The Daily Messenger Advertising and Rates Notice
The Athens Ohio newspaper outlines pricing for obituary notices cards memorials and tributes with a five cent per line charge. It lists subscription options including annual and six month rates and notes regional advertising rates and payment terms.
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Athens Passenges
Herald Priming Company
Appli
Thanta
Kesu
I'Iona
Memorials
Claas
Postotice
Athena
Ohio
Uarter
Audit Bureau
Robert S. Ward
Foreigns Advertising Manager
Eastern Office
Fifth Ave
New York
Western Office
Routh Beach
Chicamo
Price of Victory and the Argonne Battle Echoes
The article recalls the heavy American casualties after the Argonne drive led by General Pershing. It notes the sequence from September 26 with ten divisions to the fierce fighting amid Meuse valleys and Argonne thickets, and the decisive role of American troops in winning the war despite supply and communication hardships. Col Repington lauds the American assault as crucial to breaking German resistance and saving France and Belgium.
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Pershing
Col. Repington
France
Belgium
Meuse
Metz
Repington
Argonne
Sedan
Briey Iron Fields
Polenta and Croquettes Recipes Amid War Casualties
Historic cooking notes list cornmeal mush with cheese and eggs to form polenta, with tomato sauce. Sweet potato croquettes use mashed potatoes, coconut, peanuts, and a white sauce. Also includes savory rice, scouring tips, napkin hacks, and a wartime casualty tally framing the era.
Utopia in Flint Michigan as merchants cut prices
A town identified as Flint in Genesee County Michigan declares a 90 day price reduction for essentials with rent cuts of 6 percent for dwellings and apartments. Landlords and merchants plan a permanent cooperative adjustment of prices and rents to ease the cost of living.
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Utopia
Genessee County
Mich
Detroit
Flint
Peace uses for war tanks in peaceful roles
French socialists question the government plan to keep building tanks. The Waterways Ministry says the ten thousand dollar tanks could tow canal barges, addressing horse shortages in Europe. Other ideas describe converting tanks into buses and taxis, while tractors remain powerful analogues for peaceful vehicle uses.
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Ministry of Waterways
Europe
France
German editor reevaluates Wilhelm II as poseur not leader
Maximilian Harden, editor of Zukunft, argues the once admired Wilhelm II was not a brilliant ruler but a poseur. Harden claims the world erred in glorifying the former emperor and that his true vocation lay elsewhere.
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Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
President Wilson breaks precedents on Congress messages
The piece notes President Wilson delivered messages in person rather than by dispatch and now leaves the country’s affairs to underlings. It questions whether he will defy tradition again by seeking a third term, suggesting many hope for his continuation despite war involvement.
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Wilson
Congress
Befng
Dinner Stories and a Poultry Price Joke
A sailor returns to a ship painted in abstract cubist style and reacts with weary sighs. Food Controller Hoover recounts a meatless banquet tale about a poultry profiteer and a chatty shopkeeper amid a string of domestic and social snippets.
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Hoover
Barnum Stature Versus Kaiser Humour In Retrospect
A historical comparison praises Barnum as a grand showman while critiquing Kaiser Wilhelm II for lacking humanity and humor. The piece contrasts their public personas, noting Barnum’s generosity and value to audiences against the Kaiser’s perceived self-importance.
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Kaiser
Barnum
Wilhelm
Civil Service Calls for Civil Service Staffing in All Departments
The Civil Service board urges filling all field positions by civil service rather than executive appointment. It argues that unclassified higher posts fuel patronage and hinder reform. Critics fear the timing limits practical impact during the current administration.
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Congress
Cummins
Civil Service Board
Ita
Wilson
Burleson
Roper
War Department Casualty Lists Include Ohio Names
Washington December 17 lists show 745 names with 239 killed or died of wounds and 674 wounded. Ohio entries include Lem Boydston Cleveland Harry Silverman Cleveland Loren Wilson Alliance Leo Beck Columbus and many others across Cleveland Cincinnati Youngstown and Akron with several wounded undetermined.
