Harmony Notes Bring News From Home And Nearby
County correspondence shares births and illnesses including Emmett Cather born October 27 and typhoid fever cases. Local visits mention Harriet Pruden, Lucretia Douglass, Zell, Herman Hawkins, John Mellveen, Mrs Wylie, Mrs Charles Lawrence, Venia, and Mrs Hibbard. Church speakers Rev Abbie E Danforth and Rev Carrie W Brainard noted with a strong Universalist service and choir. Baseball results show Guysville 33, local team 30, with a rematch planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mellveen
Rochester
Penn
Wylie
Reedsville
Meigs County
Charles Lawrence
Venia
M. J. Jenne
Charles Hibbard
Athens
W. A. Hibbard
Abbie E. Danforth
Norwalk
Universalist Church
Carrie W. Brainard
Guysville
Rev Cheeter to Fill Pulpit at Local Place Next Sunday
The community notes Rev Cheeter will fill the pulpit next Sunday. Henry Wharf suffers typhoid fever at Stewart and Miss Mary Linscott closed her school for a two week vacation. Mr and Mrs Seth Linscott of Hooper Ridge visited relatives here. Aged Rev Henderson preached last Sabbath. Morris and Permeter attended Wooley funeral at Hooper Ridge. Traveling artist Alvah David drew neighbors portraits. Fanny Curtis and Cora Falls closed term of school. William Marquis home burned yesterday morning due to sparks. some household articles were damaged upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheeter
Henry Wharf
Stewart
Mary Linscott
Seth Linscott
Hooper Ridge
Henderson
William Morris
John Permeter
Charles Wooley
Alvah David
Fanny Curtis
Cora Falls
Grosvenor
Wyatt
William Marquis
Local society notes and oil well excitement at Mirick farm
Miss Grace Scott attended the teachers association at Nelsonville last week. Peter Hibbard Jr. and wife of Athens spent a few days with relatives here. Nile Castle and wife of Colorado visited Isaac Castle after eleven years. Miss Edna Brown and Freda Drake of Athens were guests of Nan and Fan Biddle. Y P S C E will host a social at Edith Vorhes home with rag sewing and pumpkin pie. The oil well on H D Mirick’s farm has generated an active lease market as land nationwide is being leased and wells are expected nearby. The well yields several barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Scott
Teachers’ Association
Nelsonville
Peter Hibbard
Athens
Nile Castle
Colorado
Isaac Castle
Edna Brown
Freda Drake
Pennant
Nan
Fan Biddle
Edith Vorhes
H. D. Mirick
East Alexander notes and oil well hopes in region
Mrs Jennie Finsterwald of the State Hospital visited relatives and returned home. Rev E M Long reappointed to the Second Alexander F W B church for another year and will speak on practical psychology at F W A church on Monday November 3 at 7 pm. Oil excitement grows as the Hibbardsville well shows strong flow, with estimates of 100 to 150 barrels per day and multiple observers noting deep interest from experienced oil men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Finsterwald
State Hospital
F. A. Adair
W. H. Mitchell
Marion
Michigan
Davis
Frank Davis
Pike County
E. M. Long
Alexander F. W. B
Hibbardsville
Valley church to host special meeting next Sunday
Local notes report a special meeting at the Valley church next Sunday. It also lists community visitors, turkey and apple prices, oil land leasing by S H Bradley of Olean NY, and school teacher hires with months and wages for District Nos 1 through 12.
Mt Pleasant meeting draws large crowd and visit guests
The quarterly meeting at Mt Pleasant last Saturday and Sunday drew a large attendance. Charles and Victoria Wood of Pleasant Valley were pleasant guests at Oliver Ballinger's last Sunday. C W Walker, six months in Findlay butchering, returned home Tuesday. Lee Davis and wife of Athens visited the Laughlin family Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Jane Anthony and daughter Cora stayed Friday with Mrs J C Stedman near Athens. Maudie Leighty, 14 months, of Glouster, was interred at Mt Pleasant cemetery last Friday with Rev Cyrus Rose of Athens conducting services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Charles
Victoria Wood
Pleasant Valley
Oliver Ballinger
C. W. Walker
Findlay
Lee Davis
Athens
John Laughlin
Jane Anthony
Cora
J. C. Stedman
Maudie
Wilfred Leighty
Glouster
Cyrus Rose
Early Buck Mill Project At This Place
Early Buck begins erecting a new mill at this place. Charles Snider and wife of Columbus are visiting relatives here. J. B. Torrence and H. O. Lytle took a quick trip to Parkersburg on Saturday. J. P. Torrence of Long Bottom visited his sister Mrs. H. O. Lytle in the latter part of last week. Our school progresses well under W. W. Halling of Long Bottom. Mrs. Kennedy, who spent the summer in Wheeling, W. Va., was seen on our streets Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Snider
Columbus
J. B. Torrence
H. O. Lytle
Parkersburg
J. P. Torrence
Long Bottom
W. W. Halling
Kennedy
Wheeling
W. Va
Local News Briefs on Illness and School Visit
William Parsons is seriously ill with fever. The apple crop in this section is the largest ever known, yet two sacks of apples were stolen recently from P. H. Ladd. Miss Jessie Russell finished her summer term of school last Friday. Visiting delegations from other schools attended, making the event interesting and enjoyable. Frank Cook photographed the school group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Parsons
P. H. Ladd
Jessie Russell
Frank Cook
Health tips with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
Advice promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as protection against malaria fever rheumatic pain and colds in hazy weather. Claims warm circulation and preventive benefits for dyspepsia biliousness nervous debility kidney trouble and headaches.
