Out of Town News Notes and Local Moves
Out of town news mentions Hamley Run at age 54 and Freda Shaw improving from the pick list. Charles Hunter took a business trip to Nelsonville Saturday. Theron Young returned home to the Black Hills after visiting Aaron Young family. Cooper Hunter moved to Logan due to smallpox. George Dowler and wife visited Nelsonville Friday. Dock Young and family visited friends in Nelsonville Saturday. Jess Carsey works as a bass coal hauler for Continental Coal Company at Kimberly.
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Freda Shaw
Charles Hunter
Nelsonville
Theron Young
Aaron Young
Black Hills
South Dakota
Cooper Hunter
Logan
George Dowler
Dock Young
Jess Carsey
Continental Coal Company
Kimberly
Smallpox Closure Impacts Local Churches
The section reports all churches closed due to a smallpox scare. It notes Geo. W. Reeves visiting Zelda on Sunday with friends, Wilson buying property at Mineral and building a house, and Mr. Jake Philipps and family visiting C. M. Jady's home in Wilksville last week.
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Geo. W. Reeves
Zelda
Xery Wilson
Mineral
Jake Philipps
Wilksville
C. M. Jady
Community Notes from Local Visit and School Opening
Bert Shirley of Armadale visited Will Hoisington on Sunday. Utica school opened with Miss Willie Barrow as teacher. C. A. McGill of Buchtel visited family here. J. R. Rathburn and wife visited James Morrison at New England. Eli Brook recovering after bee tree fall. Mrs. Mary Totman and family moved to Marion. Miss Oma Frost ill with scarlet fever.
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Bert Shirley
Armadale
Will Hoisington
Utica
Willie Barrow
C. A. McGill
Buchtel
J. R. Rathburn
James Morrison
New England
Eli Brook
Mary Totman
Marion
Oma Frost
Preaching and social visits noted in Wolf's Plains community
Sunday evening preaching at the M. E. church planned. Families moving and visiting include Peter Martin relocating to Athens, Mr and Mrs Price and Mr and Mrs Straits from Straitsville visiting Ben Verity, and many others hosting or visiting relatives in Athens Chauncey Bailey Run Nelsonville and Lancaster. Typhoid recovery mentioned for Vine Courtney and Albert Matheny, and rheumatic fever improving for Mrs Fanny McCathran.
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M. E
Peter Martin
Athens
Anna Courtney
Nelsonville
Price
Straits
Straitsville
Ben Verity
Vine Courtney
Albert Matheny
Fanny McCathran
Louis Baker
John Davis
Geo. Gabriel
Cap. Stalder
Milo
Chauncey
Ben Stalder
Bailey Run
Maggie Bell
Lancaster
Jessie Nicols
Kansas
Donnie Shaffer
Nebraska
Jas. Beard
Chas. Hill
Buechtel
Local Visitors and Community Notes From the Week
Mr and Mrs F M McAdams of Petoskey Michigan visit W H McAdams and wife. Robert Sneden fell 23 feet while working near his home, sustaining minor injuries. Miss Dolly Barker and cousin Miss Effie Silvey of Columbus spend Sunday at home. Jay Mite and family moved to Nelsonville while Isadora Barker and Maude Bingham of Athens attend church. A local school closes due to smallpox. Fred Barker of Ohio University spent Sunday at home.
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F. M. McAdams
Petoskey
Mich
W. H. McAdams
Robert Sneden
Dolly Barker
Effie Silvey
Columbus
Jay Mite
Nelsonville
Isadora Barker
Did Marys Lamb Have Horns Ad Offered For Sale
We have more standard Delaine rams to winter and set price at five dollars per head. They are of the same blood sold previously from fifteen to twenty five dollars each. We have sold more Delaine rams, shearing twenty pounds and over, than any breeder in southern Ohio. Will pay two dollars fifty cents for each fleece next spring. E. E. Stansbury, Rutland, Ohio.
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Ohio
E. E. Stansbury
Rutland
Evry
Jersey
Youma
Jane
Outo
Taxation in Athens County Tax table notice
W G Hickman Athens County Treasurer issues a tax levy table showing the amount per dollar for state government debt schools county expenses poor relief bridge building township costs and other state authorized objects as reflected on the county duplicate.
