Former Nelsonville Resident Dies in Columbus
Former Nelsonville resident Mr Auth Comstock died at his Columbus home on Thursday morning. Funeral services are planned for Saturday afternoon in Columbus with many relatives and friends expected to attend. Mrs Catherine Affolder returned to Columbus after a two week visit in the city. Mrs James Grant of Columbus, recently back from Norfolk Virginia, visited her parents in Nelsonville briefly before returning home. Mr and Mrs John Briggs, Columbus business visitors, were in Nelsonville Wednesday. Mrs Lou Buxon visited in Columbus Thursday evening.
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Auth Comstock
Nelsonville
Columbus
Tanksday
John Briggs
James Grant
Norfolk
Avatyr Hick
William Hick
Lou Buxon
Local residents return from short trips
Clark Higgins came back to Lancaster on Thursday evening after a brief visit in town. Mrs. Robert Cordray also returned to the city Thursday following a visit with her parents in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Ralph Henry came home Thursday from the Chesterhill fair. Mr and Mrs Tom Barron returned Thursday from Buckeye Lake.
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Clark Higgins
Lancaster
Robert Cordray
Columbus
Ralph Henry
Chesterhill Fair
Tom Barron
Buckeye Lake
Standard Bearers Elect 2024 Officers in Community Meeting
The Standard Bearers of the M. E. church met at Mr Retta Howe’s home Friday evening with good attendance. Officers elected for the year include President Miss Altha Rickards First Vice President Edna Spencer Second Vice President Leah Reynolds Third Vice President Helen Coblin Treasurer Mary Sharp Assistant Treasurer Violet Higgins SecretaryElsie Hodgman Cor Sec Iva Murphy Mite Box Sec Edna Patton Calendar Committee Lillian Stewart Aleta McManaway Leah Huddy After business, mite boxes opened and a social hour with cream and cake followed.
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M. E. Church
Retta Howe
Altha Rickards
Edna Spencer
Leah Reynolds
Helen Coblins
Mary Sharp
Violet Higgins
Elsie Hodgman
Iva Murphy
Meeting for sportsmen invites new members this September
The notice invites local sportsmen to a September 13 meeting at 7 pm in the new club rooms above Cox Bros. Grocery on Washington street. It notes government fish supplies arriving this month, potential new game wardens, and asks readers to bring interested friends. social visitors Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and others from nearby towns are mentioned.
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Cox Bros
Washington Street
Whitmore
Nelsonville notices and sales roundup
Multiple short notices from Nelsonville area items include a nonliability declaration by Earl Erb regarding his wife Luclla Erb, a Buick Six touring car for sale from the Nelsonville Elks, found glasses lost near Harper Hollow, 17 cent per pound sugar for sale by J A Isselstein, a gold Labor Day wrist watch offered for return, a platform dance on September 6 in Doanville, and rental and wanted ads for rooms and modern hours. Local contact numbers included.
Community Guests and Local Socials Fill Athens Weekend
Stewart Warren and sister Agnes Brown and infant visit aunt Mrs. Sarah Hatch in Athens. William Leeper and Wade Biggins of Akron stay with relatives. Curb France moving back to Beebe farm. Albert Simpson visits cousin Howard Hawk in Parkersburg. Numerous local visits and an M E church ice cream social. Ladies Aid meets Hatch home with nine members and one guest. Community members attend Labor Day events and spaulding reunion at the Athens Fair grounds.
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Robert Warren
Agnes Brown
Athens
Sarah Hatch
William Leeper
Harry Leeper
Wade
Harvey Biggins
Akron
Curb France
Beebe
Albert Simpson
Parkersburg
Howard Hawk
Charles Colwell
Jarvis
Marietta
Merle Norris
Green Valley
Thomas McAfee
Cyrus Webster
Ardath Jarvis
Marion
Traiing
Rev. Woodard
Guysville
Lucy Windsor
Lottridge
Bethany
W. B. Hosler
Columbus
C. W. Hayes
N. M. Copeland
Charles McBee
Frank Robinson
Harry Laughlin
Spaulding
Athens Fair Grounds
Mexico Railroads Stricken Turmoil Reaches Torreon
Torreon, Coahuila, a major railroad hub, suffers from severe rolling stock shortages and scarce freight cars. The De la Huerta government seeks urgent repairs after years of bandit damage while plans consider bondholder reorganization and night-time operation as nine trains stop and depart daily.
