Ida Boutet's Craving for Love Ends in Hasty Letters
A 16 year old, Ida Boutet, writes a farewell note and runs from home after clashing with her parents over her love life. She is found at school, then later at her uncle's home in Milford before being brought back. The episode prompts a pointed critique of parenting and local church news follows, including Presbyterians, M E revival, and district and civic projects.
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Mr. Boutet
Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Milford
Miss Ida
Ida
Mamma
Papa
Goodby
Johnnie
E. D. Cooper
Commercial Gazette
Spa Bouret
Columbus
Nature’s balance restores hope through the seasons
The piece reflects on an unusually cold wet spring and farmer anxieties about crops, yet asserts nature regularly compensates. It notes spring’s late arrival followed by rapid growth, a longer summer into fall, and a yearly harvest that leaves people with plenty to share.
Tobacco at the Worlds Fair 1893 in Ohio
The Ohio Board of Managers plans premiums for top tobacco hands and best displays. A meeting of tobacco growers and dealers will be held at Georgetown City Hall on Saturday May 7 at 10 o’clock a m. Thomas A Burns and L N Bonham will speak on Ohio’s World’s Fair tobacco exhibit. Growers and dealers from Brown Adams and Clermont counties are urged to attend.
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Ohio
Ohio Board of Mangers
Georgetown City Hall
Thomas A. Burns
Darke County
Complex Will Case in Bethel sparks partition dispute
In 1841 Jacob Frazee made a will giving life interest to wife Polly and a life estate to daughter Cynthia Elrod, with fee simple to heirs. After a long line of partitions and claims by descendants, Judge Davis ruled that the Frazee estate vested an interest in Robert Elrod at the father’s death, later inherited by Nancy Swing via Thomas Elrod’s will, making for a complex and unusual succession case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Frazee
Bethel
Polly
Cynthia Elrod
Elrod
Frazier & Roudebush
N. (. Swing
Nancy C. Swing
Robert Elrod
Thomas Elrod
Davis
Frazee
Polly Frazee
Robert
Thomas
Pardoned convict Eph Frost faces fresh arrest in Peebles case
Eph Frost, a pardoned life convict from the Ohio pen, accused of attempted outraging a young woman in Peebles. The incident occurred last week when the girl cried out for help and Frost was captured. Louis Wellner of Goshen is declared insane after losing a fortune to lightning rod sharks.
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Eph Frost
Ohio
Ben Hook
Peebles
Louis Wellner
Goshen
New School Law Outlines Township Board Reforms
Brief review details a 1893 law changing boards of education to include one director from each sub district plus the township clerk, with six year rolling terms. It sets meeting dates, joint sub district control, and rules on pupil status, expulsions, appointments, contracts, and disputes. The law takes effect April 1, 1893.
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Ween
Board of Education
Boards of Education
Batavia Township
Mt Carmel and Batavia Highs Hold Commencements Amid Large Audiences
The Mt Carmel High School held its fifth annual commencement with three graduates Mabel Mundell Laura Deputy and J B Winspear and a notable programme. Batavia High School also held its commencement at City Hall on May 19 with a large expected audience and several graduates and a Belstedt orchestra music.
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Mt. Carmel High School
Mabel Mundell
Laura Deputy
J. B. Winspear
Valse—Fairie
Helen Seltzer
T. L. Simmerman
Simmerman
Eugene Dial
Agnes Walker
John Stiles
Owetsville
Batavia High School
City Hall
Nannie L. Moore
Grace Hambleton
Bessie Cowen
Bessie L. Denham
Bertha Hannold
Lizzie McDonald
John 8. Griffith
John C. Jenike
Phillip C. Swing
Thos. Q. Ashburn
Belstedt
Edenton
Thomas Lyon
Minnie Pearce
J. ©. Jordan
Butlerville
A. T. Marsh
Ella Hensel
Mary Magee
Mary Mitchell
Stonelick
Marathon
Clara Maegly
Owensville
Mt. Washington
F. E. Swing
Loveland Schools
D. N. Crogs
Sam Fulton
Pierce Township
Hartman
Georgia Thompson
Court report multiple cases and probate actions listed
A long court docket lists foreclosure and money judgments against numerous defendants including Hindman Higgins, Rebecca Russell, and the Buckeye Building & Loan Co with amounts shown. Probate items note estates of Kilby D Miller real estate sales and guardianship actions, plus marriages licenses and a sermon mention.
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W. H. Holter
F. M. Dimmitt
Hindman G. Higgins
Carrie Ramsey
Amanda Kelner
the Phoenix
Rebecca Russell
W. E. Thompson
The
Village of
Milford
Frank E. Noble
Equitable Relief
Obituary sparks humorous afterlife in New York Press
In a witty exchange, New York Press notes a deceased man’s obituary and his unexpected reception in the afterlife. The piece shifts to a legal segment where Judges Swing and Cox meet with Judge Smith to discuss circuit bench politics and a possible Hulick congressional nomination.
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Western Star
Swing
Cox
Circuit Bench
Smith
Hulick
Congress
Old Clermont
Circuit
Felicity Times Reports Mission to Batavia by Christian Ladies
A Felicity Times note describes two Christian women aiming to evangelize Batavia and cites a reform at Camp Washington near Cincinnati as proof of their abilities. The piece hints at local political tensions and urges adopting grace amid a wary county climate.
