Government oversight emerges in railroad ownership plan
Discusses a hybrid system as advocated by Director General Hines and the Association of Railroad Executives. Proposes private ownership with government supervision, a Cabinet Secretary of Transportation, and regulatory reforms including antitrust modifications and regional commissions. Emphasizes preserving private operation while expanding public control.
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Hines
Senate
Association of
Railroad Executives
Literary Digest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Transportation
Commission
Wage Board
Subtle German Mind and Honor Before War
Brend Whitlock reflects on German mindset during Belgium crisis and war prep. He notes Germans doubted America would join, dismissed democratic liberty as mere bombast, and lacked a sense of honor guiding moral restraint. The piece argues true honor requires internal discipline and civilised norms.
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Brend Whitlock
Belgium
America
Kippling
Reians
Iman
Elf
Waterland
Germany
Books for Babies and the Children’s Bureau List
Government lists “Good Books and Points on Child Care” urge mothers to obtain leaflets from the Children’s Bureau Washington and buy three recommended titles. Links between prenatal care and child health are stressed, noting many families still seek guidance from government and simple books.
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Sam
Aunt Samuela
Children’s Bureau
Washington
Washington, D. C
Dinner Menu and Dessert Recipes From a 1910s Kitchen
This passage outlines a breakfast lunch dinner menu with items like Jilly Lunns coffee brown bread and cheese and egg salad. It then lists dessert recipes such as Banana Pudding Sponge Pineapple Pudding Foamy Pudding Sauce Richelieu Sauce and Breadcrumb Muffins with Raisins with detailed preparation steps and ingredient amounts.
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Charlotte Lady Fingers
Dinner Stories and a War of Feathers
A derisive generaless rallies women with a feather quip and the troops respond with a British cheer. A young man mourns an aunt for money and a lunatic asylum joke ends with a sly twist. A war party member chats at a hostess home while a child counts spoons daily. A Texas camp correspondent asks for a Mexican mantilla and is rebuked by Granny for foreign animals.
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Texas
Granny
Ohio Interrogation Points By J. W. Tanneniil
The article reviews Ohio’s early government under the 1803 constitution, noting who was elective, the short ballot debate, and a bitter clash between the General Assembly and supreme court over impeachment actions. It outlines 1808–1809 impeachment trials of Judges Tod and Pease and ends with a pointed remark on congressional reconstruction.
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General Assembly
Supreme Court
Ohio
George Tod
State Supreme Court
Calvin Pease
Third Common Pleas Circuit
Justices of the Peace
U. S
Huntington
Senate
House of Representatives
Tod and
Pease
Casualties List Reveals Large Casualties from Washington
Washington casualty lists show 1630 names with 686 wounded undetermined, 752 wounded slightly, 138 wounded seriously, 20 died of wounds, 2 died, and numerous Ohioans named by city such as Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Zanesville. Also notes on a dancing party at the home of Mr and Mrs Fin Cook and visits by residents to Athens.
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Washington
Charles Carvey
Cincinnati
John Robinson
Steubenville
Godfrey Schmidt
Dayton
Walter Ludwig
Columbia
Earl Schmidt
Colinswood
Everet Kline
Cleveland
Glenn Robey
Columbus
Carlton Robson
Proctorville
Harry White
Toledo
Edward Malone
Piqua
Milford Nichols
Holloway
Harry Sheetz
Xenia
George Zicas
Lancaster
David Palm
Boughtonville
Charles Robinson
John Sector
Harry Stedefeldt
Ernest Swanson
William Whitehead
Hudson
Sam Agnew
Zanesville
Walter Hillard
Hayden Skeaton
Ambrose Stroe
Elkton
Don White
Carrollton
William Alger
Mendon
Aton Duben
Walter Hummer
Delphos
George Gang
Sandusky
Peter Machino
Carmen Bellivario
Canton
Joe Dejean
George Dye
Merwin
Glen Ebeling
Greenville
Otto Fleming
Coshocton
Henry Carmon
Grand Rapids
Fred Herman
Harry Bowman
Kenova
Carl Myers
Tiffin
Lee Hunter
Clifford Yost
Troy
Dan Deina
Carl Hall
Circleville
Jonathan Harpster
Gibsonburg
Henry Hiner
Findlay
Elmer Hitze
Stephen Karecki
Guy Chilcote
Newark
Lawrence Gomczyk
Henry Harper
Ironton
Roy Hummel
Middletown
William Kane
Harry Green
East Liverpool
Grover Hoffer
Horace Hoffman
John Fulerton
Sebring
George Clark
Ravenna
Otto Atkins
Blissfield
Charles Herring
Oak Harbor
Ralph Gearhart
Sycamore
Charles Cox
Manchester
Floyd Dorman
Greenfield
Carl Furber
Dorset
Haydenville
J. W. Patton
Charles Loomin
Athens
Re. W. J. Hawk
Bell Hamton
Fin Cook
Local Social Notes From Mechanicsburg Area
Miss Mabel Dixon visits aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Delph Parker in Mechanicsburg. Mr and Mrs Fred Oberholzer host Sunday guests Mr and Mrs Frank Carbaugh and son Everett. Mr and Mrs Thomas Gilkey welcome a son born January 1. Mr and Mrs Melvin Sargent of Pratts Fork visit farmer’s parents. Mrs Herbert Carbaugh and children Phillis and James visit her mother Mrs Ida Robinett in Hebbardsville. Mr Charles Leighty of Athens visits friends Friday evening.
