Matured Maidens and Crusty Bachelors in Old Verses
A Batavia reader writes a biting yet affectionate piece satirizing old maids and crusty bachelors. It argues old maids are kind and lively, contrasts single life with marriage, and cites Florence Nightingale and Adam Sweet as examples, ending with a joke about schoolteachers choosing salary over suitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Epstor
Aes
Adam
Sweet
Chicago
Florence Nightingale
Courier
Clermont County
Miss Anonymous
G. A. R. Posts in Clermont County Show Growing Strength
Assistant Inspector W. E. Nichols reports Clermont county G. A. R. Posts totaling over 500 members in good standing. Posts at Loveland Milford West Goshen Kilpatrick Newtonsville Marathon Williamsburg Bethel Felicity Moscow Amelia New Richmond rally for National Encampment in Columbus this September. Fraternity charity loyalty motto cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Bart Emery Post
Loveland
West
Milford
Kilpatrick
Goshen
William Needham
Newtonsville
William Predmore
Marathon
J. H. Jenkins
Williamsburg
Frazier
Bethel
Frank Wood
Felicity
Zeno Scott
Moscow
Ohio
Tragic Railroad Fatality Claims Young Worker
Frank Gall age 24 of Craver's was instantly killed near Glendale Friday evening when struck by an express train as he crossed the railroad with a team. His neck was broken. He left a wife and infant. Funeral set for Monday at St Philomena chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gall
Stephen
Mary Gall
Craver’s
Glendale
Jane
St. Philomena Chapel
Genuine Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Warned
Ad warns readers not to trust cheap imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. It promotes obtaining the genuine cure from local druggists and notes large bottle pricing and guarantees. Also mentions wallpaper and home decoration offerings by local businesses and a note on tobacco addiction remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
J. Bb
Walker
Wil
W. R. Walker
Batavia
Queen of Fame crowns Topsy in Williamsburg stage show
A popular Williamsburg program by the M. E. Young Ladies Parsonage Association lit up the Town Hall with a lavish costumed tableau. Grace Hathaway led as a Greek goddess while Addie Holmes as Topsy drew the final crown after two nights of elaborate character portrayals and praise for the performers and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Town Hall
Ples
M. E. Young Ladies’ Parsonage Association
Norris
McNutt
Innis
Walker
Black
Miss Grace Hathaway
Miss Hathaway
Grace
Troy
Tittle Age
Guy Ellis
Isabila
Spain
C. A. Smith
Gail Hamilton
Trilla Frazier
Xanthippi
Emma Doughman
Orential
Lou Rowe
Charity
Ella Holmes
Florence Nightingale
C. H. McNutt
Anna Louise Carey
Josiah Allen
Jennie Leffingwell
Elizabeth Fry
Adda Hull
Miriam
Rose McMillen
Mary
Scotts
A. Williamson
Bridget Flannagan
Frank McMillen
Frank Can
C. H. Boulware
Emma Warden
Martha Washington
Bertha Holmes
Grace Darling
F. H. Kain
Rosa Bonheur
Mage
Ivah Walker
Addie Holmes
Miss Feely
Lizzie Harlow
Harriet Hosmer
Ruth
Laura Thomas
Jessie Hull
Adah Wade
Jeptha
Tennyson
Lizzie Innis
Hypatia
Joan of Arc
Clankin
D.ug
France
Estelle Norris
Joan
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jester Boulware
Anna McNutt
Tabitha Primrose
Miss McNutt
Barbara le
Clara Black
Mont Toners
Question List for Teachers and Students in Classics
A scanned school exercise list covers orthography pronunciation and definitions, history theory and practice of teaching, geography, grammar and arithmetic topics. It includes questions on U.S. presidents amendments civil war routes rotundity tides fauna Alaska governance statehood, verb forms, infinitives and participles, diagramming and parsing, arithmetic word problems, cube roots, circular motion, and money comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
United States
Freedmen’s Bureau
Clermont County
U. S
Free remedy for consumption and nervous disorders offered
An old physician indicates a vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis and lung ailments with a radical cure claim. He will mail the recipe free in German French or English to any requester from W A Noyes 140 Power's Block Roo! N Y, noting the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. A. Noyes
N.Y
Nutt Wins Second Bethel Pigeon Shoot Medal
McNutt of Williamsburg won the medal and hunting suit at the eleventh Bandle clay pigeon shoot in Bethel on Thursday. Twelve contestants competed on a fine day with Merrick close behind, Armstrong improving, and Davis and Fitch having off days. The next shoot will be in Williamsburg on April 4 at 1 PM with plans for a spring and summer series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
