Corner Stone Laid for Nelsonville Christian Church
Sunday ceremony marks the laying of the corner stone for a new Christian church in Nelsonville. Prof. Frederick Treadley of Ohio University spoke as Rev. Laughlin and Rev. Scott Cook led prayers. Attendance included about 450 scholars at Sunday School rally with $170 collected, as Bellefontaine drew about 600 attendees in a neighboring session. Construction progresses with focal point finished and structure partially complete. church to be ready by April 1 under contractor Fenzel of Athens.
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New Christian Church
Nelsonville
Laughlin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Scott Cook
Frederick Treadley
Cook
K. of P. Hall
Fenzel
Athens
Buffalo
Uhrichsville
Bellefonde
Nelville
Bellefontaine
What Is Causing the Increase of Catarrh in Athens
In Athens and across the country catarrh rises despite medical effort. Hyomei is advertised as a germ killer for the respiratory membranes, claimed to soothe irritated tissues and destroy catarrhal germs without harming digestion. The Henderson-Crider Drug Company offers a money back guarantee if Hyomei fails, with a $1 complete outfit including a pocket inhaler.
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Athens
Henderson-Crider
Comay
Mangled Remains Found Near Logan In Tragic Incident
The mangled body of Lawrence Mansfield, a four year old boy from Stimpson avenue, was found on the Hocking Valley tracks near Logan early Sunday. His wife and three sons survive the family. The body was recovered and brought home today as authorities investigated the accident.
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Hocking Valley
Lawrence Ansfield
Logan
Mansfield
Stimpson Avenue
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
Ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for overworked and childbearing women. It claims to ease headaches back pain pelvic issues and irregular periods, promotes nourishment for mother and baby, and invites readers to request a free booklet for composition details and endorsements.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Tragic Logan discovery links to missing Mansfield man
The body found in Logan Sunday morning is identified as Mr. Mansfield of near the family home. A ticket to Athens was in his pocket and his sons Clyde Charles and Harry, based in Campbell's addition, confirm the match. He likely fell from a platform and was struck by a freight train on the return from Lancaster fair. Funeral plans pending.
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Logan
Athens
Webster
Finsterwald
Newsome
Mansfield
Lancaster Fair
Clyde
Charles
Harry
Campbell
Burdock Blood Bitters Promotes Purified Blood
Advert reads that impure blood causes many ills and claims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthen the stomach, bowels, and liver. It asserts the remedy purifies the blood by aiding digestion and cleansing internal organs.
Nelsonville Man Escapes Workhouse Using Wire and Ladder
Nelsonville Ohio October 14 Frank Patterson aged Nelsonville stationary engineer and inmate at the Columbus workhouse escaped at 7 30 Friday night by stringing a wire ladder between walls. He had six weeks remaining after a sentence for defrauding an innkeeper and had earned trust as a custodian of the engines.
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Columbus
Nelsonville, O
Frank Patterson
Nelsonville
Patterson
Prisoner Escapes by Ladder and Wire Plotted Haste
A prisoner used an iron wire attached to a step ladder to scale the boilerhouse. He told a helper he was sick, vanished, and reappeared by dragging the ladder and wire to the roof, then dropped over the wall. The escape was reported to Columbus police by the Workhouse Superintendent as they search for the fugitive.
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Patterson
Columbus
P. H. Bruck
Preventics Cold Tablets Take at Sneeze Stage
To check a cold quickly, buy Preventics from your druggist. These tablets contain no quinine or laxatives and are claimed to prevent pneumonia bronchitis la grippe and feverish children. A box of 48 costs 25 cents with trial boxes at 5 cents, held by Henderson Crider Drug Co.
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Henderson- Crider Drug Co
County Expenditures Report Items and Totals
A list of county expenditures including Nelsonville pike teams 564.70 Scioto Stone Jr limestone 2399.01 bridge balance 975 payments to M W Carman 5 and P A Hunter 0.70 office supplies 13 ministerial funds 45.66 printing costs 54.33 stamps 5 gas for September 8.55 sheep claims 23 and 70 cents account salaries 75.75 and 70 for September labor and plumbing for county jail 2.50 settlement of school fund 2.00.
