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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
4
A testimonial letter from Miss Janet Paine of New York City praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing menstrual pain and restoring health after a doctor advised stopping work. The ad invites other working girls to write for free medical advice and warns against substitutes.
Advance sheets from Ohio State Labor Commissioner Michael D. Ratchford reveal significant industrial growth for 1901, with data improving due to new authority and reporting from manufacturers. Wage totals rose by 61 084 122.63 dollars as the number of earners with higher wages more than doubled from 22 496 to 46 286.
John Griffith, a farmer and descendant of Simon Kenton, reports extensive ancient relics on his birthplace farm five miles above Ripley Ohio. He notes hilltops near the Dr Moore farm contain a vast, unexplored burying ground with orbital mounds and curiosities. He cites the Dr Moore mound as a valuable relic holder and suggests it could be examined and taken down similar to the Ardena mound near Chillicothe.
A Monday night crash on the Pennsylvania line in western Youngstown left two passenger train crew members dead, including engineer John Pilmer of Ashtabula and brakeman Frank Smith of Ashtabula. Conductor George McKinley of Newcastle, Pa., and freight engineer Albert Kaiser were injured. Passengers were unharmed. the freight crew failed to flag the approaching passenger train in time. Brakeman Smith suffered critical injuries requiring amputation of his right leg before he died at the hospital.
The Ohio mothers congress closed its annual session in Columbus with officers named President Mrs Joseph A Jeffrey recording secretary Mrs Martin Striesberger corresponding secretary Mrs D F Harris auditor Mrs N Coe Stewart treasurer Miss Ellen Jones The next convention will meet in Cleveland in October 1903.
In Hamilton Ohio on December 8 a quarrel in a South Second Street stable ends with Jacob Keichler hospitalized at Mercy with a crushed skull a broken nose and a broken hand. Sam Thomas is in police custody awaiting the outcome of the injuries.
Columbus Ohio December 6 The supreme court syllabus in the A B Hall case holds the entire act changing when county clerks assume office void since it sought to alter the installation date for officers already elected. The repealing clause is void, so the old law remains in effect.
Columbus Ohio December 9 W W Ohara the turf commissioner indicted in Cincinnati by the United States grand jury on a charge of using the mails to defraud his victims surrendered to federal authorities here Monday morning He will be taken to Cincinnati for trial.
Forest Wheeler a 12 year old boy in the county jail awaiting transfer to the Lancaster state industrial school hanged himself to a steam pipe using a rope fashioned from bed sheeting Monday evening.
In Toledo Ohio on December 9, 1900s era report, Mrs Dora Lightner aged 25 is placed on trial for the murder of Miss Imcy Wheeler. A jury has been secured and the case draws great public interest as proceedings begin Monday.
In Columbus Ohio Gov Nash granted a pardon to Amelia Wildner who had been sent from Cincinnati in 1901 to serve 18 months for grand larceny. The pardon came without a pardons board recommendation and was urged by the trial judge and the prosecuting witness.
Counterfeit silver dollars dated 1890 have been dumped into Toledo and are circulating. Authorities believe a counterfeiters' den operates in the vicinity.
Four laborers riding a handcar on the J. F. railway near Dorset jumped from an up foot bridge to avoid an oncoming engine. All were seriously injured and taken to Youngstown hospital in Ashtabula Ohio on December 8.
Mrs Rosa Winkler reported a missing $600 after hiding it under a carpet. She suspects either a theft or she may have later concealed the funds in a stove. Local authorities advised checking possible hiding places and reviewing recent activity.
East Liverpool Ohio December 6 A newspaper dispatch reports Mrs Charlies A Tucker reading of a telegram claiming her husband A Tucker was killed in a duel over a waitress in Armourdale Kansas. Tucker a Pittsburg bookkeeper wife fainted upon reading and is not expected to recover fully.
Cleveland voters rejected a church backed ordinance to ban Sunday dances. Instead the council approved a permit system allowing public dances on Sundays and other days, with permission from the director of police. The law director advised the Sunday ban would likely fail in court.
In Stoutsville Ohio on December 8 a 10 year old boy Russell Valentine the son of Tensorial Artist J E Valentine is described as possibly the youngest barber in the state. He has shaved his father for several months and often shares his father's customers. He handles a razor with dexterity.
