Local News Briefs and Notices From Batavia Area
Clermont Courier and two other papers promotions and town updates. Menders work on the new garage behind the post office. E.C. Ely returns from lakes trip. Ansteat and Lane families listed as ill and on vacation. Union Grange meet at Boston fairgrounds promised to be a season highlight. Evangelistic meetings draw large crowds in Aston church. Various visits and family news across Batavia, Wilmington, Norwood, and Cincinnati with local business notes and ad blurbs.
Joseph T Tracy for State Auditor Interest Grows
The Portsmouth, Ohio candidate Joseph T Tracy is favored by Republicans across the state as the lone statewide bid from 24 southern counties. Tracy has fourteen years in the Auditor of State office overseeing city village school and township work, plus prior posts as Scioto County Auditor and State Examiner of County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Tracy
Portsmouth
Ohio
Republica
Tracy
Scioto County
Jacob J. Hawk
Clermont County
Justice of the Peace
Hawk
Ohio Townene
Joseph Lindsey
F. F. Talley
G. W. Wyatt
State Auditor Candidate Praised For Experience
The piece argues for Mr. Tracy as State Auditor, noting his practical public affairs knowledge from real experience and county auditor service. It contends promotion for efficiency, urging recognition of merit and experience as essential for the duties of this important office.
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Fices
Tracy
Local notables visit Batavia for weekend
Hon Reuben Griffin of Spencer Indiana met Batavians for a brief chat. Tom Dustin returns from Dayton to visit family with daughter Loie. Mrs Dailey of Nashville and Mrs Brocart of Cincinnati hosted at East Main Street. Several families plan a Michigan camping trip for two weeks. Dr D D Barr of Taylorville Illinois visited Batavia after eye specialty work in New York. James Sutton, recently discharged from the army, is recalled to report at St Louis as his regiment heads to the border. Bathing and fishing are popular in the Northland.
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A. Collins
Peoria
Ill
Batavia
Cincinnati
Rotary
Dr. Collins
City
Dean Barr
D. D. Barr
Taylorville, Ill
New York City
Arria A. Hutchinson
Florence Anderson
James
George Sutton
St. Louis
Social Visit and Summer Plans Among Batavians
Mrs Fannie Berger hosted Batavians including Lou Buerkle Geo Haney Will Rush and others with wives and family for a Sunday dinner. Plans mention A B Nichols and son Harold visiting the White Mountains by auto with Hugh Nichols Edmund Parrott and Robert Jamieson accompanying to Albany. The Blacks and Miss Reynolds visit Chester Bordwell's Rocky Ford Farm and Miss Reynolds and Mrs Lottie Deem will summer there. Katharine Jamieson hosted July 18 with a party of friends including Miss Jean Glancy Ella Nichols Mary Purkhiser and others. an enjoyable evening with many attendees.
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Fannie Berger
South
Lebanon
Lou Buerkle
Geo. Haney
Will Rush
Will
Charles Craver
Will Brown
Fred Buerkle
Louis Craver
Wm. Craver
Sam Cover
John Brown
James
A. B. Nichols
Harold
White Mountains
Mrs. Nichols
Auto
Hugh Nichols
Edmund Parrott
Robert Jamieson
Albany
New York
D. E. Black
Sallie Reynolds
New York City
Chester Bordwell
Rocky Ford
Miss Reynolds
Lottie Deem
Bordwell’s
Katharine Jamieson
Jean Qlancy
Ella Nichols
Mary and
Louise Purkhiser
Pauline
Irene White
Margaret Swarmstead
Maude Horn
Elizabeth Hunt
Florence Buerkle
Louise Lytle
Lorena Keen
Anna Roberts
Messrs
Wayland Hunt
Donald Jamieson
Clarence Slade
Nelson Bradley
Hobart Seyler
Neil Buckley
H. Day
Howard Joseph Ben Johnson
Frank Stewart
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Medicine Claims Safety
A fragmented note extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable family cough remedy that avoids opiates and harmful ingredients. It mentions a baby relieved by the product and cites pediatric concern about children not staying covered at night leading to colds.
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Foley
Nash Pharmacy
Ereabyterian Sunday Services and Meetings Announced
The notice lists Sunday school at 9 or 9:15 with worship at 10 for Ereabyterian, plus a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30. It cites T Jas Simpson and F Wegner as ministers, with German preaching and union meeting in the evening.
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T. Jas. Simpson
A. B
M. B
Per Bude
F. Wegner
Pupay School
Ublic
Ohio publishes road, civil service and agricultural laws
The Legislative Reference Department of the Board of Library Commissioners in Columbus issues in separate form Road Laws of Ohio Civil Service Laws of Ohio and Ohio Agricultural Laws They include full text current statutes introductory notes and citations to court decisions and attorney general opinions Orders for copies with stipulated postage may be sent to Columbus for delivery by mail.
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Legislative Reference Department
Board of Library Commissioners
Columbus
Ohio
County Meeting Picnic At Coney Next Saturday
Hamilton county Jr. Orders and D. of A. members plan an all day picnic at Coney next Saturday. Juniors and their sister lodges are invited for amusements and dancing.
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Jr. Orders
D. of A’s
Hamilton County
Coney
Hotel Changes in Batavia Property Lease
Fred Adams of Mr. Holly leased the Batavia Hotel property last week with option to purchase from Fred Kline. The house had been occupied by Chas Gelvin and family. Adams plans a full interior refit and will take possession next week.
