Notice to Contractors for Ohio University Projects
Public bids requested by the Board of Trustees for the South Wing of the Normal College the Gymnasium and Heating Plant at Ohio University Athens Ohio. Proposals due June 18 1908 with bonds equal to 50 percent. Contracts to be signed within ten days of bid opening.
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Board of Trustees
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Normal College
Frank L. Packard
Columbue
J. M Foster
Board of Istees
Local Leaders Listed by Henderson-Crider Drug Co
A faded OCR item lists leaders and brands including Mennen and God Queen among a cabinet of goods. The entry mentions Henderson-Crider Drug Co and ends with a date fragment 6.27.2 and unclear names like Wrielis Violet and Bradley's.
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Wrielis Violet
Corylopsile
Japan
Bradley's
Mennen’ S
Gott Queen
Hud Huts
Ze. Henderson-Crider Drug CO
Heights of Historic Leaders Remain Murky Says New York Press
The New York Press notes conflicting claims on the stature of Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Alexander the Great, and others. It highlights wide estimates for figures from Napoleon to George Washington and jokes about famous leaders sharing similar statures.
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Iron Duke
Julius Caesar
Hannibal
Alexander the Great
Solomon
George Washington
Napoleon
Jay Gould
Charlemagne
Erling the Bold
Frederick the Great
Robert Bruce
Sir William Wallace
Winfield Scott
Richard Coeur de Lion
New York Press
Elastic Conscience Case Ends in Acquittal and Downfall
Prominent banker Truesdale Scott is acquitted as prosecutor Rowland Ruddock loses political power after a dramatic second trial. Margaret Cushman rescues her husband by appealing to Ruddock’s conscience, revealing the elastic ethics debated in court and politics.
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Truesdale Scott
Rowland Ruddock
Scott
Ruddock
Law
Margaret Cushman
Margaret
Truesdale Beott
Atate
Irene C. Adams
Farmer feeding trends shift as mutton finishers decline
The article notes a decline in large scale mutton finishers as farmers close feed lots and shift to manure production and soil restoration. It emphasizes that proper feeding, shelter, and avoiding overfeeding, especially with lambs, are critical for profit, with Colorado feeders cited as leading the practice.
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Ilinois
Chicago
the Gazette
United States
Colorado
Missouri River
The Thin Cows
A report notes many cows are 60 thin in spring, taking half the summer to recover from winter. It argues cows need good winter feeding when dry to avoid poor progeny outcomes and unprofitable milk production, per Professor H. H. Dean of Ontario.
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H. H. Dean
Ontario
Sugar Beets For Horses Experimental Feed
W. Clark of the Utah station reports sixteen to twenty pounds of well fermented sugar beet pulp fed to horses for six to eight weeks did not produce health issues attributable to the pulp.
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Hk. W. Clark
Utah Station
A Tramp's One Chance
A wandering narrator recounts finding a thousand dollar bill and imagining wealth then returning to tramp life. He visits a city store and restaurant, attempts to use the bill, learns he cannot cash it, and ends up accepting help from a young woman before returning to the road. The tale ends with reflection on life as a tramp and a line about Geen gUL ALEXANDER ELY.
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America
Cleri
Alexander Ely
Belpre Pioneer J F Stone Laid To Rest
The death of J F Stone a longtime Belpre resident and Athens County figure occurred Saturday afternoon from paralysis. He was about 70 and survived by his widow and four children Mrs J Rockford Belpre Mrs Wilbur Davis Central City Ky Harry and Sidney Stone Belpre. The funeral was held Monday at 2 pm with burial in Belpre Cemetery.
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J. F. Stone
Belpre
Washington County
Athens County
J. Rockford
Wilbur Davis
Central City
Harry and
Sidney Stone
Pittsburg Editor Elected Bishop on Twelfth Ballot
Baltimore May 6 Charles W Smith editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate was elected a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church on the twelfth ballot by the general conference. He received 511 votes out of 744, 15 more than the two thirds required. Edward H Hughes president DePauw University followed with 477, W S Lewis president Morningside College was third with 465.
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Baltimore
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Smith
Edward H. Hughes
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
W. S. Lewis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Iowa
Sanitized garden tale of the Baby Bunny and Prophylactic Pup
The Modern Way shows the antiseptic trio sterilizing a defiant microbe bunny with extreme cleaning rituals. They scrub, steam, and bathe the creature in chemicals, then crown him a member of the Fumigating Band. The scene ends with daily hygienic rations and a hygiene obsessed household.
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New York World
Virtues of a Keen Businessman Aimed at Honesty and Sagacity
An old broker imparts business wisdom to his son. He defines honesty as keeping your word, while sagacity means never giving your word. The contrast highlights a cynical view of practical finance.