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Washington
War Department
Lem Boydston
Cleveland
Harry Silverman
Loren Wilson
Alliance
Leo Beck
Columbus
Frank Lovey
Portsmouth
Harry Sellards
Springfield
James Standish
Mantua
Fred Klitner
Cincinnati
Lieut. M. Cottrell
Greenville
Hiarry Belak
Akron
Bernard Helmes
Price Hill
Baw Nettleship
Port Jefferson
Monsor Ifana
Eddie Snedden
Alfred
Anthony Weil
Ben Gorges
Maria Stein
Oliver Foutz
East Palestine
Delos Gilmore
Orwell
Guy Moore
West Lafayette
George Kingrey
Trenton
Arthur Leslie
Georgetown
Martin Case
Youngstown
Carl Heid
Fremont
Robert Morris
Hamilton
Charles Orwig
Mansfield
James Smithson
Higginsport
Samuel Harkins
Ashland
Perry Hurt
Dayton
Bernard McDermott
Charles Mitchell
Spencerville
Frank Varne
Joe Durkin
Zanesville
Farnest Fryer
Russellville
Harold Hall
Batavia
Albert Janskey
Raymond Landerfelt
Lancaster
Morris Price
Marion
Charles Ramsey
Niles
Harry Scott
Murray
Worley Vangundy
Harry Bells
Cuyahoga Falls
Harry Keating
Wilbur Knepperburger
Bucyrus
William Meyer
Alfred Miller
Toledo
Clair Miller
Elyria
William Miller
Coldwater
Robert Osborn
Toronto
William Rucker
Sycamore
Oliver Shafer
Bethesda
Fred Simpson
Frank Niday
Gallipolis
Joe Atkins
Harry Quinn
Kelley Island
Walter Shelton
Christer Bexevandes
Ferrel Gustin
Hillsboro
Chester Smith
Lawrence Wade
Orrville
Frank Bummett
James Lamb
Ray Bethard
Orient
Frank Palmer
Trimbie
Harry Polen
Salineville
Cus Yunts
Brooksville
Ringo Desantis
Charles Hamilton
Reynolds
Bidwell
Franz Semidt
Philips Sharkey
James Stewart
Shepard
Gustav Breitkreitz
Harvey Smott
Proctorville
William Wordan
Logan
Frank Hilton
Tiffin
Otto Homan
Andrew Long
Howard McNickle
Letart Falls
Thomas Barr
Jewett
Charlie Daley
Washington D. H
Theodore Fetinopolas
Edward Kurtz
Canton
John Myers
Findlay Lemmar Walton
Sleamore
Ralph Smith
Ray Smith
Mack Stant
Circleville
Crawford Stewart
Wickliffe
David Wise
George Crooks
Kenton
Stanley Mika
Ward Laughlin
Nellie
Howard Smith
Wellsville
John Valentine
Petersburg
Fred Decker
Edward McDonough
Loveland
Paul Massie
Waverly
Henry Rohrs
Napoleon
Phosphated Iron Endorsed To Restore Red Blood And Nerves
A national appeal promotes Phosphated Iron as a prompt nerve and blood booster for workers and veterans. The ad urges capsule form only, listing numerous names across Ohio towns who endorse the remedy and claim lasting health gains.
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McKee Brug Company
Marine corps casualty list four day Ohio names
The Marine Corps casualty list for four days includes 91 Ohioans. Names listed include William Hirn Columbus Florio Andris Portamouth Elmer Beck Youngstown Charles Ross Lockland Bennie Starkey Geneva Ben Taylor Rossmayne Joe Waldron Youngstown Lawrence Warner Youngstown and others.
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John Donahue
Lima
James Grounds
Trenton
Roscoe Hill
Perrysburg
Marine Corps
William Hirn
Columbus
Florio Andris
Portamouth
Elmer Beck
Youngstown
Charles Ross
Lockland
Bennie Starkey
Geneva
Ben Taylor
Rossmayne
Joe Waldron
Lawrence Warner
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Blousehold Jiliots
Graham Bread
Utopia, Mich
Mike Sell
Ada
Russell Norman
Newcomerstown
Walter Rhinehart
Acton
Elmer Engler
Lorenzo Whitaker
Incinnati
Vinile Hubbard
Defiance
Charles Pugh
Beaver
John Yennie
Leo Grannell
George Robertson
John Hentrick
Covington
John Matuezski
Clarence Childs
William Deroehen
Conneaut
Jesse
Leo Doyle
Wadsworth
Frank McGarey
Junction City
Ory Gaul
Arthur Rehm
Joe Tracey
Russell Webb
Coshocton
Harold Bartlett
George Hile
John Simmeracher
Crestline
George Smith
Clifford Smith
Henry Sternaman
Bowling Green
Damiel Vanlerberghe
Bekkey
George Young
Carl White
Earl Southard
Miaminsville
Leland McGuire
Winham
Harry Baum
Robert Corey
Cincinnatii
Walter Rockey
Consom Polite
Andrew Caldwell
Midevale
Paul Davis
Warren
Delbert French
Carl Kurtz
Hdwain Moehlman
Edward Schuckman
Ray Lrennan
Harry Hartfelter
Morrow
Louis Klein
Isaac Palmer
Powhatan Point
John Riffile
Charlies Rose
Liverpool
Hubert Strayer
Kent
Robert Corson
Irina Hayes
Mechanicsburg
Milton Hickan
James
Lspher
Normal Leroy
Leonard Barge
Versailles
Norman Jacobi
Raymond Montgomery
Lebanon
Mevil Steinbaugh
St. Marys
Albert Gallaway
West Mansfield
William Bessinger
Findlay
Leo Bridgam
New Matamoras
Lester Hetrich
Oak Harbor
Charlies Summers
D. H
Clark Rice
Athens
John McFarland
Malcolm Smith
Joe Potter
Orville Reed
Troy
Charlie Smith
Albert Baire
Earl Beachout
East Liverpool
Abe Katz
Russell Maddath
Rob Weller
James Logan
Girars
William de Garmo
South Charleston
James Hill
Cambridge
Charles Olin
Albert Pauley
Harry Sigler
Rittman
Bert Allen
Newark
John Barrett
Jackson
Ora Wiler
Stryker
John Becker
Pomeroy
Louis Hill
Louis Borron
Robron
Lloyd Selbey
Centerbury
Jesse Smith
Lawrence Swanger
Alverton
Nelsonville
Athens Foundry
S. Court St
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