Ohio Briefs Too Grim to Ignore
A wide array of Ohio notices report deaths from accidents and misadventures, including Neffs veteran Charles Branden killed in a fight, George Whitney crushed by a stone machine, and Nettie Williams dying from burns in an explosion at a toy pistol factory. Other items note college openings, train fatalities, bank robberies, and local court actions across Columbus, Dayton, Marietta, Canton, Lima, and more, highlighting civic worries from crime to public safety.
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Neffs
Chas
Branden
Findlay
Homer Green
Bowling Green
George Whitney
Dayton
Hattie Stover
Youngstown
August Kelch
Kelch
Portsmouth
Nettie Williams
Burns
Lloyd & Adams
Marietta
Marietta College
Franklin D. Pruner
Dayton & Urbana
Brookville
Title Guaranty & Trust CO
Scranton
Penna
State of Ohio
Insurance Department
Columbus
A. Ll. Vorys
Ohio
Guaranty & Trust Co
Pennsylvania
Voting precincts and boundaries in Athens County Ohio
The document lists election precincts for Amesville Ames township Lee Albany Trimble Glouster Jacksonville Trimble Modoc Hollister Troy Coolville Marshfield Mineral Buchtel Nelsonville York precincts and assigns assessor election duties. It details village and city ward boundaries and river borders along with designated precinct names such as Kimberly Deanville Monday Creek and other divisions within Athens County.
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Washington Streets
Said Village
Washington Street
College Street
Mill Street
Hocking River
Corporation Line
Corporation
Lancaster Street
State Street
Court Street
Ames Township
Amesville
Said Township
Lee Township
Albany
Albany Village
Trimble
Jacssonville
Glouster
High Street
Trimble Township
Said
Jacksonville
Modoc Precinct
Hollister Precinct
Troy Township
Coolville
Coolville Village
Waterloo Township
Marshfield
Mineral
York
Buchtel
Buchtel Village
Nelsonville
York Township
Ohio
Kimberly
Deanville
Deanville Precinct, To Wit: Beginning To the East Line of Said Township
Monday Creek
City
Athens County
Reward Offered for Uncured Women Diseases
A 500 dollar reward is offered by Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription makers for any case of leucorrhea female weakness prolapsus or falling of the womb that they cannot cure after a long record of cures. The ad includes a testimonial from Mrs Annie Lenman of Atlanta and notes free medical advice literature sent on request.
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Pierce
United States
Tience
Painkiller Widens Lead in Neuralgia Relief Claims
The ad extols Perry Davis Painkiller as the best remedy for neuralgia, noting relief for facial and limb torment. It advises warm baths and avoiding cold dampness while claiming medical science has not matched this product's effectiveness.
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Perry Davis
Quiet Pride Fades After Balloon Incident
A reflective line notes pride bursting from a balloon as a metaphor for failure or downfall, suggesting a cautionary view on hubris and the fragility of success.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Bayfield County Resident
Bayfield County residents report relief from back pain and kidney troubles after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr T T Wold of Drummond says the pill box cured his backache and his wife also benefited. The ad claims the pills prevent progression to rheumatism dropsy diabetes or Bright's Disease and notes backache as an early kidney symptom.
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Dodd
Bright
Three Jurors Cured By One Bottle Remedy
Mr G W Fowler states on his Edwardsville jury duty in Cleotoine county Alabama he suffered cholera morbus after eating meat. A druggist replaced his order with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and one dose cured him in five minutes with a second dose finishing the cure. Two fellow jurors also recovered from the same illness with this single bottle. For sale by McKee's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
G. W. Fowler
Hightower
Ala
Edwardsville
Cletoiine County
Alabama
McKee’s
Clean and sweet soap for kitchen use
A grocery soap claim promotes cocoanut oil and borax based cleaner described as pure and inexpensive. It emphasizes cleaning power for dishes and lists a five cent price per bar with grocery availability.
The Hypocrite Wears Righteousness Lined With Lies
A concise moral remark warns that a hypocrite cloaks deceit in pious appearance. The saying emphasizes hypocrisy among individuals who pretend virtue while concealing falsehoods.
Summer Dangers for Children and Perry Davis Painkiller
The text warns of summer dangers to children from unripe fruit causing stomach pains. It advises mothers to keep Perry Davis Painkiller on hand for immediate relief, describing it as a safe simple remedy. Bottle sizes offered at 25 and 50 cents.
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Perry Davis
Examinations Schedule For Teachers In Various Counties
The notice outlines monthly exam dates for Elementary Certificates and quarterly dates for high school and special certificates. Examinations will occur on the first Saturday of each month in Athens and on specific months in Stewart Nelsonville and Glouster. Boxwell exams are set for Athens Guysville and Glouster on designated Saturdays in April May and May. By order of the Board of Examiners M M Bryson Clerk.
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Athens
Stewart, Nelsonville
Giouster
Guysville
Glouster
Board of Examiners
M. M. Bryson
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham for successful pregnancy
Mrs Frank Beyer of Meriden Connecticut says years of stomach illness kept her from caring for children. After one bottle of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she felt relief and carried her pregnancy to term producing a healthy baby girl. She offers $5000 if the original letter cannot be produced.
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Frank Beyer
Second St
Meriden
Conn
Free Medical Advice to Woman from Mrs Pinkham
Woman urged to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free medical guidance. The note claims she understands cases, offers kind treatment, and has helped thousands of women who wrote first.
Unclear OCR fragment noting financial figures and official seal
An unreadable historical record fragment mentions income or the year, expenditures, and a signed seal by an official, with figures like 5480.50 and 2795.72 and references to a superintendent. The text is garbled and contains incomplete names and dates.
