Call to raise teachers salaries to improve public schools
Commissioner Claxton urges a drastic pay increase for teachers nationwide to attract first class candidates and raise school standards. He notes many qualified teachers leave for higher paying jobs and many posts remain unfilled, risking poorer education. He warns a surgical, painful transition may close more schools briefly but serves the children's interests.
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Democratic Republic
United States Commissioner of Education
Claxton
Washington
The Home Front and the War’s Hidden Cost
The article argues that beyond lives and money, the war risks destroying homes and family stability. It urges homemakers to protect domestic life to prevent worldwide chaos, stressing that strong homes sustain soundness, purity, and national resilience amid economic and political threats.
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Europe
Eld
The Great Goddess and the Statue of Liberty Tribute
A tribute piece lauds Edouard La Fonge and Clemenceau for guiding Liberty symbolism through wartime shifts. It lauds the Statue of Liberty as a worldwide beacon of freedom and notes the war cost the United States about $18 billion by end of 2018, equating to $180 per person and $900 per family.
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Gut Dove
France
Edouard la Fonge
New York
Clemenceau
Aleace-Lorraine
Ning
Goa
United States
Gasoline Victory Credits Prompt Soldier Acknowledgment
Prof Garfield credits gasoline for the War effort while noting many groups claim credit and urging recognition of the soldiers. He mentions the Administration workers Creel bureau organized labor farmers Navy coal miners railroad administration and others in the credit debate.
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Pd Administration
Propa
Creel Bureau
Cé Department
Organized Labor
Avy
Railroad Administration
Army Sickness Death Rates Compare Across Civil War Spanish War and Present War
The article analyzes disease mortality in U S military history, noting Civil War deaths at 65 per 1000, Spanish War 26 per 1000, and the present war 17 per 1000, with influenza accounting for most fatalities. It contrasts battle deaths, 83 per thousand in the Civil War and 57 per thousand in the present conflict, and reflects on camp conditions and civilian comparability.
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Medical Department of
Army
Baolly
Household Hints and Simple Candies Archive
A pantry page lists sliced oranges rolls breakfast ideas and a home canning menu. It offers two candy recipes Brown Sugar Candy and Excellent Fudge, plus a tested Lima Bean Puree and Orange Pudding with instructions and ingredient details.
Dinner Tales From Accomac on Liberty Bonds
A local Accomac man resists selling $100 in Liberty bonds for less than their face value. A visitor offers $96 for a Second Liberty bond and $102 for the first, sparking a humorous exchange about counterfeit money and trust. A colored recruit jokes about taking the full $10,000 government life insurance, insisting Uncle Sam will not place a $10,000 man in the trenches.
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Accomac
Accomac County
Sam
Ohio's white voter clause in Ohio constitution history
A historical note describes Ohio's long constitutional rule restricting suffrage to white male citizens, tracing defeats of attempts to remove the word white through 1874 and 1912. It cites congressional amendments and limited legislative support, noting the evolving federal stance on equal rights while Ohio lagged.
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Union
Ohio
United States
U. S
General Assembly
Congress
Senate
House
Casualty Lists Report 1809 Names With Ohio Mentions
Washington dispatch lists 1809 casualties with 10 killed in action and 761 wounded undetermined, plus 7 died from wounds and 7 from other causes. Southern Ohio names include Albert Binder Lancaster and Lieut Walter Gullum Circleville among listed wounded or missing. Other entries mention Virgie Brumfield Lecta and Calvin Morrison Chillicothe with various statuses.
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Washington
Tekoe
Ohio
Albert Binder
Lancaster
Walter Gullum
Circleville
Virgie Brumfield
Lecta
Calvin Morrison
Chillicothe
John J. Butler
Esville
Millfield News Roundup Includes Visits and Illness
Carson Sanders of Nelsonville visits relatives in Millfield while Meadames Mingus and Hill shop in Glouster. An infant ill with pneumonia improves slowly. Church of Christ attendance rises with 106 present. Loyal Boys 31 and Loyal Sunbeams 21. Lawrence Bailey returns from overseas to stay with his parents. A Loyal Women's Class gathering hosts a lesson and refreshments at Mrs. Clinton Daugherty's home. Names appear: J R Wade, P D Mill, Garfield Grimes, F E Boudinot, Chet Sanders, Herbert Mingus, Lewis Howard. Others visit Athens and Nelsonville. funeral held for five-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moore at Nye cemetery. Children of Arch Wallace ill. Dan Linscott visits from Hooper Ridge. Mrs. John Wallace travels to Sugar Creek to assist ill mother Mrs. Hanley. Mrs. B Sanders returns from Logan visit.
