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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
5
A jumble of old patent medicine lines touts Burdock Blood Bitters Doan’s Ointment and Doan’s Regulats for ailments from bilious attacks to headaches. The ad copy mocks poverty and includes advice about cures and quips, with generic endorsements and prices such as 60 and 25 cents.
George H. Bodine died of pneumonia at Greensborough California where he and Mrs Bodine have been living since leaving Ohio. He was a prominent contractor and once ran a Cambridge real estate agency and partnered in several large building ventures. The column notes social visits in Columbus and holiday travels, plus births and local notices, including a December 21 1906 birth in Cambridge, and mentions of Pietro Cuneo’s death and Cam bridge Fanciers Association canceling a 1407 exhibition.
Cambridge society notes Christmas 1906 with weddings, family reunions, and dances. McWilliams family gathering, gifts, and a Yuletide dinner mark festive events while the Cambridge Order of the B of RB hosts a large holiday dance with Zanesville orchestra. Ada Burt and Otto Newnam wed at the bride's home. Hungarian Society held a Christmas dance at Rech's hall with a Cleveland gypsy orchestra. Also listed are social invitations and a church Christmas offering totaling 12.20.
In Common Pleas court B A Cole vs Jacot A LaFollette a $100 bond was set with injunction allowed. Emmet Hazlett appeals and other cases proceed. divorces, cognovit judgments, adoptions, and estate matters noted. Numerous marriage licenses issued including E C Winnball and Rebecca Gates and several couples from Cambridge Byesville Center township Spencer's.
Dr J Knox Montgomery president of Muskingum College leads a fund drive to raise 100000 endowment, aiming to increase the current 40000 to 300000, with Andrew Carnegie promising 200000 if 10000 is raised. A memorial building for William Rainey Harper is also being pursued with strong local support.
In Senecaville on December 18 1908 a party gathered to celebrate Mrs. Potts 23rd birthday. About thirty friends and neighbors entered the Potts home after assembling at Mrs Chester's nearby place. A three course luncheon followed with many presents and a social chat to close the evening.
A Washington report compares coal and oil as torpedo boat fuels, finding coal yields higher speed. The article also touts Inver Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior remedy for stomach and digestive ailments, claiming decades of testing. It notes holiday visits: Mr and Mrs Werome Gaston in Senecasine, Bertha Sigler visiting Akron, and Mahel Hawthorne from Western Reserve University spending Christmas with her parents.
For sale a six room new house in good repair with two jets. Located on Forest Avenue near Sheet Steel Mill. Asking price 800 dollars with sale terms to suit purchaser.
Local notices list Winterset residents and guests visiting from Washington Iowa Milnersville Cambridge and Pleasant Valley. Names mentioned include Cora Kimble Eva Kimble Westley Bair Otho Stiles Pearl Bursler and George Lanning among others. Reunions travel and holiday visits are noted along with a few health updates and a revival meeting in Fairview.
The period for settling outstanding fakes is extended to January 20 1907, with delinquent taxes excluded. J A Lafollette serves as treasurer and notes this extension from Tec 21 4th & W.
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