McNutt
Williamsburg
Alse
Wee
Merrick
Armstrong
Zimmerman
Harris
Davis
Fitch
Happy Old Fisherman of the Potomac
An elderly Ohio-born angler named George E. Dyer L A, famed in Clermont county four decades ago, resides at Great Falls near Washington. He lives on twenty cents a day, rejects money in favor of fishing lore, and counts senators and cabinet members among friends while sharing tales of his life and river craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Clermont County
Ohio
Washington
Potomac River
Great Falls
Thoreau
George E. Dyer
L. A
Pittsburg Chronicle
Browning
Clinton Republican
Potomac
George EB. Dyer
George Bull
George Ely
Batavia
Ely
George Ely Dyer
George Ely Bull Dyer
John Waylan
Norman
Gene Lee
Congress
R. W. Clarke
The
Treasury
General Grant
Treasury Department
Messenger
Izank Walton
Fis
Register of the Treasury
United States
Local resident J C Bardney Jr dies after illness
Mr J C Bardney Jr of Felicity area died around noon Tuesday after weeks with typhoid fever. Born March 1878, he was the youngest son of Dr J C Kennedy who survives. He married Caroline E Sullivan in 1878. she and two children survive. Funeral at his Main Street home Thursday at 2 PM conducted by Rev J Straus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Bardney Jr
Felicity
J. C. Kennedy
Caroline E. Sullivan
Carson
Presbyterian Church
Main Street
Rev. J. Straus
Auction of Richard Carpenter Farm in Stonelick Township
The Richard Carpenter farm in Stonelick township will be sold at auction by T. P. Breeding Assignee on Saturday March 41 at 1 o clock on the premises. The 102 acre estate is well improved with good buildings and advantageous location. Terms and further particulars available from Mr Breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carpenter
Stonelick Township
T. P. Breeding
Breeding
Boose to Travel with Wagon in Findlay and Brown Counties
The renowned coal and lightning-rod man Col EB GU Boose plans to locate at Findlay but will still have a wagon on the road in Findlay and Brown counties. He will supply all old customers with rode and repairs of all kinds, upholding his noted reliability and reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Boose
Findlay
Brown
Mr. Boose
Gas well No 3 work halted after explosion like roar
Men at gas well No 3 stopped work Tuesday morning without explanation and left the site secure. The well has since roared and boiled, suggesting a vein of something struck, though outsiders cannot identify it. The truth will likely be revealed in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Waterfield
Hutchinson
Kansas
Kate Ducknall
Batavia
N. E. Bradley
Franklin Township
Presbyterian Church
E. J. Prather
Maxwell
Clifton
Street
Higginsport
Sutherland
Local society notes and town updates from Milford area
Miss Lou Baum hosted by Miss Estelle Norris in Batavia. J D McKeever plans store room remodel. Miss Etta Strickland visits from Clover. Miss Anna Williamson and Miss Price visit from Madisonville. Miss Mary Beatman from Barden. Mr and Mrs Ed Carter escorted mother's remains to Pekin for burial. Mrs Byron Williams and daughter Louise visit from Milford. C L Terhune of Cincinnati visits. Wedding cards issued for Lillie Hageman and John Foster at Cedar Grove. Walter Smith family moved to Anderson Indiana. Old Mrs Croswell dies. funeral Monday at M E church. Local meetings: Rev Rhoades speaks Sunday. Rev Porter of Ripley attends. Candidate scarcity noted for township and corporation races amid bribery rumor. Frank Mariott leaves Pool property for Matson farm. Witcher moves into Vacated house. Pattison builds new house. Mrs Humphrey dies in Wyoming. Beechhurst Reading Circle to meet second and fourth Thursdays. Republican primary for Miami is Thursday at Milford council hall. Joule Haynes ill. Thomas Meguire buried in local cemetery. Milford residents debate public manag eball viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Carter
E. c. Hecox
Meigs County
Ohio
G. W. Weaver
Lebanon
Eckert and Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati Building Association
George Peacock
Wilmington
Alfred Antrim
J. E. Myers
J. D. Kerr
Washington D. H
Mastereorge Kerr
James Donley
Loveland
Repulicans
P. Applegate
Andrew Frybarger
William P. Randal
Alfont
Indiana
P. A. Randall
Limestone
P. A. Dall
C. E. Kemp
Oregonia
Anna Clark
Belfast
M. E
Irwin Cemetery
Martha Mills
William Mills
Lou Baum
Batavia
