Home and social notes from Albany area events
Fe ardsville Co. E Knight moved his family into a new home near Ath eny. Howard Dowier and family have possession of their recently purchased city property. Mr and Mrs James Pratt visited friends in Albany. Dorothy Parker spent Sunday with Leona Gilkey. Farmers busy with silo filling and corn cutting in this fine weather. E B Dickson of Cayuga, N Y, caller to Albany for his brother Hanford Dickson's illness, visited Frank Parker's family and returned home. Cumberland Presbyterian homecoming set for Oct 14. O E Chase hosted Mrs Maria McPherson and Oliver Parker, Sherman Parker and son Carl. Sunday School at M E church Sept 30 at 9:30 with class at 10:30.
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Co. E. Knight
Atheny
Howard Dowier
Fami
Ght. R
James Pratt
Albany
Dorothy Parker
Leona Gilkey
E. B. Dickson
Cayuga
N. Y
Hanford Dickson
Frank Parker
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
O. E. Chase
Sherman Parker
Carl
M. E. Church
Boxing at Glouster Promises Tough Main Bout
A five-bout card tops the Thursday bill in Glouster with Kid Doyle England's welterweight champion facing Johnny Gill of York Pennsylvania in the main event. Two solid preliminaries and a five-man colored battle royal start the show.
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Glouster
Kid Doyle
England
Johnny Gill
York
The Nice Thing About Being a Man
A concise aphorism suggests gender roles and daily routines, noting freedom from staying home after washing hair. It hints at social expectations and personal autonomy in a casual reflective tone.
Weekend Visitors and Local Visits In Coolville Area
Coolville greetings include Murray Ewers and Werckman of Dayton as weekend guests. Nearby, Mrs. Nellie Scott of Guysville visits her brother Ford Friend and family. Dr. C. B. Harper and wife of Convoy Ohio stay through Wednesday morning. Mrs. Dora Rice and family of Chester visit Earl Barr. A. D. Carlton and daughter Mrs. Clarence Dodd visit Columbus this week. Emerson Stout and Mrs. Haning of Athens visit Perry Haning family. Mrs. Frank Hetzer of Columbus visits sisters Mrs. Marquis and Mrs. Dixon. Dean Ewers and family spend Tuesday with I. R. Ballard.
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Murray Ewers
Werckman
Dayton, O
Dean Ewers
Phoebe Carlton
Nellie Scott
Guysville
Ford
Dora Rice
Chester
Earl Barr
Emerson Stout
Frank Haning
Athens
Perry Haning
Frank Hetzer
Columbus
Sam Marquis
Edgar Dixon
Free trial offer for rupture stimulating application
A notice urges readers with ruptures to write to W. S. Rice for a free trial of a device claiming to tighten muscles and close the opening without a truss. It warns of gangrene risks and urges immediate action, citing cases where ruptures were very large.
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W. S. Rice
Main St
Adams
N. N
W. S&s. Rice, Inc
Adams, N. Y
Local Guests Visit Stouts and Davis Family
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Stout hosted Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. John Griffee. Oliver Withey of Kanauga Ohio visits his sister Mrs. A. C. Davis. Dean Ewers is the section squash champion with a 31 inch long 60 pound specimen exhibited at Larson's store.
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W. O. Stout
John Griffee
Oliver Withey
Kanauga, Ohio
Mrs
A. C. Davis
Dean Ewers
Larson’s
Dinner hosts and travels of Sheets family noted
Mr and Mrs P D Sheets entertained at dinner Sunday. Mrs Sheets father and sister of Chester Hill Ohio accompanied them to Parkersburg on return. A B White is visiting Washington Pa for a few days and attending the funeral of W R Bridges.
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P. D. Sheets
Bethel E M Church Class Meets at Ira Brown Home
The Winner Sunday Adool class of Bethel M. E. church met at Ira Brown's home on September 15 with seventeen members, the teacher, and three visitors present. A good program followed by games music and late refreshments.
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Bethel M. E. Church
Ira Brown
Mrs. George Barr Returns From Delaware With Family
Mrs. George Barr arrived back from Delaware on Tuesday accompanied by her son Jesse Barr and his wife along with the wife's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barr
Delaware
Jesse Barr
Local families host guests and workers in Meigs area
A string of visits includes Mrs. 8 W Barstow from Flayer Ill with Mrs. Copeland, Meigs county ties, and relatives from Barbourton Athens and Columbus. About 200 foreign workers arrive to work on the Ohio Fuel pipe line, camps set near Fred Laughlin farm Guysville and Mills school house. Charles McBee and family join Eli Spaulding in New England as Sunday guests.
