Births and deaths across four Ohio counties show influenza impact
A 1918 study of Athens Gallia Meigs and Washington counties reports 2478 deaths and 3081 births, with Washington healthiest over the two years. Athens shows the largest birth rise while Gallia slips slightly in births. Influenza is cited as driving population decline.
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Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Washington
Washington County
Athens County
Gallia County
Meigs County
How Fast Does Corn Grow
Harvey P. Skinner of Big Leading Creek begins a corn growth experiment under fertile soil and sunny days. He places a notch-marked pole beside a stalk and records growth after 21 hours, noting a distance of six and a half inches between notches.
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Harvey P. Skinner
Big Leading Creek
Gold Brothers Expect 2000 Bushels of Peaches This Year
Gold Brothers, Mason City nursery and orchard firm, anticipate 2000 bushels from three Letart Mason Clifton orchards. They grow twenty thousand trees but late freezes left few fruits. surviving fruit promises fine quality due to light crop.
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Gold Brothers
Mason City
Pomeroy
Letart
Mason
Clifton
Auto wreck on Dead Man's Curve in Meigs County
Friday night at Dead Man's Curve between Pomeroy and Rutland a collision occurred involving a Mary Miller and her daughter from Pomeroy and a big machine owned by J. B. Lindsley driven by his chauffeur. Both machines wrecked and Mrs Miller was badly cut. A passenger in the Lindsley car was hurt badly. The curve is feared as Meigs County's most dangerous road spot.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
John McFarland
Mary Miller
J. B. Lindsley
Middleport
Chaueffer
Miller
Lindsley Machine
Meigs County
Boundless West Trip Dazes Local Couple Back in Pomeroy
Dr and Mrs Mell Hartinger return from a Kansas Oklahoma motor tour. The doctor estimates Kansas wheat at 225000000 bushels this year needing 250000 freight cars and eight months to move. Probate court grants a marriage license to O C Gardner 31 railway fireman Parkersburg WV and Janet Taylor 24 Middleport.
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West
Mell Hartinger
Pomeroy
Kansas
Oklahoma
Meigs
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
Texas
Colorado
Buckeye State Building & Loan promotes Centenary visit
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co invites visitors to the Centenary celebration and to see a model savings institution. It notes 5 percent interest on time deposits and home or farm loans, ranking as a large, safe Columbus financial institution with assets above 17 million dollars. Officers invite inquiries at 22 West Gay Street in the Rankin Building, Columbus, Ohio.
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Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
Ohio
Rankin Bldg
West Gay St
Columbus
Justice J H Ewing Unites Couple In Quick Elopement
Justice J H Ewing performed a swift wedding ceremony making the couple and wife in minutes as they departed amid rejoicing.
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Justice J. H. Ewing
Mortgages Released for Various Property Owners
Blanche Stockton and husband release to Harvey Persons a mortgage of $300. George F. Thomas to Earl G. Braley $1,000. Sthimer Bolin to Josephine Bradford $260. Maywood Whaley to Wm Hart $500. Carl Van Meter and wife to KE S Thle $100. Philip Meier and wife to First City Bank $900. W R Amos and wife to Richard Amos $1,580. C H Wetzel to Wm Cowdery $3,000. Robert Stephenson and wife to Buckeye Savings & Loan Co $1,000.
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Blanche Stockton
Harvey Persons
George F. Thomas
Earl G. Braley
Sthimer Bolin
Josephine Bradford
Maywood Whaley
Wm. Hart
Carl van Meter
KE. S. Thle
Philip Meier
First City Bank
W. R. Amos
Richard Amos
C. H. Wetzel
Wm. Cowdery
Mill Opens at New Haven as Pottery Plant Advances
The new midget flour mill at New Haven is completed and will start operation immediately. A large pottery plant is under construction and scheduled for completion by August.
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New Haven
Meigs County Sees Three Saturdays of Rain Boosting Crops
Three consecutive Saturday evenings bring soaking rains to Meigs County with ideal June growing weather. The early potato crop is assured and early corn is progressing toward maturity. Much of the wheat crop is in the shock and farmers feel optimistic.
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Meigs County
Fine singer added to music college at Ohio
Miss Florence Hawkins of Wellston, a concert soprano, has been elected to succeed Miss Helen McKay in the Ohio University School of Music. A Cincinnati College of Music alumna and pupil of Mattioli, she toured with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has performed across the country. She will join the university faculty in September.
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Florence Hawkins
Wellston
Helen McKay
Ohio University School of Music
Hawkins
College of Music
Cincinnati
Mattioli
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cecil Fanning
Columbus
School of Music
How to Relieve Chronic Rheumatism with Liniment
Advice promotes massaging affected parts with Chamberlains Liniment to ease chronic or muscular rheumatism and claims relief will be noted.
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Chamberlain
Squirrel seeks divorce over neglect and cruelty in Vinita
Annie Squir rel files for divorce from Mose Squirrel in Vinita Oklahoma alleging non support neglect and cruelty creating an unlivable home.
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Vinita
Okla
Annie Squirrel
Mose
Squirrel
Chair car restored on Hocking Valley line after petitions
Months after a push by the Chamber of Commerce and Congressman Foster, the Hocking Valley railroad will reinstate the chair car effective Sunday June 29. Initial railroad refusals cited losses, but advocacy led to a Washington investigation and a State Utilities Commission hearing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hocking Valley
Chamber
Foster
Washington
State Utilities Commission
Death of Dr Lott L Baird in Parsons Kansas
Relatives report the death of Dr Lott L Baird Sunday at 6 am at his Parsons home from brights disease after years of illness. Funeral services and burial will take place in Parsons. He is survived by three brothers Waldo Baird of Canaanville Charles Baird of Murray City Gus Baird and Grace Baird of Charleston West Virginia. The Baird family had long resided in Canaanville.
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Lott L. Baird
Parsons
Kansas
Brights
Dr. Baird
Waldo Baird
Canaanville
Charles Baird
Murray City
Gus Baird
G. G. Foster
Grace Baird
Charleston
W. Va
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