Estelle Norris
J.D. McKeever
Etta Strickland
Clover
A Williamson
Anna Williamson
Miss Price
Madisonville
Mary Beatman
Barden
Ed. Carter
Pekin
Anderson
Corporation of
COB
Frank Mariott
Pool
East Milford
Matson
Witcher
E. Brewister Tee
J.M. Pattison
Humphrey
Milford
Funeral of Mrs Jerome Tice Held in Christian Church
The funeral for Mrs Jerome Tice was held in the Christian church on Sunday with Rev Garver presiding. The town saw its largest crowd yet as attendees filled the village, many unable to enter the store. Others noted include Haywood and daughter Emma, Miss Ollie Hughes, and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer as guests of N H Haywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Tice
Christian Church
Garver
Haywood
Emma
Ollie Hughes
Meyer
N. H. Haywood
James Fleming
Cincinnati
T. C. Brown
Henry Brown
Charleston
Shaw
William Megrue
R. Jo Haywood
Lindale News Briefs Highlight Death And Local Happenings
Mrs Missouri White died after a long illness with funeral set at Mt Pisgah. Mr White has nervous prostration from worry. Lizzie Windsor sprained ankle. J B Hodges's family now occupies nearby property. Bert Nesbit celebrated 10th birthday with a taffy pull. Shooting black birds noted as rare sport among boys. William Stickel and wife visiting Montgomery. Jasper Mattele planning move to Newton Corbly’s farm near Amelia. Local young folks attend a Wednesday prayer meeting. John Young of New Rishon marks graves of wife and two daughters with stones. Crowd watches fish catching at Mr Coomtes pond drawing. Pestit reports a 19 two-year-olds about 4 feet long. Mr C plans another larger pond. Syrun Dolen and John Dillston enter butchering business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stickel
Montgomery
Hemitton
Jasper Mattele
Newton Corbly
Amelia
Ani
John Young
New Rishon
Obituary notices and local notices from a 19th century paper
Obituaries report the death of Mrs. Vibertine Hoss of Marett after a four day illness and funeral at M. F. church. Louis Weaver dies at 27 from lung trouble with service at Union Chapel and burial in Citizen's cemetery. The column notes multiple bereavements, illnesses, and community updates including visits, travel, and neighbors’ health.
Wonderful Cures Promised by Local Remedies
An advertisement from W. D. Hoyt & Co. touts King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as universal remedies. Claims include cures for consumption and other diseases with few bottles, backed by local dealers W. Rt. Walker and J. J. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
King
Dr. King
W. Rt. Walker
Bactavia
J. J. Walker
Williameburg
Nadenese family photo request noted by local listing
A fragmented notice requests photographs of a Nadenese family or a related group and provides a contact address at a location named mohlia for fulfillment. The text is unclear but indicates an interest in sourcing images.
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Nichols
W. E. Nichols
Joan L. Moore & Son
Hatai
H. C. Winson
Maplewood Institute
the Queen OF Fame
M. E. Parsonage Association
Essie Boulware
Claire Kennedy
Bertha
Louie Wean
Anna Arwine
Minnie Frazier
Relia Boulware
Lyda Hutchins
Jessie Boulware
Harry Shephardson
Crate Cornet Band
Geography
Bay of Fundy
Bristol Channel
Australia
Germany
Alaska
Coley
Cobt
Queenaware
Peterso
MW Nutt
P. W. Applegate
C. W. Leever
New
Richmond
BEPC
Opera Hall
New Richmond
Republican Cor- Peon
W. R. Sinks
John Henry
B. Blair
John Conner
St. Patrick’s Day
L. D. Prescott
Legion
Dennis
South Side
Grand Central
Ocean
Board of Health
Gurney Hall
Georgetown
J UC
Kennedy, JR
Mall
Mulberry
Laurel
William Simmons
John R. Hodges
Kentucky
John Mofford
Walter Simmons
Charles Day
John Shinkie
Finley Jostin
Missouri
Joe Turner
Louis Gelvin
Taciaica
Campbell
Bert Bainum
Rosary House
John Widmeyer
M. E. Church
George L. Price
Jane Simmons
Lizzie
Hila Connor
Logtown
Frank Rosselot
H. Rosselot
Belle Rust
Joe Christy
Phillip Breslin
Bert Griswold
Gus. Gauche
J. W. Breslin
Ombra
New York
John Gennet
Owensville
Richard van Winkle
Illinois
T. H. Leever
George Smith
Tian G. W
George P. Brown
Sh Cinetiu
Puesday
T. AL. Reever
Miaimivilie
Priday
Almia
Vibertine Hoss
Colin Frederick Jorse
Imerehant
Adolph Tesse
Marett
Traghte
Taditly
M. F
Harriet Hicks
Prosecutor Hicks
Berton Robinson
Lena Penn
Locust Corner
Charles Wolfe
Susie F. Penn
Holmes
Dixon
Dr. Gaskins
Indianapolis
Lilly Bodine
Stella Smith
Columbia
Lee Beall
White
Lindale
George Hart
Nadenese Familly
Reeks Groupa
Mer
Mohlia
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