Wednesday Weekly Publication Note
The paper states it is printed on Wednesdays and entered at Harrison post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
The paper states it is printed on Wednesdays and entered at Harrison post office as second class matter.
An old newspaper margin mark warns of upcoming expiration or subscription debt. It references Walter Hartpence and asks renewal or payment, framed as a time sensitive notice within a periodical context.
The notice promotes subscribing to the Harrison News with home delivery for one dollar yearly and claims unlimited credit. It thanks Senator M A Hanna for a bound volume of speeches by President McKinley from March 1, 1897, to May 30, 1900 as an apt gift reflecting courtesy and friendship.
Powell Crosley of Cincinnati and A R Sheffer of New York, enterprising capitalists, visited here Wednesday of last week. The editor drove them out behind his two greys hired at Burk's stable, amid talk of coaling stations, but the aim was simply the local ozone and good air.
The Electric Railway Co lists morning car arrivals at 5 55 and 6 53 with hourly increments thereafter until 10 30 and 11 30 as final. Departures follow a similar pattern at 5 55 6 13 and then every hour with 53 minutes after each hour during the day, last two evenings at 10 30 and 11 30. A car leaves Andersons Ferry for Harrison every hour.
Ei Yeager and Joe Smith appeared for trial before Esq Herrick last Monday but due to defective papers the case was postponed until next Saturday. Squire Herrick is praised for honesty and careful weighing of evidence as a judge, with a noted proprietor of a certain inn mentioned.
Notice reports the death of Mrs. M. L. Bonham aged 75 years and 6 months from heart failure after ten weeks of illness. She died last Thursday at 9 30 a m, funeral held Sunday at Zed A. Bonham's residence in Washington and interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends are asked to accept condolences.
Mrs Mary Ruth McGahan died last Monday at 5 o'clock two miles south of Bright aged 85. She was sister to Jonas Williams of the area and a devout Christian. Funeral held Tuesday at 10 30 at Providence Presbyterian Church Bright with Rev M M Rankin officiating. Burial followed at Bright cemetery. She leaves two daughters and many relatives.
Indianapolis Press notes agents seeking right of way for a Richmond to Cincinnati railroad parallel to the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie route. The plan would run from Richmond to Harrison Ohio with a Brookville line, touching Harrison township tax disputes and a possible court tie up over the New Trenton and Harrison turnpike. Stockholder discontent over tolls and dividends prompts calls for settlement without court action.
Mrs. J M Bolton wife of Rev John M Bolton pastor of the Presbyterian Church Mt Carmel Ind died at 1 o clock last Tuesday night after severe burns from a gasoline accident three weeks earlier Her suffering was intense and complications with lockjaw proved fatal Medical staff from Brookville Cincinnati and local doctors attended but could not save her This sorrowful event marks the passing of a devoted wife and mother with the community mourning her loss
The Brookville Dem article criticism claims the last week's game between the rival town teams was misreported with base fabrications. It praises local citizens for staying above insults while noting minor conflicts from younger players, and questions the editor’s judgment.
Last Friday the County Board of Equalization visited Clifford D. Bevis. The board included Commissioners John Breen Charles Richardson George Linneman Auditor E L Lewis and County Surveyor Benjamin Harrisop.
Local notes from Bright Maryland July 31 1900 report births visits and social calls. Families mentioned include McCracken Nowlin Haddock Markland and Megrue with multiple trips to Harrison Aurora and Cincinnati. Community events include M E Church meetings and a Bright Detective Association council session. Funeral services for Mrs. McGahan were held at the Presbyterian Church led by Rev rankin.
In Cincinnati on July 23 1900 a Harrison Electric Line car jumped a track at Sevens farm, plunging four feet. No injuries. Fred Bulerdick returning from fishing carried two one pound catfish, shouting I took out for my fish. Two Harrison women walked back to Harrison after the mishap.
The Presbyterian Home and Foreign Missionary Society held its monthly meeting at the Harrison tomb in North Bend near the Ohio River. Rev Ferguson and Dr Knowles spoke, Mrs Hartpence sang, and a large crowd of about forty heard an address on Harrison’s life from his Virginia birth in 1773 through his political rise and presidency. A fine dinner followed. The gathering linked mission work with national well being and remembered the general’s legacy.
The message notes Reverend W A Fereve setting Sabbath services at 7 30 and 10 morning at the M E Church. It mentions home made fruit drinks at division price, electric passengers arriving, and a fishing club camp at Camp Siele with irregular law references and liver pills priced 25 cents.
An advertisement highlights best goods including steel eating stoves, granite ware, Japanware, clothes pins, washboards, and household furnishings. It touts large ranges, cookware, nickel washing boards, brooms, and brushes from Merrill's at 15 Market Street.
Fragmented OCR text mentions health, headaches, drug products, and sellers. References to Woolford and Harrison offerings appear, but details are unclear. The piece resembles an advertisement or notice for medicines and remedies with dubious claims.
A fragmentary report notes millions will be spent in politics this year while critics warn campaigns may strain budgets and food aid. mentions a digestive aid ad and a drugstore sale, with garbled names and numbers.
An advertisement notes Kodol aids digestion and stomach trouble in India and famine areas. It claims instant relief and radical cure for dyspepsia, citing Sam. A. Barrow and sales at Snow Ball on February 29.
Distressing bladder and kidney troubles are claimed to ease quickly with New Kidney Cure. The account asserts relief within six hours for pains and backache, including retention of water. Sold by druggists in Harrison Ohio and advertised as a prompt remedy.
This old style ad promotes a diuretic marketed for moisture sleep issues. It claims quick relief for both adults and children, pricing at $1. Sold by J. P. Mayin in Harrison, Ohio.
A local sports recap notes a baseball game last Saturday between the Eagles and Rockets. The game went ten innings with Eagles 6 Rockets 4, then 8-3 in the ninth before a tense tenth inning. Pitchers Tanner and Hichauer led their clubs, the Eagles winning 6-4 in ten.
A 190 acre farm on Lees Creek is offered for sale or rent. The listing includes M J L A Be e Silver Heights New Albany Indiana. A reduction of monthly rates on the Big Four road between here and Addy s ton has been made. Also notes of social visits and local moves including P Pierce becoming superintendent and John Taber admitted to the Ohio State Bar with a promising legal career.
John Hollowell and Miss Dessie Ludlow of Okeana were married by Rev. Allen Wilson at his Broadway home last Wednesday July 25. Friends joined in joy for the ceremony and best wishes.
A signed letter from team members asserts managers J H DeArmond and George E Stenger fully funded players and even donated 17 dollars while occasionally owing players 25 dollars, inviting any questions and praising the managers as straight and fair. The signers include George Burton Al Doermann J Woefstenholm Chas Dearmond HouI Walker Captain Ben McMurray Clyde Russell Frank Wright Woaron F Whipple.
The warm weather drives thousands to the Lagoon resort praised as an ideal pleasure park with natural attractions and entertaining features. The amphitheatre hosts vaudeville and a week of acts by John Carroll Howard and Bland Everett Trio Chappelle Sisters and Brandon and Regina with their acrobatic comedy. Free concerts by Esberger's Military Band fill afternoons and evenings at the Palm Garden.
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