Poorhouse Oil Drillers Hit Paydirt in Marietta
In Marietta on November 2, J W Yetlan aged 61 and John Hupp aged 69 described their startling success after drilling in a poorhouse yard. They report striking a 30 barrel per day well, claiming the venture proves idleness is not poverty but a path to payoff. Officials note an oily plume seen outside the Washington county poorhouse.
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Marietta
J W Yetlan
John Hupp
Yerjan
Hupp
Washington County
Olive Tablets Ad By Dr Edwards Substitute for Calomel
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to improve skin tone and digestion. It claims the tablets act like calomel on the bowels without after effects, promising pink skin and buoyant energy. Prices are 15¢, 30¢, and 69¢, with millions sold yearly.
Drillers Turn to Oil on Pauper Ground in Washington County
Four men once prospering drillers from Ohio to Oklahoma became Pauper Oil Company holders on the grounds of a Washington County poorhouse. They sank a well using coal to fire the boiler, struck an oil geyser, and despite offers of five thousand dollars each for their holdings, chose to drill another well while remaining in the infirmary.
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Verlan
Hupp
Ohio
Oklahoma
Washington County
Thomas Maxon
Hall
Pauper Oil Company
Vernon
Yerfan
Waldvogel Favored for Ohio Senate Floor Leader
Columbus reports Democrats move to elect Edward Waldvogel of Cincinnati as the next Senate majority floor leader. The current actions include selections and shifting support among Senators Dearmond Dayton Yoder Donovan Herne and others as party leaders contend for the post.
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Columbus
Edward Waldvogel
Cincinnati
Senate
David Dearmond
Butler County
Paul Yoder
Dayton
Yoder
Bernard Donovan
Toledo
Wiliam Herne
Norwalk
Hi Y Alumni Club Plans Activities
The Hi Y Alumni Club, open to interested young men, held its second meeting at the YWCA and plans guest speakers on various industrial topics. The next meeting is set for December 4 at the YWCA.
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Hi-Y Alumni Club
Clu
Hy Alumn
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Ohio Senate
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Crystal
China Shop
Donna Gordon
Gay Designs
Dorna Gordon
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