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Nelsonville
Meadames
Herbert Mingus
P. D. Hill
Walter Border
William Hartley
Damon Watkins
Church of Christ
Loyal Boys
Loyal Sunbeams
Lawrence Bailey
Henry Bailey
Clinton Daugherty
F. E. Boudinot
Mesdames J. R. Wade
P. D. Mill
Garfield Grimes
Chet Sanders
Lewis Howard
Linnie Hall
Athens
Susie Bell
William Anderson
Alex Moore
Nye
Eben Gillispie
Arch Wallace
Dan Linscott
Hooper Ridge
John Wallace
Sugar Creek
Hanley
B. Sanders
Logan
Public Forum on Handshakes and Color Lines at Athens Train
Editor notes a troop train leaving Athens with U S soldiers who are colored and not all greeted by local girls due to color. The writer condemns the line as unworthy, praising soldiers for their service and urging girls to shake hands regardless of color.
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Athens
Handom
Community Notes From Athens Area Social Roundup
Local column records visits and gatherings in the Athens area. Names include O B Server, L C Brafford, Earl Clerk, Wesley Frost, A F Clark, B J Daugherty, Ida Cubbison, W R Clark, Bertha Baker, Dudley Lee Masters, James Townsend, John Hornsby, and Norma Bingman. Several families host guests, movements of residents, and illness updates amid town social life.
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A. F. Clark
W. Bark
B. J. Daugherty
Root
Walter Cubbison
Glouster
Ida Cubbison
Ireland
Waemnder
W. R. Clark
Rochester
S. M. Binan
Local Social News and Events Roundup
Mr and Mrs Charlies Tewksbury and children visited near Albany. Mr and Mrs William Austin visiting relatives in Akron. Mr and Mrs D N Higgins moved from Athens to their farm here. Mrs Ray Moore of Winger Ci pel and Corporal Moore visited C S Moore family. Earl Verity stayed with friends in Columbus. Herbert Moore and son Allen visited A E Dent and family in Athens. Pie supper at model school drew good crowds with Victrola music led by Mr Speck of Athens. Several youths enjoyed Florence Austin’s home gathering with piano games popcorn balls. Attendees included Edna Liggett Ruth Cooper Edna Moore Dorie McHarg Bernice Cooper Bertha Moore Florence Rustin Elsie Braley Robert Campbell Vernal Hoisington Mack Braley Harold Brown Earl Gibbs Alfred Rustin Elmer Drake Sara Rustin Herbert Brown Fred Kern Homer Radford Wry Liggett Ray Moore Clarence Joanson. Harry Tribe visited relatives in Pleasanton. Mrs Kate Niggemeyer and Mrs Reasige Moore visited Mrs C M Higgins. Japan plans to install an exchange to receive wireless calls from ships and connect to lead lines.
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Charlies Tewksbury
Jeff Tewksbury
Albany
William Austin
Akron
D. N. Higgins
Athens
D. B. Blackburn
A $Eters
Aooper An
Ray Moore
Winger Ci@pel
Corporal Moore
C. S. Moore
Earl Verity
Columbus
Herbert Moore
Allen
A. E. Dent
Model School
Speck
Florence Austin
Edna Liggett
Ruth Cooper
Edna Moore
Dorie McHarg
Bernice Cooper
Bertha Moore
Florence Rustin
Elsie Braley
Robert Campbell
Vernal Hoisington
Mack Braley
Harold Brown
Earl Gibbs
Alfred Rustin
Elmer Drake
Sara Rustin
Herbert Rown
Fred Kern
Homer Radford
Wry Liggett
Mrs. Ray
EATONIC Promises Quick Help for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement urges readers to try EATONIC to ease stomach distress and bloating. It claims a fast improvement in comfort, better digestion, and restoration of strength with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Eaton
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