Republican County Ticket and Taft Outlook
The Secretary of State has certified L. W. Hitch as the Republican nominee for Representative in the State Legislature from Clermont County. The piece notes Democratic rival Dennis-ton will not canvass personally due to tobacco industry duties and discusses Taft’s standing in Republican circles, polling quirks, and the limits of straw votes and early campaigning.
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L. W. Hitch
Lermont County
Denniston
Tobacco Association
Billy Hampton
Country Gentleman
Butcher Tucker & Son
Albany
New York
Clermont Courier
Legal Notice of Divorce Petition in Clermont County Court
Melvin Rachel Hall filed for divorce from Chase Pease Hall in case 12658 at the Court of Common Pleas Clermont County Ohio. The petition seeks alimony and child custody for Josephinne Hall and cites willful absence over three years and gross neglect of duty. Answer required by November 20, 1907, or judgment by default. C. C. Kearns attorney.
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Base Pease Hall
Notie Suat
Melvin Rachel Hall
Court of Common Presas
Clermont County
Onin
Chase Pease Hall
Chase
Chase Pease
C. C. Kearns
Atty
Clerk’s Cat Kick Heals Perceived Rheumatism
A Jersey City freight office clerk suffered leg twinges thought to be rheumatism. After a tomcat rubbed his calf, a vigorous kick supposedly corrected a twisted ligament, and the painful spasms vanished. The doctor agreed the misdiagnosis stemmed from a wrong cause.
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Jersey City
Franks Journey Ended With Glad Surprise
Frank Wilson of San Antonio Texas received a dispatch about his mother's death and hurried to his former home near Lebanon. At King's Mills he was greeted by his mother in a joyful surprise. The message signoff read John and may have been fake or a serious error.
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Mr. Bryan
Cooper Union
Bryan
Frank Wilson
San Anonio
Texas
Lebanon
King’s Mills
John
Frank
Mayor’s Proclamation Orders Saloon Closures for Election Day
Batavia Ohio mayor Edwin C. Ely proclaims all saloons and liquor outlets must close on Tuesday November 5 1907 due to an election. Police and marshals directed to enforce the order and report violations to the office.
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Thtis
Egwin C. Ely
Batavia
State of
Ohio
Edwin Ut. Ely
Univ. Wereas
Castoria and Time’s Changes in Public Space
A nostalgic note contrasts modern roadside ads for drugs and foods with historic gibbets and decayed heads once displayed at Temple Bar. The Grand Magazine reflects on shifting public display and moral warnings across centuries.
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Temple Bar
the Grand Magazine
Building with Cinders In Great Wall Slab Construction
Cinders from waste burned in English plants are crushed mixed with cement and formed into large wall slabs with door and window openings and an interior iron frame. Some slabs weigh up to 11 tons and joints are cement sealed. A burglar returns a watch after reading an inscription From Mother on the case, writing that he once had a mother and other relatives.
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Chicago
Mother
Boo Hoo
Two Women and the Chasm Between Them
A brief essay contrasts the average woman with the advanced woman, noting a small but sharp difference that fuels mutual contempt. It cites how sisters mock each other as “shrieking sister” and “uninteresting and commonplace person,” despite shared interests and the potential to help one another when they meet.
Chinese Opinion of Women Quote Sparks Debate
A satirical remark attributed to a cynical Chinaman claims women wield dangerous speech and untrustworthy hearts. The quote likens a woman's tongue to a dagger and her spirit to quicksilver, prompting discussion on gender stereotypes.
Salvation Army tale sheds light on prejudice
Gen Booth recounts a sober woman terrified by the idea of being seen at a Salvation Army meeting and a tale of a drunken man whose past was long buried by aid, highlighting public bias and the charity’s mission to help, not judge.
