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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
5
Advertises becoming an expert accountant with in home study and spare moments. Claims experts earn two to five times ordinary bookkeepers pay and work fewer hours. Mentions references to top local men and an 18 year establishment. Describes training for auditing and accounting at a minimal daily cost.
The rentar monthly meeting of the Moition County Corn Improvement Association will be held in the court room Saturday afternoon September 12 at 2 oclock. Plans for the coming show will be discussed with emphasis on improvement and new ideas. Prominent speakers will attend and address the gathering. Members urged to be present. all farmers interested in corn improvement invited to attend.
The Epworth Church Womans Foreign Missionary Society held a Thursday meeting and elected officers led by President Mirn Molley. Reports highlighted funds of 125 for Bible women in Japan and India, six for the district, and six in dues as the groups plan to meet again in one month.
A Daw hone on Cherry street meeting of the Broiien Missionary society on Thursday afternoon opened with hymn and prayer. Rev J C Rev led scripture reading, discussion followed on Africa today. Mrs Milton McKeever spoke at length, then Miss Mutida Kurta addressed the theme with a paper. Miss Garah Sheedy read an interesting paper on prayer, adjourned to meet in one month.
An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the post office in the city on November 21, 2008. Applicants must be between 18 and 46, single women barred from the exam, married women admitted only as clerks. Men must be at least 5 feet 5 inches tall and weigh at least 125 pounds. Obtain blanks and information from A. G. Uncapher, Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Marion, Ohio.
Mrs. D. E. Bent of LaRue dies at home at 11 30 p m Thursday from consumption. Aged 48, she had lived in the county all her life and was active in church work. Survived by husband and two daughters Rose and vena. Funeral from LaRue Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p m with Rev. J A Sutton officiating. Remains in Tar Tue Cemetery.
John Cozad of East Center Street was injured when a whiskey flask in his lip pocket shattered as he tried to avoid moving vehicles and a streetcar. The glass cut a deep two to three and a half inch gash in his hip, plus facial and hand injuries. Dr. C. T. Wiant attended him.
A miscellaneous shower was hosted at the home of Fila Smith on Lincoln Avenue in honor of Mr. Wil Rico and Miss Anna Bonett whose marriage is set for September 16. The evening featured games and light refreshments.
Within hours of arrest, Roward Brothers and Charles and William Trimmer pleaded guilty to stealing goods from a car in three yards. They were bound over to the grand jury under $400 bonds, only Brothers could furnish bond, others jailed. Indictments returned as the grand jury met. Also mentions Craw County Fair at Bucyrus with sept 15–17 and a broad sports event tease.
Mise Clara Cosley of Troy Ohio was elected drawing and penmanship teacher for the Oral Schools at a board meeting in President Guthery’s office. The five members present made Cosley’s unanimous selection, noting her five years of experience and prior work in Coshocton. She must secure a release from Coshocton before starting, and will begin upon arrival.
The Symphohny orchestra held a meeting on Sunday evening after the summer vacation to prepare for the full week season. Neal Brewer, arrested in Maryville by Officer Wilhelm on a nonsupport charge, had a hearing in Justice Charter B. Compt court and pled guilty. he was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond and jailed in county custody. J Rowland of Ooney Ave employed in Marion Steam Shows carpentry shops sustained a partial injury to his right hand at work Thursday. a heavy capstan fell, injuring him. he required medical attention though the injury is not expected to be serious.
A Cincinnati baker, Charles V Whitney of 117 West Fourteenth Street, describes a severe bout with gastritis and chronic diarrhoea that left him bedridden and weak for weeks. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills, he improves within days and is soon fully cured, regaining appetite and stamina with no laxative effects.
Mrs Lovella Clark, 72, long-time resident of the city, died Friday at her home at the corner of Quarry and Patterson. Survived by seven children, services set for Sunday at 8:20 am from the house with burial in Shawtown cemetery, Murrow county.
Police took William Baker into custody in West Ern for attempting to dispose of three fowls carried in a sack. Arraigned in mayor's court, he claimed he raised them at his North Main Street home. Police say the fowls were likely stolen though proof remains uncertain.
Local notices list residents with illnesses and guests visiting in the city, including Mrs is ill with typhoid fever at home, several visitors from Cleveland Columbus and Milford Centers, and a string of social events. Also mentions railroad watch inspections, meetings of charitable and fraternal groups, and a Mirror want ad prompt.
The National Union held a full assembly on Thursday discussing new governance orders issued from Toledo. The outline includes gender and age criteria with a focus on individuals over fifty six or under eighteen, as part of the new policy framework and membership eligibility.
The Burleigh County sheriff's office reports a 39 year old woman named Pannus Riggs, also Paunie Bacon, left her home with four children aged six months to four years. Description includes height about six feet, weight 180 pounds, light brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in a black skirt, long black cardigan coat, brown hands, and vest. A reward is offered for information on her location.
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