Mother and Shack in Ocean Battle Teaser
Sally and Roger face a wartime alarm at sea as a submarine threat looms. The scene shifts between nerves and courage aboard a ship with Dr. Rolf and others watching for danger while Sally clings to Roger amid mounting tension. The cliffhanger ends with a devastating impact and a call to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Stephen
Will
Roger Landis
Roger
Bally
Dr. Rolf
Landis
Dear Mrs Thompson Advices on Love and Family Matters
The letter asks if a long distance engagement should lead to marriage despite a sister and brother whose behavior unsettles the writer. Mrs Thompson warns against marrying, urges medical and family evaluation, and advises seeking professional counsel before a life decision.
Advice Column Fragments on Love and Youth in Past Times
A collection of questions and guidance about romance for young adults. Topics include kissing on furlough, parental opposition, long distance correspondence, dating expectations, and when to marry. Advice suggests being popular, patient, and true to oneself while avoiding pressuring a partner.
Fourth of July Celebrated in Murray with Parade and Speakers
Murray City reports a successful Fourth of July celebration with a 10:39 parade, band music, and ample amusements. Speakers included John Ne, president of Ohio mine work, Rev. Stephen A. Yantko, and K Seidenfeld who spoke on camp experiences at Camp Sherman. Red Cross guest Clifford Magman of Columbus visited in Murray. others, including Prof. Claude Clendenen and Park Cook group, were noted for visiting relatives and friends.
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E. A
Florence Cox
Helen Swank
Athens
Murray
Johnne
Ohio Mine Work
Stephen A. Yantko
K. Seidenfeld
Camp
Sherman
Red Cross
Clifford Magman
Columbus
Claude Clendenen
Henry ‘Bt
Clarence Stiff
Charles Ralph
Park Cook
Kate Locke
Buckeye Lake
Turbulent events unfold on multiple fronts in July 1917
In Galicia Gen Korniloff’s army crosses the Zlota Bystrica and Stokhod rivers as Russians advance and seize villages along the Kovel Sarny line. French resume Somme offensive near Perrone. Botha accepts unconditional surrender of German forces in Southwest Africa. British press report gains near Ypres and Vosges as new offensives unfold.
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Stokhod River
Kovel- Sarny
Somme
Perrone
Botha
Africa
Vosges
Ypres
Vistula
Grilied radicals forecast new government chamber plan
Radical group predicts an industrial chamber to govern state power and calls for abolition of the House of Lords and all noble titles as part of a sweeping constitutional overhaul.
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Grilied
House of Lords
Pattern for girl’s gathered skirt in multiple fabrics
This pattern features a gathered skirt joined to an underbody and lining. Cut in sizes 16 18 and 20 years. Size 18 requires 58 4 yards of 36 inch material. The skirt measures 2 yards in length. Send 10 cents in silver or stamps for pattern mailed to any address.
Wheatless loaf recipe offered to save wheat flour
The USDA and Food Administration publish a recipe for a wheatless loaf using barley oats corn flour rice flour sweet potato flour and tapioca flour to yield a bread substitute. The method includes sponge resting two hours dough shaping and a one hour bake. Also noted the Army will need 20 000 additional nurses before year end per the Surgeon General.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Food Administration
Office of Home Economics
Surgeon General's Department
Passing Show for Belgians in Need at First M B H Church
The Passing Show by the Fort Worth Leagues young people raised about 50 dollars for Belgians in need. Acts included a Scout war scene Over the Top, musical numbers, a movie segment, a society wedding, a literary group, a non support trial, a patriotic tableau, and a camp fire finale with Star Spangled Banner.
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Fipworth League
Maud Cross
Grandmother Read
Marsuela Richard
Erma Comstock
Grace Richardson
Esther Herron
Grace Webb
Ruth Henry
Hesther Kenney
Ada Meyormick
Bettie Fairfax
Marie Jewett
Floyd Brown
Edith Stocklein
Esther Kenney
Ada McCormick
Clark Williams
Frances Pickering
Helen French
Forest Harper
Virginia Stewart
Frances McCormick
Mary Powell
Melba Woodworth
Lena Comstock
Elizabeth Woodworth
John Henry
Paul Cotton
Frederick Buxton
Darrell Herron
C. Williams
Floyd Harper
Marie Jowett
W. Stewart
Paul Hall
Coal Shed Destroyed Fire at Morris Avenue Site
Firefighters battled a blaze at 189 Morris Avenue Sunday evening at six o clock threatening a coal shed at the rear of the lot. Water from the hose quickly checked the fire and stopped the spread to nearby frame buildings.
