Local residents note visits and health updates
Mrs. E G Eaton suffers a sprained ankle. Mrs FLW Hush returns from McConnelsville visit. Mrs Elmer Golden Mrs W B Lawrence and Miss Minnie Dean visit Columbus. Mrs WLP Crumbacker and son Bower spend hay fever period at Terra Alta West Virginia. Clara Hooper visits relatives before returning to Columbus. Will Hays attends Ohio deafs state reunion in Columbus. George Falcon of Charleston WV visits locally. Mrs Edward Loag departs for Chillicothe after visiting Eaton. Gertrude and Olive Cameron stay with Uncle George Sriggs at Cheshire. Frantz L Woodworth leaves for Marion Indiana after visiting. Mrs P C Leete and Constance return to Portsmouth after extended visit. John F Bingman census dept Washington DC here with wife on short vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Olive Cameron
George Sriggs
Cheshire
Frantz L. Woodworth
Marion
Indiana
National Glass Company at Pan-American Exposition Exhibit
The National Glass Company with twenty-one plants and base in Pittsburgh shows a full glass manufacturing process from raw material to finished piece. It features cutting engraving etching decorating and glass woven fabrics and displays a Miss Maxine Elliott figure wearing a dress woven from glass and glass cloth furniture. Savings banks grow nationwide with deposits totaling $876,229 across 2 schools in 99 cities in 38 states last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Maxine Elliott
Ews
United States
Night of terror and remedies in old news ad copy
A dramatic note describes a widow feared to die from pneumonia but saved by Dr King s New Discovery, hailed as a cure for throat chest and lung diseases. It touts trial bottles, prices, and a local drugstore offer while promoting August Flower for indigestion and biliousness. Also cites a readers exchange of barter items for subscriptions and notes a rise in malt liquor consumption in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Machias
S. H. Lincoln
W. H. McKee
How the word Bert coined from a Tennessee drink tale
A New York Times account explains that about a century ago the Bret distillery in Davidson County Tennessee began the Red Helfer. Patrons at the Saturday saloon drank and gambled, narrators say, and began calling a drum a bert as a slang term. The phrase spread westward and ultimately became the single word bert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yeak
Kentucky
Ten- Reesee
Davidson County
Siil
Bern
Tennessee
Bert
New York Times
The Candia Snhaorbanite Nonsense Exchange
The fragment from a Puck humor item questions local people who grow vegetables. One voice asks if supporters raise their own produce, while another says some merely plant them, capturing a light exchange about self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Still More Counterfeiting Seized and Stomach Bitters Impostors
The Secret Service uncovered another band of counterfeiters and seized a large quantity of bogus bills that mimic the real article so closely the average person would not suspect fraud. They note imitators target valued products like Stomach Bitters, boasting many fakes. The real Bitters claim to settle stomach disorders, improve digestion, blood quality, vigor, and overall vitality, warning buyers to beware of counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Makes Hutter Mothers and Other Education Fragments
A collage of historic notes and ads: Mrs Charles Tl Gardiner advocates college education for women highlighting domestic harmony and childrearing benefits. Treatments like Lichty’s Gelery Nerve Compound and Perry Davis Pain Killer advertised by Cline’s Pharmacy. Fossil Homo species find at Pikermi links to Samos. Ontario residents write more letters than rest of Canada. Krause’s Headache Capsules touted as rapid cure. Oldest Eng land house on River Ver near St Albans Abbey is octagonal and centuries old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tl. Gardiner
New York
Professor Gardiner
Troy Female Cemionarys
England
Ver
St. Alban’s Abbey
Cleanliness In Cooking Cited By Eighteenth Century Chinese Writer
A Chinese writer from the eighteenth century urges cleanliness in the kitchen. He advises wiping knives, changing cloths, scraping boards, and washing bowls regularly. He notes that smoke, perspiration, insects, and soot mixing with food spoil quality.
English of the English and Brotherliness in Creckton
An essay contrasts American and English speech noting American readers mispronounce and misname English terms at Charing Cross. A Harper's Magazine piece recounts how Brockton turnout grew as locals left to fetch others, creating a larger audience for Dr Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Engle
England
Cogkind
Charing Cross Station
Bromley
Lim
Julian Tralphtt
Harper's Magazine
Trade Balance Fluctuations Over Years Reported
The report lists historical gold export excesses with figures from 1890 to recent years. It notes in 1890 an excess of £51,000,000 and in 1898 an excess of £101,000,000, while the latest year shows a significant positive balance of £4,005 in exports. The wording is garbled but centers on international gold and trade surpluses.
