Athens money stays in town after carnival brawl
Madam Zara and Mason were fined 2 plus costs for disturbing the peace after a Friday night clash at the General Amusement Carnival grounds. Edward Desch, a plumber, testified, and the mayor found the Masons guilty while Desch and George Kaler avoided charges with legal aid from Barrister Thurman L. Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam Zara
Mason
General Amusement Carnival Company
Zara
Nelsonville
Chas. Demolet
Desch
Port
George Kaler
Thurman L. Morgan
Morgan
Kaler
Columbus
Pettiion
L. Green
Carnival Company
Day
Athens
Scott's Emulsion 50 Cent Trial Size Ad
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion in a fifty-cent bottle for quick relief of coughs and colds, or as nourishment for tired digestion. It positions the product as a food for weak digestion and offers a free sample and a one dollar option through York Inc. and local chemists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Athens Labor Day receipts and payments detailed
The Labor Day arrangement committee met to approve bills and settle accounts. Mayor Day reported total receipts of 349.50 with 110.40 carried from last April’s eight hour day. Payments to printers, bands, carriages, decorations, bunting, and various vendors totaled 263.44, with several bills still outstanding. A long list of donors contributed funds, led by Bank of Athens and other individuals and firms, to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Stevenson & Biddle
F. L. Preston
Bower Bros
Athens Lumber Co
Day
Hill
E. C. Woodworth
Gazette Pub. Co
J. BE. Donaldson
A. Palmer Wood
KE. R. Walker
W. H. McKee
George A. Kurtz
Josten
H. J. Smith
Bethel Bros
E. E. Aumiller
D. C. Cornwell
D. F. Bennett
B. F. Hamilton
Home Furnishing Co
E. R. Lash
H. L. Wheaton
F. E. Goldsberry
Wolf & Day
Chas. L. Ayers
C. H. Roach
Cotton Bros
McNut & Bratton
J. B. Rose
Cline’s Pharmacy
R. C. M. Hastings
G. W. Allom
Grones & Link
Henderson-Crider
J. C. Campbell
Grim & Munn
Wm. Bower
Cameron Bros
G. W. Reynolds
H. M. Webster
O. L. Taylor
Partlow & van Horn
Bank of Athens
R. M. Laird
D. A. Evans
John Gleason
Funds Collected by Smith Gandee and Local Unions for Celebration
The article lists donors and amounts given to Smith Gandee including John Ashton five dollars and many others, plus numerous unions contributing to Mayor Day for the celebration. Entities include Athens Lumber Co, Foley & Walsh, Sugar Creek Local No 2737, Glouster L U No 932, and Chauncey Mine Local 258 among others, with totals ranging from fifty cents to ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Gandee
John Ashton
R. W. Eckley
J. W. Malone
J. R. Harvey
Ed. Banks
Athens Lumber Co
W. J. Craig Co
Ray Richey
McCollister
G. V. Teeters
Cash
C. W. Bumgardner
Blackwood
W. H. Fulwider
A. R. Hoge
Joe Gibson
W. H. Farrell
Cc. S. Newsom
Foley & Walsh
Sugar Creek
Luhrig
Hemlock L. W. H
Glouster
L. U
Fred Bartels
Shawnee
Rendville
Holister
Comly
Blatchford
L. A
Stevenson
L. W
Chauncey
Great Ball Game Scheduled for Monday at University Field
Athens faces Newark in a top season matchup on the university field next Monday. Newark of the O P League brings fast ball and a strong pitching staff led by Webb from Ohio Wesleyan, with several players scouted by major league magnates. The game caps the season and is expected to draw a record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Field
Athens
Newark
O.P
Lancaster
Webb
South Paw
Ohio Wesleyan University
New Oak Pulpit Erected In College Auditorium
A new pulpit built of oak stands in the college auditorium enhancing the stage. The item notes that if two strong men clash and one is worse for wear, applying DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will help him look and feel better fast. The ad promotes DeWitt's as suitable for many salve uses, including piles, sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
DeWitt
Cline
Death of Neva May Leffler in Chauncey
Four year old Neva May Leffler daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Leffler Chauncey died after brief illness Funeral held in Chauncey with interment in Nye Cemetery The piece ends with unrelated wartime and local sale notes including a Rocky Mountain Tea ad
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva May
Edward Leffler
Chauncey
Nye
Football Candidates Start Practice With Many Expected
Football candidates have begun practice with about ten players out so far. Coach McFarland is expected to arrive today to take charge, and the squad should grow to around forty or more when the student body returns next week. Captain Wood Heyman Evan Jones Tom Jones are among the veterans in early workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Captain Wood
Heyman
Evan Jones
Tom Jones
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics Aids Livestock Health
Historical ad for Humphreys Veterinary Specifics claiming cures for diseases in horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry. Mentions worms bots cavity issues and infections with claims of direct action and preventive effects. Includes pricing and order details from Hamphreyn Medicine Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamphreyn Medicine Co
Cor
Mrs Pinkham’s Invitation Helps Women Seek At-Home Advice
A historical notice promotes Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co advice for women with female weaknesses. It explains confidential correspondence with Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, inviting letters fromany woman, regardless of means, and promises compassionate, experience based guidance. Two sample letters follow, illustrating relief sought from a severe female condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia BK
