Marriage Licenses Issued Since Last Report
The records show several marriage licenses granted including Frank Nixon 24 and Minnie Reynolds 24 of Nelsonville. Leander Mace 34 and Lucy McAfee 36 of Carbondale. James M. Warkins 25 and Lavina Joy 16 of Nelsonville. Frank Harding 49 and Anna Gibbon 47 of Buchtel. Malcolm Jaybould 2 and Beatrice Cavanaugh 29 of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nixon
Minnie Reynolds
Nelsonville
Leander Mace
Lucy McAfee
Carbondale
James M. Warkins
Lavina Joy
Frank Harding
Anna Gibgon
Buchtel
Malcom Jaybould
Beatrice Cavanaugh
Purgatives Sold as Cure-All at Kee's Drug Store
Advertisement claims Dr. King's New Life Pills safely cleanse and invigorate to cure headaches jousness malaria and jaundice. The ad urges use to avoid danger of drastic purgatives and lists Kee's Drug Store as the seller for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Kee
Parlor Meeting on Temperance Hosted by Mrs Berry
Mrs BE C Berry will entertain a parlor meeting on medical temperance next Tuesday afternoon December 3 at 2 o'clock. Readings solos and a humorous recitation will be presented. Each member should bring one or more friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. C. Berry
Medical Temperance
New findings on pruning revive peach tree vigor and hardiness
The Missouri and Massachusetts experiments show severely pruned peach trees grow more later and endure winter better, challenging the belief that early wood and fertilization routines favor early blooms. Moderate cutting back yields best overall results, with vigorous growth linked to crop reliability after adverse weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Chandler
Missouri Experiment Station
Chandler
Professor Waugh
Massachusetts
Messrs
Waugh
Orchard Care and Fertilization for Fall Plantings
The article advises sowing grass in October with manure to avoid winter kill, notes pre freezes sowing may delay germination but yield a fair crop on moist soil. It urges inspecting orchards for pests, pruning sprouts, fall planting in NE states, and fertilizing whole orchard after harvest for future fruit yields.
Fall Plowing and Proper Manure Management
The article stresses fall plowing as essential groundwork for good cultivation and urges avoiding manure piles near trees to prevent mouse burrows. It notes fall plowing saves time and labor in spring and should be done carefully where soil conditions permit.
Selecting a Family Horse for Every Farmer
The Warm Journal notes the home value of a good horse. It advises choosing a horse about fifteen hands high, weighing 950 to 1000 pounds, with a steady disposition. The animal should work well in harness or saddle, and small horses are preferred for light driving due to firmer, sound feet.
Tests With Alfalfa Pasture For Hogs Value
Experiments at the Mississippi station test alfalfa pasture without grain for hogs. Over two years hogs aged three to twenty four months showed alfalfa provides only maintenance while gains occur when 1 to 2 percent of hog weight in corn or grain is added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Experiment Station
Lambs Learn Regular Feeding Schedule
An experiment fed lambs in two equal portions at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. The lambs grew accustomed to this routine and remained quiet during the interval between morning and afternoon feeds.
Inspector’s Marble Game Stumps Boy
A school inspector, famed for his originality, poses a marble puzzle to young Tommy Jones. He explains a sequence where Tommy wins half of the inspector’s marbles, then half of Tommy’s, and asks how many marbles Tommy has left. The boy sighs that it’s math, not play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Tommy Jones
Billy
London
Infant Prodigies and the Bath Painter Prince
The article recounts that nine of ten infant prodigies are musicians, citing Sir Thomas Lawrence as a prodigy who painted at age six in 1775. His father owned the Black Bull in Bath, where the painter met influential patrons and entered the wider world that later flattered his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Bath
Black Bull
de Vizes
St. James
True Charity and Good Deeds Teachings
A mid nineteenth century moral exhortation attributed to Muhammad defines charity as every good act. Water for the thirsty, removing road hazards, guiding others, and smiling at a neighbor are charity. True wealth is measured by deeds, not property, as mortals and angels weigh what one leaves behind.
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Mohammed
Good Actions Turn Habit Through Repetition
The text notes that repeated practice of good actions makes them easy and enjoyable. Once pleasant, people perform them more often until they become ingrained habits, illustrating how deliberate effort shapes character over time.
