Westland township teachers form reading circle
The Westland township teachers met to organize a teachers reading circle. The first meeting will be held December 15 in the high school room at 1 o clock.
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
The Westland township teachers met to organize a teachers reading circle. The first meeting will be held December 15 in the high school room at 1 o clock.
Quaker City residents report visits from Mrs. W Bay of Columbus and A P McNeese of Cambridge. Thomas Webster dies at home after several days illness. Other locals host and visit relatives including Joe Gibson Woodsfield Jasper Hayes Utica and George Coulins Akron. Mrs Wallace Elya leaves Angora Ind after visiting Waller family. Mrs L D Headley and children visit sister M S Lawrence in town.
Winter W. V. Garvin returns from the Pacific coast to stay with daughter Ni na Garvin, a public school teacher, at the Morton Campbell residence on South Eleventh street. Clarence B. Tigner, Anti-Saloon League agent in the Athens district, spent Thanksgiving with his parents and spoke at a Clarington union meeting of church and temperance supporters.
Stomach liver and kidney troubles and female ills disappear when Electric Bitters are used. Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma reports recovery from sickness and suffering. The ad claims thousands benefited and guarantees each bottle. Priced 50 cents and 1.00, from H B Bucklen & Co. Advy. Mr and Mrs Veitch of Chicago visiting local friends.
A testimonial advertises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for croup coughs and colds. Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio reports severe attacks previously deadly but now controlled with the medicine. Priced at one dollar per bottle, available at all druggists from H E Bucklen and Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
Rev. Dr. William James McConkey died at 76 of heart failure at his Grove City home. Born near Cambridge Ohio, he studied at Jefferson College and Western Theological Seminary, served at High Hill Mt Zion Ohio and Grove City, and led Grove City College ties. He built churches, grew a 900 member congregation, and mentored many into ministry and missions. Survived by widow Hallie, daughter Lily, sons W P and Paul, brother Robert. one son Charles EK McConkey predeceased.
Local Rexall Store promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo in ornate bottles. The ad claims easy use and no hair color change, with a money back guarantee. Products tout cleanliness, anti dandruff action, and perfumed appeal, made by Harmony laboratories in Boston.
The Board of Education of Valley Township Guernsey County Ohio will offer for sale eight thousand dollars in bearer bonds payable to five hundred dollars each with sixteen bonds, interest five percent semi annual, first due September 1915, bids due December 22 1913 to Peter Allen clerk Buffalo Ohio. The board may reject any bid.
An advert claims Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment cures itching eczema and related skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. A Mendota NL resident praises the product after long-term treatment by various doctors. Sold by Pfeiffer Chemical Co. for 50 cents at druggists or by mail.
An advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil as a back pain remedy for lumbago sciatica and strains. It promises rapid relief from pain stiffness and soreness with a rubbing method and claims harmless effects and no skin discoloration. The copy notes a 60 year recommendation and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle at drug stores.
New Concord resident Maria Stormont returns from McConnelsville visit with relatives James and Louise Moore. Eva McCreary goes back to Martins Ferry after Thanksgiving with Dr and Mrs Henry McCreary. Ray McDonald and Belle visit Crooksville and Zanesville relatives. Mrs Fullwood of Pittsburgh visits son James Fullwood in school here and returns home. Warren Davis spends weekend near Adamaville. Harry Miller succeeds M Tr ace as postmaster.
An advertisement touts RHEUMA as a fast acting remedy that targets the disease source and clears poisons via the kidneys liver and bowels. It includes a testimonial from Prof. C. J. Budlong of Sound View Conn claiming full cure after prior failures. The ad notes price 50 cents a bottle and retail by J. I. Wilson in two Ashland stores.
Advertisement urges constipation relief with Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming to purge waste from the body. Mentions headache and other troubles vanish with use. 25 cents at druggists or by mail. H. K. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Belle Valley residents share meals and visits over Thanksgiving. Families including Horton, Barber, Marquis, and Shafer exchange greetings and travel to Columbus or remain with relatives in nearby towns. Relatives in Quaker City and Byesville also noted for holiday gatherings and visits.
Irish Ridge Olly Monigold of Center Belpre attended Mrs Elizabeth Kennedy funeral then returned home. Ear Bell visited Kimbolton. Brannger brothers and others did business in Birmingham. Several attended Mrs James Taylor funeral at Wesley Chapel. E B Kennedy and Braninger men made trips to Birmingham and Newcomerstown. Oakley Braninger visited Birmingham.
The ad touts Parisian Sage as a scientific hair tonic for dry brittle or thinning hair and itchy scalps. It claims immediate relief after the first application and daily use to soften, glossy and help growth. A 50 cent bottle is available at J. I. Wilson drug stores.
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