Woman's Rights and Health Reform Promoted
A medical work claims nine tenths of American women suffer uterine diseases and nervous weakness. The piece endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe restorative for afflicted women, nursing mothers, and those about to bear children, promising easier childbirth and shorter confinement.
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America
Pierce
Nervous Prostration Warned by Doctor’s Letter
A note dated February 14 from Rev. N. F. Surface of Fawn River Michigan discusses how prolonged nervous derangement harms the brain, mental powers, and can damage vital organs, with the heart cited as the most dangerous indirect consequence.
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N. F
Fawn River
Mich
Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine Testimonials
A 14 year ago stroke and nervous prostration were cured by Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine as the speaker claims. The testimonial asserts lasting improvement in heart health and endurance, crediting the remedies and promoting free book and availability at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Make Cows Pay with a Safety Hand Separator
An advertisement-style note argues that cows must be used to earn money and claims dairy waste from pan skimming. urges buying a Safety Hand Separator to save butter and reduce waste. Signed by Gendier P. Sharpples, West Chester Pennsylvania and Rutland Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gendier P. M. Sharpples
West Chester
Rutland
Editor Libel Warnings Highlight Courtroom Truths
Mayville New York Sentinel notes that a lawyer may call a man liar or thief in court without complaint, but a newspaper's reflections on character invite libel suits or a dead editor. It argues public belief in editors makes what the editor says decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilain
Mayville
N. Y
Sentinel
Invention Aids Invalids At Atlanta Fair
A Georgia invention draws crowds at the Atlanta fair by allowing an invalid person with slight strength to lift himself from bed and move around a room, showcasing a new mobility aid that captivates attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Castoria Slogan Recalled From Classic Nursery Ad
An old advertising jingle recounts a mother giving Castoria through stages of a child’s life from sickness to motherhood. The cadence highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy and daily staple across generations.
Tr and Great Minds Reflect Society’s Formative Age
The quote reflects on age shaping the man rather than the man shaping age. It suggests minds react to the society that forms them, yet they repay what they have received without interest, highlighting the dependency between individual intellect and social context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons Liver Regulator
Simmons Liver
Property Transfers and Uncalled Letters in 1895 Listings
A dense list of real estate transfers across Athens Village, Alexander Township, Albany Village, Trimble Township, Glouster Village, Marshfield Village and Nelsonville Village, with buyers, recipients, parcel sizes or lots and prices including 40 acres for Ellen Woodyard to Effie Wyatt and 47.08 acres for Josephine Woodyard to Irena Terrell. Also notes a post office uncalled for letters dated October 20, 1895 listing names such as Mrs. Brown and Miss Flora Koop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
James Keck
C. F. Bumgarden
T. Lewis
John J. Cooper
Harry Miller
W. H. Evans
Flora Koode
Jennie Essex
J. Russell
Dent Goold
Sul
B. Higgins
Geo. Stephenson
Linna Hoover
Harry Stewart
Athens Markets Corrected Weekly Feature
A long price list from Athens shows corrected weekly figures for wheat buckwheat oats corn and more with per bushel and per ton ranges. It also notes remedies like Hood s Sarsaparilla Pills and Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets along with a postal office profit statistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorts
Austria Moves to Detain Persistent Drunkards Two Years
Austria proposes a policy to treat chronic drunks as mentally incapable and confine them in a special retreat for a two year term. The plan targets repeat offenders and seeks to reduce public disturbances and alcohol related harm through compulsory detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avustria
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Sins
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Woodyard
Valley Church
Della Powers
Minerva Calvert
Minerva Haning
Maggie
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S. H. Bradley
Olean
Ada Biddle
Sherman Parker
Blanche Robinson
Dent Carr
H. C. Brooks
F. C. Brooks
Nettie Higgins
L. Beal
Geo. Zimmerman
Edna Patterson
M. M. le Favor
Mickory Grove
Hockingsport
Beebe
Castoria
Miss
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Ann Madrey
Daniel Hawke
Lee Lyman Mobler
Henry Lively
E. M. Workes
Anthony Woodrnils
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Henry
Mary Fisher
F. W. B. Church
O. B
I. D. Miller
James P. Reeves
Lop
John Klingenberg
Jos. Warner
Kome
J. R. Finley
W. W. Wickham
Trimble Township
I. M. Rutter
James M. Drake
Hugh Gormley
Geo. W. Boling
Marshfield Village
Wm. Elliott
Alice Wilson
J.C. Parker
Cynthia B. Pritchard
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