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August 7, 2025

In Retrospect

100 YEARS AGO
From August 6, 1925
Few people have given organ recitals when approaching their 90th birthday, a deed accomplished by Mrs. William Chandler. Born in Union county in 1836, Mrs. Chandler was teaching school before the Civil War broke out. (article continues with additional information)
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B. A. Snowden, in renewing his subscription to the Gazette recently, stated he had never missed a single copy of the paper, having been one of the original subscribers and continuing service ever since.
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Local and Otherwise: Mrs. H. S. Wolf and children, of Akron, are spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Stout. – – – Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall attended the Chapman reunion at Garfield park in Marion. – – – Mr. and Mrs. Charles Limes an…

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