McKinstry & Parkers Late Sales Preview
W J Woods State Street Property Pearl Parker Lancaster Street Property Charles Nagel Second Street Property McCune & Pickering Lancaster Street Property A J Romine Maple Street Property Mary J Bowman University Place A A Shafer University Place Property They offer city and country property and urge buying real estate for safety and profit at M Kinstry Parker in Room 9 New Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinstry & Parker
W. J. Woods
State Street
Pearl Parker
Lancaster Street
Charles Nagel
Second Street
McCune & Pickering
A. J. Romine
Maple Street
Mary J. Bowman
University Place
A. A. Shafer
M Kinstry & Parker
Shorthorn Show Sparks At Minnesota and Ohio Fairs
The Breeder's Gazette reports from Minnesota and Ohio fairs with top Shorthorn honors going to Kentucky and Missouri. White Stall Marshal wins aged class while Dorothea II misses the lead amid judge bias and the famed red Marchioness IV impresses in Winnipeg lineage. Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Missouri breeders compete, with Iowa claiming the best Shorthorn show on American soil and a new Iowa bred class drawing crowds.
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Minnesota
Kentucky
Missouri
Dorothea
Joan Woodhill May Blossom Jr
Princeps IV
Iowa
Thinks They Have Won Thinks They Have Won
In Washington on November 26 Judge Hoover stated we have practically won our case for Mrs Bradley. Dr Rich testified he saw Mrs Bradley in the Raleigh hotel on December 8 and describe her as mentally disturbed. Dr Hill from a Baltimore asylum agreed Mrs Bradley was insane and unaware of her act.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Washington, D. C
Rich
New York
Bradley
Raleigh
Schooner Angier Missing With 75 Crew From St Pierre
Reports from Helifax say the Angier schooner, bound for France from St Pierre, with a crew of 75, has likely wrecked after 60 days at sea. No news of vessel or crew since, and families mourn as hope fades.
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Associated Dailies
Helifax
Angier
St. Pierre
France
Bull Exerciser Device For Stock Bulls
A description of a mechanical exercise device for bulls using a heavy wooden post, a wagon axle, a swinging sweep, and chains and a nose ring. The inventor claims long-term muscular development and greater tractability compared with pens or tread powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. EK. Dawley
Mr. Dawley
Local Social Notes Highlight Thanksgiving Visits
Mrs James D Taylor returned from a visit with her parents in Pleasantville. Miss Margaret McKowan of Lancaster to return home today after visiting Mr and Mrs John Blackwood. Blackwoods to accompany her for Thanksgiving. Miss Mary and Maude Walker to spend Thanksgiving with Misses Anna and Dorothea Will in McArthur. Mr and Mrs E R Walker to join Thanksgiving guests Mr and Mrs Scott Haney in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Taylor
Pleasantville
Margaret McKowan
Lancaster
John Blackwood
Mrs. Blackwood
Mary and
Maude Walker
Anna
Dorothea Will
McArthur
E. R. Walker
Scott Haney
Gallipolis
Louise Price
Logan
Mrs. Hannan Price
Gorge Bethel
Nelsonville
A. 8. Bethel
George Reynolds
Fred
Helen
George de Camp
John White
Stella Koons
Cincinnati
Mrs
F. M. Koons
Local Social Roundup Hints at Short Trips and Visits
Mrs E C Needham leaves for Sharon Pennsylvania to visit her daughter Mrs C W Hogle. Miss Anna Joyce of Columbus departs for Kansas City after a stay with relatives here for the winter. Mrs Florence Blair Gibbons, guest of Mrs Celeste McVay Jones and Miss Emma C McVay on University terrace, returns to Parkersburg after a week of social affairs in her honor.
