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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
Large daily attendance at the Lawrenceburg Fair with crowds visiting the Rough Rider exhibit noted by a Harrison observer. Stephen Burk and his assistant Miss Mary Crete prepare a sizeable fall and winter shoe stock for the season, aiming for strong sales.
The column lists numerous visits and travels by local families and friends. George Campbell is named janitor of the school house following a School Board meeting. Several residents plan trips to Greensburg, Atlantic City, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis while others visit relatives in Hamilton, Elwood, and Washington.
Rev O D Becker will lead dedication services for the new M E Church at Sater on Sunday the 17th with rites and public invitation. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church hosted a lawn fete on the parsonage grounds last Friday evening, drawing a large crowd and raising over $15 for the treasury.
Scale bids due by 6 pm August 21 1902 for furnishing two carloads of Purshontes Coal run of the mine to be placed in the bin at the public school building Harrison. By order of the Board of Education. 042 W.E. Taytor Clerk.
The Fortuna Orchestra from Cincinnati led by George Aug and others performed at the Ebertz Hotel in St Leon last Saturday night. They treated proprietor Peter Ebertz and his family to a lively music session during their outing with friends.
Milby Cooper arrived back in his Chicago home last Friday afternoon after a visit filled with happy incidents. He reunited with old friends and made new acquaintances, promising not to wait twelve years for another return. His daughter Fannie will stay several days with aunt Lib Arnold, while Milby’s business invites readers to bring second-hand articles to Milby Stephens for sale on commission.
NEW HAVEN Ohio residents note a large Sunday school celebration in Hawk's Grove with fifteen schools expected to attend. Local residents, including Miss Elsa Brown from Hamilton and Mrs Mary Drake, report health updates as farmers begin fall plowing and families visit relatives.
An old advertisement urges keeping the bowels clear and touts Liver-Lax a vegetable liver pill of high merit. A 25¢ box is claimed to cure ailments ignored by this rule and is for sale at West Side Drug Store.
Five young men from Hamilton County are sought to fill railway mail clerk letter carrier and customs house department clerk roles. Apply to Inter-State Correspondence Institute in Cedar Rapids for entry and training opportunities.
A brief ad and notice promote Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tablets claiming a cold cure in one day with a no cure no pay offer priced at 25 cents. The note references a State Normal School at Oxford and urges readers to check another column for details.
Reverend L E Brown formerly from this place and pastor at Frankfort Indiana spoke at Ocean Grove Maine on the first and twelfth inst. His wife and daughter Edith accompanied him and they will visit Boston and other points before returning.
At a Hamilton picnic by the Ben Hur Lodge Miss Amanda Young, formerly of Harrison and now residing near Hamilton, was presented a gold watch for valuable lodge services. She works at the Harting Hall Marvin Safe Co. in Hamilton and was promoted last week to a higher position.
Edward Widmann bought the Widmann property at the old Widmann Corner and came with his wife and daughter to arrange with Geo A Biddinger for renting or selling the property. They stayed from Saturday until Sunday evening and greeted many friends during their visit.
Grant Tebbs, after years away, reopens a large grocery in the Liederstafel Building at Lawrenceburg. He grew up in the grocery trade, values honesty and accommodation, and plans to rely on printers ink and advertising to drive success.
The Ohio Experiment Station urges tomato growers to watch for tomato leaf spot and start preventive spraying. Wet weather favors damage and could be as destructive as in 1898 and 1900. Bordeaux mixture every 2 to 3 weeks promises large returns if moist conditions persist. Gardeners and truckers should begin spraying for downy mildew on muskmelons and cucumbers after mid August, with 8 to 10 day intervals if a late yield is expected.
Hartpence Curtain Stretcher advertised as the best ever made with a Harris on News price of $2.50 for a one year subscription and the stretcher sold at $2.50 retail.
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