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Mabel Dixon
Delph Parker
Mechanicsburg
Fred Oberholzer
Frank Carbaugh
Everett
Thomas Gilkey
Melvin Sargent
Pratts Fork
Herbert Carbaugh
Phillis and
James
Ida Robinett
Hebbardsville
Charles Leighty
Athens
Dr Parker's Treatment for Indigestion Promises Relief
Stop indigestion and constipation with Dr Parker's Remedy as town residents report improved health. Drugstores offer it with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Prepared by Geo B Jarner MD Athens, WI.
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Akarert Grag
Vox
Geo. B. Jarner
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Athens
Circle Hill Births and Visits Highlight Local News
Circle Hill reports a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs John Lock. The Skinner son fights influenza. Gardlinger family visited Buchtel relatives. Wemsley family and Ruth visited here Sunday. Gertrude Bridge and Mrs Fred visited Chauncey Thursday. Jacob Hawk visited Nelsonville Thursday. Elmer Lock’s son ill with pneumonia. Arthur Thomas visited Nelsonville this week. John Grimm motor to Athens this week.
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John Lock
José Skinner
Joe Gardlinger
Buchtel
Clemence Wemsley
Ruth
Gertrude Bridge
Fred
Chauncey
Thursay
Jacob Hawk
Nelsonville
Elmer Lock
Arthur Thomas
John Grimm
Athens
Railroads made big fight on waterways
Senator J Ham Lewis told the rivers and harbors congress that railroad opposition to waterways development was unfounded. He cited Walker D Hines who urged that American waterways be developed with railroads, and said the director general once led a major railroad system and admitted railroads fought waterways for self interests.
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Washington
J. Ham Lewis
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Walker D. Hines
Lewis
National River and Harbors Congress
Railroads
Buffalo Florist Uses Car Exhaust for Winter Deliveries
A Buffalo florist delivers plants and cut flowers in winter by driving an automobile heated by the vehicle’s exhaust. The method warms the cabin to keep flowers fresh during cold weather.
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Buffalo Florist
Funeral of Levi Knight Held at Home
The funeral of Levi Knight was held at the home Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with Rev. Weed of M. E. church delivering the sermon. In other news, a boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Riley Judson last Sunday. Mrs. Albert Edwards and son Norval visited London before returning home. Nora Lynch of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Shaw. Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Russell, died Wednesday night in a Columbus hospital during an operation for appendicitis.
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Levi Knight
Weed
M. EB
Riley Judson
Albert Edwards
Norval
London
O. Lovell
Nora Lynch
Columbus
G. A. Shaw
Elizabeth Russell
Sherman Russell
Mrs Hazel McGranor Sick List Mentioned
The Plains brief notes Mrs. Hazel McGranor has been on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Joe Hutchins spent Saturday night and Sunday at Logan with her mother Mrs Seth Ro.
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Hazel McGranor
Joe Hutchins
Logan
Seth Ro
Bioferen tonic praised to aid influenza recovery
After influenza, doctors urge strengthening with Bio-feren a tonic claiming to boost body and brain energy. The formula includes iron glycero phosphate manganese peptonate ext nux camnee and phenolphthalein, with dosing of two tablets after meals and one at night. If unsatisfied, pharmacists may refund.
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Nature
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