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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
7
The source shows garbled OCR style content mentioning teaching reading, logomachy, geography guides, and historical topics from 1901. It references teachers, arson, Pilgrims, and early education notions, but the legibility is low and names or dates are incomplete.
The text discusses passing through regions along the Atlantic Ocean toward Columbus via the Union borders. It asks for the named zones and the lines that divide the earth’s surface into zones, focusing on major geographic demarcations used to classify the Earth's surface.
Oral reminiscences recount Thomas Kerr of C P and company and John Robinson driving circus trains on routes from Allfacos to Steubenville and Wheeling. One story recalls running the engine on the main track to “look like business” while bells rang, another details a brakeless nightmare down Salinaville hill ending with a dusty pursuit into New Salisbury.
Fragmented report recalls a string of local incidents and items. thefts in Brooke county, a grocery wagon incident, a Toronto high school alumni plan, train accident aftermath, and community notices amid scattered names and places.
The Wheeling Mardi Gras committee votes 100 for a six and two team relay between Martins Ferry Independents and Toronto Ohio, July 8 to 13. A B&O yard brakeman Edward Dante is killed near Barnesville in a freight train accident. his head was severed and found 20 feet away. The item also notes local church activities and a tainted marriage arrest in Bellaire, with background on the Low family and a former Bellaire councilman.
Ongoing labor tension at Adena amid Ohio sub-district No. 6 miners dispute with OTJ Roby Co. mines resisting union wage scales. Management seeks to reinstate old workers only if they withdraw from the local union, while miners refuse. Juxtaposed with expectations of eventual management concession, a broader shift toward a nonunion stance faces resistance from the union.
A 1910s style reflection on expectant mothers describes the joy and dread of childbirth, contrasting hopeful anticipation with fear of pain and danger. It mentions a book titled Baby is Born published by Bredaia Resplator Co in Atlanta Georgia.
The article argues consumption is not hereditary but infectious, urging readers to fear not heredity. It notes infection is continual and low vital force plays a role, with one-sixth of the human race affected. It promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as beneficial for lungs and overall nourishment.
Mrs Chappell of Grant Park, Indiana, credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with easing her ovarian and womb inflammation. The note endorses Mrs Pinkham’s free medical guidance and her decades of experience helping women across the United States.
An advance crew of 20 to 25 bricklayers will arrive from Pittsburgh and other points next week to begin the big addition at the La Belle plant. Contractors Alex Laughlin & Co. are expected to erect the new buildings, with skilled workers already in place and more to follow.
A jumble of local notices mentions the Mayne and Lake Erie railroad extension starting shortly. Various names appear: Howard J Ong visiting relatives, Prof D Dodd elected principal, Mary Gary and Mrs Higalts linked to schooling, and many scattered references to residents, locations, and church events.
May 18 report details the discovery of Father Phillips body by Mrs Bernius daughter, in Stanley's apartments, with letters from John Mitchell and other papers found. Police seek a woman known as Stanleys wife while coroner cites suspicious circumstances and no violence, autopsy pending vital organ analysis. Father Phillips well known in Scranton but the NY case links to Hazleton Pennsylvania.
In Akron on May 18 a home next to a showy expedition was wrecked by an explosion. Police officer William J. Bruner and his family survived, while four youths Melvin Boone Irvine James Elmer Hall and Homer Maenheimer were arrested on suspicion. The blast appears revenge driven with threats noted earlier.
A newspaper fragment extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female illness and weakness. The ad claims it heals inflammation ulcers and nervous exhaustion while restoring appetite and sleep, sharing a testimonial from Mrs George A Strong of Gansevoort Saratoga County New York. It mentions other Dr Pierce remedies and offers Common Sense Medical Adviser free by mail.
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