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Felicity Times
Batavia
Camp Washington
Cincinnati
Death notices and local reform ideas in 1880s Batavia and Contra Costa
The notice mourns Harry Ufford former Batavia school principal who died of consumption within the last month, praised as a gentle educated gentleman. It also discusses Contra Costa County’s ten block system for house numbering and road reforms, including road records, county directory, rural free delivery, and improved road responsibility and macadamized roads.
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Contra Costa County
California
Post Office Department
Tobacco Traffic Report From Bodmann Warehouse Cincinnati
Weekly offerings total 1774 hhda across 1297 hhds with 1480 hhds new this week. 1020 bhds new and 2017 hhds last year. Market unchanged with prices steady and subtle gains if any. Colory trashes draw attention as good new leaf appears in high cases, some hot and sour. Old tobacco holds steady. warm weather may hasten spoilage. Dr John Bunn noted remedy testimonial for Chamberlain Path Balm. sales listed from Holywood and Milford druggists. Clermont Normal at Amelia leads with 80 more to be.
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Bodmann
Cincinnati
Chas. Bopman
Joan Bunn
R. H. Farr
Holywood
Kansas
A. B. Cox
John Bunn
Batavia
H. F. Wortkamp
Milford
Irwin & Cobb
Williamsburg
Clermont and Bethel Normal Schools Advertised in Amelia
Bethel Normal promotes seven salaried instructors and early full-term presence with cheaper board, claiming the largest county enrollment and unique offerings such as medical and literary lectures. Clermont Normal at Amelia highlights low cost rooms, full eight-week term, and guaranteed results with Clermont instructors guiding local teachers and pupils.
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Bethel Normal School
Clermont County
Bethel Normal
Adams, Brown
Clermont
Highland Counties
Clermont Normal
Amelia
Suthern
Ohio
Lupts
McKinney
Swing
Clark
Witham
Clermonters
Prices Risque Haircuts and Local Notices In Clermont County
Barbers raise hair cutting to 25 cents effective Monday. A Owensville man falls ill after a four horse postillion turn with a heavy wagon passing over him. Artemas Reeves of Amelia is sentenced to three years for burglary. A circuit court appeal bond of 500 dollars posted. Clermont Normal at Amelia advertises strong enrollment and room rates. May lectures announced in Bethel by Col L F Copeland Dr Corboy and W T McBeth with modest admission.
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D. D. Marsh
Owensville
Artemas Reeves
Amelia
Davis
Circuit Court
P. J. Nichols
Bethel
L. F. Copeland
Copeland
Con Corboy
Cincinnati
Ion
W.T. McBeth
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Ida Boutet
Presbyterian Church
Parks
Winchester
Harry Dennis
J. 8
Parrott
G. L. Swing
M. Jamieson
L. W. Bishop
George W. Hulick
John
H. L. Nichols
P. F. Jamieson
Joseph Bicking
Anson Wilson
J. S. Parrott
Bessie Griffith
Dr. Belt
Mary Cowen
Bertha Bishop
Batavia Presbyterian Church
M. E. Church
van Holz
M. E
Omaha
Methodista
United States
Court House
Mark Lyle
Main Street
Market Street
Brief Review of the New School Law
Mt. Carmel Schools
Batavia Com- Hasape
Courier
Cleveland
Bancroft
Adams County
Mary
Ance Co
F. W. Roudebush
Sam M Wilmuth
Charlena A. Schwartz
Laura B. Lutter
Buckeye Building & Loan Co
L. H. Grimes
Willie Black
Fredrik Siehl
Catharin Siehl
John W. Stiles
Letem
George Walker
Ezekiel Duckwall
J. Bicking
Margaret E. Thompson
Mary Ann Bass
Malinda Elrod
Grand Central Building Association
Elizabeth Ebersole
Peter B. McCarthy
Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co
Geo. Fishback Et al
W.F
G. M. Roudebush
A. G
T. D. Hartman
Wheelock Winspear Et
Hirman D. Tone
James T. McCarren
Addie B. Carter
Wm. A. Ryan
Clark Myers
Kilby D. Miller
Thomas W. Drake
James Stouder
Lydia Vaughn
Samuel Maham
Florence Murphy
Nicholas Rhinehart
Julia Longhauser
Lucian Huling
Wm. Swem
C. F
Emma Swem
Mary Blyly Spahr
Nathan Brakin
Sarah A. Morgan
State of Ohio
Andrew J. Curligs
Amelia Swem
Thomas J. Lewis
James L. Lewis
Hugh L. Nichols
Ann E. Eslamon
Morgan Dickinson
John Olimer
Hermina Myers
Wm. A. Rhinehart
Missouri
E. Cornell
John M. Denver
Ruth I. Custer
Frank Rapp
Emma Cline
John C Frambers
Clara Miller
Draggiata
de. Laury
Texas
New York Press
St. Peter
Shade
St. P
Felicity
Fe Ufford
C. P. Warner
Henry F. Miller & Son
Warner
Lozigr
Epworth League
Laurel
League
F. Rosensose
Greene
Highland, Brown
Adams Counties
Rogenbush
Blanchester
Emma Bowman
Louisa Adair
Reed
John McNeilas
Henry Scott
McNeilan
James
Hamilton
Ayer
Hodd
Roci Ss
Wil Street
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