Welcome home party honors Kern and Verity in Hebbardsville
Hebbardsville residents held a Saturday evening welcome home party at Clarence and wife Johnsons for Bugler Fred Kern and Corporal Earl Verity recently returned from France. Guests enjoyed music despite bad weather and local comments noted improvements of Will Crossen who is recovering from a fractured leg.
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Clarence Johnson
Fred Kern
Earl F. Verity
France
Will Crossen
Elmer’ Parker
Detroit
Michigan
Hebbardsville
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Fragmentary OCR text includes scattered phrases such as wear mati see Ventanarsias and sores Sharer choy heeke One utiona Entered as Jewel.
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Mati
Choy Heeke
Flu hysteria and masks mocked by urban papers
Journal excerpts show Santa Barbara and Denver papers ridiculing masks and germ theories, doubting their effectiveness and implying public fear. Editor Hubert R. Kroh urges journalists to scrutinize medical claims and resist propagandized cures.
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Athens County
Ohio
Boards of Health
Santa Barbara
Calif
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Hubert R. Kroh
Pennsylvania
Medical Freedomites
Washington Birthday Reflections on World Leadership
The piece argues Washington would oppose entangling alliances yet contends modern power enables the United States to lead for peace. It notes transportation and communication made the world a single community and urges using U S prestige to curb war while protecting national safety and spreading the founder's ideals.
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Washington
League of Nations
Wellington
Europe
America
United States
Constructive criticism of the League of Nations plan
An editorial urges Americans to critique the League of Nations honestly and constructively. It stresses separating politics from the issue, invites friendly reform, and calls readers to consider what powers and agencies the plan should have. It urges collaboration with the peace conference as a partner in improving the document.
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League of Nations
Fta
Wilson
Brunswick Stew and Tomato Mold in Southern Kitchen
A household menu features Brunswick stew with chicken, corn, lima beans and tomatoes. Tomato Aspic with hard boiled eggs. Pineapple and Cream Cheese Salad with lettuce rings. and Chocolate Pudding with raisins. Recipes include steps for simmering, molding, and baking.
Dinner Stories at Book Tea Ends With Clever Invention
Princess Patricia recounts a Book Tea moment where a guest wore a portrait of her husband as the title Life's Handicap. A joke about retirement and a punchline belt to conserve mental effort follows, imagining a device that cues when one has eaten enough.
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Patricia
Ohio Women and Property Rights Through Time
A historical overview shows Ohio laws shifted from husband control of property to women’s own ownership beginning in 1861, with the right to sue granted in 1884 and school election voting starting in 1896. It notes the ongoing issue of taxation without representation for taxpaying women.
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Ohio
Criticism and Constructive Feedback in a Civic Discourse
The passage argues that critique should aim to improve by offering useful suggestions rather than merely snarling at flaws. It emphasizes the value of constructive criticism and warns against empty fault finding.
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Cess
Archangel Troops Withdraw As Ice Opens Route Home
All American troops in Archangel will return home when Arctic routes are navigable in late spring. They were sent to protect Allied war supplies landed there before the Bolshevik revolution, not to fight Russia, with Bolshevist forces opposing them. Local support has been favorable despite conflict with German and Mongol mercenaries seeking the cargo.
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Archangel
Arctic
Russia
America
Letter from James Sturgell in Hardert Germany
Mra Artie Easterling receives a wartime letter from her brother James Sturgell of Co B 120th M G Bn dated January 16 from Hardert Germany. He notes infrequent letters, mentions the death of James Gabriel, and describes being in a good room in a German house during combat sectors on the right.
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Artie Easterling
Carbondale
James Sturgell
Hardert
Germany
James Gabriel
Inside Bath Promises Bright Complexion and Health
The article touts drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning as an inside bath to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims quick health and skin improvements for those with pallid complexions headaches biliousness and constipation.
