Eclipse of Sun to Be Seen Here Saturday
An eclipse of the sun will be visible in parts of the country including this area on Saturday. Scientists from universities worldwide plan expeditions to observe the event from high belt locations like Tiong's Peak to avoid dust and cloud interference. The eclipse offers a rare chance to study the sun's corona during totality, a phenomenon not visible in ordinary daylight.
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Ers
Ays
America
Denver
Ity
Centralia
Tacoma
Wash
Tiong’s Peak
Univer
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Letters From Men In Service Return Home News
Letters from servicemen and families recount correspondence from Earnest Wood Fort Oglethorpe Ga April 1915 and from Edna Gould Poston and Mrs W H Brown Athens Ohio with updates on training, front line life in France and Mother's Day reflections. Prose notes mention various regiments ships and places including Chick battlefield and Paris France reflecting the wartime home front.
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George Wood
Earnest
Fort Oglethorpe
Ralph
Chick Battlefield
Thomas's
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Wis- Kentucky
Florida
Alabama
Tennbasee
North Carolina
Uncle Henry
Basil Jones
Edna Gould
Poston
France
Tanlac Boosts May Murtz Weight and Energy
Miss May Murtz of 1355 Main Street Ofneinnatl Ohio reports renewed appetite, strength, and weight after three Tanlac bottles. She says headaches and nervousness faded and she now feels like a different person. Tanlac is described as a vegetable tonic available at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Miss May Murtz
Main Street
Ofneinnatl
Miss Murtz
Taniac
Cline
Taniac Rheumatism Treatment Promises Relief at Cline's Pharmacy
The ad claims Taniac Rheumatism Treatment helps hundreds of rheumatic sufferers and invites readers to obtain it at Cline's Pharmacy for relief.
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Cline
Armament of the Monitor Described as Two 11 Inch Guns
The Monitor's armament, which defeated the Merrimac, consisted of two 11 inch guns firing 180 pound shot.
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Monitor
Merrimac
Camp Sherman War Heroes Hidden by Physical Defects
At Camp Sherman Ohio about 800 men are kept from overseas service due to minor physical defects. Many trained for eight months yet are held back while doctors differ in exam outcomes. Some are accepted then rejected again, others await decisions as units pull out. Efforts to retrain them in stenography and office duties aim to fill roles left by fitter soldiers.
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France
W. H. H. Brown
Athens
Ohio
O. K
Arthur
Service
Priv
BE. H. Brown, Co
Convois Auto AE. P
Par. B
Camp Sherman
Sam
Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
South America
Eighty-Third
Merritt Commissioned Ensign In Navy Forge
George Merritt, former Ohio University student and football player, was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy. He received his commission directly from the Navy Department, entered active service within twelve hours, and trained in Boston before being selected for Annapolis.
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John H. Preston
East State Street
George Merritt
Ohio University
United States Navy
Ensign Merritt
Navy Department
Boston
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Hoover Warns on Wheat Reserves and Allied Needs
Athens county food administration releases Hoover telegram outlining wheat conservation needs. It states current supplies allow home use of about one third normal until harvest and estimates 75 million bushels in May for roughly three months. It notes normal three month consumption at 127 million bushels. The piece adds a historic earthquake detail mentioning 1227 aftershocks after the 1908 Messina quake.
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Athens County Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
National Food Director
Food Administration
Nerv Worth testimonial from Columbus traveling man cured
A Columbus traveling man, A Lynn, claims Nerv Worth cured his indigestion and weakness after trying various doctors. He reports relief after one bottle and further improvement after a second and fourth bottle, declaring he is entirely well and can eat anything. A drug store offers a dollar back if not effective.
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A. Lynn
A. Linn
Columbus
Adams Bay Co
Cleveland
Zanesville
Linn
Nerv-Worth Co
Cambridge
Ohio
Clarksburg
W. Va
A. Lvin
McKeen's Drug Store
Athens
Mr. Linn
Do Your Ironing Electrically
Attaching to lamp sockets, the iron heats within for comfort. The device claims heat control and a low cost of about 2c per hour, offering ease during hot months.
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Tron
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Homer
Ernest
Hdna
Edna
Laverna
Dora
Sarah
Mary
Benjamin F. Cline
Headquarters Co. 15 Field Artillery, A. E
Athena
Ernest Brown
B. C
M. Paria
Aluminum
Glouster
Neleonville
Mcadoo
William Gibbs McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Garton Ellen
Will
Washington
White Sulphur Springs
Tanlac
Geo. Merritt
Naval Forge
Hoover States
Messina
Colmor
The
Arena
Mark Cowen
Joe Morrison
Athens Electric Co
Michigan
Navy
California
Mascot Brand
Lenox
Fulton
Fulton Gocety
Hamburg
Chas. Mills
New York
Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League
Ple
Ohio Home Rule Assn
L. H. Gibson
Mgr
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