Olson Bowser Draw In Opera House Wrestling Match
The Christmas mat bout in Flint Michigan ended in a draw between Thor Olson and Paul Bowser after Olson defeated Perry Schad last Monday night. Bowser, ill with flu, fought for about one hour and fifty minutes with several exchanges and holds including hammer-locks and head grips. Olson led early and finished on top as spectators applauded, with Schad absent and Olson noting the previous victory over Schad.
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Opera House
Thor Olson
Paul Bowser
Favor
Olson
Perry Schad
Schad
Flint
Mich
Bowser
Newark
Olsen
Letters From Men In Service Dr Lambert praises Paris work and recalls Meuse fighting
A letter from Dr O A Lambert former Sharpsburg resident and Marietta mayor describes YMCA work in Paris and his six months there before returning to the 9th Division in Germany. He recalls the Meuse battle, gassings, shell bursts, and scenes from Verdun to Meuse crossings, praising American troops while condemning German leadership.
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O. A. Lambert
Sharpsburg
Marietta
Paris
Y.M.C. A
Paree
9Th Division
Army of Occupation
Germany
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Verdun
France
Kaiser
Ludendorff
Hindenberg
Hell
Obituary for Mary FE Worthington of Carbondale
Mary FE Worthington, born June 23, 1850 in Pennsylvania furnace Kentucky, died December 18, 1918 at her daughter’s home in Nelsonville Ohio aged 68 years 5 months. She married Robert L. Carmichael July 21 1870 and left a husband four sons John James Robert Frank two daughters Minnie Georgia 34 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A lifelong Methodist she was known for kindness and faith enduring through illness.
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Mary FE. Worthington
Pennsylvania Furnace
Kentucky
Nelsonville O
Robert L. Carmichael
Stella
Kathrine McDaniel
John
James
Robert
Frank
Minnie
Georgia
Carbondale
Methodist Church
Jesus
Cure for Croup Warns Parents to Have Remedy Ready
The notice urges parents to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children at risk of croup and to study the directions so they know the correct course during an attack. It labels the remedy a favorite and very successful treatment and stresses following usage instructions.
Record-Breaking One-Day Real Estate Transfers in Bern Township
In Bern township a record one-day transfer sale involves D. and M. W. Jennings to Federal Valley Realty Co. with multiple tracts totaling hundreds of acres and values, Federal Valley Realty Co. to The Jennings Coal Co. for the same parcels, and transfers by Albert G. Jennings Oger J. Jones Grace M. Stickney and others to various buyers including The Jennings Coal Co. and EK Rathburn. The list includes numerous acreages and values, highlighting a volatile land and coal property market activity.
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Bern Township
M. W. Jennings
Federal Valley Realty Co., Inc
Federal Valley Realty Co
Jennings Coal Co
Albert G. Jennings
Oger J. Jones
Grace M. Stickney
W. W. Totman
EK. Rathburn
Broadwell
W. S
Ralph A. Lewis
Ellis A. Lewis
STOP STOMACH IIIS Dr Parker's Indication and Constipation
Dr Parker promises a guaranteed treatment for indigestion and constipation to relieve sour stomach belching bloating pain in bowels and stomach breath coated tongue headache nervousness sleeplessness and poor appetite. Sold by druggists. Dr Geo B Parker Athens Ohio.
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Parker
Geo
B. Parker
Athens
Lest We Forget At The Peace Conference Photo
The caption recalls German retreat devastation at La Bassee. Germans planted a time fuse mine in a street as they left the city, wrecking villages and parts of cities after being driven out by Allied forces.
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la Bassee
Soldier’s World War I letter from the front
A frontline letter recalls fighting at Chateau Thierry and Cantigny, praising civilian troops who formed an army in months to defeat seasoned German divisions. The writer claims extraordinary effort, vows to stop thinking of money, and honors comrades as he reflects on the battle field resolve.
