Hazardous Elmwood hole covers cause near injury to horse
The Daily Messenger warned that undersized man hole covers on Elmwood Place are dangerous. Gus Linscott’s horse stepped on a cover that tipped, freeing the leg with only minor scrapes. The city has debated repairs for years, with Hudson Bros. resisting replacement and authorities slow to act, raising risk of future damage suits.
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Daily Messenger
Elmwood Place
Gus Linscott
East End
Hudson Bros
Dr. and Mrs. Alston Ellis At Longworth Reception
The State Journal notes Mrs. Alston Ellis of Athens, wife of Ohio University president, among the most stylish attendees at a Hartman Hotel reception in Columbus hosted by General and Mrs. Wade Ellis for Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. She wore garnet satin and handsome diamonds.
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Mrs. Alston Ellis
Longworth
Hartman Hotel
Columbus
Nicholas Longworth
Alston Ellis
The
State Journal
Ellis
Athens
Ohio University
Tin Wedding Celebration Honors Allen Bean Pair
A tenth wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bean was hosted at their McKinley Avenue home Monday evening. About twenty guests enjoyed games, music, and a three course luncheon. Tin gifts of kitchenware honored the couple, with attendees including C. E. McNutt, A. F. Forrest, C. B. Strawn, Lawrence Beasley, H. C. Cameron, P. G. Pratt, Jesse Mansfield, Albert Ayres, and Milo Ayres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Bean
McKinley Avenue
C. E. McNutt
A. F. Forrest
C. B. Strawn
Lawrence Beasley
H. C. Cameron
P. G. Pratt
Jesse Mansfield
Albert Ayres
Milo Ayres
Cline's Pharmacy Promotion for Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
An old medical advisory notes that a cold may bring constipation and cautions against opiate preparations. It recommends Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar to both quiet the cough and relieve constipation, marketed by Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Cline
Women Suffer No More After Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A health advertisement touts Lydia E B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring strength and health to women plagued by fatigue and neglect. The copy asks readers who feel tired and unwell to trust the remedy.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Reader
Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey describes severe female ailments and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. The letter notes Mrs Pinkham offers free medical advice from Lynn Massachusetts for twenty five years under her direction and after her death.
Columbus men tour Huntington before Meigs county fair
C W Murphey of Ross Hull Electric Columbus along with C L Jones manager of Independent Telephone Athens T W Coe of Albany and Edward Fitzpatrick Wilkesville visited Huntington last evening via Portsmouth en route to the Meigs county fair at Pomeroy Ohio. They praised the city’s fine site streets and bustling business.
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Huntington Herald
Guaranteed Cure for Piles PROMO
Public notice advertises PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with a refund offer if not cured in 6 to 14 days. Druggists authorize refunds of 50 cents.
Professor Hoover to Study at Harvard with Hart
Prof T N Hoover of Piketon formerly of Jackson leaves for two weeks at Athens before heading to Harvard College. He will study history under Dr Albert Bushnell Hart and has long taught in Scioto and Jackson counties and earned a Master of Arts at Ohio University.
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T. N. Hoover
Piketon
Jackson
Athens
Harvard College
Albert Bushnell Hart
Hart
American Book Company
Hoover
Liberty Township
Scioto Township
Jackson High School
Ohio University
Piketon High
Mansfield High School
Jackson County
Jackson Sun
Old O. U
Athens Journal
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed For All Uses
Two strong men clash but the worse fighter finds relief with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cleans and heals quickly, including piles, and is sold by Cline's Pharmacy making a timely remedy for general salve needs.
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Cline
Runaway injures local grocer’s delivery man
John W. DeWeese of West Union street, an employee at Guy Teeters grocery, suffered multiple cuts and back and foot injuries when a delivery wagon slid into a hole on High street and tipped. Dr. Higgins treated him at home. he is expected to bed for a day or two and may miss several days of work.
Pigeons Released on Trial Flight to Buffalo
R L Woodworth of the Adams Express Company received from Buffalo 400 carrier pigeons in coops for a six o clock Sunday morning release from the school house hill. The birds flew northwest toward Buffalo, with prior flights showing Athens to Buffalo covering about 300 miles in roughly 5 hours 30 minutes at an average above 50 mph.
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R. “L. Woodworth
Adams Express Company
Buffalo
N. Y
School House Hill
Athens
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Youthful Energy
A vintage ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as arousing energy, stimulating nervous life, and renewing youth. Sold for 35 cents in tea or tablet form at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Hollister
Cline
Bear
Rocky Mountain
Death of Mrs. Kate Totman at Wilson Chapel
Mrs. Kate Totman died at her home after months of illness. Funeral services were at the local church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. She leaves husband George Totman and daughter Grace. Community sympathy is extended to the family. Other notes mention the Morris family reunion, visits from Orlo Ogg and Charlie Brawley, Mrs. Bowman hosting at Utley, and relatives Rosa and Mabel Van Dyke returning for a funeral. Also reports attending the Harvest Home Picnic at Mound Hill.
