Mail Letters Early List From Postal Workers Campaign
The Postal Record reports a Post Office Department campaign to speed mail by early deposits and frequent collections. Letter carriers urge cooperation from business patrons and commercial groups to face and cancel mail promptly and separate short and long letters. West Virginia mail should include county names to save time.
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May
Post Office Department
National Association of Letter Carriers
West Virginia
Broadwell Guests and Local Visits Highlight Week
Messenger Special Correspondence lists Mrs. Vira Sutton and son Lewis of Haga Ridge visiting Joseph Conant. Mrs. Nellie Rathburn and Herman of Athens called on relatives. Rev. Garrett preached at Mt. Liberty and Mt. Hermon. Dinners and visits span Mt. Hermon, Columbus, Athens, and nearby households.
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Vira Sutton
Lewis
Haga Ridge
Joseph Conant
Nellie Rathburn
Herman
Athens
Rev. Garrett
Mt. Liberty
H. H. Townsend
Enid
Helen
Sarah Johnson
H. E. Rathburn
Martin Charles
Grove St
Columbus
J. R. Rat
War Department Bill Bans Minoral Places Near Camps
Chairman Dent of the house military committee introduced a bill prohibiting minoral places within any distance of military camps or areas deemed necessary for the army. The measure carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1000 fine, or both.
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Washington
Dent
House Military Committee
War Department
Secretary of War
Store Eggs for May Preservation Warned by Ohio War Board
The Ohio War Board urges housewives to store eggs in May during peak production. Use water glass sodium silicate at one cup to ten cups boiled cooled water, in noncorroding glazed earthenware or galvanized containers. Do not wash eggs, keep covered, and move the container periodically to prevent sticking.
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Ohio War Board
Doctors Explain Spring Fever Its Real Meaning
A physician says Spring Fever is a misnomer describing fatigue after winter due to iron and phosphorus deficiencies. He ties the lassitude to reduced vegetables and oxygen, and notes warmth increases circulation. Remedy suggested is Phosphated Iron in capsules, with a caution to avoid substitute tablets.
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McKee Drug Company
Birthday party honors Audrey Fitzer at Millfield home
Millfield Ohio May 13 One of spring s largest events a birthday party at Miss Audrey Fitzer s home honored her fourteenth birthday The 50 guests enjoyed music games and refreshments Attending were Arthur Brewer Albert Fulton Edward Wade Arthur Thompson Karl Howard Ralph Howard Floyd McDaniel Ralph Dawley Roy Sheetz McKinley Omen Herald Hamilton Chester Howard Roy Dunkle Bryan Warner Guy McDaniel Paul Thiesen Nile Sanders William Theisen Lewis Sanders Laurence McCann Herman Theisen Hugo Theisen Vaughn Earich Dave Smith Eugene Chadwell and many others from Athens Chauncey Glouster plus out of town guests Doris Day and Norma Wood among others All departed late after a good time.
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Roy Sheetz
McKinley Omen
Herald Hamilton
Chester Howard
Roy Dunkle
Bryan Warner
Guy McDaniel
Paul Thiesen
Nile Sanders
William Theisen
Lewis Sanders
Laurence McCann
Herman Theisen
Hugo Theisen
Vaughn Earich
Dave Smith
Eugene Chadwell
Ben Dawley
Moris Brown
Bernice Sanders
Eleanor Hill
Effa Smith
Florence Brewer
Catherine Adama
Laura Campbell
Grace Knight
Inez Adams
Grace Campbell
Pauline Theisen
Thelma Rankin
Ola Fulton
Vera Fulton
Florence Dennis
Dan Fulton
Hos
Daryl Dent
Ruth Cox
Virginia Young
Athens
Doris Day
Chauncey
Norma Wood
Glouster
New Bedford Sergeant Notches Ninth Kill in French Air Force
Sergeant Frank L. Bayles of New Bedford Massachusetts, a member of the French flying force, has brought down another German aircraft bringing his score to nine since February nineteenth. The piece notes rising living costs with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting doubling since 1900.
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Paris
Frank L. Bayles
New Bedford
Mass
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Untested corn may cause heavy farm losses in 1918
The May Market News bulletin reports four percent of last fall wheat acreage unharvested, mixed grain conditions and rising oats and barley plantings. It warns of seed corn shortages despite imports, predicts heavy seed demand for late May sowing, and advises field beans soybeans buckwheat and millet as alternatives.
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Market News and Exchange Bulletin
State Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Agricultural College
Food Administration to Issue Butter and Cheese Storage Rules
The Food Administration will issue rules within the next week governing storage and distribution of butter and cheese. The guidelines follow discussions at a recent dealer conference with Food Administration officials. No prior special regulations exist in this area.
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Food Administration
The
Senate adopts postal wage increase amendment
Washington May 16 An amendment to the post office appropriation bill provides a $200 annual salary increase for clerks letter carriers and certain postal employees and a 20 percent raise for rural mail carriers and workers earning under $800 yearly.
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Washington
Post Office
Senate
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