Electric Bitters Credited With Saving Life Of Malarial Patient
Henrietta Tex lawyer E B Munday recalls persuading a dying brother to try Electric Bitters, which cured malaria, jaundice, and related ailments. The remedy is touted to purify blood, aid digestion, regulate organs, and treat nervous and kidney issues. Sold for 50 cents at W H McKee’s drug store. Berlin averages 209 liters of beer per person annually, Munich 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Twe
W. H. McKee
Berlin
Munich
Shocking Calamity and Wool Consumption Report
Dr A Kellett of Williford Arkansas reports a railroad laborer suffered a severe foot crush but Bucklen arnica salve cured it quickly. The ad extols its use for burns and skin eruptions. An annual wool consumption figure notes 44 million pounds, down from 426 million pounds last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kellett
Williford
Ark
WH. McKee
Isis
Thermometer Tubes Manufactured at Jena in Germany
A vivid account from The Idler describes Jena glassworks where thermometer tubes are blown and drawn. Workers shape molten glass into elongated forms, passing through stages with rolling, blowing, and cooling while narrators note the skill of Abbe, Schott, and scientific staff in the renowned state aided industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jena
Germany
Abbe
Schott
Ian
Ile
Wali Dt
Noted Exchange Reveals Hidden Name Gap
In a brief Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange, a speaker laughs over not recalling a name while labeling another as a "Russian Pole." The dialogue shifts to a question about vaccination, with Jewett affirming belief, saying it kept his daughter from playing the piano for nearly a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanea
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jewett
Election hat loss and casual remark referenced
A fragment notes Red Lueck hearing about a lost hat on the election and Jil confirming a hat incident during an excursion, in a Yonkers Statesman style aside. It also mentions cotton manufacture values and U S exports to the Chinese Empire totaling about one third of such exports last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lueck
Jil
Yonkers
United States
Causes and cure of headaches in nervous fatigue
Exhausted and irritable conditions of the nervous system cause headaches. Restoring nerve action and tonic heart support offers relief. Clinic headache wafers are advertised as a safe cure, 10 cents at all druggists. Also notes export change in Great Britain July from 100 to 243 percent in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Great Gbrivtarin
Working Day and Night Pill Claim and Food and Fuel Stats
The text touts Dr King’s New Life Pills promising energy and strength, with a brief ad for W H McKee. It cites massive national consumption of coffee and sugar last year and notes Jell-O flavors and petroleum figures, presenting a collage of consumer goods and data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. H. McKee
Krause's Cold Cure Capsule Promises 21 Hour Cure
An ad touts Krause's Cold Cure in capsule form claiming to cure cold in the head throat chest or any body part within 21 hours. It asserts you can keep working during treatment and lists Cline's Pharmacy as the seller. Also mentions England and Australia newspaper counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Price Tic
Cline
Meck Aedes Leads New York and Georgia Lodges
Meck Aedes grand council announces Aug 16 as a meeting date with 4400 Red Men and 4 balance of the Pocahuutita order. Total membership listed as S050 within Mata reservation and d6 tribca. Per capita tax set at 145 cents. J F Rellng named great sabebow of Georgia reservation and J T Abney chief of rewards. Western Association of United Men of Massachusetts will hold field day on October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meck Aedes
Grand Caunell
New York
Werts Et Bulle
Law Caynells
Mata Reservation
J. F. Rellng
Great Saebow
Georgia
J. T. Abney
Western Association of Ited
Maxsuchueutte
Hungry Horace Seeks Food Delayed by Market Report
A humorous exchange shows Hungry Horace asking for a meal and being told nothing has been eaten since day before yesterday. A Kind Lady asks what he ate, Horace responds with nothing but the market report from an old paper. The line suggests broader troubles and time to think amid a daily scarcity.
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Horace
Baltimore American
Excursions via Hocking Valley By Grand Army of Republic
Tickets go on sale September 8 through 12 with a one cent per mile fare from Athens 1.00. Return by September 15 without default, valid until October after depositing ticket and 68 cents with a Cleveland agent for travel via Hocking Valley.
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Hocking Valley
Grand Army of Republic
Cleveland
Athens
Defaait
One Way Settlers Rates via Ohio Central Lines
On the first and third Tuesday of each month special low one way settlers tickets will be sold by Ohio Central Lines agents to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. For full particulars call any agent or address nearest passenger representative: John Moores T P agent Findlay S G Barney passenger agent Toledo J Cargo passenger agent Toledo W A Peters passenger agent Columbus E and Heiner passenger agent Charleston W Va.
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Ohio Central
Ohio Central Lines
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
John Moores
T. P
Findlay
S.G. Barney
Toledo
Ohio Central Lines Offers Low Fare to Buffalo Exposition
Special low rate excursion tickets are on sale at all major Ohio Central Lines ticket offices to Buffalo and return. For full details on rates dates sales limits and routes contact Club Central Lines agents. Through tickets to eastern points via Buffalo allow two ten day stopovers at the Exposition. If traveling east, go via Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Central Lines
Buffalo
Club Central Lines
Teketa
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Lion Coffee
Femme Qeality
E.G. Eaton
Flw
Hush
McConnelsville
Elmer Golden
W. B. Lawrence
Minnie Dean
Columbus
Mrs. Wlp
Crumbacker
Bower
Terra Alta
W. Va
Clara Hooper
Will Hays
Edward Loag
E. G. Eaton
Chillicothe
P. C. Leete
Constance
Portsmouth
John F. Bingman
Census Department
Washington, D. C
Sirs
W. H. Bingman
National Glass Company
Tur
Collins (Mo
Lichty
Asamotherium
Pikermi
Samos
Perry Davis
Paris
Limoges
Province of
Ontario
Rest
Canada
America
Creckton
Darrett Wendell
William Everett
Trockton
Mr. Wendell
Vark Square
Wendell
Brockton
Bone
Everett
Stockton
Boston Herald
Cabtor
Beara
Death
RARAK
Arag
Australia
AR Aran
Biel
Erica
G.palmill
Massa
Lider
Trys Mitty
Aiden
N.K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Bestar
Atchison Globe
Valentine's Telegraph School
Janesville
Wis
Sayly
Coultrap
Ohio
Jarpersburg
Fastmall
Fast Mall
Fast Mail
Parkersburg
Sunny
Daly
Ee Mets
Callon
Addrens
W.H. Moore
O.p.mccanrr
G.P . Circinaat
Great Lakes
Omio Central
Bewlicg
Crear
Wea
ST. Marys
Marietta
Middleport
Gallipolis
Charleston
Moulton Hour
ToLeno
Hocking Valley Railway
Detroit
Michigan
St. Paul
Kansas Ciy
Omaha
Denver
Fisher
Ghicar
Monak
Cascinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Co
Boound
Tadastee
Lancaster
A.maut
C.M. Bexxett
B. M. Witkiscon
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