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E. C. Needham
Mrs
C. W. Hogle
Sharon, Pa
Anna Joyce
Columbus
Kansas City
Florence Blair Gibbons
Celeste McVay Jones
Emma C. McVay
University Terrace
Parkersburg
Blair
Local notes on visits and potential OU baseball plan
Mrs Emaline Thomas returned Tuesday from a visit with friends in Glouster. Halder Gahm, a student at Ohio University in Columbus, is visiting Athens for a few days and may play for O. M. U. when their baseball team visits next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaline Thomas
Glouster
O— Halder Gahm
Columbus
Gahm
Athens
Thanksgiving Visits and Early Travel Discussed
Local notes record Prof. C. M. Copeland and Dean H. G. Williams traveling to New Philadelphia for the Eastern Ohio Teachers association while Howell Lachley sails to Cincinnati for a Phi Delta Theta convention. Several residents plan Thanksgiving visits with relatives in Logan Sabina Blanchester and other towns including Nelsonville and Middleport.
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Prof
C. M. Copeland
Dean H. G. Williams
New Philadelphia
Eastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Howell Lachley
Cincinnati
The
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Urichsville
Local Society Notes From Columbus Visit and Passings
Wil and Mrs Blain Johnson of Columbus are guests of Mr and Mrs M Johnson with Johnsons mother Mrs W B Johnson of Trimble also visiting. Mrs Hull Foster Jr returned from Columbus after two weeks with her son at Grant Hospital. Mr Ele Donaldson returned from Wabash Indiana after a week on business. Miss Maggie Malone left for Chillicothe for Anna OBrien wedding. Miss Reba Snyder visited Edith Duma ree then returned to Mineral. W H Wickham and James F Klingenberg went to Wickham farm for a few days hunt. Mr and Mrs C J Bean of Guysville were in town yesterday. Mrs F S Payne, visiting Bee bee, returned home. Wilson Welch at Kenyon College visiting relatives in the city. Miss Bertha Culbertson spent Sunday with friends in Gallipolis. Major J M Welch left for a visit with Dr and Mrs D W Welch in Parkersburg. L W Kelley at Hocking Valley freight office was a Columbus visitor Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull Foster, Jr
Columbus
Harry Foster
Grant Hospital
Mes C Smallwood and Baby Grace In Nelsonville
Mes C Smallwood and her infant Grace were in Nelsonville yesterday for unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes. C. Smallwood
Baby
Grace
Nelsonville
Early Morning Lateness Sparks Formal Reminder
A terse exchange shows an employer reproachfully noting Henry was late. The office boy confirms the lateness but says he did not report it to avoid stealing the employer’s moment to speak first.
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Henry
Health and Strength Restored by Peruna
Mrs Emma Fleisesner of Seattle reports health problems improved by Peruna after three months of use. She says the remedy restored strength and she will continue taking it when feeling run down. The notice notes many testimonials Dr Hartman has received for Peruna.
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Peruna
Emma Fleisesner
Sixth Ave
Seattle
Wash
Sons of Temperance
Hartman
New Pittsburg School Opens with Mr Weddell Scott
After delays the Athens county board of education secured seats for the New Pittsburg school and opened with Mr Weddell Scott as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Education
Pitteburo
Weddell Scott
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Aince
Ww. c. T. VU
Ohio
Joseph KE. Wing
Chicago
Faira
Tre Frank Super
Scranton, Pa
Mrs. C. W. Super
J. C. Jones
Aleta
Nathan Henry
Sabina
W. B. Mills
D. W. Cage
Hocking Valley
C. F. Reber
Zanesville
James A. Dilts
Carl Tewksberry
University
Blanchester
Bertha Buxton
Middleport
J. B. Clayton
Fultenham
Lesta McCoy
Henry Zenner
J. O. Roe
New York City
L. W. Roe
Mansfield, O
BR. Roe
Moundsville, W. Va
Wil
Mrs. Blain Johnson
M. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
W. B. Johnson
Trimble
Ele Donaldson
Wabash, Ind
Maggie Malone
Chillicothe
Anna O'Brien
Reba Snyder
Edith Dumaree
Mineral
W. H. Wickham
James F. Klingenberg
Wickham Farm
C. J. Bean
Guysville
F. S. Payne
Beebee
Wilson Welch
Mr. Welch
Kenyon
Bertha Culbertson
J. M. Welch
D. W Welch
L. W. Kelley
Hocking Vrley
Emma Fleissner
NEW Pittsburg School
Seth Hart
J. D. Brown
W. B. Golden
the Bank of Athens
Athens, Ohio
Cc. L. Poston
First National Bank
D. H. Moore
Vance
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