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Ina
Westbound Colonist Tickets At Low Rates From Missouri River
UNION PACIFICO offers one way Colonist Tickets from Council Bluffs to Kansas City from Sept 15 to Oct 15 at 20.00 to Ogden Salt Lake City Butte Anaconda Helena 25.00 to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other California Oregon Washington points. W H CONNOR G A 58 East Fourth St Cincinnati Ohio Sept 1 Oct 10.
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West
Union Pacifico
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
Anaconda
Helena
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Oregon
Washington
W. H. Connor
G. A
East Fourth St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Do Good Today Potions Named Podock Rheumatism Cure
An old advertisement touts podock as a natural vegetable cure for rheumatism and a blood purifier. It claims spring remedies from grandmothers’ roots and herbs and links a daily dose to helping avoid political mishaps.
Soap and laundry soap advertised for purity and health
An advertisement extols soap as a disinfectant when specially manufactured and praises EASY TASK LAUNDRY SOAP as pure and healthful. It notes good grocers sell it for five cents a bar and warns against giving money to beggars posing as contributors for the devil.
How to Keep Youthful by Green's August Flower
An advertising piece extols keeping youth by toning the body with Green's August Flower. It claims health benefits such as pure blood, good digestion, active liver, normal vitality, and buoyant spirits. Trial bottle costs 25c and a big bottle 75c, available at all druggists.
Democrats Embrace Tariff Policy Close to Republicans
The article notes that the Democrats defend their tariff approach by saying it mirrors Republican policy as closely as possible without crossing constitutional or policy boundaries. It emphasizes partisan alignment on tariffs.
Hocking Valley Excursion One Way Second Class Fares
Hocking Valley Excursion offers one way second class fares with multiple sale dates from May through November 1904. Special Homeseekers excursions run May to December 1904 with rates to Athens and other destinations. Knights Templar Conclave and Sovereign Grand Lodge events affect pricing. Additional reunions for Ohio units and veterans groups list round trip rates and sale periods, with various returning deadlines and call for ticket agents for details.
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Homeseeker
Hocking Valley Ry
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado
Athens
Sovereign Grand Lodge
LO. O. F
San Francisco
Cal
Los Angeles
Ocal
Knights Temlar
Eptember
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Iona
Texas
Hocking Valley
Reunion
32Nd Reunion
Ohio Veteran Volunteers Infantry
Barnsville
Friend’s Yearly Meeting
Roseville
Ohio Inauutry Association
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Gains Noted Piles Claim
Chicago firm E O DeWitt & Co markets a Witch Hazel salve claimed to treat piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases. Counterfeits flood the market while Cline's Pharmacy offers genuine DeWitt's.
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E. O. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
DeWitt's
Cline
Sour Stomach Prevention Advice
When food amount or richness overwhelms digestion sour stomach may follow. Eat slowly and not too freely of easily digested foods. Masticate thoroughly and allow five hours between meals. If fullness occurs after eating, take Chamberlains stomach and Liver Tablets. available at McKee's Drug Store.
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McKee’s Drug Store
Woman touts Mountain Tea for clear skin in ad
An advertisement features Nellie Fuller of Denver praising Hollister's Mountain Tea for removing facial blemishes. She claims her skin looks flawless after using the product and mentions paying 88 cents for tea or tablets at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Nellie Fuller
Denver
Hollister's
Cline’s
If You Harp On Grievances Friends Carry Bigger Gripes
A brief adage notes that dwelling on personal grievances invites others to share larger complaints. The saying implies social pressure to avoid appearing overly negative.
Universal Cure Salve Claims Global Fame and Value
Advertisement touts a salve famed for cures of Coats Corps Burns Boils Sores Felons Ulcers Tetter Salt Rheum Fever Sores Chapped Hands and Skin Disorders. Sold for 25c at W. H. Me Druggist.
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W. H. Me
Preference for Conversation Over Silence Among Many People
A saying notes that many individuals choose lively talk over quiet reflection. The statement contrasts the social value of conversation with the solitude of keeping silent.
What is shfe in the last analysis
The passage discusses shfe as a mysterious subject under strict law and claims mild abuses cause pain. It then promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for irregular living causing constipation, headaches, or liver trouble, priced at 25 cents at McKee's Sonstore.
No quinine pill ever complains of its bitter lot
A terse aphorism notes that even bitter remedies bear no grievance, implying acceptance of hardship as part of purpose. The line uses a medical metaphor to reflect stoicism and resilience in facing misfortune.
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State News
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Agnes
Burkhart
Lancaster
Martin Pinkstock
Springfield
Coshocton
Alva Rivers
Warsaw
Lima
Garber
Orrin B. Gould
Jackson
Penitentiary
Pomeroy
Chase
Bellefontaine
Albert Miller
Bellefontaine Commercial Club
Here
Henry Defenbaugh
Chicago & Erie
Otto Beir
Shelly County
Warren
Warren Ministerial Association
Sandusky
Ira Stewart
Norwalk
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Huron
Parker
T. & O. ©. Railway Company
Chauncey
Ninth
Common Pleas Court
Charles Smith
Canal Dover
Forepaugh & Sells
Julius Ricksecker
Akron
Caldwell
Jacob Gaines
New London
Jode
Mitchell Post
Claude Meeker
Hayden Building
E. Broad Street
Frank W. Clarke
Hell— Main
Pesss
God
Court of Common Pleas
Mabel Haughee
David K. Haughee
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Mabel Russell
Lewis & Sayre
Bhante
Bucklen
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