Mary Alice Miskell Dies After Short Illness at 60
Mrs. Mary Alice Miskell aged 60 died after a brief illness at her Columbus home Monday evening. She and her family formerly lived in the city and she was a faithful member of the Methodist Church and the Eastern Star. The body will reach the city tomorrow at 10 and be taken to the Methodist Church for service by Rev. Arthur M. Mann. Eastern Star members are asked to attend. She leaves a husband and nine children including Ray in France and Mrs. Miles Howe of this city. Burial will be at Greenlawn beside two children.
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Mary Alice Miskell
Columbus
Miskell
Methodist Church
Eastern Tar
Arthur M. Mann
Eastern Star
Cocoanut Oil Fine For Washing Hair
A health note recommends plain refined cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo. It says most soaps and commercial shampoos have alkali that dries and brittles hair, while coconut oil cleanses the scalp without moisture loss. One to two teaspoons produce rich lather and rinse clean, leaving hair soft and glossy. available cheaply at drug stores.
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Mortay Drug Store
Notice of debts and stray animals in Nelsonville
Notice by John Bardin states no responsibility for wife or family debts. Emmett Coakley posts a stray bay mare and a stray bay horse at Poston Farm Nelsonville with board and notice payment. Voters in Nelsonville report was light with several candidates led by Welvin Jones and Joseph Wood in local races.
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John Bardin
Emmett Coakley
Poston Farm
Nelsonville
R. J
Citizens
Welvin Jones
Frank B. Wills
Jack Arnold
Jones
Willis
Joseph M Wood
Lawrence G. Worsatell
Wood
I. M. Foster
Athens County
Congress
Robt. M. Switzer
Foster
Switzer
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Thurman Morgan
Jas. Brattin
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Billy Barker
Pierre
Cornwell
Murphy
Potter
Cook
Holsington
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Ford
Adams
Fierce
Baker
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Anderson
Bertels
George Rose
Rowland
Cline
W. B. Johnson
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Peter Barrows
Frank Minner
Ray Linscott
H. F. Dillinger
Joe Porter
R. C. Graham
C. W. Silcott
John James
George Ridenour
Willis Still Holding A Big Lead In Fight
Ohio returns from 39 counties show Governor Willis leading with 65 538 votes to Jones 44 475 and Arnold 7 297. Lieutenant Governor results list Brown 14 552 and McDonald 10 285. Secretary of State results show Smith 81 677 and Hopkins 18 656. Attorney General race totals list Price 47 906 and Miller 29 989. Supreme Court counts show Wanamaker 35 015 and Duncan 41 920 among Republicans. Newman 27 220 and Crow 25 789 among Democrats.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Willis
Jones
Arnold
Fron
Ton
Brown
McDonald
Buckley
Heer
Swan
Kious
Smith
Hopkins
Kerr
Heddleston
McAdams
Price
Miller
Supreme Bench
Wanamaker
Kinkade
Robinson
Duncan
Summers
Newman
Crow
Spence
Sugar Saving Urged by Food Administration
A women oriented notice urges housewives to save sugar as U S food ships are diverted to aid soldiers in Europe. It notes sugar losses from submarine raids along the Atlantic coast and calls for practical substitutes like honey syrups and molasses.
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Europe
France
Italy
Atlantic
Bergran S
Marines on List Today Reported Casualties
Washington reports ten Marine casualties by the Navy Department. Four killed in action, three wounded severe, one wounded undetermined, two missing. A. H. Darby of Vermilion Ohio is killed. Private E. L. Thomas of New Madison Ohio is missing.
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Washington
Navy Department
A. H. Darby
Vermillion
Ohio
E. L. Thomas
New Madison
French laundries are fine in French villages for soldiers
A letter from R. J. Kirk describes French village laundries as municipal washhouses where old women wash American soldiers clothes in streams. Soldiers often lose items as they are mixed, with the first arrivals collecting full outfits and later arrivals facing bills or no clothes at all.
