Local Brevities Highlight Weekend Seekers and Marital News
N W Linscott of Utley visited Athens for county seat business while Miss Mary Wilson returned from Chicago. Martin Walsh of Glauster spent days in Athens after a West Virginia trip. the Kessinger family returned to Kansas City. A. W. Lynch of Albany noted county busy election fears, and Hamilton DeWees and Flentean Hunter wed in Athens with Rev. Gyrus Rose officiating. Mrs Ellen Constantine, from Chillicothe to Boston, sought aid for a journey, with a four year old daughter in tow, revealing a troubled actress past.
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N. W. Linscott
Utley
Mary ‘Wilson
Chicago
Martin Walsh
Glauster
Athens
West Virginia
W. L. Kessinger
Joe
Nelsonville
Kansas City
A. W. Lynch
Albany
Hamilton DeWees
Flentean Hunter
Marshfield
Atheny
Gyrus Rose
Miss Hunter
DeWees
Ellen Constantine
Chillicothe
Boston
Parkersburg
Massachusetts
Daugh
Coin vanishes on floor then reappears in trousers
In a Philadelphia drug store two men purchased items for 25 cents. A silver quarter slipped from the clerk’s fingers and vanished after striking the floor. Searches failed until a bystander noticed a man’s turned-up trouser crease where the coin had lodged, restoring its value in merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmg
Philadelphia Times
Mem
Millionaires Giv e Away Trials and Remedies
A mix of notes on Dr King’s New Discovery claiming over ten million free trial bottles and cures for consumption coughs and chest diseases, plus items on gas mantle composition, John R. campaign rhetoric, Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praise, a novel pea cock feather hat, and a testimonial from Rev Donahoe praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy sold by W H McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
McKee
Fragmentary Civil War Tale Then Arnica Salve Ad
A damaged clipping mentions G. B Steadman of Newke Michigan in the Civil War and a lingering ulcer cured by Arnica Salve. It claims to cure cuts bruises burns boils felons corns and skin eruptions for 25 cents, sold by W. A. Marriage certificate notes an age near 122 years in Atlantic City.
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G. B Steadman
New Ke
Mich
Tlantic
Norman Barrett
Atchison, Kan
Hoots Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity Remedy
In a wartime notice the War Department reports recruitment near completion for the Philippine volunteer army. All regiments have been filled except the 49th colored regiment, needing fewer than 100 men to reach quota, with plans to secure them within 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
War Department
Pretty Jewelry Making For Charades And Theatricals
A simple method for jewelry used in home charades or juvenile theater involves dissolving aluminum in hot water and suspending a shaped shade in saturated solution. A polished glass vessel with crystals forming on a wire under 24 hours of undisturbed cooling yields colorful blue and yellow crystals, with colorants like blue-black ink or litmate solution adding tones.
Ladies' isis consignments to London houses and birds
Two recent consignments include 000 birds of paradise 3 000 Imperial pheasants 4 500 crested pigeons and 500 email birds of various species. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for 25 years of sale as a prompt cure for colds. Sold by W H McKee. Natives employed as scouts in the Philippines have earned Gen Lawtons approval to organize two companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isis
London
Uie
W. Hi. McKee
Philippines
Gen. Lawton
Candle Decoration as a Popular Home Art Practice
Candle decoration resurges as a stylish home craft with modern parasine candles offered in tinted silks or paper. Readers learn to paint and ornament candles for holidays, parties, and receptions, with shops offering pre decorated options for busy hosts.
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New York City
Get Woe Man Country Doctor Heads to Patient Call
A country doctor, noted as a keen sportsman, rides out with a gun on his shoulder to make rounds one morning. A friend, spotting the weapon, asks about the early trip. The doctor says he is hurrying to see a patient and intends not to miss him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raand
Din
Weill
Electric Bitters touted as cure for rundown men
A reader from Maville Indiana reports Electric Bitters restored his appetite and strength after illness. The ad claims the tonic boosts health, with a 50 cent price at local drugstores and a guarantee of satisfaction. It also mentions Bourke Cockran on Boer War intervention and a chorus of antiwar tension during a New York meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. “. Gardner
Maville
Ind
Mc Kee
Bourrke Cockran
New York
United States
England
Lane Vaal
Cockran
Drink Grain-60 Healthful Coffee Substitute
A newspaper snippet notes Grain-60 as a non medicine yet doctor ordered healthful drink made from pure grains. It praises its invigorating appetite pleasing color and cost matching fine foods, advising use as a substitute for coffee. Also mentions Lieut-Con. Hers at West Point reporting on stricter hazing measures amid policy in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Truncated Rail Notice From Lancaster to Zanesville
Fragmentary OCR item shows a railway notice from Lancaster to Zanesville with train numbers and dates garbled. It mentions Westbound trains and departure from Lancaster with unclear numbers and times, indicating schedule details lost in scan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRANG
Lancaster
Zanesville
West Hound
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