Fin Cook Buys New Ford Car
The Plains notes Fin Cook purchased a new Ford. Social items include John West and family with Will Davis and the Harrison Davises visiting Dave Davis’s family near Salem. Helen Edgar of Athens visits Lib and Thelma Hawk. Ervin Vore and Matheny brothers host. Mrs. Dave Aleshire receives a France letter to share wartime life. Mary Micheals stays with daughter Mrs. Milton Twiss in Athens. A high frequency electric massaging and shampooing device is announced.
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John West
Will Davis
Harrison Davis
Dave Davis
Salem
Helen Edgar
Athens
Lib
Thelma Hawk
Ervin Vore
Messrs
Matheny
Dave Aleshire
France
Harry Harrison
O. K
Mary Micheals
Milton Twiss
Dean's Kidney Pills Help Athens Woman's Back Pain
Mrs. G. B. McKinstry of 19 Kurtz Ave Athens reports chronic backache and kidney distress eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She describes relief from back pain dizziness nervousness and blurred vision with regular kidney function restored. Sold 60 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufacturer.
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Dean
Athens
G. B. McKinstry
Kurtz Ave
Labor Day furloughs banned at Camp Sherman
Camp Sherman announces that furlough fare certificates for Labor Day home-town celebrations will not be granted. Washington has instructed that camps issuing such certificates to soldiers traveling to Labor Day events are an improper use of the privilege and the policy is now halted.
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Camp Sherman
Washington
Germany
New York
Coal Age
Five Pointed Star Symbol On Chamberlains Tablets
The Greeks used the five pointed star to symbolize health and it is still found on each Chamberlains Tablets package. The medicine has relieved many from indigestion billousness and constipation and offers prompt relief.
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Chamberlain
Captain Crossen Honored in Frontline Remembrance Letter
Mise Jessie Doolittle received a letter from Burna Levi of St. Cloud Florida recounting Captain K T Crossen of Athens county and his unit in France. Levi recalls Crossen refusing relief to stay with his men during a three day raid and sharing smokes with wounded soldiers as the largest American action to date unfolded.
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Carbondale
Misea
Jessie Doolittle
Burna Levi
St. Cloud
Fla
K. T. Crossen
Athens County
Marne
Captain Crossen
Mr. Levi
Levi
France
Coast Artillery Corps
Miss Doolittle
Crossen
Rainbow Division in France Soldier Letter From Aug 1918
Ferdie Gilliland of Orange writes to his mother from a France battlefield front in the Rainbow Division. He describes being wounded in the hand and leg, twice, while serving with Company C 166th Infantry, and reports German forces being driven back. He enlisted in Middleport in July 1917 and later served in Athens before going to France.
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Middleport
Ferdie
David Gilliland
Orange
Athens
France
Rainbow
166Th Inf
War does not affect weather says U S Weather Bureau
Washington reports the United States Weather Bureau finds no link between wartime events and rainfall or other weather conditions. It notes a persistent fallacy that battles influence climate, stating such ideas are unfounded despite long historical notions.
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Washington, D. C
United States ‘Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Eye Defects in Children Hinder School Progress
The article argues eye defects in children do not disappear with age and harm health and study. It notes many cases found in schools and urges inspection. It states expert eye examination and glasses are available to interested parents.
Casualty List Details Washington War Losses
War Department casualty list from France reports 226 names: 65 killed in action, 1 missing, 120 wounded severely, 29 died of wounds, 1 prisoner, 20 wounded undetermined. Ohio names include killed John Martin East Liverpool and Sgt Elmer Childs Cincinnati among the wounded and others listed.
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Washington
War Department
France
Ohio
John Martin
East Liverpool
Elmer Childs
Cincinnati
Charles T. Rooney
Circleville
Paul H. Balsamas
Cleveland
Jesse F. van Horn
Lima
Joe Cwik
Martins Ferry
Clifford Edwards
John Buzenske
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Feverish children who do not sleep well and show signs of worms find relief with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, touted as the standard remedy for 20 years. Easy to administer, they cleanse the stomach, gently move the bowels, relieve colds, headaches, and teething issues, with 10,000 testimonials and a 25 cent price.
Soldier Rams General in The Pit of Stomach
Giulo Revi an 18 year old Rome volunteer earns leave of absence after single handedly ramming an Austrian general in the chest during a June battle. Revi led a small group of arditi against 60 Austrians and forced a retreat before the superior officer was mortally wounded.
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United Press Staff
Rome
Giulio Revi
Revi
Arditi
Padova
Ohio Troops Hold Courage Amid France Battle
Representative T H Caraway recalls Ohio’s 2600 soldiers from the old Fourth Ohio now in the Rainbow Division lining a road near Chateau de la Fere. He describes their calm under fire, shortages of food, and a chorus of resolve to press the next charge and defeat the German forces.
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Washington
Ohio
Rainbow
Chateau de la Fere
Maine Salient
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
France
Italy
Brookville News Notes and Local Visits
Brookville residents report weekend guests and visits across Athens Zanesville and New Marshfield. People attend the Athens fair while many family members, including Miss Gladys McWilliams and Maeland, travel to see relatives and return from travels in Stewart New Straitsville and McArthur. Community members care for ill neighbors and relocate households as Mr and Mrs John Jones move from McArthur.
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Harry Sherman
Camp Sherman
Agnes
McBride
Ben James
Margaret Ellis
Zanesville
Athens
Murriel Jordan
Lelilah Norris
Stewart
Joseph McBride
T. A. Burkett
Agnes McBride
Ralph Peters
Almbuster
Cleveland Almbuster
Gladys McWilliams
Maeland
Luhrig
Mabel McBride
Robert Jackson, Jr
Jesse Penrod
Selby Cox
Lottie Holcomb
New Straitsville
George Beckle
Harley Gilbert
New Marshfield
Local residents visit in New Marsh field and family moves
Mrs. Hiram Nanna of New Marsh field recent guest of her daughter Mrs. Harry Carter. Mr. Harry Reinhart and children departed. The insular government plans to boost Philippine production by colonizing valleys with natives from dense areas.
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Hiram Nanna
New Marshfield
Harry Carter
Harry Reinhart
Philippines
Innsular
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Keystone
William Duncan
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Sam Summer
Labor Bay
Plains
Fin Cook
Capt. Grosse
B. M. Covert
Mr. Covert
Nelsonville
Henry Wood
Sergy
Marne Salient
Brookville
Union Street
Beasley’s
Athens, Ohio
Lostroq
Lostro Auto Sales Co
Apollo Chocolates
Imperial
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Jas. M. Lyman
William Jordan
Pomeroy
San Toy
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