Republicans Hold Jerseyville Mass Meeting Addresses
A large crowd gathered for the Republican mass meeting in Jerseyville on Saturday evening led by speakers J. P. Wood and L. G. Worstell of Athens. Miss Mattie Bobo left for Columbus to make her home. McKinley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ww. Bobo, remains gravely ill. Mrs. Catherine Mulligan, formerly gravely ill, is slowly recovering. Mulligan, Rossetter and Shaffer purchased several hundred head of stock in the last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerseyville
J. P. Wood
L. G. Worstell
Athens
Mattie Bobo
Columbus
McKinley
Bobo
Catherine Mulligan
Messrs
Mulligan
Rossetter
Shaffer
Local Notes From Canaanville And Nearby
Miss Lillie Martin of Washington county visited family in Canaanville while Mrs D M Poston hosted. Ellen Smith rents her farm to Dana Poston and plans to travel west to stay with her brother. Mr and Mrs Jo Coker welcomed a daughter on the 28th and expect permanent residence. Emma Woods of Wisconsin visits her aunt Adaline Poston. Frank Joyce spends a week in Ross county with his brother Will a Ray station telegraph operator. Charles Dorr plans to build a residence on the H Wickham farm. James Smith sold 53 head of fat hogs to Schaffer Co and Oliver Lovell will ship a carload of hogs early next week. L Graham was called to Nelsonville by a relative’s illness.
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Lillie Martin
Washington County
D. M. Poston
Thomas Carpenter
Clarence Sams
Harmony
Ellen Smith
Dana Poston
Jo. Coker
Emma Woods
Wisconsin
Adaline Poston
Frank Joyce
Ross County
Will
Ray Station
Charles Dorr
H. H. Wickham
James Smith
Schaffer & Co
Wolf's Plains social notes and illness update
Messrs Ira Barnes and George Gabriel Jr spent Sunday at Marshfield. Mrs Fannie McCathrar, ill four weeks, is gradually improving. Anna Courtney and Cash Woods are on the sick list. Rosa Ferguson arrives from Charleston to spend a few days with her mother Lydia Beachout. John Peters visited his parents last week. Marion McHarg Henry Barker attended the wedding of Simon Shaw and Della Dowler at Dowler's Ridge. Nellie Stage returned to Columbus after visiting her parents. Ernest Moore and infant Everett were visiting Harry Moore Sunday.
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Ira Barnes
George Gabriel Jr
Marshfield
Fannie McCathrar
Curt Martin
Athens
Anna Courtney
Cash Woods
Rosa Ferguson
Charleston
Lydia Beachout
John Peters
Middleport
Marion McHarg
Henry Barker
Simon Shaw
Della Dowler
Dowler’s Ridge
Nellie Stage
Columbus
G. W. Stage
Ernest Moore
Everett
Harry Moore
Hamley Run School Opens and Local Movements Noted
Miss Emma Rhodda of Nelsonville begins her school Monday at this place. Mrs. Ida Walker of Athens visits her parents Mr and Mrs Alan Davis Thursday. Miss Ora Young attends the wedding of Miss Della Dowler and Sanford Shaw. Wm Kartz tests for coal on P H Moore's farm and moves drilling tools to T F Dowler's farm. Herman Bardin and Dollie Henderson of Athens visit Lewis Young family. H T Deweese moves to Factory to drive team for J M Stewart at Luhrig.
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Emma Rhodda
Nelsonville
Ida Walker
Athens
Alan
Davis
Ora Young
Della Dowler
Sanford Shaw
Wm. Kartz
P. H. Moore
T. F. Dowler
Herman Bardin
Dollie Henderson
Lewis Young
H. T. Deweese
Factory
J.,.m. Stewart
Luhrig
Local Social Notes From Jacksonville and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Joe Stephenson begin house keeping on Fourth street. Miss Carrie Hixson visits home near Athens. Margaret Crawford spends Sunday in Columbus. J M Wemmer moves into his father’s Fifth street property. Marshall Stewart buys Wemmer’s former Seventh street home. Addison Holcomb visits with Rev and Mrs Holcomb. The Irvene Jervous Company performs to crowded houses Friday and Saturday. Will Gordon of Rendville visits relatives.
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Joe Stephenson
Fourth Street
Carrie Hixson
Athens
Margaret Crawford
Columbus
J. M. Wemmer
Fifth Street
Marshall Stewart
Mr. Wemmer
Seventh Street
Addison Holcomb
Holcomb
Irvene Jervous Company
Will Gordon
Rendville
Rally Day Program and Local Meetings Noted
The M E Sunday school held a rally with Devotional services led by Thos Taylor and a literary program featuring Mrs G A Carbaugh Miss Helen Linnell Miss Grace Holcomb Mrs Geo Rambo Patience Oldroyd and Stella Chute Rev Gear of the U B church preached his first sermon to his congregation Miss Iva and Sylvia Shirley visited friends O T R C of Jacksonville met at the school with seven members and topics on teaching and child study discussed Misses Mary and Flora Whitfield visited Glouster last week This circle aims to grow in interest and numbers
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M. E
Epworth League
Thos. Taylor
G. A. Carbaugh
Helen Linnell
Grace Holcomb
Longfellow
Geo. Rambo
Patience Oldroyd
Peter Wolfe
Mattie Shirley
Carrie Hixson
United States
Owen Corwin
Anna
Surprise party honors George Guthrie
Those from a distance who attended the surprise party given at George Guthrie's Thursday evening were Messia, Frank Caldwell, Chas Clark, Robert Runion and Ernest Person, Misses Frank Warner, Mable Kyle, Sarah Runion and Myrtle Caldwell.