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New York
R. J. Kirk
Liberty Fonds
Messieurs
Civil War Veteran Praises Vinci Cod Liver and Iron Tonic
Nelson H. Pease of the National Soldiers Home Tennessee, 74, describes Vinci tonics as restoring appetite and sleep and increasing strength. He says it prolongs life for old people and recommends the product. McKee Drug Co. and druggists nationwide sell Vinci.
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Vinci
Nelson H. Pease
National Soldiers Home
Tennessee
McKee Drug Co
Advertised Letters List August 13 1918
The notice lists names including Doris Ashtrac James A Ball Orpha Burdett J E Chaney Mrs Bertina Dailey J C Fuller E A Goodrich Marie Guthrie Mrs Grace Harwell Lewis Hendricks Maggie Holsinger Cecilia Hull Flo List Anas Milton Adelbrt Mooney Fores Murphy Rohrie Naynor Lydia Oberlew Alex Peyton Mrs Lillie Powell Lloyd Rogaski A F Russell Tittle Thomas West Thompson Pearlie Wicks Anna Williams Alma Woodruff Mrs Mary Wyman. Calls for recipients to claim adv letters. unclaimed letters to The Dead Letter Office August 27, 1918.
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Doris
Ashtrac
James A. Ball
Orpha Burdett
J. E. Chaney
Bertina Dailey
J. C. Fuller
E. A. Goodrich
Marie Guthrie
Grace Harwell
Lewis Hendricks
Maggie Holsinger
Cecilia Hull
Flo List
Anas Milton
Adelbrt W. Mooney
Fores
Murphy
Rohrie Naynor
Lydia
Oberlew
Alex Peyton
Lil
Vanderhoof Ladies Aid Meeting and Weather Note
Vanderhoof Ladies Aid met at Mrs J W Davis Thursday with Ro on attendance. Visitors included Mrs Abby VanMeter Athens Mrs Worthen Columbus and daughter and Mrs Windsor from Colorado. An ice cream supper for Red Cross planned Aug 20 at Mrs L J Runion’s home. Rosa and Ioie Conant returned from Albany visit. Rev Cash conducted Saturday service. Vanderhoof suffered a severe wind and hail storm Monday causing some damage.
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Ladies Aid
J. W. Davis
Abby VanMeter
Athens
Worthen
Columbus
Windsor
Colorado
L. J. Runion
Red Cross
Rosa
Ioie Conant
Albany
Rev. Cash
Vanderhoot
Yanks Studying French in Camps for France Duty
Fifty thousand U S soldiers in American cantonments study French before shipment to France. YMCA officials report attendants in the classes expect to converse with French women, aiming to ease interaction and morale in the war effort.
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Chicago
America
France
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as standard female remedy
The article argues medicine is guesswork and lauds Lydia Fr. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a celebrated remedy for female ills. It notes Mrs Jennie Dell departed for Minneapolis to visit her daughter Bertha Dell Voelzer, with no fixed return.
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Lydia Fr. Pinkham
Jennie Dell
Minneapolis, Minn
Paul Voelzer
Bertha Dell
Voter Turnout Low in Glouster Primary as War Stamps Sale Focus
In Glouster Ohio 335 votes were cast with Republicans 289 and Democrats 46. The primary featured uncontested Democratic candidates while races for governor and other offices drew limited interest. event notes include a fundraising social by Clarks Chapel Ladies' Aid on August 16 at Rock Riffle schoolhouse to buy War Savings Stamps.
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Glouster
Clarks Chapel
Rock Riffle
Verybody
Steam injures Pennsylvania railroad worker in Altoona
Percy Boving, a Pennsylvania railroad machinist, lost an eye when steam from boiling coffee blew into his face as he lifted the lid. He has filed a claim for compensation.
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Altoona
Percy
Boving
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miss Fulton Returns From Visit To Ohio College Circles
Miss Mary Fulton returns from Boling Green visit hosted by college chum Miss Jeanette Coen a sorority sister in Ohio.
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Mary Fulton
Boling Green
Jeanette Coen
Ohio
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