Columbus Ohio December 6 State Labor Commissioner M D Ratchford Friday made the following appointments in the department of free labor bureaus Superintendents J S Richardson Cincinnati Sam Cohen Toledo and John Iliff Dayton Clerk Minnie J Graham Dayton
The Columbus Driving Association held a directors meeting Monday night and elected W. V. Baker president H. D. Shepard secretary and D. S. Aurbach treasurer. Collected details place the event in Columbus Ohio on December 9.
Jacob Linseder of East Liverpool died at Dr Tower's hospital from asphyxiation after two gas jets were found open in his bed. He had recently suffered financial losses. The report comes from Toledo on December 9. In Cincinnati, city hospital trustees chose Burnet woods as the site for a new hospital and planned to seek $100,000 in bonds for grounds.
Mrs. Margret Gates of 501 West Main Street welcomed twins on Friday while her daughter Mrs. Mary Myers also gave birth to two babies in the same house. The coincidence ties two families to a single residence in Springfield on the same day.
Henry Wilder of Kingston vicinity died in a chair at Flanigan's saloon in Springfield on December 6, reportedly from starvation, with his family described as highly respectable. authorities indicate starvation as the likely cause.
Governor Nash issued a pardon for Frank Kostyc a young Hungarian sent from Cleveland in 1895 on a life term for aiding the murder of Daniel Giering jealousy sparked the killing.
A Rural New Yorker piece by A N Portman details a 1894 hog house design with a centralized cooker and water heated feed system. It covers feeding methods for 50 to 60 hogs, winter housing, pen layout, ventilation, and a cooker tank that doubles as a stove, plus a large kitchen-like cooking trough for pigs and exercise/earth digging features.
Captain Alfred G. Rigler of Hose Company No. 4 Canton Ohio describes lifelong back trouble evolving into severe kidney disease. After numerous doctors failed, Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and urinary weakness, with full endorsement. A free trial offer and 50 cent price per box are noted from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A plan for supporting a big iron kettle uses an iron band with three legs attached. The band should be placed near the kettle base to minimize leg length and can be shrunk to the kettle when hot. In some cases the band remains free to detach the kettle.
A growing Chinese demand for American corn could rival Europe in a few years. Corn, priced cheaply due to low living standards, dominates Chinese grain use. China imports corn flour and lower grade wheat flour, while dried fruits and canned vegetables also find favor. Germany ships vast canned peas and asparagus, with California exporting dried peaches and prunes.
European tests find condiments in feed of limited value for bullocks. Molasses yields best results but causes looseness, controllable by reducing amounts. A quarter pound per day is suitable. molasses-fed cattle reach market sooner yet produce less meat and lower returns.
An English author collects humorous examples of awkward phrasing. A East End curate asks about a deceased boy's likeness, and a carpenter corrects him. A laborer tries to register his father's death early, fearing another trip, while the registrar questions the timing and prognosis.
Boston lecturer Peter Mac Queen recalls a Lawton expedition tale from Santa Cruz where two regiments collided in darkness. A miscue about horses leads to the punchline that the Fourth Cavalry keeps their horses in their knapsacks, the soldiers rattling salt horse cans.
Doctors, druggists and customers celebrate St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain backache and swelling. Testimonials from George Schleyer in Chilton Wisconsin to Dr Otto Fuls in Reading Ohio claim instant relief and rapid recovery after a few applications. Gs Brundage Muskegon Michigan and others report strong sales and widespread satisfaction. Sisters of Charity
A 144 page illustrated volume outlines current conditions and prospects in Texas. Free on request. James Barker Gen's Pass Agent M. K. & T. Ry. Wainwright Building St. Louis.
Cynicus I think beauty sometimes rubs off. Philadelphia Record notes a wry exchange on attractiveness as a social value in a brief, pointed quotation pair.
An advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises a one day cure for colds with a refund offer of 2 percent failure. The clipping includes assorted quotes and testimonials from newspapers and individuals around 1900, reflecting era marketing and social attitudes.
A compilation of vintage ad lines and quips notes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops promising quick relief. It contrasts with a civic urge to pay rent and a saying about restless movers. Also cites Putnam Fadeless Dyes resisting fruit acids and a witticism about vain hopes.
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