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W. G. Hickman
Athens County
Taxes Now Due For December and June Payments
A 1902 tax notice outlines due dates for the first and second halves, penalties for delinquency, and auction risks. It explains lien dates, redemption periods, and how penalties accrue on real and personal taxes. It notes the January sale and the possibility of property forfeiture to tax title purchasers if not redeemed.
Campaign Etchings and Tariff Debate in Press Opinion
The Carroll County Press warns that destroying the Dingley tariff would bring national calamity. It argues competition aims to kill trusts, contends trusts may foster prosperity, and calls for a method to rid the country of trusts while preserving prosperity.
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Carroll Ree Press
Cleveland Leader prompts on Johnson and electric rail decline
The Cleveland Leader questions Tom L. Johnson's conduct as he promoted and organized the Cleveland Electric Railway during monopoly days and sold watered stock without regard for investors.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Cleveland Leader
McKinley Speech Echoes Reciprocity Debate
The text notes President McKinley’s line urging taking from customers only what benefits industries and labor, marking a stance on reciprocity echoed in the last Republican platform. It frames the idea as a speechic and party alignment reference.
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McKinley
Spectable at polls forecasts Johnson governorship bid
The Findlay Jeffersonian notes Tom Johnson as a November candidate for governor next year. It questions whether a Johnson win would block him from leading the Bryan wing of the party in 1904.
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Tom Johnson
Bryan
Findlay
Political Charge Against Tom Johnson in Ohio
TheDispatchers cite former President Harrison and editorials accusing Tom Johnson of using maxims to attack free traders while profiting from franchises patents and monopolies. They contrast Johnson with eight eight eight taxpaying citizens and question which public will believe.
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Harrison
Johnson
Canton Repository
Tom Johnson
Ohio
Tom
van Wert Bulletin
Johnson opposed reduced fares on Cleveland lines
The minutes of the Cleveland roads show that Johnson insisted six tickets for 25 cents would ruin the company. He forced abandonment of the one week test while he was away from the city, and his stance shaped the fare experiment during his interest in the lines.
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Cleveland
Johnson
Ohio county auditors chosen for public confidence
Ohio has 88 county auditors split between two major parties. The choice reflects public trust in their honesty and fiscal oversight.
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Ohio
No Reproach in Dinner Pail Indicates Political Strife
The Coshocton Age notes no reproach on the full dinner pail due to a strike. It claims Republicans have a good thing that Democratic trusts aim to take, causing a row nationwide.
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Coshocton
Free Trade Talk Tests Voters’ Patience in Tionesta
Politicians now advocating free trade may overestimate support as the public tires of prosperity, reflects a Tionesta Pennsylvania Republican notice.
DeWitts Little Liver Risers Promote Cleansing
Look Out for Fever. Biliousness and liver disorders at this season may be prevented by cleansing the system with DeWitt's Little fly Risers. These famous little pills do not gripe. They move the bowels gently, but copiously, and a reason of the tonic properties, give tone and strength to the glands. Cline's Pharmacy.
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DeWitt
Cline
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for scrofula cures across October
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical and permanent cure for scrofula and its skin eruptions. It claims widespread merit in arrests and eradication, presenting the tonic as leading the field against consumption related diseases. It emphasizes weather-related worsenings and the product's fame.
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Hood
West Virginia leaders born in Ohio
Governor White and Senators Scott and Elkins of West Virginia were all born in Ohio, highlighting a shared origin among state political figures.
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Governor White
Senator Scott
Senator Elkins
W. Va
Out of Deaths Jaws
A Durham North Carolina resident credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with saving her life from chronic stomach and liver trouble. The seller, W H McKee, promotes the pills as the best on earth and offers them for two cents at the drug store.
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P. Mae
Durham
N C
Governor Odell Known For Grasp Of State Affairs
Governor Odell of New York demonstrates solid grasp of state business and public responsibilities. The remark highlights his practical experience and reputation as a capable leader.
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Odell
New York
White bronze versus granite in historic monument debate
An aggressive sales pitch promotes white bronze as superior to granite for monuments, claiming decades of market success and endorsements by scientists. It urges readers to compare prices and investigate the claims, offering access to low prices through a eastern company and stressing perceived durability.
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Ranite
Paris insurers refuse coverage for hair dyed individuals
Insurance firms in Paris will not insure people who dye their hair. The History Club will be ruled by Mrs. E. W. Chubb next Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
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Paris
History Club
E. W. Chubb
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