Germans Claim Hindenberg Dead Amid Offensive Failure
London May 13. German prisoners in France report that Field Marshal von Hindenburg is dead. British officers on the western front cite General von Mackensen as a potential great leader to secure victory, with the Express suggesting the Hindenburg tale explains the failure of the major offensive.
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London
France
Marshal von Hindenberg
Western Front
Daily Express
von Mackensen
Express
Hindenberg
Observations From a War Horse On Hope And Action
A letter-writer recalls two widows Mrs Perkins and Mrs Rice who transform hardship into enterprise. Mrs Rice moves a house on Eighteenth Street, learns legal duties, and rises to run a moving business aided by supportive workers and city officials. The aunt signs off as The War-Horse, noting faith in practical resolve.
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Jim
Eighteenth Street
Mrs. Perkins
Mrs. Rice
Letters From Men In Service From Carbondale Navy recruit details daily routine
A letter from Clovis L McKibben in Newport RI describes a typical day at Newport Training Station Regiment 8 Company 9. He outlines waking, drills from morning to afternoon, chow times, evening activities at the YMCA and movies, and notes his tent setup and inventory. He mentions seeing Dailey Morris Allen White and Harold Davis.
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Newport
Rhode Island
Dailey Morris
Allen White
Wilkesville
Harold Davis
Rio Grande
Clovis L. McKlbben
Unfit to Serve Overseas To Guard Ohio Home Front
Ohio's physically unfit men will form a Home Guard to defend war industries in the state. Camp Sherman officers say a strong local force is essential and hundreds of Ohioans are expected to serve at home. Herbert Lake of Chagrin Falls faces disobedience charges for joining the Fellowship of Reconciliation days after the draft act began. Special sale advertised for eight quart aluminum preserving kettles at Wheaton & Crooks Hardware.
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Camp Sherman
Ohio
Army Blankets Produced for Soldiers in Europe
Ohio penitentiary makes fifteen hundred pairs of woolen blankets each month for soldiers in Europe. Sold to the Red Cross and shipped promptly. The board of administration accepted an order for more than 10 000 pairs, employing scores of prisoners in the woolen mill since then.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Europe
Red Cross Society
Board of Administration
A Willing Witness Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement
Local resident L L McVay a barber at 120 W Union St Athens testifies Doans Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble from meat related issues. He describes dull back ache congested colored secretions and improved health after using the remedy. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the product.
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Dean
L. L. McVay
Barber Shop
W. Union St
Athens
Doan
Phosphated Iron Promoted As Nerve and Blood Tonic
Trusted physicians tout Phosphated Iron as a capsule iron and phosphate tonic that strengthens nerves and rebuilds anaemic blood. They urge patients to demand the capsule form to ensure genuineness and effectiveness, with McKee Drug Company and major druggists distributing.
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McKee Drug Company
Willing to Live with Husband Davis Seeks Divorce
Sarah C. Davis petitions for divorce from Marion Davis claiming a 1908 Athens county marriage with no issue in eight years. She left him after May 25 1908 due to his alleged failure to provide a home and life necessities, stating she is willing to live with him if he furnishes a proper home.
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Sarah C. Davis
Barkis
Willin
Marion Davis
Athens County
Restoration to Maiden Name of Sarah Jane Coleman
Court orders restoration to her maiden name of Sarah Jane Coleman on grounds of gross neglect of duty and wilful absence for more than three years.
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Sarah Jane Coleman
Pattern description and fabric guidance for a children's dress
The notice details a pattern for a dainty children's dress suitable for various fabrics including voile and lawn. It offers four sizes 6 8 10 and 12 years with a wrist or elbow sleeve option and tuck variations. Size 10 uses about 4 3 4 yards of 36 inch material and a mailed pattern illustration costs 10 cents. A sale on an eight quart aluminum preserving kettle is listed at $1.59 by Crooks Hardware.
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Wheaton & Crooks Hardware
Wheaton @& Crooks Hardware
New York Enforces Robison Aptiloafing Law In Albany
Albany reports that coupon clippers must work in New York state or face a 100 fine or up to three months in prison, or both, under the Robinson aptiloafing law signed by Governor Whitman on Monday. The article notes yeast byproducts from breweries and distilleries undergo a process to produce a new outcome.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Robinson
Whitman
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Carbondale
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William Jennings Bryan
National Dry Federation
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Ohio Home Rule Assn
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