Smelley Briefs from SMEVILLE and Surrounding Areas
Aug 22 reports two men leaving a local drugstore through a rear door encounter with a man named John Ferguson who recovered items worth five cents including flash knives and candy. Aug 23 notes peaches of the 1523 season in the Hocking hills near Polville are late but of good quality with orchard growers predicting a fine crop. Aug 23 mentions ex slave Shields, 96, at St Claireville recalling Harpers Ferry and old Virginia.
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Smeville
John Ferguson
Polville
Hocking Hills
Artins
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised to Help Women
Fragment from a 19th century advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aids women during change of life and ongoing female health issues. It cites sensational relief from dizziness nervousness and fatigue with testimonials from a Mrs Hooxer of College Ave. and references to a women’s health manual.
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College Ave
Fiery Ku Klux Klan Cross Claimed at Ohio Circus Grounds
Reports from multiple Ohio towns dated August 23 describe a 20 foot high cross of telegraph poles set afire by Ku Klux Klan members at a circus in Bucyrus. The event drew spectators from the show and was among several regional notices including prohibition actions, tax insights, university teacher drafts, and deportation affidavits in St Clairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Ku Klux Klan
Brownhelm Aug 123 Reunion and Local Happenings
Community notes from Brownhelm Aug 123. Waltz family reunion at Rugles Beach draws many. Sheep losses reported from dog attack Saturday night. Brownhelm Band concert on church lawn attracts large crowd, ticket sales and ice cream raise about 40 dollars. Trustees review budget at Lindsley home. Numerous locals and visitors listed with Lorain Elyria Vermilion and Cleveland ties. Hobart Sick visits Wellington Fair. several residents travel to Michigan and Canada. hospital update on Mrs Ruth recovering after operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownhelm
W. Buzzard
Ruggles Beach
Conrad Beets
Brownhelm Band
Congregational Church
Stumpf
John Herkler
Elyria
Blanche Bacon
Lorain
Lloyd Bacon
Reymond Lindsley
Vermilion
K.lindsley
Port Huron
Canada
Jeane
Te Ireach
Laylin
Newark
Donald Lindsley
Lo MeQueen
Tw'la
Camp Les See Kes Hosts Amherst Elyria Boys
The past days at Camp Les See Kes featured thirty Amherst and Elyria boys. The group broke camp on Thursday. Numerous local families from Cleveland Lorain and Columbus visited relatives and friends in the area, with several gatherings and trips including a Sunday Cedar Point excursion and visits to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Les-See- Kes
Amherst and
Elyria
Jacob Lieth
Cleveland
Rewben Miller
John Tice
Lorain
Michael Dreschter
George Rosencrans
George Belt
Carl Groeteyer
Jacob Rosencrans
Amherst
Cedar Point
August Lig
Katherine Lig
Katherine Seybold
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IRTY
Gloucester
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Athens County
Athens
Ohio University
Byesville
Ohio
Defiance
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Harding
ST. Clairsville
S M Dunfee
Mike
John Popovich
Robert Monroe
Popovisches
the Western Reserve Finance Co
Turner ‘Block
St. Louis
Henry Bauer
M. Dreschier
Louisa Bick
Raymond
Arthur Miller
Vernon Huffman
Misa Beatrice White
Emma Miller
Messrs
Milton
Hobart
Button
Clayton
Marie Knirem
Willam
Mrs. Jackson
Axton
John Herkier
Rusell Miller
Lancaster
Eldotread Tire & Supply
Fabre
Planten
RSD
Cail
GON, Inc
Brooklyn
A. Ebert
William Savage
Hamburg
Milo McQueen
Louisa Sick
Charles Frost
Columbus
Dora Buckley
BR. H. Fairchild
Fred Ball
Axtel
Hopkinson
Toledo
Milo Mouton
Austin Cooper
E. White
Charlotte Cooper
Oliver White
Frances
Philsps
Broad Street
the Melody Music Co
al Pas
Lorain County
New York
Eers
The
Elyria Superior Electric Co
CH. Merthe
Merthe
Plaid
Nashua
Woolnap
Winetiady
Ard
Virgin Zoo
Embh
Nest
Linton
Charming Fall
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