Middlebourne Notes on Local People and Plans
Local items report farm visits by C and Law of Cambridge and travel by Andy Wishar to his daughter Mrs Charles Hays. Moves include Raymond Tharp to Albert Stillions farm and Henry Carter to Rosengrant house. Church society meets March 6 at 2 pm and Ladies Aid gathers after prayer. A Middlebourne woman jokes about breakfast for a husband who stays out all night. Born to Mr and Mrs Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Andy Wishar
Salesville
Charles Hays
Raymond Tharp
Alex Ables
Wm. McMillen
Old Washington
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. KE
Charles West
Wills Township
David S. Long
A. G. Henderson
Arthur McLain
Middlebourne
Clarence Stillions
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mrs. Church
Edward
Vegets Inside Cleansers Promise Gentle Liver Cleanse
Cheerful advertisement touts Vegets as gentle bowel and liver cleaners. It claims they remove poison, bile, gases, and indigestible waste overnight without calomel or cramps. Sold in small boxes at drug stores with no inconvenience and mild effects.
Local notes from Pennyroyal area and nearby towns
Brister a handsome baby boy. Frank Huntsman will move to Henry Dean farm near Antrim. Rh D George visited Zanesville. Frank Antrom guest at Cambridge. Rh G Montgomery of Salesville visited his daughter Mrs Ralph Scott. Otha Scott and Ella McLain were in Cambridge. Readers receive Happy Thoughts for March. Homer Griest now in Oskaloosa Iowa after visiting brothers. Middlebourne tecker players. challenge planned with George Schairer's Cambridge shop. Old Timer recalls wood-carrying days. Harry F Groves and John Lisher from Old Washington in town. M F Davis plans summer addition near here. Co M Ault, undertaker, assisted Wm Stevens burial. interment at McCoy's cemetery. A lawyer favors death by own hand. gooseberry bush quip. Wild geese passage near Middlebourne en route to Great Lakes. James Long to lead Thursday prayer meeting. Nora Stockdale opening West Main millinery. Congressmen rumored seed distribution to dead men. George White to seed live farmers if Senate cuts $256,100. Ralph Scott reports 54% dozen eggs in January. 36 dozen in February due to cold, cost of living, and fewer laying days. Samuel Carter suffers cancer near ear. hope for cure. Prof. R S Campbell in town to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brister
Frank Huntsman
Cambridge
Henry Dean
Antrim
D. George
Zanesville
Frank Antrom
Rh. G. Montgomery
Salesville
Ralph Scott
Otha Scott
Ella McLain
Homer Griest
Thomas BE Driest
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Harry
Debbert Griest
Middlebourne
George Schairer
Pennyroyaldom
Harry F. Groves
John Lisher
Old Washington
Mr. Groves
Washington
Guernsey County Infirmary
M.F. Davis
Co. M. Ault
Fair View
Wm. Stevens
Inirmary
McCoy's Cemetery
Great Lakes
James Long
Nora Stockdale
West Main Street
George White
U. S. Senate
Mr. Finley
Green Brier
John Forsythe
Samuel Carter
R. S. Campbell
Musical and oratorical contest slated for Fairview
A musical and oratorical contest will be held at Fairview on Good Friday night March 21. Contestants from Middlebourne Old Washington Antrim and Fairview compete for 15 in prizes. The piece mentions 35 dwellings in Middlebourne eight are empty likely from high rent living costs and lack of oil gas development. real estate remains strong and business booming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Middlebourne
Old Washington
Antrim
N. J. Robertson
Salt Fork Baptist Church
Clear Park Baptist Church
Milnersville
Mr. Robertson
Clear Fork Baptist Church
Elvin K. Long
Salineville
John Wendell
Quaker City
Uncle Sam
Middle
Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Upset Stomachs
A vintage ad touts SURELY SETTLES UPSET STOMACHS Diapepsin as a rapid, harmless stomach regulator. It claims it cures indigestion gas heartburn and sourness within minutes and offers a money back guarantee with a fifty cent case providing a hundred dollars in value if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Begg's Mustarine Promises Quick Pain Relief