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George Guthrie
Messia
Frank Caldwell
Chas Clark
Robert Runion
Ernest Person
Frank Warner
Mable Kyle
Sarah Runion
Myrtle Caldwell
Vinci promise lifts tired women to renewed strength
A Weinadvertised tonic Vinci is pitched to overwhelmed women and nursing mothers. A customer reports dragging fatigue and says Vinci helped, with the firm offering a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad claims 98 successes per 100 and urges trials by weak, tired, or puny individuals, including children, with mail order sales and express delivery.
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Vinci
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Cleansing
Look Out for Fever. Biliousness and liver disorders at this season may be prevented by cleansing the system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These famous little pills do not gripe. They move the bowels gently, but copiously, and by reason of the tonic properties, give tone and strength to the glands. Cline's Pharmacy.
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DeWitt
Cline
Kodol Promises Cure for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
Mrs Cranfill of Troy New York shares a testimonial praising Kedol as a remedy that digests food, sweetens the stomach, and turns meals into red blood. She claims four bottles cured years of indigestion and dyspepsia and urges others to try the product from Clines Pharmacy.
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Mrs. Cranfill of
Troy
N. T
Clines
Hockingport Ladies Discuss Wage Rise for Teachers
The Hockingport reading circle met last week with talks including raising teachers wages. The Sunday school, led by E A Dutton, reports good progress and raised one dollar for the coming county convention with delegates appointed. Rev Arthur E Johnson has been named elder of the Gallipolis district. Mary Gladys Stone and her father Craig were visiting en route to Alva Oklahoma. Mrs Nettie Johnson Davidson mourns a lost daughter and Mr Davidson remains in frail health. Mrs Mary A Manly and Mrs Sarah Lemons plan a move to Parkersburg soon.
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S. Y. McBride
Arthur E. Johnson
Gallipolis
Nettie Johnson Davidson
Parkersburg
Davidson
Mary A. Manly
Sarah Lemons
Craig Stone
Mary Gladys
Alva
Oklahoma
E. A. Dutton
You Can’t Vote by Proxy, Do It Yourself in Booth
The article reminds readers that a neighbor’s errand help is fine but voting must be done personally in the privacy of the polling booth. It emphasizes individual responsibility and the confidential nature of the ballot.
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Eastern Grante Co
Legal Notice in Bardin Bankruptcy Hearing Date
In the Matter of John C Bardin and Sw eetey Bankrupt a hearing was ordered on the petition for discharge. On October 24 1902 the Honorable Albert C Thompson Judge of said court ordered that a hearing be had upon the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Bardin
Albert C. Thompson
Columbus
Ohio
John
Bardin
C.D. Hopkins
Out of Deaths Jaws
A Durham North Carolina resident credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with saving her life after years of stomach and liver trouble. The advert claims the pills are the best on earth and sold at W H McKee's drug store. The second item notes napkin customs in France and England with scented, variably folded napkins at grand dinners.
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P. Mae
Durham
N. C
W. H. McKee
France
England
Hood's Sarsaparilla Clear Scrofula From October Weather
Sudden weather changes strain health and scrofula. Hood's Sarsaparilla is said to offer radical, permanent cures for scrofula, with many sufferers reporting improvement. The ad claims widespread merit in homes across cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Hair Color Shift At Berlin Asylum Patient
A Berlin asylum report notes a patient whose hair changes color with her mood. When cool and quiet hair is light yellow, and when restless it turns auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Insectivorous Birds Decline in Missouri After 15 Years
Systematic inquiries into Missouri bird life reveal a 62 percent drop in insectivorous species and an 80 percent fall in game birds over the past fifteen years. The report notes notable losses across species and stresses ecological factors affecting avian populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Divorce hearing set in Athens County court
Effie Blake petitions for divorce from William Oscar Blake in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio case 8086 co alleging gross neglect and willful absence for over three years. Hearing scheduled on or after November 21 1902. E T Rose attorney for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Oscar Blake
Effie Blake
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
A. D
E. T. Rose
The Chinese Quarter Extraterritorial Justice
A New York Chinatown note explains that a Chinese in America sues in regular civil courts while a dispute between Chinese is settled by Chinatown’s mayor, who lacks formal enforcement power yet is backed by public sentiment. This mirrors extraterritoriality principles seen in China for foreigners.
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New York City
Chinatown
China
The Bishop of Brisbane Found Dead
A London Chronicle note recounts a cable misread as two items of news. The cable stated the bishop of Brisbane has been found dead, prompting the editor to choose the more suitable column item.
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London Chronicle
Brisbane
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