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Kate Totman
George Totman
Grace
William Morris
Ella
Orlo Ogg
Charlie Brawley
Sunnyside
Bowman
Utley
C. C. Bowman
Rosa
Mabel van Dyke
Athens
Mound Hill
Infant Daughter of Morrison Family Dies at Six Months
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Morrison of Mechanicsburg died Monday night after a brief illness. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 o clock with interment in the old cemetery.
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Charles Morrison
Mechanicsburg
Wormeldorff in Critical Condition After Gas Blast
A Canaon ville report states Eck Wormeldorff, burned in a gas explosion days ago, remains in a precarious state. The physician warns the injuries are very serious and the patient may not live many hours.
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Wormeldorff
Canaonville
Eck Wormeldorff
House Fire Suspected Arson Dogs Search for Killer
The farm house and hay stacks of Mrs. Howard Marshall in Lodi township burned Saturday night. Incendiary fire follows a prior murder when her husband was found shot dead in bed. Sheriff Webster and King’s hound tracked into Lodi to aid a manhunt.
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Howard Marshall
Lodi
Marshall
Munn Improves after Shot at West Athens Hotel
George Munn, who was shot through the mouth at the Born Hotel in West Athens last week, is improving rapidly and walked downtown to Dr. Henry's office today.
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Munn
George Munn
Born
Athens
Probate notice of sale of Athens County estate in York township
Thomas Huddy administrator of Andrew Nichols deceased filed a petition in Athens County Probate Court September 6 1906 seeking private sale of two tracts totaling about fifty acres in York township to pay debts and estate charges. Defendants Amos Floyd and William Nichols must answer by October 20 1906.
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Athens County
O. Thomas Huddy
Andrew Nichols
Sarai Mitchell
Wm. Nichols
Amos Nichols
Floyd Nichols
Colegrove
California
Thomas Huddy
Ohio
Athens
York Township
Personal Mentions From Athens Daily Social Roundup
Mr W H Norton returns from Salt Ste Marie. Norton Jr of Staunton is visiting his aunt Miss Pig Norton. Emmett Kirkendall leaves for Columbus to enter OSU Law School. Lulu Hooper departs for Columbus to teach at the Imbecile Asylum. Archie Swaim leaves for Newark NJ to become athletic director at Boys Academy. F S Crooks a Columbus guest in Athens today. William Hoodlet of Sunday Creek offices visits Columbus on business. Col C F Beahrs returns from Pomeroy fair. W T Morgan of the Jackson Sun visits Athens on business. Mr and Mrs Fred Gebhart of Cheopt a Kansas visit Prof and Mrs Coultrap then return home. H H Haning returns from Dayton visit. Mrs Harvey Ramsey is ill on Race Street. Mr Henry Osterfield goes to visit his mother. Mr and Mrs Leslie Mercer hosted Mr and Mrs Mercer’s parents from Meigs County. Victor Biddle of Hebbardsville visits Athens for the day.
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Archie Swaim
L. A. Koons
Newark
New Jersey
Boys’ Academy
Registration Progress At University Sees Strong Start
Secretary Dunkle reports university registration at 414 in the first week of school. A large number of new students are registered and officials expect enrollment to reach about 500 within a week or two.
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Dunkle
Oklahoma Real Estate Movement Signals Growth
Carl W. Hayes of Stewart reports 12 to 15 men from West Virginia heading to Oklahoma this week. Hayes and Hibbard have recently sold several farms in Oklahoma and expect to close additional deals in Athens County soon.
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Oklahoma
Carl W. Hayes
Stewart
West Virginia
Messrs. Hayes and
Hibbard
Athens County
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Mrs
Wade Ellis
Mrs. Allen Bean
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Kate McDonal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate McDonald
Woodbridge, N. J
Virginia City
C. W. Murphey
Ross-Hull
Prof
Harvard
John W. DeWees
John W. DeWeese
West Union
Lav Lieder
Lodi Township
Emma Boelzner
R. C. M. Hastings
Mr. W. H. Norton
Salt Ste. Marie
Mr. Norton, Jr
Staunton, W
Miss Pig Norton
Emmett Kirkendall
O. A
O. S. U. Law School
Lulu Hooper
Crooks of
William Hoodlet
Sunday Creek
C. F. Beahrs
Pomeroy Fair
W. T. Morgan
Fred Gebhart
Chetopa
Kansas
F. 8. Coultrap
H. H. Haning
Dayton
Harvey Ramsey
Race Street
Henry Osterfield
Mrs. Leslie Mercer
Mr. Mercer
Meigs County
Victor Biddle
Hebbardsville
the Bank of Athens
United States
J.D. Brown
W. KB. Golden
Oashter
South Court Street
OND
Anderson Bros. & CO
Roach
P.O
OFO
James C. Jones
Edna Thompson
Fire and Life Insurance
W. B. Dailey
Over Fulton Grocery
North Court St
Athens Ohio
Lamb Bros
Baltimore, Fairfield County
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