Sportsmen urged to follow season rules and protect wildlife
J E Harrison, U S game protector based in Gallipolis, appeals to hunters announcing rabbit season from Nov 15 to Jan 1 1980 with a five per day bag limit. Raccoon opossum fox and skunk run Nov 15 to Feb 1 1930, muskrat and mink to Mar 1 1930, pheasant Nov 15 to 25 with two males per day. Require 19380 license after Jan 1 1930. He urges fair play, respect for property, and reporting violations.
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Pomeroy
J. E. Harrison
U. S
Gallipolis
Suit Filed in Meigs County Over Groceries and Meats
Joseph Withrow and wife Mary of Huntington are sued by R. B. Stevers in Meigs County Courts for $479.89 plus interest from July 25, 1929, for groceries and meats furnished this year. The defendants own realty in Minersville, prompting the local suit.
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Minersville
Joseph Withrow
Mary
Huntington
Meigs County
R. B. Stevers
Train master rents Griff Lewis property in Middleport
Rents property in North Third and Walnut Streets for new train master F F E Wilson. He will move from Columbus once Nutting family vacates their home at Kenton, locating in the Griff Lewis property.
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Middleport
F. F E. Wilson
Griff Lewis
North Third
Walnut Streets
Columbus
Nutting
Kenton
Konjola Ended Stomach Misery in Logan Man’s Testimony
Logan Ohio resident W. L. White recounts severe digestive problems, gas, headaches, and rheumatic pains. He credits Konjola with restoring digestion, easing gas and smothering spells, and curing rheumatic pain, recommending the medicine sold at Mee Fee Drug Store in Athens and local druggists.
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Konjola
Athens
Meefee Drug Store
Rabies Outbreak Hits Meigs County Livestock
Meigs rabies crisis worsens as C E Blackwood of Bedford Township suffers major herd losses. Henry Seidenable, county dog warden, notes 25 residents seek serum prevention and warns of two rabies forms. Outbreak traced from Athens County, centering on Blackwood flocks, threatening more stock and human risk.
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Pomeroy
Henry Seidenable
Meigs
C. E. Blackwood
Bedford Township
A. B. Bingham
Middleport
Columbus
Blackwood
Seidenable
Athens County
Columbia
Scipio
Bedford
Mr. Seidenable
Health department acts to curb rabies outbreak
The patient has manifested rabies symptoms and received serum treatment from the health department. Vigorous measures are planned to prevent further outbreaks.
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Health Department
Tax Pomeroy mill levy to raise funds for highways
Nov 14 reports say the county mill levy to replenish the depleted general fund will not cut the highway tax for next year. instead the levy will increase due to last year's extra mill and higher gasoline taxes from the 192% law.
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Pomeroy
Prices for rabbit dogs soar as hunting season nears
In Pomeroy on November 14 the demand for good rabbit dogs pushed prices high with thirty five dollars offered for an ordinary hound. The county dog pound attracts daily buyers as hunters search for bargains. A man from Kentucky visited, hoping to find suitable dogs for a Meigs County trip.
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Pomeroy
Kentucky
Meigs County
Cascarets Promote Gentle Bowel Cleansing
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a candy like laxative for liver and bowels. It promises a gentle, thorough cleanse overnight without stomach upset, claiming they leave the system clean and sweet.
Hat mix up solved at Pomeroy church service
Charles Hysell, resident on Rutland Road between Pomeroy and Rutland, attended the Presbyterian Church corner stone laying and sat in a Masonic reserved seat. He mistakenly took a hat belonging to Chorus Leader W S Reed, which led to the mystery of the missing hat being closed.
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Charles Hysell
Pomeroy
W. 8. Reed
Presbyterian Church
Rutland Road
Ktutland
Hat mix up at services ends with rightful owners restored
An usher moved a man who dropped his hat under a pew. The man took a hat he believed was his until a nearby lady handed him her own. The Messenger recovered Mr Reed’s hat and Mr Hysell’s hat was found under a seat by Mr Richards, and both were returned.
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Tasty
Hysell
Mr. Reed
Fred Richards
Spelling Quandary for New Reporter in Pomeroy Bend
A visiting news writer at Pomeroy Bend struggles with spelling diverse family names. The piece cites Peeples and Peeples variants, Bailey spellings, Carr and Kerr confusion, Ebersbach and Eberbach, Sansbury, Stansbury, Stansberg, and mispronunciations. Cont includes note of continued discussion on page 6.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Peeples
Peepies
Bailey
Forest Run
Farmers’ Institute
John F. Baily
Kerr
Ebersbach
Eberbach
Stansburys
Sansburys
Sansbury
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MR. W. L. White
C.E. Blackwood
Cascara
Candy Cathartic
TLE
Stanso
Stansbury Drug Company
Stanso Remedies
Ohio
The
Messenger
Telephone
Kathleen Bailey
Karr
Carr
Prince
Brady
Huber
Hoover
Hyme
Turns
Jasp
Sauer
Schorn
Hoss
Foss
Dandruff
Lucky Tiger
Whyte Fox
Victor Radios
Elberfelds
RCA Radiolas
Warener
Lucky Strike Nance Orchestra
American Tobacco Co
Lucky Strikga
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