Minstrel Show Advance Tickets Sell Fast at Athens High
Athens High School withdraws ad from the Messenger as advance ticket sales overwhelm Opera House seating. The Roof Garden Revue features 100 participants with a Liberty Bell Betsy Ross tableau and Allied costumes. A jazz band in Hawaiian attire will accompany the show to benefit the public playground.
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Athens High School
the Messenger
Opera
Messenger
Betsy Ross
France
Red Cross
Ohio Surpasses Army Enlistment Quota
Ohio has exceeded its regular army enlistment quota, surpassing 20,626 volunteers since April 1 1917. The state’s assigned quota was 9534, and the success doubles the target. Washington reports the remarkable gain in the ongoing 1917 recruitment campaign.
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Ohio
Washington
Officers Training Camps and Prohibition Threats Rise
A Miitary Training Camps Association note details the fourth Officers Training Camps opening May 15 with 2 percent of regular army and National Guard enlisted personnel eligible. Applicants need endorsements from three reputable citizens and completion of military instruction hours. the article then shifts to anti liquor campaigning, German threats, and state ratification votes signaling imminent national prohibition.
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J. M. Foster
Miitary Training Camps Association
Regular Army National Guard
National Army
Coast Artillery
Reliere Officers’ Training Corps
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Army
Maylet
War Department
Infantry
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Beer Slump Tied to Patriotism and German Influence
Wartime fears and German influence linked to a drop in beer sales across 1917 18. The piece cites Internal Revenue data showing monthly declines from July 1917 through December with a total drop of over 6 million barrels year over year. It attributes the trend to rising nationalism and anti German sentiment affecting taverns and looser liquor laws.
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Internal Revenue Department of the
United States
Germany
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Mrs. J A Dilts
Mrs J A Dilts of 12 N Cemetery St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble for ten years and again years later after cold related episodes. She recalls back pain on mornings and irregular kidney action which Doan's fixed. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Mfg Buffalo NY.
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Dean
J. A. Dilts
N. Cemetery St
Doan
Nerv Worth advertised as aid for appetite and nerves
Portsmouth Times carries Nerv Worth testimonial from Walter Keeter praising appetite, digestion, sleep, and general vigor. Ad claims product calms nerves, builds up run down systems and offers dollar back at McKee Drug Store Athens. Demonstrator promises look and taste reveal bracing effect.
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Portsmouth Times
Walter Keeter
18Th St
Portsmouth
McKee Drug Store
Athens
Sweden Opposes Prohibition Plan Against Public Support
Stockholm reports the excise board sent to the first chamber a report opposing a strict prohibition policy. It warns war time restrictions have boosted home distillation and that prohibition would fuel further law breaking.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Excise Board
Ohio Merchants pushed to boost potato consumption
Max Morehouse, state merchants’ representative, on Fred C. Croxton’s staff, launches a drive among Ohio retailers to increase potato consumption for the next month. He distributes 10,000 copies of two display pages, including a wheat and potato window display promoting wheat saving and potato use to feed families and allies. If Ohio residents over six ate three extra potatoes daily and cut bread by three slices, daily potato consumption would rise and bread saved would total about 1.25 million pounds.
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Max Morehouse
Fred C. Croxton
Ohio
Mr. Morehouse
Tight Collars Not A Cause Of Goiter
Complaint alleges tight high military collars harm the neck. Dr Andre Crotti, Columbus surgeon, says collars do not cause goiter unless predisposed. He notes historic "swan necks" were early goiter cases, from his Thyroid and Thymus book.
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United States
United States Army
Andre Crotti
LL. D. Columbus
Publishers
Press
Otter Skins Bring Record $180,000 At Auction
In St Louis on April 26 a sale of 10 000 otter skins grossed 180 000 dollars. Some skins drew as high as 45 dollars each, reflecting strong demand for pelts at the annual event.
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St. Louis
Remaking of a Nation film at Ohio war camp shown
A six reel motion picture titled The Remaking of a Nation screens the Chillicothe war camp experiences from drafting to training. It showcases medical exams, uniforms, drill, road and trench building, target practice, and a 40 000 man review before General Glenn with dramatic closeups and a moonlit final scene. Proceeds go to a war relief fund with screenings in Athens and nearby towns on specific May dates.
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Ohio
Chillicothe
Glenn
Department of Cats
Athens
Wheat Donation Drive Urges Full Soldier Support
The Ohio War Board urges citizens to donate flour and wheat to meet urgent demands of soldiers and Allies. Donors are assured direct increases in supplies. excess will be circulated or exported where needed. Local leaders are asked to prevent wheat slackers and move any car of wheat promptly.
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Gerard
America
Germany
United States
Atlantic
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
North Dakota
Maryland
Montana
Texas
Delaware
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Ohio
Ohio War Board
Food Administration
Human voice production involves multiple muscles
The article explains that vocalization relies on several muscles in the larynx and surrounding areas. It notes coordinated activity controls pitch volume and quality, highlighting the complex biomechanics behind speaking and singing.
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