Great War Chronology Snapshot July 25 1917 to 1914
Entries summarize backdated wartime notes across four years. July 25 1917 shows Russian retreat across the Sereth in Galicia and Austrian German advances with Romanian prisoners. July 26 1916 notes Allied capture of Pozieres and 4000 Russian prisoners. July 26 1915 reports German focus 12 miles from Warsaw and Italian gains on the Carso. July 26 1914 records early war splits between Austria and Serbia near Belgrade with Czar Nicholas urging Austria, Britain and France joining in the plea as Serbia yields.
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Sereth River
Galicia
Pozieres
Warsaw
Carso
Belgrade
Czar Nicholas
Austria
Great Britain
France
Serbia
Wartime seed corn yields higher stands in Ohio counties
War emergency seed corn from Pennsylvania and Delaware produced stands averaging 11 percent better than seed from other sources. County agents counted 200 hills in about 30 fields per county, comparing war emergency seed with corn from all other sources.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Women Training Camps Discussed by National Defense Committee
The women's committee of the National Defense considers training camps for women, plus the educational and recruiting propaganda needed, and welfare work for women on farms.
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Women's Committee of Those of National Defense
The Little Mother of Shack 3
Sally dreams of a man she cannot identify set against hospital scenes with Dr. Rolf Roger Landis and Stephen Torrance. The vision lingers as Sally cares for wounded soldiers while Roger hints at a deeper bond and unknown fate.
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Sally
Roger Landis
Dr. Rolf
Stephen Torrance
Phillipsburg
Rolf
Landis
Dr. Roif
Shack 3
Roger
Shacks
Sally Orme
Willard Rolf
Dr. Will
Dear Mrs Thompson Advises Break or Move to End Affair
A married woman writes about an affair with another married man and asks whether to move towns to avoid him. The adviser warns that continuing the romance wrecks her life and suggests ending contact, or moving away if possible, and notes letters may be lost but urges waiting for the other’s reply.
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Mrs. Thompson
Dear Betty Thompson Advice on a Girl Traveling Alone
A sixteen year old asks if overnight train travel alone is safe and if grandparents meeting her is enough cause for caution. The adviser says if parents authorize and strangers are avoided, the trip is reasonable. The answer emphasizes parental consent and personal safety.
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Mrs. Thompson
Betty
Dear Mrs Thompson: Unsure about a letter that went unanswered
A sixteen year old girl writes seeking guidance after her eighteen year old correspondence partner has not replied to her recent letter. She notes friendly exchanges and visits but fears a letter may have been lost or he may have grown tired of writing and asks for proper advice.
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Mrs. Thompson
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice on Piano or Singing Lessons
A reader in Helena asks whether to study piano or singing. The reply suggests starting piano lessons until self accompaniment is possible, then switch to vocal lessons if the voice seems strong.
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Mrs. Thompson
Helena
Vintage Children’s dress pattern with multiple fabrics
The pattern offers options in voile charmeuse satin taffeta velvet or serge or gabardine for a child’s dress. Tucks may be omitted and the bolero optional with long or short sleeves. Sized 6 8 10 12 years. Size 8 needs 4 yards of 36 inch fabric. Pattern mailed for 10 cents.
Gorky Stricken by Cholera in Petrograd
Russian novelist Maxim Gorky is seriously ill with cholera in Petrograd. The report from Stockholm notes the epidemic is said to be abating as of July 26.
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Stockholm
Maxim Gorky
Petrograd
United States War Power Surges to Aid Allies
United Press reports in 1918 that America’s armed forces near 3,000,000 troops and a navy over 500,000, with hundreds of ships and vast munitions. American operations in France outpace plans as engineers, workers, and leadership from Wilson and allied partners drive a massive war effort.
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United Press
Washington
America
England
France
National Guard
Texas
United States
Atlantic
European
Russian
Europe
Venice
Seaboard
Wilson
Fuel Administration Warns Of Impure Coal Loading
Weekly figures show 304 mines preparing coal improperly, 402 cars rejected at Tidewater, and 34 mines embargoed. The UMWA cooperates with the Fuel Administration to reduce slate and impurities, stressing that impurities waste energy and reduce coal’s heat value as war demand rises.
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U. S. Fuel Administration
Tidewater
Fuel Administration
United Mine Workers of America
The
Amicable Talks Seen In Athens Area Mine Dispute
A Thursday meeting between striking linemen representatives and Athens Electric Company, Hocking Power Company, and Central Electric Producing Company officials aimed at a quick amicable settlement. A noon gathering is planned with Sugar Creek mine officials and engineers and firemen as repairs and new cages begin. Mines expected to restart Monday with enough engine men on duty to operate pumps.
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Athens Electric Company
Hocking Power Company
Central Electric Producing Company
Sugar Creek
London dispatch on Jappa house as center for troops
A London newspaper dispatch reports that the house in Jappa, Palestine, where St. Peter stayed with Simon the Tanner, will be seized by the church army to serve as a base for British troops fighting in Palestine.
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Jappa
Palestine
St. Peter
Simon the
London
Church Army
Ohio War Board Calls Women to Join Nurse Reserve
The United States Student Nurse Reserve seeks 25000 women aged 19 to 35 to fill home hospital gaps as nurses join the service abroad. Surgeon General Gorgas and other officials urge enrollment. intensive Ohio campaign is organized by Laura R. Logan to recruit on the state level.
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United States
Gorgas
U. S. Army
Rupert Blue
U. S. Public Health Service
H. P. Davison
American Red Cross
Franklin Martin
Council of National Defense
Laura R. Logan
Woman's Committee
Ohio Defense Council
Ohio
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N. Court
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Athens
the Little Mother& Shack
Zoe Beckley
Michigan
Gorky
Brooks & Hibbard
United Press War Review
Carl D. Groat
Ohio War Board
Nmoore’s
Moores
Carpenter
Glouster
Nelsonville
South CouRt
CaBi. Net
J.D. Haskins
Athens National Bank
Food Administration
Wolfe Bros
the Junod Milling Co
F. J. Beasley Milling Co
Moler Feed & Poultry Co
S. White
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