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Maas
Woman credits Pinkham remedy for life saving operation
Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington DC writes that her doctor warned surgery was necessary to live but Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound cured her ailments. She walks miles without pain and urges other suffering women to try the remedy and write for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Nelsonville City Schools Face Yearly Costs Hit 24000
Nelsonville reports its school funds show receipts of 27381.67 for the year ending Sept 1 1906 and a balance of 16561.99 after expenditures of 23959.56. Tuition and contingent funds plus bonds and interest comprise the major outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Board of Education
O. L. Aumiller
Pounds Freed After Plea And Workhouse Sentence
Nelsonville reports Harrison Pounds a colored man paid his $14.90 fine and costs after being jailed in Columbus on a breach of the peace charge. He had served two months, returned to town Tuesday evening, and had been sent to the workhouse for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Harrison Pounds
Columbus
Louis Clark
Swallows Roost in Court House Chimney
Thousands of chimney swallows roosted in the court house heating plant chimney last evening. Birds circled the tall structure for about half an hour before gradually disappearing, a familiar sight for miles around as they have roosted there for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Rally Day Services Draw Strong Attendance Across Churches
The Christian church held a Rally Day service with strong morning and evening addresses by Rev. Tisdall of Cleveland and Rev. S H Bartlett. The ten day tour includes Middleport Marietta Zanesville Barnesville Steubenville East Liverpool Smithfield Uhrichsville Newark and Wilmington with Rev. Lowe and Rev. Cahill joining Rev. Tisdall and Rev. Bartlett. Prof Treadley may speak if Dr Lowe is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Tisdall
Cleveland
S. H. Bartlett
Middleport
Marietta
Zanesville
Barnesville
Steubenville
East Liverpool
Smithfield
Uhrichsville
Newark
Wilmington
Lowe
Bethany College
Treadley
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Sale
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup claims to ease coughs and colds without opiates. It is marketed as the original laxative cough syrup and offered by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Cline
Lax Resigns Succeeding Post For Fire Clay Plant Job
Nelsonville notes John Lax resigns as superintendent of the C. H. C. I. Coal mines at Deanville to take the superintendent post at the Hocking Valley Fire Clay plant under construction in the west end of town near the railroad bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Lax
C. H. & C. LI. Coal Company
Deanville
Hocking Valley Fire Clay Company
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Earnest Wray
Floodwood Minnesota residents gathered Wednesday evening for a surprise birthday party for Earnest Wray on his eighteenth birthday. Mrs G J Hamilton hosted at her home and a large group including Charles Wessel Fred Wessel Maggie Wallace Cora Laning Meda Laning and Alfred Dempston attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floodwood
G. J. Hamilton
Earnest Wray
Mr. Wray
Charles Wessel
Fred Wessel
Maggie Wallace
Cora Laning
Meda Laning
Alfred Dempston
Will Wessel
Ohio Postmasters League Holds Third Session in Athens
Columbus Sept 7 The Ohio Postmasters League of fourth class post offices met at Star hotel for its third session and first with the National league. President J H Thomas Navarre presided as officers were chosen for the year J H Thomas Navarre W H Klein Clinton and W W Weaver Sugar Creek with McKinley Pickaway and Brown Coolville as executive committee. Delegates to the Baltimore national convention were named and C C Young Oakland Ill national secretary spoke on organizing Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Postmasters’ League
Star Hotel
National League
Harry Krumm
J. H. Thomas
Navarre
Navarre, C
W. H. Klein
Clinton
Summit County
W. W. Weaver
Sugar Creek
Tuscarawas County
McKinley
Pickaway County
H. H. Brown
Coolville
Baltimore
Cc. C. Young
Oakland
Ill
Ohio
Slutz Returns. Ohio Conference Names Marietta District Appointments
Chillicothe, Sept. 10 The ninety fifth Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference closed with Marietta district assignments. W L Slutz is named Athens, while Rev W H Miller to Nelsonville and Rev Isaac Crook to Chillicothe district lead a list of clergy moves. Other changes include Rev L C Haddox at Walnut street Chillicothe and Rev J Bishop at Central Avenue Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference
Marietta
W. W. Dick
Albany
D. R. Reese
Amesville
A. C. Bostwick
Athens
W. L. Slutz
J. Bishop
Barlow
E. B. Foltz
Bartlett
J. K. Gordon
Belpre
J. G. Laughlin
First Church
T. H. Housel
Gilma Avenue
D. C
W. H. Miller
Nelsonville
Isaac Crook
O. U
L. C. Haddox
Walnut Street
W. D. Cherrington
Lancaster
Clarksburg
Ross County
Central Avenue M. E
R. F. Bishop
Ironton
Spencer Chapel
Herbert Scott
Thomas
Athens Church
Earl Slutz
Drew Theological Seminary
Bowman
Guysville
East Liverpool
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Aye Ahyers
NDS
Bear
Rocky Mountain
Quinsy
Perasny
Poe
Mrs. Pinkham
Wotlian
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dr. Lowe
St. Petersburg
Daily Messenger
Siedice
Poland
W. L. Sluiz
M. E. Conference of Interest
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