield
Adda L. McKibben aged 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs H McKibben of Marshfield was adjudged insane by Judge Lynch this afternoon and committed to Athens State Hospital. The affidavit of insanity was signed by her mother and supported by Dr F P McVay. The court heard she had a severe grip last winter that affected her mind prompting care and nursing with expectation of recovery within months to return to her grief-stricken parents.
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Adda L. McKibben
H. McKibben
Marshfield
Lynch
Athens State Hospital
Heppie McKibben
F. P. McVay
Funeral of Carlos Young Drowned in Recent Flood
The burial of Carlos Young who died by drowning at Athens last week occurred at Malta home of his brother Wesley Young this Tuesday at 10 am. Rev C R Blades led the service under Modern Woodmen auspices. Interment followed in McConnelsville cemetery. He leaves a wife and two children. he was a member of Ebenezer church at Nellyville and esteemed for his upright life.
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Carlos Young
McConnelsville Weekly Herald
Athens
Wesley Young
Malta
C. R. Blades
Order of the Modern Woodmen
Young
Ebenezer Church
Nellyville
McConnelsville
Wedding of Warren L Ross and Grace B Hill in Zaleski
The marriage of Warren L. Ross and Grace B. Hill occurred Tuesday March 19 at the bride’s parents home in Zaleski. Rev H E Wright performed the ceremony. The bride, a popular local young woman, and the groom a Sunnyside Lumber company bookkeeper, will reside in the city.
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Warren L. Ross
Grace B. Hill
Zaleski
H. E. Wright
Miss Hill
Sunnyside
Thin Hanna's Green Seal Paints for Outside Work
The product uses pure Linseed Oil for thinning and is formulated as a heavy body paint suitable for exterior use. It is marketed as more economical for the consumer due to thinning.
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Hanna
Tucker Carsey Couple Wed in Athens by Mayor Day
Miss Sarah Tucker and Mr. George Carsey were married by Mayor Day Saturday at 8 p m in Athens. Both spouses reside in Athens.
Vast Sunday Creek Mines Hold Nearly One Billion Gallons Water
Veteran draughtsman John Fox estimates the flooded Sunday Creek Nos 252 and 256 at Glouster contain about 974 million gallons before pumping. Water is being raised by cages at twelve tons per minute, and it will take weeks to complete the drainage.
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Sunday Creek
Glouster
John Fox
Fox
Flood Ruins University Athletic Park Sharply Delays Baseball
The university athletic field suffered severe flood damage with the fence and west bleachers destroyed. The baseball diamond, bricks scattered, and track ruined. Dr. Jones reports partial fence recovery and crews will work to ready the field for an April opening, with April 27 as target for the first game against Capitol University if repairs finish.
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University
Capitol University
Sugar Creek Mines Idle After Flood
The Sugar Creek mines have been idle for a week due to flood damage to the A. and C. branch of the Hocking Valley railroad. No coal can be mined without cars, and recovery depends on rapid track repair. The A. C. is repairable in days, but Hocking Valley track readiness is uncertain. The mines themselves were not damaged.
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Sugar Creek
Hocking Valley
Basement Fire At 10 East Union Street Disrupts Neighborhood
A small blaze in the basement of Mrs. Martha B. Pilcher's brick home at 10 East Union Street caused excitement around 1 30 p m Saturday. The fire department was alerted but the flames were extinguished before the hose wagon arrived. The fire started from an overheated furnace igniting basement woodwork, drawing several hundred onlookers within minutes.
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Martha B. Pilcher
East Union Street
Hanna's Green Seal Paint Claims Purest Finish
Paint making reaches science with Green Seal group. Hanna's Green Seal Paint proclaims the highest degree of purity achieved.
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Hanna
Nelsonville Light Plant Targeting Friday Power Restore
The municipal light plant aims to provide current for commercial and private use by Friday. Water damaged generators require more time for repairs after an expert from Pittsburg assessed the local plant. The expert endorsed the superintendent’s plan and said several days more work are needed to finish the repair before starting the machinery.
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Pittsburg
Nelsonville
Ohio Central Exposition Excursion Route Praised
The Ohio Central touts its line as the prettiest route to the Atlantic Seaboard with the shortest trip time and finest scenery offering Exposition excursionists a superior travel option.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Ohio Central
Trains Schedules From Athens in Bulletin
North bound trains leave Athens daily at 5 50 am and 4 55 pm with Sunday 11 45 am ex. Sun. service. South bound trains arrive Athens daily at 10 30 am and 6 15 pm ex. Sun and 9 00 pm on Sundays, with a 10 pm Sunday arrival.
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Athens
Sun
Excursions to California North Pacific Coast and More
One way Second-Class colonist fares offered to California North Pacific Coast Montana Idaho Mexico and intermediate territory with sale dates March 1 to April 30 Homeseeker's Excursions in March and April Traffic to all points on this line resumed Low fares and unexcelled service Sleep ing car reservations and other arrangements without cost Contact F B Bean Union Depot Athens Ohio or J P Blackwood Agent for details
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California
Pacific Coast
Montana
Idaho
Mexico
Homeseeker
Bean
Union Depot
Athens
Ohio
J. P. Blackwood
Wedding of Dr William W Mc Farland and Miss Rosa Minear
The Pittsburg Gazette Times reports the June wedding of Dr William W Mc Farland of Stanton Avenue and Miss Rosa Minear of Athens Ohio. Minear is popular in Athens society and visits to the city are common. The ceremony will be held in Athens sometime in June.
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Pittsburg Gazette-Times
William W. McFarland
Stanton Avenue
Rosa Minear
Athens
Ohio
Miss Minear
C. B. Humphrey
Singer Place
McFarland
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Ohio Central Lines
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Lewis, Gen'l. Agt
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Columbus, O
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Jhouk
Gen'l
Toledo, Ohio
Hocking Valley Bulletin
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