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Halph H. Turner
United Press
Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Republic
Mexico City
Ciudad Jarez
Jnd
de la Huerta
United States
Carranza
Letty
British Labor forms new council body in Portsmouth
British organized labor creates the General Council of Labor approved by the trades union congress. It coordinates industrial action wages and hours and handles disputes between unions employers and the government. The council supersedes the Parliamentary committee and possibly the council of action. Government prepared to press the coal strike slated for September 25.
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Portsmouth
Eng
General Council of Labor
Trades Union Congress
Council of Action
London
Women's Suffrage and Health Advocated for Rights
The piece links suffrage to women obtaining full rights and health, urging women suffering from pains and emotional distress to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore health, citing many American women as beneficiaries.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Copperhead Bite Hits Glouster Child Near Hartleyville
Bernadine Tippie five years old was bitten above the left knee by a copperhead while with her mother in a woods strip near Hartleyville. Dr. Crawford provided prompt treatment and she was soon out of danger. Copperheads are reported unusually numerous this year.
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Bernadine
John Tippie
Hartleyville
Tippie
Crawford
Advertising endorsement from Guion Drug Store
The best advertisement any merchant can have is a satisfied customer. E. B. Milburn of Guion Drug Store guarantees Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has given perfect satisfaction after years of use.
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E. B. Milburn
Prop
Guion Drug Store
Guion
Ark
Thanking helpers for canning peaches and tomatoes
Amesville residents Mr. and Mrs. E. P. McDaniel express gratitude to the ladies who helped with canning peaches and tomatoes at their home and to friends for cards and letters during McDaniel's hospital illness.
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Amesville
Californian's idea uses window sash weights with reinforced concrete
A Californian develops a method using concrete reinforced with a loop of wire to create window sash weights. The design aims at improving durability and weight consistency for traditional sash windows.
Lenroot Holds His Big Lead
Milwaukee returns from the Tuesday primary show Attorney General John J. Blaine leading Roy P. Wilcox for the Republican gubernatorial nomination by about a thousand votes. Irvine Lenroot maintains a lead over James Thompson for the Republican senatorial nomination across the counted sections.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John J. Blaine
Roy P. Wilcox
Irvine Lenroot
James Thompson
Local residents seek hospital care after injuries and surgeries
Ormville Walter Nester, who had his broken some time ago, has ne to te Logan hospital treatment. Mrs. Thomas Johnson and son Edward sp. from edne lay un til Monday in Columbus. She was joined Sunday by her husband and they returned home by motor. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Davis went Monday to the Cherrington hospital at Logan. They were accompanied home by their ten year old son, who was operated upon for appendicitis. He is very much improved.
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Walter Nester
Logan Hospital
Thomas Johnson
Edward Sp
Columbus
Silas Davis
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Danderine Promises Healthier Hair In Advert Claim
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair treatment that stops shedding and dandruff after one use. It claims all hair regains life with more color, thickness, and vigor, noting the product costs only a few cents.
Express Train Kills Warren Delano at Poughkeepsie
Warren Delano uncle of Franklin D Roosevelt was killed at Berrytown station when his horse darted onto the NY Central tracks. The buggy was wrecked and Delano died from a broken neck. He had mining interests in Pennsylvania and offices in New York City.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Warren Delano
Franklin D. Roosevelt
nBrrytown
New York Central Railroad
Delano
Pennsylvania
New York City
Samuel Miller Dies After Gas Explosion at Marion Foundry
Samuel Miller aged 40 died in Marion Ohio after a gas explosion in the foundry room of the Marion Steam Shore company. Several other workmen were slightly burned. The cause of the blast remains undetermined.
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Marion, O
Samuel Miller
Marion Steam Shore Company
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