Doctor Blankner’s Athens Visit Prospect Attracts Patients
Advertisers tout Dr. Frederick Blankner as a renowned Ohio physician and dentist with a 31 year track record treating chronic stomach bowel kidney heart and nerve diseases. He offers painless tooth extraction without anesthetic and has drawn patients from Marietta Cambridge and beyond eager for an Athens visit.
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Frederick Blankner
Ohio
Athens
Blankner
Marietta
Sai Ue
Athena
West
Cambridge
Local notes from Guysville and area
Parmiter on sick list recently able to tend business. Ray McGrath and wife of Camp Sherman visit aunt Adesta Brooks. Mrs Heid and sons Lewis and Paul visit mother Mrs Adestia Brooks. Adestia Brooks receives July 29 letter from son Guy L in training in France. Good rainfall helps grass and corn growth.
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W. H. Parmiter
Ray McGrath
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Adesta Brooks
Arthur Heid
Lewis W
Paul L
Portsmouth
Adestia Brooks
Guy L
France
Rain Helps Pastures as Preacher Ends Sermon
A fine rain yesterday lifted farmers' spirits though it came too late to fully save the situation. It will revive pasture and aid crops. Rev Garrett preached the last sermon before Conference Sunday.
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Garrett
Community Notes Include Visits and Local Events
The article records multiple local social notes. Families like the Garrets Burns Glover Dille and Dille clans are mentioned visiting relatives in Nelsonville Glouster and Chesterhill. The Mt Hermon youth stage play Down in Dixie in Chesterhill drew a good crowd and benefits the Red Cross. Births and Sunday visits also populate the page across Morgan County and nearby towns.
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Strode
John McPeak
Franz Wanless
Mr. Nacewanger
Morgan County
Isaac Grimes
James Beard
Robert Grimes
Herschel Carpenter
Australian inventor patents tighter wool bale screw fastener
An Australian inventor has patented a screw fastener for wool bale bands allowing tighter bales and the use of merrow bands, potentially replacing steel with a more secure binding method.
British Forces Seize Key Oil City of Baku
National Geographic reports on the British capture of Baku, a major European oil hub on the Caspian coast. The city hosts vast oil fields, a Kis Kale tower, and rail and pipeline links to Batum and Rostov on the Don, with production figures around seven to ten million tons in early 20th century.
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Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Baku
Russia
Apsherda Peninsula
Caspian Sea
Tampico
Europe
Oakland
Cal
Providence
R. I
Toledo
Ohio
Caspian
Tartar
Russian Empire
Paku
Batum
Black Sea
Rostov-on-the-Don
Tiflis
Persia
Transcaucasus
Army and Marine casualty lists released for Aug 28
Washington reports 629 army names and 21 Marine entries. Killed in action total 74. missing 189. wounded severely 248. died of wounds 25. died of disease 13. other causes 6. Notable names include John C. Meeker and Kenneth Thompson. No Ohioans among Marines.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Navy Department
John C. Meeker
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Kenneth Thompson
Liverpool
Charles Emerson
Columbus
K. T. Crossen
Albany
Harold May
Toledo
George E. Wenner
Cleveland
John H. Pape
Rocky River
Otho Smith
Proctorville
Bert Wootten
Adam Tarrell
Boyd Wade
Clarence Butts
Edward McVicker
Edward Myers
Bergolz
Ray Puffer
Lakewood
Charles Richter
Cincinnati
Harry Elston
Niles
John S. Walker
Kit Carson
Thomas P. Lynch
Painesville
War boards avert Paris Green shortage with substitutions
The Ohio War Board reports a collaborative effort by the Food Administration and the War Industries Board to prevent a Paris Green shortage. Acetic acid shifted to aero plane dope production and yeast manufacturers supplied vinegar with ten percent acetic acid for Paris Green, while lead arsenate and calcium arsenate were found as substitutes, illustrating daily adjustments to bolster war resources.
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Ohio War Board
Food Administration
War Industries Board
Paris Green
Department of Agriculture
Master German Spies Indicted in San Francisco
Baron Allardt Von Muensch and Edward Matche alleged master German spies face indictments for using fraudulent passports and failing to register as alien enemies. Muensch is said to be related to former Ambassador Von Bernstorff. Police report confidential papers found include plans of ramifications in the Orient and a German code key.
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San Francisco
Baron Allardt von Muensch
Edward Mathche
Muensch
von Bernstorff
Orient
French Greeting to Yankee Troops in Cline Window
A framed message from France sent by First Lieutenant F. P. Frebault honors American troops. It praises their sacrifice and pledged to shield France and liberty, with lines about Washington, French gratitude, and good luck to the American brothers.
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Cline
Dodger
France
F. P. Frebault
Co. K
145Th Infantry
A. P
America
Washington
Advertised Letters Aug 27 1918
List of names including Ackley Mrs Vern Bensky Blain Ellis Dr Robert Sidney Grand theater Ingraham E 8 Kennedy Chas H Pearse W M Rapp George Rogaski Floyd titled as advertised letters. Unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on Sept 10 1918.
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Ackley
Vern Bensky
Blain Ellis
Robert Sidney Grand Theater
Ingraham
Kennedy
Chas. H
Pearse W. M. Rapp
George
Rogaski
Floyd
Tanlac Relief Cited By Cincinnati Woman
Mrs. Frank Hogan of 1214 Cutter Street Cincinnati credits Tanlac with rapid relief from stomach bloating gas headaches and poor digestion after meals. She says greasy foods hurt less and she now feels as well as ever. Tanlac is sold at Cline's Pharmacy. There are 17 000 women employed in the Paris offices of the French War.
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Tanlac
Frank Hogan
Cutter Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cline’s
Paris
French War Department
Y M C A Heroes 100 Under Fire in France
United Press reports Y M C A workers faced German bombardment during the Soissons Rheims fighting. Incidents include H J Johnston surviving six hours under fire to aid wounded, stretcher bearers Crispin Cunningham aiding wounded, and Doidge Gwin delivering first aid under shelling.
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United Press
Paris
H. J. Johnston
East Orange
N. J
G. A. Crispin
Charleston
F. A. Cunningham
Providence
R. L
W. H. Danforth
Kingsbury Pl
Louis
Richard Sherve
Boardman Street
Rochester
N. Y
Mack Strong
Selma
Ala
W. J
Soissons
Rheims
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Columbia Theatr
Warren Kerrigan
Credo Harris
Gladys Leslie
Guysville R. D
William Fox
Theda Bara
Love and the Stars and Stripes
Norma Talmadge
de Luxe
Annie
Burns
Nelson
Yankees
Velour de Nord
By Webb Miller
Connellsville
Spruce Hollow
Union Street
Ey’s Mill
F. J. Brasley Milling CO
Atghens, Ohio
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