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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
2
The Herald Printing Co based in Steubenville Ohio operates from North Port area, serving local readers with newspaper and print services. The facility is listed in the Ohio town directory and appears as a regional printing firm with historical roots.
A brief note proclaims a major legal victory credited to the Taft administration. It asserts the public now sees a brave man in the Presidential chair and hints at a growing realization of support for the new regime as subscriptions hint at continued coverage.
The issue’s column on Jefferson county assessors highlights varied returns with one prosper ous town reporting no watches, a precinct listing 91 horses valued at 910, and another district valuing horses at 5710. It notes small money sums across many districts and praises the Third ward report for progress, calling the overall reports engaging reading.
The piece argues crooks blame those who expose them while the public ignores such attacks. It asserts newspapers risk being accused unfairly but remain vital for public enlightenment and protecting public buildings. It notes reporters err but perform a crucial public service against crime.
A poetic reflection contrasts Man's pride with nature's lure. Marion is described as wet while the country endures dust. A fleeting jab notes Standard Oil knowing who hit it and mentions Teddy initiating a suit. The piece blends outdoors longing with contemporary insinuations.
A patchwork of quips and political quibbles surfaces from Ohio notes. The piece riffs on adjournment, wool schedules, depots, and public debates while lampooning lawmakers, party symbols, and civic life with wry humor and clipped observations.
Scio College to close the spring term with commencements June 15 to 21. The academy and liberal arts college will host exercises with the Hon. John W. Zeller delivering the address and Bishop David H. Moore and Bishop W. F. McDowell slated to speak. Seventeen graduates in liberal arts. fifteen men, six entering the ministry. College teams trail five wins in seven to date. Summer sessions begin June 26 with Trott teaching at Case and Grover at Grove City.
The Jewett High School commencement will be held at the opera house on Friday evening. The program includes orchestra music and several orations by Clarence Baker Elsie et Piss Paul Patton Russell Arbaugh Elizabeth England Merrill Dennis and an annual address by Capt J V McMillen with a marietta benediction.
Mt Pleasant High School plans a commencement at the Yearly Meeting House on a May Tuesday night. The 1911 class lists Joseph Floyd Bell Eva Burriss Mary Caldwell Anna McMasters Mary Carter Margaret Partington Caroline Cope Agnes Burriss Kathleen McConacey Gladys Thompson with motto Not Simply Good But Good for Something and colors Red and Black. It includes class exercises and readings by students on topics such as Why I Want to Vote Why I Do Not Want to Vote and The Value of Little Things. Professor C L Martzolff of Ohio University gives the class address with musical interludes and diplomas presented by Daughters of the American Revolution.
Multiple real estate and estate matters listed. Petitions to sell property under Margaret Berry estate. Executors appointed for Samuel H Wyant and other estates. Accounts filed for Riders Lockhart and Chas Howarth. Adoptions, name changes, and guardianships noted. Juvenile case Ohio vs Chas Cardon suspended to Boys Farm. Administrators appointed for several estates with bonds specified. various inventories, final accounts, and real estate sales ordered or approved.
The General Executive Board of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant church opened its thirty second annual session in Steubenville. Delegates from nearly every state attended the opening, with reports on foreign field work missions employment of new missionaries finances and a field survey.
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to cure appetite loss and strengthen health. Notes options Tea or Tablets priced 35 cents, sold by Beall and Steele.
Mrs. O B Palmer of Little Rock Arkansas reports her son recovered from measles related cough and croup after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She claims one bottle cured him and he has not been troubled since. The genuine product comes in a yellow tin and substitutes should be refused by Call and Steele.
Beall and Steele advertise Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from backache dull headaches nervousness impaired vision and other ills from impaired kidney and bladder action. The promotion emphasizes the pills as the remedy.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and female trouble. A customer from Lead Hill Tenn, Mrs M C Dunlap, praises the product’s benefits. Available for 25 cents at Beall & Steele Drug Co.
On June 1 1911 at 1 pm central time the Steubenville School District Board of Education will offer up eighty thousand dollars in bonds. Each bond is 1000 and 500 dollars with a twenty one year term and four percent interest paid semi annually. Bid bonds of 300 dollars required. bids may be rejected.
David Telford aged 28 of Dillon Vale and Nellie Arnold aged 20 of Herrick alongside Frank E. Marvin aged 27 of Rocky Hill and Gertrude Andrews aged unknown from Toronto are listed in the report.
Grand jury met after 45 witnesses, returning 14 true bills with three public indictments. Cases: Evan Harris rape. Charles E. McCombs et al. assault with intent to rob Frank Spiedel. Charles Bowers entering to steal poultry. Also urged jail improvements including higher lower-tier floor, stronger cages, and new paint.
A new well was drilled on the Holliday's Cove school house lot and a fine pump established. It will serve travelers and villagers, providing a convenient water source for the community.
In Columbiana county Ohio a large granite boulder marks the northern limit reached by Confederate forces during the Civil War with a bronze tablet noting Morgan surrendered to Major George W Rue on July 26 1863 near Wellsville. A locust tree once marked the spot and its stump is preserved in a museum. The article recounts Morgan’s raid and the broader war context. It also includes a brought-to-light feature about Steubenville memories and a kidney health advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills praised by Mrs F J McGee of Steubenville Ohio and marketed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Coroner Foster reported four inquest verdicts, including the Minnie Demeoe case and an unidentified person found at Yellow Creek. John Kidd died from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the skull while in a demented condition. John Anderson was killed at Laelle mill by a motor vehicle with no light or rider.
Billy Sunday is set to stir up crowds as the straw hat era begins, signaling a lively public event. The headline suggests an upcoming spectacle drawing attention and anticipation.
An advertisement asserts Foley Kidney Pills provide the right kind of help to neutralize poisons causing back ache headache nervousness and other kidney and bladder ailments. Beall and Steele endorse the product.
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised to banish tiredness and revive the weakened body. The copy claims it boosts energy, clears brain fog, sharpens thoughts, and stops dizzy spells with Beall & Steele as sellers.
G T Richardson of Richard son s Mills Ala writes that after a year of severe bronchial trouble a bad cough and fear of consumption, Dr Kings New Discovery cured their child with one bottle. He lists coughs colds hoarseness la grippe asthma croup and sore lungs as ailments it treats, with trial bottle free and guaranteed by Beall Steele priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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