Artistic Walls and Ceilings Trend in Modern Homes
The article promotes Pee-Gee Flatkoatt as a sanitary durable wall and ceiling finish. It describes 24 vibrant velvet colors and easy cleaning with water and soap, claiming long lasting decoration with less frequent redecorating. It mentions Heaton Crooks Hardware Co. and Lewisville, Ky. as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Frere
Eeden Gaulbert Co
Incor
Louisville, Ky
Heaton
Crooks Hardware CO
Ohio Governor Allows June Registrants to Enlist
Governor Cox announced that Provost Marshal General Crowder may permit men who registered June 6 to enlist voluntarily in the national army. This aims to reduce July’s crop labor shortage by freeing men from potential drafting. Ohio counties report July 22 calls largely fall during harvest, with Auglaize County noting 78 of 83 quota as farmers. Class 1 reassignment shifts volunteers, delaying some drafts to assist farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Crowder
Ohio
Auglaize Mty
Postage Rate For Foreign And Domestic Letters Debated
Questions arise on whether domestic postage rates apply to soldiers in the American Expeditionary Forces. The standard rate is three cents per ounce for letters and first class mail. Mail should be addressed to the soldier’s name, company and regiment, care American Expeditionary Forces, as shown with example John J. Smith, Private, 167th Infantry, Company Z, care AEF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Expeditionary Forces
United States
Care
Ad Expeditionary Forces
John J. Smith
167Th Infantry
Ambulance Driver Guides Sally Through War Terrors
Sally Orme in Shack 3 enjoys a brief respite as Roger Landis urges a field trip for vital drugs. They dodge shellfire and rush to Clermont with a convoy of medical supplies, while Dr. Rolf worries and Sally weighs rest versus duty.
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Armand
Sally
Roger Landis
Landis
Goose
Rolf
Roger
Clermont
Pattern Patients and War Chatter from the Front
This column mixes sewing pattern details for a four size girls’ garment with a wartime speech by Captain K. T. Crossen of Company K, 102 U S Infantry. It blends domestic craft with fierce morale booster talk about militia, volunteers, and German resistance.
Letters From Men In Service From Captain Crossen in France
Attorney J M Foster receives a 1918 war letter from Captain K T Crossen in France describing American troops in No Man's Land. Crossen notes lonesome soldiers, eagerness to grow the army, and the harsh front line as he hopes for more trained troops and equipment.
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J. M. Foster
K. T. Crossen
France
Fritz
George E. B. Carr Named Democratic Candidate for County Surveyor
George E. B. Carr of Marietta, a civil engineering graduate of Ohio University and Ohio State University, is the Democratic candidate for Washington County surveyor. He is well known locally, having married Merle Tewksbury of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Carr
George EB. Carr
Marietta
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Washington County
Mr. Carr
Merle Tewksbury
Girls Ushers at Major League Parks
War time ushers replace displaced young men at Chicago Cubs park as Beatrice Solomon and Violet Flatow demonstrate duties. Fans welcome the new ushers who study game details when not guiding seating.
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Colle
Beatrice Solomon
Violet Flatow
Cubs’ Park
Chicago
Chicago National League Park
Croton men meet Vincent Astor before voyage to France
A Columbus Sunday paper shows three Croton residents led by John Sinkey, a former Ohio University student and ex- Messenger employee, recently entertained by Vincent Astor of New York City before they departed for France, with Sinkey noted for his time at a New York City bank.
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John Sinkey
Columbus
Croton
Ohio
Vincent Astor
New York City
France
New York City Bank
Sinkey
Ohio University
The
Messenger
Women Deliver New Cars for The Lastro Auto Sales
Twenty one young women from Athens depart for Toledo at noon to bring back new Overland cars. The return trip begins Tuesday noon. Previously deliveries were made by men, but scarcity prompts this experiment. If successful, future deliveries will be by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lastro Auto Sales Company
Athens
Toledo
First M B E Sunday School Attendance Declines
At Class Six the First M B E Sunday school showed a drop in attendance with 588 total attendees. There were 248 women and 192 men among 84 officers and teachers plus 539 scholars including 87 in the intermediate and 66 in the primary departments.
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M. BE
Prof. Copeland
Martzolff
Dunkle
Mr. Porters
Miss Hewitt
Conductor in Canaanville Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
Conductor Morris O Donnell of trains nos 9 and 42 was arraigned before Mayor Woodworth on a charge of shooting Win Kinder with intent to kill at Canaanville Saturday. Kinder, a miner at Canaanville, was wounded in the left breast and hospitalized. O Donnell posted bond and awaits grand jury.
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Win Kinder
Canaanville
Morris O'Donnell
Woodworth
Kinder
O’donnell
Chillicothe
Cool
Stewart
Lowry
O'Donnell
Parkersburg
Logan Hospital
Dowler
German air raid repelled over London. casualties at Harwich and Felixstowe
In the Great War a squadron of twenty German aircraft makes an assault on London but is driven off before the city is reached. The raid results in eleven deaths at Harwich and Felixstowe as Siam declares war on Germany and Austria.
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Hun
Fritz
Jim
Charley
Heinie
K. T. Crossen
Co. K
U. S. Inf. A. FB
London
Harwich
Felixstowe
Siam
Germany
Austria
Fair Exhibits Return Free for Ohio Fairs
Ohio exhibitors can send their displays to state and county fairs without return shipping charges. The United States railroad administration under Edward Chambers orders the free return of exhibits, applying to intra state shipments and covering transport back to the origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Edward Chambers
Division of Traffic
United States Railroad Administration
Ohio
Little Brother Run-Down Overcomes Typhoid After Vinol
A Mountainville boy suffered typhoid fever leaving him weak with no appetite and prone to crying. After drinking Vinol he regained strength and appetite, ending his run-down condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brother
Mountainville
N. Y
Wonderful tonic aids ailing boy in recovery report
Lucy Sherman praises Vinci tonic for rebuilding strength and red blood in a frail boy after other efforts failed. The note claims the tonic contains essential elements to restore health, with McKee Drug Company and other druggists promoting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Sherman
Vinci
McKee Drug Company
Mohicang Minstrel Show Cancelled at Camp Sherman
Professor Morgan was notified by Camp Sherman authorities that thirty bays of the Mohicang Minstrel could not be accommodated and tomorrow's performance was cancelled. The trip was financially covered but difficulties in gathering the boys led Mr. Morgan to cancel the event despite an invitation from Mr. Frank Speck.
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Morgan
Camp Sherman
Frank Speck
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