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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
8
A selection of children's wash suits from 4 dollars to less, leather belts at 50 cents, Scotch plaids in stockings, Negligee shirts and novelty hats. Straw hats and undergarments offered with wide price range and advertised in the Kleinmaier display.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states a refund of money if the remedy fails and attributes the product to E. W. Grove.
The second Tally Wag vaudeville performance drew packed houses and praise from all. New acts by Jack Gardner and Edward P. Sharpless impressed Marion audiences, with Sharpless planning to recruit a Maynos racing car for a new act and to build scenery in Columbus. Squires, Reynolds, and Squires were noted for stage management and electric effects, while the troupe enjoyed strong support from Marion’s young society.
The club expresses heartfelt gratitude to the performers for their efforts and to the audience for supporting the show which contributed to the event’s overall success and recognition.
J W Caldwell presided at the Lee Street Ladies Aid Society meeting held at Garden City Pike. Sewing was done and social chat filled the afternoon. Arrangements were made for a bake sale to be held soon. The next gathering will be at Mrs G L Goetting on Lay Street in two weeks.
The Amelia Tieurance Union reports large attendance at a session where a degree was conferred on two candidates and an application for membership was received. Members plan a Bucyrus lodge visit and initiate a large class. annual officer elections yielded several named officers. Multiple lodge events, memorial services, and a July 4 5 encampment at Marion Park are outlined with committees named.
The marriage of Miss Bevale Buregoyne and Mr. William Stark was held quietly at 8 pm at the bride’s parents’ home in Marion Ohio. Rev J G Thomas officiated with only close relatives present. The couple will reside in Marion where Stark works at Pennsylvania railroad freight yards and Bevale is a clerk for Carter Carroll.
The schedule shows the first car from Marlon at 6 a.m. and hourly departures thereafter. The first car for Columbus is at 9:00 a.m. for Delaware at 1 p.m. The last car leaves Columbus at 8:80 p.m. The text is partially garbled but communicates a Sunday timetable with multiple city connections.
The Pint Baptist church Christian Endeavor society met with good attendance and elected officers for the year. President Bovell Layman, vice president Fay Ward, secretary R Beerbower, treasurer Mimsma Croft, organist Disle Barnard, assistant organist Helen Krause. Next month’s meeting set with Mr and Mrs Guy Colaman of Summit Street.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Epworth M K Church met in the church parlors on Thursday afternoon for a short program. After devotion and song, a paper titled A Tour of Our Missions by Miss Laure Silverthorn was read, followed by discussion on Why I Belongs In Foreign Missions. The next meeting is planned for July 9 at the church.
Trains operated by Pennsylvania Lines will alter arrivals and departures at Marion starting Sunday June 1. For full details contact G. M Knauer, ticket agent, at the station.
Mrs C A Curtis hosted the Queen Esther group at Epworth church Thursday afternoon. Miss Rowe Packyard played piano. Miss Edna Rogers read a paper. Mine Common Blow sang a solo. Miss Dot Welch read another paper. Duets by Misses Mattie Meredith and Grace Munson closed the program. A mite box collection ended the event. Social hour followed.
John McNally faced a police court at 2780 this morning on a charge of intoxication by Officers Nicholson and Howcock. In mayor Scherff's presence, McNally pledged to preach temperance and county option, offering a temperance speech as an example. The mayor imposed a 45 fine with a promise to abstain from intoxicants.
Police received a complaint from Norty Hud residents about hunters shooting squirrels in Lincoln Park grove. Park officials and police aim to protect the fine grove wildlife while suspicions target several hunters. A stray dog disturbance on Quarry Street also drew officers today.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the product is not a quack medicine and cites a physician's approval, with Toledo, Ohio origins and a 75 cent price. It also pitches Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The public is warned not to paste signs posters or articles on the poles or buildings of the named companies under penalty of the law. Marion County Telephone Co Central Union Tel Co Marion Ry Light & Power Co C D M Ohio Postal Tel & Cable Co Western Union Tel Co. May 192?frlmoswka.
Serpent worship survives in India with a snake shrine attracting attention on the Malabar coast, likened to a garden feature in a country home in the United States. Serpents remain unobtrusive, and snakebite risks are minimal unless one treads quietly in the dark like Hindus.
Chief Engineer Porter announces the Bessemer and Lake Erie railway will adopt steel ties only. The plan aims at standardizing track infrastructure and reducing maintenance costs across the line.
Sheriff B E Drown escorted Elmer Ramsey and Edward Delaney to Uhlo penitentiary yesterday confirming Ramsey’s past release in December. Officials note Ramsey’s criminal history includes multiple terms for burglary and highway robbery across several instances. Drown denies Ramsey struck him during the depot transfer. excursion fares listed: $2.00 to Put-in-Bay and $1.75 to Cedar Point Lakeside and Kelly’s Island with June timetable details.
McClain and K of P baseball teams were scheduled to play at Webb Park on Tuesday afternoon. McClains arrived ready to play but K of P failed to appear, resulting in a forfeit to McClain with a 0 to 0 score.
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