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Salvation Army
Gen. Booth
Victims of Poor Food In Baden Military Enlistment
In Baden Germany a military enrollment of 604 young men showed only about twenty percent met the physical standard. The decline is blamed on meat shortages and milk being diverted to cheese factories, reducing the peasants' robust physique.
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Baden
Germany
Hugband Prompt Sparks Domestic Dispute Over Dress Purchase
A dialogue from Hugband features a wife dismissing a husband’s request for money for a new dress, signaling marital tension and questions of financial support within the household. The exchange highlights gender and financial dynamics in the couple’s relationship.
No Chicken Patience Adds Quip About Web Feet
A humorous dialogue features Patience claiming to have seen her in bathing and noting webfeet as fact, while Patrice insists she was never a chicken. The exchange highlights teasing over appearance and identity.
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Patrice
Canton Hosts First Great Chinese Athletic Meeting
About 3,000 students from 47 schools competed in diverse races and sports in Canton. A hospital corps of 17 young Chinese doctors with Geneva crosses staffed the ground booth to treat many injuries and cases.
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China
Canton
No Swearing Policy at Mare Island Yard
A notice posted around Mare Island navy yard bans swearing and profane language among men and officers. The sign emphasizes the word officers in large type. The item also wryly reflects on courtship and finances with several aphorisms.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Railroad schedule notes for Cincinnati to Norfolk routes
Trains depart Sardinia daily except Sunday at 5:50 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. Nos. 21 23 24 25 26 and 42 arrive and depart from the Pennsylvania Lines station at Pearl and Butler streets. Nos. 24 and 42 run daily through to Roanoke Richmond Norfolk and all points via the Norfolk & Western Railway with Pullman sleepers Cincinnati to Norfolk on train No. 24. Connection at Sardinia with Hillsboro branch for Hillsboro. Officials listed as W. B. Bevill and Allen Holl分别.
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St’tions
Daits Datty
P.M
Portsmouth
Rarden
Mio’ Sp’gs
Peebles
Fee Ce Lee BS
Winchester
Sardinia
Meburg
Batavia
Mala Wins
Chutes Trent
Clat@ mee ees lee
Cincin
Pennsylvania Lines
Pearl and
Butler Street
Ccinnati
Court and
Broadway
Roanoke
Richmond
Norfolk
Pointaop
Norfolk & Western Railway
Pullman Jeepers
Cincinnati
Hillsboro
B. Bevill
Allen Holl
General Pas. Agt
Division Pras. Agt
Will Power and Funeral Wreaths Comment
A wry remark compares reading wills to funeral timing and hints at choosing flowers from Lipppincott's. The exchange focuses on etiquette and the practical note of selecting floral tributes.
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Lippincott’s
Clermont County Tax Levy Notice for 1907 1908
Treasurer Foster of Clermont County Ohio announces levies for 1908 property tax. State levy 1.345 mills. County funds total 7.855 mills including judicial 1, road and bridge 1.5, infirmary .5, debt .5, election .3, indigent soldiers relief .2, Pike and repair 1.455, building and repair 1. Total county levy 7.855. Local purposes refer to a below table. Batavia Ohio dated September 26 1907.
T. G. Poster Named Clermont County Treasurer
T. G. Poster is appointed as the treasurer of Clermont County Ohio by county officials amid ongoing financial oversight. The selection formalizes a trusted fiscal administrator to manage county funds and tax collections.
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Republican County
L. W. Hich
Art Literary Bureau
Taft
Scripps McRae League
Taft Bureau
Roosevelt
United States
Independent
Hughes
Knox
Fairbanks
Folk
Cannon
Culberson
Cortelyou
Rooefon
Piso
Ture
Jersey
Castoria
Aitalia
Boston Transcript
Afleiss
Scort
Hillsboro Branch
Sun
A.M
Cinccinnati
Ewes
Baldwin
West Bound
Steel Range
Fuhr's Large
J. C. Fuhr
Bell Phone
Williamsburg, Ohio
Tower of the Times
Arthur Train
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