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Chateau Thierry
Cantingny
Pep
Europe
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
The family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathetic help during the illness and passing of our beloved wife and mother.
Ambassador William Sharp Called Home From Paris
Paris December 26 US Ambassador William E. Sharp returned to America after a private call on President Wilson on Christmas Eve. He left due to the severe illness of his twin brother who lives in Elyria Ohio.
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Paris
William E. Sharp
Wilson
America
Elyria
Ohfio
Government seeds not grown by government for free distribution
A 1918 report to Congress reveals the seed distribution scheme shows the government bought and shipped seeds to constituencies rather than growing them. It notes 413,818 pounds of seeds costing $90,311.08, including vegetables, flowers, and lawn grass, sourced mainly from California Kentucky and other states.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Sam
Gilroy
Cal
Rocky Ford
Col
Valley
Neb
California
Iowa
Connecticut
Washington State
Arroyo Grande
San Francisco
Lawrence
Kas
Fairfield
Wash
Louisville
Paris
Baltimore
New York City
Soldiers at home praised for service behind lines
Colonel Roosevelt notes young recruits regret not seeing overseas action but Maj Henry Beith says the army in training and the army in the making played a vital role in victory. The knowledge of vast manpower behind the front boosted American resolve and even influenced German leaders to seek peace.
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Roosevelt
Lan Hay Beith
Christian Science Monitor
Great Britain to tend soldiers graves worldwide after war
The imperial war graves commission will arrange beautification and upkeep of thousands of cemeteries in France Belgium and beyond. Sir Frederick Kenyon advised layouts and identical headstones for all ranks with a central memorial and a 12 foot stone bearing sacred dedications facing east. Cremated plans include honoring Indian cremation practices where applicable.
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London
Great Britain
Imperial War Graves Commission
France
Frederick Kenyon
British Museum
Kenyon
Belgium
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
Gallipoli
Malta
Mudros
Gibraltar
Bulgaria
Italy
Cyprus
China
Cascarets Ad Claims Health Benefits for Children
An old advertisement asserts Cascarets keep children healthy by cleansing the liver and bowels, reducing sickness and worry for mothers. It describes symptoms like white tongue feverish breath sour stomach and claims the product quickly settles matters.
Schiffmanns Expectorant Promises Quick Cold Relief
The ad touts Schiffmanns Expectorant as the best remedy for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee. It claims strong concentration with 50 cc making many doses when mixed with honey or syrup and states it contains no narcotics. Druggists refund if not satisfactory for coughing illnesses.
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Schiffmann
It’s Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys
An old medical advertisement claims kidney disease underpins many ailments and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy. It urges readers to buy from druggists, promising health return within a day and continued use to prevent future attacks.
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Haarlem
Igor
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Surpasses 17 Million
Washington December reports from the American Red Cross show an enrollment of nearly 17,000,000 with officials predicting the total will exceed 20,000,000 as many divisions report only scattered returns from chapters.
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Washington
American Red Cross
National
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Alma Young
Mary Jane Lewin
Phillipsburg
Thurston
John P. Cooley
Charles M. Cooley
Athens City
Lucy Jones
Adda M. Frost
Estella McGrath
Clarence ©. Wycoff
Wesley B. Lawrence
Henry C. Ayers
Gertrude EK. Barth
Albany Reaney A
Cora Hines
S. N. Wines
Jennie Woodyard
Frank Throckmorton
Canaan
Frank J. Hill
Marvey Shaw
Robert Patterson
Hugh Patterson
Lewis Shott
Carthage
Robert Hanning
Leroy Boggs
Dover
Frank, Porter
Mike
Mary McCollister
Aere
Medora Ford
James W. Ford
William Gillett
Mletcher E. Boudinott
Millfield
Gertrude Beard
Wm. James Jr
Charles Mackey
William Omen
Croup
TATRA
Thaiss
Goughs & Colds
Nature
the Cline Pharmacy Co
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