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Columbus Bridge & Iron Co
M. W. Carman
P. A. Hunter
The
Athens Printery
C. A. Cable
the Gazette Publishing & Printing Co
Treasury
John Finsterwald
Athens Gas, Light & Electric Company
P. Hewitt
John F. Biddle
Maude Walker
Mary Murdoen
G. U. Ulcom
Charles Hawk
Dr Shoop's Restorative Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old newspaper blurb advertises Dr Shoop's Restorative as a remedy for stomach troubles heart and kidney ailments claiming rapid relief. The product is sold by Henderson-Crider Drug Co.
Permit to Wed for Searles and Marks
Charles Searles a 21 year old miner of Deanville and Miss Sarah L Marks aged 16 of Nelsonville obtain a permit to wed in a local civil notices listing.
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Charles Searles
Deanville
Sarah L. Marks
Nelsonville
Election Board Grants County Precinct Overhaul
Athens county election board revised precinct lines at a Saturday meeting. New precincts created include Sugar Creek Circle Hill Plains and Carbondale, with Millfield and Waterloo adjustments. The changes came on the suggestion and visit of Congressman Albert Douglass to aid miners in the county.
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Athens County Board of Election
Messrs. S. D. Webb
Albany
Hugh Gormley
W. 8. Leighty
Glouster
C. H. Bryson
Athens
Sugar Creek
Dover
Carbondale
Waterloo Township
Albert Douglass
Marietta Social and Visitors Round Up
Leonard Ravenscroft left for Columbus to work in a pressing and repair shop. Chillicothe guests visited the Daggetts and Brouwers. others traveled to see relatives in Athens Columbus and Detroit. Social circles include Macabees meeting, and multiple guests at homes of Evans Hedges and McVays with extended family and local hosts.
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Ter Leonard Ravenscroft
Columbus
Death of respected lady Mrs Rachel Barnes in Columbus
Mrs Rachel Elma Barnes wife of Conductor G H Barnes of the Hocking Valley railroad died at her Columbus home Sunday evening from a complication of diseases. The funeral was held this afternoon at the family residence and she was buried in Greenlawn cemetery. Mr and Mrs Lash accompanied by another relative attended the funeral.
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Rachel Elma Barnes
G. H. Barnes
Hocking Valley Railroad
BE. R. Lash
Columbus
Greenlawn
R. Lash
Funeral for Lawrence Mansfield at First Presbyterian Church
The funeral for Mr. Lawrence Mansfield will be held at 10 o clock tomorrow morning at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. F M Swinehart will conduct the services with interment in the new cemetery.
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Lawrence Mansfield
First Presbyterian Church
F. M. Swinehart
Wreck on Shrewsbury Express Kills Twenty in England
London telegram reports the Shrewsbury express derailed at sixty mph on a sharp curve. Twenty dead, forty injured as coaches piled on tangled iron. Officials say a speed restriction may have been ignored. by 10 am, thirteen bodies recovered, others still trapped.
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London
Eng
Shrewsbury
England
Eye of Women Hallowe'en Games and Festive Recipes
A guide to Hallowe'en party planning with games and fortune telling ideas. Includes centerpiece pumpkin crafts, jokewitch cake with rings and coins, Macabre yet playful rituals, and party foods such as yellow apple salad and walnut cake. The tone blends century-old superstition with practical decor and menu tips.
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Hallowe'en
Gallaher Levy
Pictorial Review
Halloween Observance Shifts With School Society
A brief note on changing customs for Halloween from a time when students enjoyed the night to a more formal observance as society dictates new norms. The text reflects a social shift in how celebrations are recognized by schools and communities.
Simple Yet Striking Halloween Decorations From Paper Leaves
The piece guides creating a magical Halloween atmosphere with inexpensive materials. It suggests using autumn branches, leaves, and wax tapers to craft a fairy grotto effect, decorating doors mantels and windows. Colorful paper in red black yellow and white completes the look at low cost.
Happiness and the natural light of living
A meditation argues that happiness is a birthright and more natural than misery. It asserts that true goodness and happiness come from gratitude, simple faculties, and contentment, not wealth or fame, and urges mastering happiness amid life’s trials.
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Covert
Fragmented Muse on Happiness and Pursuit of Contentment
A garbled passage contemplates happiness and discontent, urging individuals to seek personal fulfillment. It references chasing Rome, Spain, and themes of wishful thinking, fate, and the consequences of pursuits, ending with reflections on joy and misfortune.
Dean's Ointment advertised as cure for itching skin
An advertisement for Dean's Ointment promotes relief from itching and skin irritation. The copy notes lasting cures and mentions Pitty drug store as the point of purchase.
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Dean
Pitty Drug Store
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