Not at His Best Says Cleric on Sabbath Golf
The Rev Mr Goodman scolds a golfer for playing on the Sabbath, while Mardman replies he was in wretched form but usually plays better. The Philadelphia Press frame captures the exchange as a light churchyard anecdote.
Language skills run in conversation between couples
A witty exchange notes Polygret asks Hewitt if his wife knows more than one language. Jewett replies she reads French novels in the original and speaks in English in her sleep. She also fires the servant in German and chats with their youngest in baby talk.
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Polygret
Hewitt
Jewett
He Went From Bad To Worse
The item notes a prompt completion of the sentence “He went from bad to” with a reference to Wh. Fred, who has traveled abroad with his parents to Baden Baden and New York, as reported by the New York Press.
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Fred
Baden-Baden
New York Press
Local Notes On Residents Travels Illnesses And School Opening
A crowd of local residents are mentioned with health updates including mumps for Ed Bailes Waldo Minear Tom Bailes and Charles Whaley. Several people like Henry Fisher Maggie Mosure Orville McVay Frank Buxton Elmer Mosure and others are noted visiting working or staying with relatives. The local school reopened recently with Miss Allen as teacher and will run for several weeks.
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Ed Bailes
Waldo Minear
Tom Bailes
Charles Whaley
Henry Fisher
Helen McVay
Ora Shaffer
Whens
John Woodyerd
Albany
Isaac Rickey
Herbert Whetstone
Lizzie Keller
Miss Allen
Permits to Wed For Four Couples Listed
Sidney A. Pratt 33 railroad worker and Bessie M. Smith 31 domestic of Nelsonsville. Albert Milligan 36 contractor and Nettie Hibbard 31 muleteer teacher of Athens. Charley H. Fulton 25 farmer and Anna May Crawford 26 of Athens.
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Sidney A. Pratt
Bessie M. Smith
Nelsonsville
Albert Milligan
Nettie Hibbard
Athens
Charley H. Fulton
Farmer
Anna May Crawford
Governor Harris Explains Veto Of Penitentiary Commission Bill
In Columbus on May 22 Governor Harris said economy was a secondary matter in vetoing a bill creating a five member commission to select a site and erect a new penitentiary. He called the bill loosely drawn and noted requests for amendments to change qualifications.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harris
Waddell Signs With Philadelphia Union League Club
Philadelphia reports that pitcher Rube Waddell formerly with St. Louis Browns and A’s signed with the local Union League team. He earned hero status Thursday night by rescuing several children from a tenement fire in the city.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Union League
Rube” Waddell
St. Louis Browns
Atheletics
Waddell
Runaway Injures Millstret Blacksmith James Kyle
James Kyle aged blacksmith of Millstret was badly bruised in a mill wagon runaway this morning. He leaped to escape as the team startled, was struck by a wheel and thrown to the ground landing on his right side. He was driven home and Dr. Philips attended him. No hip fracture is believed to have occurred.
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James Kyle
Millstret
Kyle
Philips
Prominent Patent Medicine Ad Appeals to Careful Buyers
Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson of Hamburg New York touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil claiming it eased severe facial neck and chest burns on her child and sent the patient to a restful sleep. The testimonial appears in a local medicine ad seeking confidence in remedy claims.
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Nancy M. Hanson
Hamburg, N. Y
Millican Trial Postponed to November Term
The trial of James Millican, a former asylum employee, charged with carnal relations with Lydia Blethem, an inmate at Athens state hospital, has been continued until the November term of court. It was scheduled to begin next Monday, June 1.
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James Millican
Lydia Blethem
Athens State Hospital
Not Until Next Term
In common pleas court yesterday Sam Davis sought a new trial for this term. Judge Wood refused the request. A new jury venue would be necessary, so Davis remains jailed awaiting the next term's opening.
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Common Pleas Court
Sam Davis
Wood
Davis
Mrs. J. A. Schmitz and daughter guests in Washington
Mrs. J. A. Schmitz and her daughter Miss Lucy arrive from Washington Pa and visit Mrs. Schmitz's parents Mr. and Mrs. James Ballard.
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J. A. Schmitz
Lucy
Washington, Pa
James Ballard
Schmitz
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Patilard’s
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Letoyer
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Raul
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Monsieur
Aubrey Lanston
Bohemian Magazine
C. C. Weist
Weist
Prince Cities of
Dr. Weist
Dennison Hotel
Finis
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Henderson Crider Drug CO
Beare the
Abtoriea
UNION
Maggie Mosure
Orville McVay
Pickett
Frank Buxton
Elmer Mosure
BE. W. McVay
C. D. Mosure
William Mosure
Hebbardsville
Robert Clutter
Wingett Chapel
M. Dalton
Rube Waddell
Outlaw
Hero
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