Athens Visitors and Local Notices From Late Week
Summary of local movements includes Dr A J Learned and N W James in Athens for business, New Lexington principal A M McCaughey visiting friends, H Cotton seeking health, Mr Wirt Lealand of New York visiting old friends, Mrs H B Smith and daughter heading to Gambier, and Peter Beebe enlisting in Company FP heading to the Philippines. Also notes Clay County resident James Treed injured, Chamberlain's Pain Balm praised, and endorsements of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Rev S A Donahoe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Learned
N. W. James
Millfield
Athens
Wirt Lealand
New York
Mr. Lealand
Carara
Iday
James Tteed
Clay, Clay Co
W. Va
Chamberlain
W. H. McKee
Electricity Comes to the Kitchen in Modern Homes
The Cosmopolitan reports electric cooking proving a success in kitchens beyond the parlor and dining room. Electric kettles and chafing dishes may be heated by lamps in wired houses, delivering precisely controlled temperatures and revived flavors, though early uses centered on women experimenting with home laboratories. Electric kitchens appear in New York apartment houses where tenants request compact setups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grain-O Relief: Coffee Alternative Promoted
Grain-O is promoted as a nourishing coffee substitute that soothes the stomach aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. The ad asserts coffee harms digestion and the nervous system and claims Grain-O offers opposite effects price 15 and 25 cents per package. Mayor Lacoste bans displaying the Spanish flag in Havana except at the consulate provoking protest from Spaniards and the Spanish Consul General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacoste
Havana
Blood Cleanser Ads and Navy Salvage Claim Highlight 1900s Text
An old advertisement for Cascarets touts blood cleansing and beauty benefits with pricey pills for ten cents. Separately, the crew of the auxiliary cruiser Eagle sues the government for bounty and salvage related to the sinking of the San Domingo off Cuba during the blockade. Army officials monitor automobile engine tests for war use as Opelon favors adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
TRE Army
Oplolon
Dr. King’s New Life Pills Endure Health Claims
Forthright ad copy notes bold claims of health by using Dr. King’s New Life Pills to improve stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It also mentions an officer denying a story alleging American soldiers in the Philippines were criticized as drunkards and gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. H. McKee'a
Agxy
Feyton
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Americana
Philppines
Judgment Suspended in Chicago Child Mischief Tale
A Chicago girl defies warnings by taking her baby sister onto the roof for a pretend ribbon campaign. After a sticky paper prank on the baby, the household sequesters the stuck paper and the mother ends with a playful verdict that the child is the most mischievous yet the judge calls a recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wies
Dewey Day Unveiling At Three Oaks Highlights Spanish Gun Capture
On Dewey day at Three Oaks Michigan Miss Helen Gowld will unveil the Spanish gun capture by Dewey and won by the village. A deranged woman leaped from a speeding train near Waseca Minnesota and was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Oaks
Mich
Helen Gowld
Dewey
Waseca
Minn
No Right to Ugliness and Funeral for Conquering Bear
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure to purify blood and restore health for beauty and vitality, claiming benefits for stomach liver and kidneys and appearance. A funeral in Omaha for Conquering Bear notes a death after a streetcar collision, with relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Conquering Bear
Omaha
Neb
The Swamp Stake Driver Bittern in Subtle Stance
Edward B. Clark describes the American bittern known as the swamp stake driver, a bird that hides in plain sight with cryptic plumage. He recounts a May sighting near Chicago, where the bird remained motionless for an hour as observers watched from close range before it finally fled along a stream through the marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammany
L Wender
Tamihar
Chicago
Tillern
Edward B. Clark
Buffalo Tree Hopper Injury to Young Orchards
The buffalo tree hopper has caused considerable damage to young orchards and trees in recent years. Inquiries received by the office indicate the insect is usually unseen, with only irregular signs like peculiar scark noted in affected areas.
Buffal Tree Hopper Described and Remedies
The buffalo tree hopper insects cause bark damage by laying eggs in the bark and sucking plant sap. They cut bark slits slowing healing, harming young trees more than mature ones, with removal of eggs or jarring into oiled sheets as remedies. The insect is about one third of an inch long, green with brown legs.
Chamberlains Colic Gadlera and Diarrhoea Remedy Praise
W. W Massifgili of Beaumont Texas thanks manufacturers for a wonderful medicine that saved thousands of children from dysentery and cholera infantum. The remedy is for sale by W. H. McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W_Massifgili
Beaumont
Texas
W. H. McKee
When Coffee Is Left Over
The article explains how to reuse leftover coffee by pouring off or straining it to avoid reheating with grounds. It suggests ideas like diluting eggs for next morning’s coffee, using it in custards and creams, replacing part of milk in baked goods, or making jelly when quantities permit.
His Life Was Saved Prominent Citizen Shares Cure
J E Lilly of Gannibal Missouri recalls a near death from typhoid fever and pneumonia. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his lungs and life after rapid recovery. The ad touts the medicine as a universal cure for chest and lung troubles with trials offered. Australia leads wool production, followed by Russia and Argentina. the United States is fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lilly
Gannibal
W. H. McHee’s
Australia
Russia
Argentine Republic
United States
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Beebe
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Uta Aisial AL
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Toledo & Ohio
T. D. Dale
Daily
Moore'e
Vincent
VM. M. Morse. Supt
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Self Culture Magazine
Andree
Werner Company
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J. A. Joyce
John Josce
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Carrie Harper
Adit Harper
Barry L. Blackwood
Loventa M. Swartz
Bethed
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Snow4&co
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Patan
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Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Co
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NAN Prams
C.M. Sesnetti
P.M. Wicereer
Gen'l TicketAgt
OHO
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