Advert promotes Begg's Mustarine as a universal remedy for sore throat lumbago neuralgia and aches. Claims fast overnight relief with no blistering, notes 50 mustard plasters per box and cites Brenan & Wilson guarantee and mail order by J A Begg Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begg
BEGY
Brenan & Wilson
J. A. Begg
Rochester
N. Y
Rural Mail Carriers Praised. Obituary of Mrs Henderson
The piece notes Guernsey county rural mail carriers as efficient and courteous. It reports the death of Mrs. Jonathan Henderson of Oxford township at age about 36 from heart disease on Feb 28 1912. Funeral was at her home and burial in Quaker City cemetery. Survived by husband and children Charles Hattie Hartley and Mrs Elliott. brothers Sam and others, with deaths in the Smith family since Nov 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourne
Guernsey County
United States
Jonathan Henderson
Here
Oxford Township
Ohio
Quaker City
Fairview
Benjamin Bomiphant
Old Washington
Smith
Henderson
Charles
Hattie Anderson
Frank Hartley
Elliott
Cumberland
Sam
Local names tied to Middlebourne and Barnesville
Fragmentary list cites individuals Vel, Jonah and Charles Smith near Middlebourne along with Mrs. Henry Carter near Fairview and Mrs. Ella Johnston of Barnesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vel, Jonah
Charles Smith
Middlebourne
Henry Carter
Fairview
Ella Johnston
Barnesville
Local Notes from the Community
Wilbert Keets traveled to Denver for new employment while Mrs. Fletcher Dull visits Akron. Rev. N D Cunningham’s home battles whooping cough as his son Dana slowly improves. Local youths enjoyed an entertainment at Little Indian, and D F Whitis with F A Johnson attended the Newcomerstown Odd Fellows lodge. A Baptist meeting closed with 16 new members joined. Mary Johnson spent Sunday with cousin Bessie Johnson as B Y P U plans a talk on Obeying Conscience led by Sidney Wilson. More parish activity reported with several attending church at Linton Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Keets
Denver
Colorado
Fletcher Dull
Akron
N. D. Cunningham
Dana
Little Indian
D. F. Whitis
F. A. Johnson
Odd Fellows Lodge
Newcomerstown
Baptist
Cunningham
Mary Johnson
Bessie Johnson
Sidney Wilson
Linton
Mary Wilson
Parisian Sage Invigorates Hair Growth in Promising Ad
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as the best remedy for thinning and falling hair. It claims quick nourishment to the hair root, dandruff germ elimination, and lustrous growth, with a money back guarantee after two weeks. Sold by Brenan & Wilson and druggists nationwide for 50 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenan & Wilson
America
Ady
Spelling Match Ends With Redbrush Victory
Mrs. Jesse Forney visits her parents near Post Boy. The Redbrush spelling team defeated Hopewell in a Friday match, tallying six against fourteen and spelling Hopewell down to four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Boy
Jesse Forney
Redbrush
Hopewell
Infant John Satcher, Kimbolton, Dies After Illness
John Satcher four months old son of Mr and Mrs Howard Satcher born October 30 1912 died February 25 1913 after a five week bout with whooping cough Funeral services were held at 2 pm Wednesday in the M E church Kimbolton with Rev Kennedy presiding Interment followed in Kimbolton cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Howard Satcher
M. E
Kimbolton
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs Jennie Rackley Visits Relatives in Cambridge
Mrs Jennie Rackley of Cler visits her brother J Entahl and sister Mrs G Parsons in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Rackley
Cler
J. Wenthal
Mrs. G . Parsons
Cambridge
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Dennsylvania Lines
Chicago Panhandle
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ST. L.ry
Marietta
Caldwell
Pleasant City
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Cambridge Connecting
Chicago
Ungle
T.C. Knox
Russia
Turnbaugh
George Sidney and Company
Shultz Opera House
Izzy
Cincinnati
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