02 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
1
The Christmas season yields stories of generosity with trees and gifts. Local residents Glen and Spencer Stoltz visit, while schooling, church, and Masonic events mark the holiday period. A revival begins at the M E church as the community contemplates the new year and the parcel post measure takes effect. The column notes a death, a funeral, and wishes a happy year ahead.
A Neenah Wisconsin man suffered two broken ribs following a severe coughing spell. Doctors attributed the pain to the coughing incident and an early account notes the potential relief a remedy like Bucklen’s Arnica Salve offers for injuries and burns, with local vendors advertising bottles.
Ninevah Peter Unger and family attended with Marion Allery and wife Samuel Unger Ira Unger Isaac Unger and wife and Viola Unger. The Sunday school convention drew workers from nearby areas with talks by P B Moul Gettysburg M E Sunday school superintendent and J A Westfall Beech area. Mrs A L Netf Cole town and Mrs C J Rateliff Greenville also spoke. Samuel Lady and wife with George Lady hosted guests Will Lady and family EB P Krickenberger and family Greenville visited George Lady Saturday December 30.
A fragmented clipping shows a harsh street scene and a blunt warning from a policeman. The passage then shifts to a lengthy obituary and life sketch of Caroline Bowersox of West Charleston Ohio born May 25 1850 who died December 29 1912. It details her marriage to M L Bowersox in 1888 their family including a son Paul who died young and her long church devotion ending with a peaceful death from heart failure. It also describes briar root pipe making with steps from root cleaning to final shaping and finishing.
A Leslie's rundown notes that invention driven machinery boosts global paper production and U S wealth. It cites that American manufactures owe over 21 billion dollars to patents, accounting for a fifth of national wealth and fueling fifteenfold growth in fifty years.
Figures show the 1911 military establishment costing 160,135,975 for army related items and 120,766,288 for naval items. The 1911 pension outlay reached 157,990,575 while total government outlays for the year ending June 30, 1911, stood at 854, Nazi,607.
The world of sport notes Jones appointed captain of Cornell University track squad. He leads in upcoming competitions and training as the team prepares for the season.
The article notes Cornell captaincy for John Maul Jones after his four minute record by 4 minutes 152 5 seconds and a memorial to Nancy Hanks at Hamburg Lexington. It also mentions Ralph Rose setting an indoor shot put world mark of 48 feet 9 5 8 inches surpassing W W Coe.
A. T. Yeoumans, holder of Britain’s two mile walk and walking record, challenges Canada’s George Goulding for any distance from one to five miles at $1,000 a side. The match was arranged through George McLionald, who directs fight destinies for Matt Wells and Garrels. Garrels to Leave Michigan Next Semester.
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