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George Gregg
Batavia
Wil
Gregg
R. W. OC. Gregg
Mr. Gregg
Fred Adams
Holly
Fred Kline
Chas, Gelvin and
Adams
Foley Kidney Pulls Rheumatism Kidney s and Bladder
A fragment from a judge quoted dialogue about ancestors arriving in America with humorous misstatements tied to ships named Mayflower and Juneflower. The text seems to be a playful or satirical line between two nine year old playmates.
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Foley
Heloise Aldyne
Hermione McGuire
Hermione
Offshoot as It Were In Family Tree Exchange
A fictional exchange quotes Puck joking about the Von Blewbludds lineage. The speaker admits the family is only a branch, prompting a quip about genealogical connection. The whimsical line frames a playful take on ancestry and identity.
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von Blewbludds
Puck
Japanese Breakfast Traditions and Tea Practices
A concise note on a traditional Japanese breakfast sequence with rice miso soup pickles and sometimes fish. Tea accompanies meals served clear and unsweetened. Miso soup features radish seaweed eggplant and vegetables with bean curd in light simmered broth.
Definition of Love Asks Young Man and Wise Stranger
A playful exchange defines love as an obsession that drives two sane youths to abandon their homes and become fiat dwellers, framed in a humorous, vintage tone. The concise dialogue contrasts youthful curiosity with a wry, aging speaker.
Beyond Kindness and the Ethics of Speaking Ill
A meditation on the tension between honoring the dead and criticizing the living. The piece argues against delaying truthful speech, urging honesty about harms while individuals remain able to respond.
Tied by Prejudices Quote from Bolingbroke
The quote reflects on how lifelong prejudices and habits shape choices in life. It compares the difficulty of changing settled beliefs to entrenched routines and notes that some waste youth while others remain trapped in error due to prolonged wandering.
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Boling
Philosopher Talks Unnamed Insight on Speech
Uncle Eben quips that people who tell all they know rarely reveal anything truly worth telling, offering a brief humorous takeaway on speech and silence.
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Uncle Eben
The Whirligig of Time in Indian Lands
A reflection on generational change noting that a single generation alters human nature only slightly. It contrasts the modern act of trading valuable lands for a bright red used automobile, a symbol of twentieth century possessions among Indians.
Notable Portraits Arouse Regard at Social Gathering
Mrs Oldcastle and the hostess remark on a new painting, debating whether it resembles Bouguereau or a lion, with jokes about Jo siah bringing home art that resembles things they discuss.
Patience Tested by Uncle Ken in a Card Game Moment
Uncle Ken warns that patience helps work, but not when it pins a man to a crap game. The remark appears in a scene featuring Uncle Eben and his cautious view on luck and persistence.
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Eben
Uncle Ken
Just Wanted to Know Joke at Family Dinner
A light paragraph reports a family dining scene where a boy asks for jelly and makes a playful quip about scenery. The line captures a casual, humorous moment reflected in a Chicago Tribune anecdote.
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Little Brother
Chicago Tribune
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Clermont Courier
Bareora
Ofso
Clermont
Courier and Com. Tribune
Courier
Enquirer
Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Times Star
E.C. Ely
Lakes
Charles Ansteat
Mike Jones
Norwood
Afton
John Ferguson
Neville
Miss Rettinger
Julia Dimmitt
Eldon Lane
Hamilton
Ella Lane
Burdsall
Winchester
Alexander Jurgeson
M. J. Kain
Laura
William Fisher
Wilmington
Union Grange
Boston Fairgrounds
William Schitzler
Campbell County
Aston M. E
Clyde Mount
Springboro
E. B. Holmes
Williamsburg
Ruth Katherine Ferguson
Chicago
E. B. Rush and
Family
Dr. Thomas
H. H. Fry
Paxton
Camp Dennison
Arria Hutchinson
J. W. Hausserman
Phillipine Islands
Dean
Mary McDonald
D. K. McDonald
Charles Halbisch
Henry Robinson
Paris
Turp
Ferguson
Alexander Ferguson
Fletcher
J. J. Werner
Crown Und
Booting Cad
Sridge Park
Aling Top
Extractive
GUE Batavia
Kain
Batavia White Villa
White Villa
Sanitary Soda Fountain
Securitg
John B. Miller
Popular Mercantile
W. M. Girton
Ely and Burnet
Edwin C. Ely, Norman L. Burnet
Attorneys At Law and General Insurance
Nyal
King
Hugh J. King
E. B. Scott & Son
Sprague
Norman L. Burnet
Mortage Security
W.C. Bishop
N.G. Cover
Hamilton Bidg
Oivil
Spercent
C. B. Nichols
Batavia Building & Loan Co
Janits
Wolf
William Wolf
Keen’s
Geo. A. Keen & Bro
Jas
Dial’s Cigar Store
Reuben Griffin
Spencer
Indiana
Tom Dustin
Dayton
Loie
Mesdames Dailey and
Dailey
Nashville
Tennessee
Lizzie Brocart
East Main Street
Eli Speidel
L. F. Walker
Michigan
North Land
Castoria
Georgetown
Chautauqua
Brown County Chautauqua Company
Seyler & Moyer
Ford
Buick
J. R. Woodlief
Miamiville
N.S. Behymer
Mr. W
Williamsburg, C
H. Stirling Moore
H. A. Moore & Son
Undertaker
Janio1
Dan van Horn
East
Dr. van Horn
County Meeting
Chamberlain
Jersey
Streight Island
Noble Dair
Noble Ruler
Noble
Oaklands
J. A. Lutes Cycle & Repair
Olive Branch
Ohio Township
Best Companys
Office Courier Bldg
Ljanlé
Anna M. Riggins
Walnut St
Batavia Foundry Co
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