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8. W. Barstow
Flayer, Il
M. M. Copeland
Barstow
Meigs County
M. I. Sherman Roy Chalfant
Jacksonville
Coleman Matheny
Trimble
Avery Chalfant
Manny Munn
Carbondale
C. W. Townsend
E. H. Durant
Guysville
Leola Wolf
Bicknell
Edna Sherman
S J. Biddison
Lewis Ludwick
Busch
Dana
Athens
William Copeland
Wrife
Sugar Grove
Ray Copeland
Waldo
B. Copeland
Columbus
Fred Laughlin
Ohio Fuel Company
Mills School
Charles McBee
Eli Spaulding
New England
Local visits mingle as area residents host relatives
The Plains and nearby communities see a string of Sunday visits with relatives from Decatur Illinois Nelsonville Logan and Athens. Families including the Tinkhams Smiths Porters Goodlive and others welcome kin and friends for afternoon calls and gatherings.
Road Repair Rant From The Plains And County Roads
A satirical verse critiques county road work on The Plains with jokes about red mud gravel and slow travel. It mocks officials and pledges to avoid county club projects while promising to complete chosen repairs before the next election. It mentions Irwin Finney and plans to blame public discontent on the roads.
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Bud
Irwin Finney
Plains
Mrs Hawk Treated After Ptomaine Poisoning
Mrs. W Hawk was stricken by ptomaine poisoning after eating pork chops at her home on Monday. She is cared for at her son Rob Hawks home by Iva Hawk and is convalescing. Mr and Mrs Frank Smith will accompany Mrs Emma Blankenship to West Virginia for a three week visit. Leslie Davis has a new Ford coupe.
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W. Hawk
Rob
Iva Hawk
Frank Smith
Emma _ Blankenship
West Virginia
Leslie Davis
Solen Goods Located After Athens Theft Ring
Officer Cady and C. H. Cook traced a series of summer thefts in Athens and vicinity from June including bicycles, a Ford top, garage items, and a drawing knife to Herb Griffen and his son Merrill Griffen 17 who faced receiving stolen goods charges in county jail. Miss Anna Cook 15 identified a Griffen bicycle in Coolville leading to arrests and grand jury action. Burt, accused of driving his wife away with an axe, surrendered to deputies and jailed. William Albaugh pleaded guilty to possessing liquor in a box car liquor party case at Luh rig.
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Herb Griffen
Uppers Plains
Cady
Kh. C. Cook
Athens
Sheriff McKinley
R. C
Cook
Canaanville Pike
Martin Mansfield
Anna Cook
Coolville
Griffens
McKinley
Deputy Cady
John Burt
Millfield
Burt
Luhrig
William Albaugh
Helwig
Albaugh
Brewer
The Greatest Place on Earth Phrase Repeats Often
A well worn saying appears in local chatter with residents debating its origin and popularity across city landmarks, noting how visitors describe the area as uniquely welcoming and historically significant.
Widow protests case of Noble Holt in Cincinnati
The widow of Noble Holt, executed last spring for killing a Cincinnati detective, plans a protest to Governor Donahey against a life sentence given last week to a negro for killing a policeman during arrest resistance. She argues her husband’s life was spared while the killer’s is not.
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Cincinnati, CO
Noble
Red) Holt
Cincinnati
Donahey
Woman's recovery from nervous breakdown with Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Mrs. Mary F. Herrick of Indianapolis credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rescuing her from a nervous breakdown and infertility. She says six bottles restored her health, enabling three more children, and urges others to use the remedy during pregnancy to strengthen the reproductive system.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary F. Herrick
Detroit St
Lydia E.pinkham
Obituary of Sarah Enlow of Washington County and Athens County
Sarah Enlow born January 28 1842 in Washington County Pennsylvania died September 1 1923 aged 81 years 7 months and 3 days. She married Henry Lively in 1861 and endured his absence during Civil War. They later moved to Vinton County and helped establish Bethel church. She was a longtime member of Town House Methodist Episcopal Church and left an adopted son John Wesley Lively of Columbus three grandchildren and many relatives and friends.
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Sarah Enlow
Peter
Rose Ann Enlow
Washington County
Athens County
Ohio
Henry Lively
Land of the Blessed
John Wesley Lively
Columbus
Ferris arraigned for grade crossing stop violation
Roy Ferris, a bus driver, appeared before Magistrate Helwig Wednesday morning on alleged violations of the state law requiring passenger vehicles to stop at grade crossings. The Messenger incorrectly listed his employer as Red Star bus line. Ferris actually drives for Cadillac Limited.
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Roy Ferris
Helwig
Ferris
Red Star
Kerris
Cadillac Limited
Willis Opposes Unrestricted Immigration at Shrine Club
In Columbus Ohio Senator Frank R Willis repeated his opposition to unrestricted immigration at a noon Shrine Club luncheon. He warned that rapid alien arrival would harm American labor and lead to American alienization. He cited an estimated 7,000,000 aliens in the country and called for careful consideration and stricter assimilation.
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Columbus, CO
United States
Frank RB. Willis
Shrine Club
America
Europe
Asia
Willis
Street car crash injures thirty in Buffalo
Thirty persons were injured, none seriously, when two street cars collided in Buffalo New York this morning.
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Buffalo
N. Y
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