Ensign Kerr Sends Glowing Scotland Letter Home
Rev. David Kerr of New Matamoras shares his son Alexander C. Kerr’s letter from London describing a 10 day furlough in his birthplace Scotland. Ensign Kerr, former Ohio University athlete and YMCA leader, praises the Y M C A and Red Cross work in London and notes plans for future service after the peace conference.
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David Kerr
Presbyterian Church
New Matamoras
Alexander C. Kerr
Naval Headquarters
London
Scotland
Ensign Kerr
Pup” Kerr
Ohio University
America
Edinburgh
Wilson
Carlisle
Shakespeare
King George
Europe
Red Cross
Obituary of Waren Lorensza Russell of Frost Ohio
Waren Lorensza Russell 32 died February 17 1919 at his Frost Ohio home after years of suffering He was born January 26 1887 in Carthage township Athens County Ohio He married Nina Opal Clark in 1913 He leaves a wife a father mother two brothers Pearl and Howard and a host of relatives and friends The obituary expresses esteem for his kindness cheerfulness and devotion and ends with a poetic farewell reflecting loss and hope for a reunion.
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Waren Lorensza Russell
Timothy
Dora Russell
Carthage Township
Athens County
Frost
Ohio
Pearl of Frost
Howard
Nina Opal Clark
Casualties List Details Wounded and Missing from Ohio Men
Washington casualty lists show 2077 names with 628 wounded many undetermined, 12 missing, and 20 severely wounded. Southern Ohio names include Glenn Niggle Zanesville Simeon Warner Caldwell Warde Smith Frankfort Paul Ragen Lancaster Wilber Stiers Beverly Roy Foster Rushville Howard Miller Chillicothe Frank Quinn New Lexington Louis Koukis Ironton plus Raymond Cena formerly Lancaster.
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Washington
Ohio
Glenn Niggle
Zanesville
Simeon Warner
Caldwell
Warde Smith
Frankfort
Paul Ragen
Lancaster
Wilber Stiers
Beverly
Roy Foster
Rushville
Howard Miller
Chillicothe
Frank Quinn
New Lexington
Louis Koukis
Ironton
Backennes
Raymond Cena Lancaster
Public Forum Critiques State School Policy Debated in Messenger
In a Messenger public forum letters criticize a Defens League bill and state reforms. County and district superintendents travel to Columbus to oppose the bill while urging longer public school attendance and fewer high school years. Critics warn of consolidation harming rural students and note concerns about book uniformity and local school board powers.
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Mr. Root
Athens County
R. V. Young
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
Defens League of Farmers
Root
Enta
Repo
United States
Iey
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Friends and Neighbors
The notice thanks kind friends and neighbors for their support and kindness during the difficult time. It expresses appreciation for messages calls meals and condolences and acknowledges community generosity.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Aimed at Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications since it is a constitutional condition. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and purports to reach the mucous surfaces via the blood. The preparation claims a blend of tonics and purifiers developed by a leading physician and offers testimonials and free information.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ll Druggista
Mily
Bio-feren tonic promoted for post influenza recovery
After influenza, doctors recommend Bio-feren to restore strength and brain function. The tonic features iron lecithin gentian and other ingredients, with a dose of two tablets after meals and one at night. The ad promises full health return and offers a refund if unsatisfied.
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Nature
Stomach Remedies Posed by Local Drugstore Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Taber and Edwards Olive Teltetere as substitutes for cal whole oils to ease stomach upset. It claims the product relieves indigestion with a simple bedtime dose and highlights a color cue to identify the remedy.
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Edwards Olive
It's Your Kidneys Advice Page Oddities From Old Ad
Fragmentary ad style text discusses kidney health and remedies. Mentions doctors, months, and a remedy claim with vague guidance. Content is garbled but centers on health tips and product pitches from a bygone era.
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Risley
Arnold Oys
Lorensa Russell
Timothy Russell
Los Angeles
The
Athens Daily Messenger
Brunswick
J. W. Tannehill
Shere
Public Forum
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Watege
Dr. Ene Ree Eile
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