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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
5
Thomas Kelly, absent from the city for twenty years, returns this evening after a jovial, well known period among local railroad friends. He now works as a yard counter in St. Louis and recalls his old connections with the Erie railroad.
Construction began on West Center street for a new two unit commercial block on Mra Hermann property opposite the Center Boulevard corner. John Zach mab lands the contract and expects occupancy by early fall with several applicants for the lower floor shops.
The Indies aid society of the United Brethren church met at Mrs. William Coler's Blaine avenue home Wednesday afternoon. Members attended and conducted monthly business. They organized an all day sewing bee to be held at Mrs. W. W. Ward's Girant avenue home in two weeks. Refreshments followed a pleasant social hour.
Under Miss Clara Cosley the public schools present an art exhibit in the High School building. Work from various classes is arranged in the east and west rooms. The display is elaborate and free to visitors invited by the art instructor.
Michael Haley formerly with Huber shops now Oklahoma state mining inspector stopped here to visit old friends on his way to New York for a miners convention with leading workers represented. He has been away seventeen years, and his local friends were glad to see him.
A compressed ad style claim extols a wintergreen thyme glycerine mix as a cure for eczema after thirty days, citing testimonials from a Mr Rotricken of Moline and others. The text blends medical assertion with attorney references and hints at nationwide promotion through a patent medicine style pitch.
The Marion High School commencement marked the Seventy-seventh annual event with a program in the school auditorium. Seventeen graduates were praised for their work, with orations on themes from Moses and Puritan heritage to modern finance and women’s suffrage. Notable speakers included Miss Canto, Miss Thew, Hazel Bean, Frieda Wanner, and Harry Gillette, delivering thoughtful addresses on duty, civilization, and societal progress.
A fragmentary report covers speakers like Miss Snyder and Miss Dora Sahneemileh arguing for woman suffrage and political rights while condemning anti vote sentiment. They emphasize civic duty and constitutional progress in American democracy.
A quirky early 20th century ad item touts Its wonderful power goss and Aster’s Rocky Mountain Tea tablets. The advertisement from Charles Schmidt & Co. markets tea and tablets at 85 cents, claiming vitality benefits and comprehensive strength for the body.
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