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Morris Avenue
Fletch Hawk Visits Nelsonville and Local Social Roundup
The Plains reports on Fletch Hawk in Nelsonville on business Saturday and a series of Sunday gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hutchins visited Haydenville for their wedding anniversary dinner hosted by J. W. Patton and family, with guests from Logan, Athens, Stewart, Glouster, and surrounding areas. Other outings include trips to the Ohio River and moviegoing in Athens, plus regional visits by Dewey Barker and local families.
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Fletch Hawk
Nelsonville
Joe Hutchins
Haydenville
J. W. Patton
Seth Robinson
Logan
Charles Patton
Ed Micheal
Russell
Albert Carpenter
Ohio River
Will Locke
Hazel Geisike
Herman Humphrey
Flossie Williams
Athens
Rowan
Accusor
Ed Shiply
Nell
Stewart
Sara McHarg
W. J. Hawk
Jim Bell
Earl Goosman
Glouster
Dewey Barker
Hocking
San Cura Ointment Claims Quick Healing and Guarantee
No More Running Sores details San Cura Ointment as a powerful antiseptic that draws out poison and heals persistent sores. Thompson Medical Co. backs a purchase price refund if it fails. Customer testimonials praise rapid relief and broad healing claims for eruptions, eczema, piles, ulcers, boils, and burns. Bottles priced at 60c and 1.00 with mail order availability.
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Cline’s
Thompson Medical Co
Fountain Pharmacy
Nelsonville
B. D. Dutton
Titusville
San Cura Soap advertised for skin relief and clear complexion
For tender itching or irritable skin wash with the antiseptic San Cura Soap that soothes heals and kills germs. Pimples blackheads and a clearer complexion are promoted. 25c at Civie's Pharmacy Athens and Fountain Pharmacy Nelsonville. Mail orders for San Cura Ointment and Soap filled by Thompson Medical Co. Titusville Pa.
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Civie’s Pharmacy
Athens
Fountain Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Thompson Medical Co
Titusville
Discoverer Urges Geniune Ambition Revival
A sensational claim urges druggists to avoid taking money unless Bio-seren doubles energy vigor and nerve force in two weeks. The notice presents an implausible promise tied to a product booster.
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Discoverer
Seven Day Bio-seren Uptake Claim Card
An advertisement promises a seven day course of Bio-seren with seven tablets daily then one after meals until depleted. It guarantees a money back refund if results are not twice as strong and lists active ingredients like ecithin iron and nux vomica.
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Raye
Flora Jessup seeks divorce over seven year greeting lack
Greenburg Indiana July 9 Mrs Flora Jessup files for divorce from Alma L Jessup after twenty seven years of marriage alleging her husband has not spoken a kind greeting in seven years She seeks 1500 alimony.
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Greenburg
Ind
Flora Jessup
Alma L. Jessup
Michigan Women Factory Workers Doubled in a Year
Official estimates show the number of women employed in Michigan factories more than doubled over the past year, reflecting a sharp rise in female industrial labor participation.
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Michigan
Deserters Find Harsh Life with Mormon Colony in Mexico
El Paso reports a hundred American Army deserters endure hunger and hardship in southern Chihuahua Mormon farming settlements. Garland Whitt, 18, describes slipping from a regiment, crossing the Rio Grande, then working in a store at El Valle before surrendering at Juarez. He hopes for a chance to reach France before the war ends.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
Garland Whitt
Whitt
Rio Grande
Mesquite
el Valle
States
Juarez
International Bridge
France
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed by Athens Residents
Athens readers report dizziness headaches backache and urinary trouble. Mrs G B McKinstry of 19 Kurtz Ave credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing pain and nervous symptoms after kidney issues. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the remedy.
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Athens
Dean
G. B. McKinstry
Kurtz Ave
Doan
Bohumir Kryl Leads Band On Chautauqua Circuit
Bohumir Kryl displays mastery of the cornet by playing an octave above and below with an accompanying octave below. His striking appearance and poised leadership are praised as part of the greatest band booked on the circuit.
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Bohumir Kryl
Krys
Kryl
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