Athens county news and war era notes headline
After four days of deliberation the grand jury filed ten true bills and over 190 witnesses were examined. John M. Roan resigned as manager of the Sunday Creek mines. The American Red Cross organized with L. G. Worstell as chairman. Ohio University dismissed male students due to war conditions except graduating class members. Sarah Stoneburner gave a piano recital in Ewing auditorium. Dr. S. E. G. Pedigo of New Marshfield visited Athens. Plans move to permanently organize the Athens County Farm Bureau. Edward Arpee, a student in Athens High School, appeared for naturalization purposes. born in Constantinople.
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Ohio University
Edward Arpee
Athens High School
Athens County
Constantinople
A Thought for Today and Proverbs on Labor
The column shares a biblical verse from First Timothy 5 18 about laborers earning their reward and a quotation from George D Boardman proclaiming work as God’s ordinance alongside prayer. The item reflects a devotional style typical of daily religious observes.
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George D. Boardman
Telephone Rates Defended by Athens Leader in Journal
Dr. C L Jones of Athens, head of Athens county Independent Telephone, urges fair rates to ensure efficient service. He tells 1000 independent members that modern networks demand solid returns to fund service, noting rate commissions will hold companies to account for any shortfall. The article frames telephone firms as noncompeting with each other but competing for capital and labor.
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National American Telephone Journal
C. L. Jones
Athens
Athens County
Independent
Ohio Independine Association
Jones
Athens Telephone Leader
Doctor Jones
Liberty Loan appeals and Red Cross relief efforts
The text recalls the first Liberty Loan urging public contribution and notes over 21 million dollars raised across five drives. It cites 32 domestic disasters since March needing Red Cross relief, arguing that relief needs are modest compared to wartime loan drives and urging continued giving.
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United States
Red Cross
Peoria High Seniors Swat Fundraiser Provokes Debate
A Peoria Illinois dispatch reports two Peoria high school seniors agreed to be paddled for 5 cents a swat to raise flood relief funds. They collected over 4 dollars and remained able to sit and walk normally, prompting questions about masculinity and real American manhood.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria High School
Honor for clowns sparks debate on French honors
A discussion questions if France should honor clowns like Coco with decorations. It argues soldiers, explorers, and statesmen deserve praise, yet a mime or burlesque performer may better lift public spirits for the ordinary person.
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Coco
Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
Fatty Arbuckle
Weather Vigil Warns of March Winds
A local weather note urges residents to prepare for strong March winds as spring approaches. The advisory stresses caution for outdoor work and securing property amid rapidly changing conditions.
Quote on resource extraction and leadership value
The speaker argues wealth matters little without skilled workers who can locate extract and multiply resources. He emphasizes the equal importance of the visionary leader who directs where to dig, comparing the value of those who instruct to the laborer who digs.
Russia's six month income and future wealth
The piece argues Russia earns 850 million dollars in six months and will grow wealth by exploiting its mines and skilled labor. It notes human nature leaning toward conservatism as wealth increases, from Nijni Novgorod to Wall Street.
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Russia
Nijni
Novgorod
Wall Streets
Shivering financiers push Russia toward new reforms
A critical note argues that financiers opposing Russia fund policies that harden the regime, warning that pushing for change could backfire by driving Russia to seek more revenue and altering its political color from red to pink to gold.
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Russia
Governor Martin Backed Everglades Drainage Financing
S Davies Warfield president of the Seaboard railway credits Governor Martin with enabling ten million dollars in Everglades drainage funding. The arrangement was negotiated with Dillon Read and Eldredge and Co. through Warfield's assistance.
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Martin
Florida
Everglades
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard Railway
Dillon, Read and Eldredge and Co
Drainage Plan to Tap Lake Okeechobee Waters
The project would dispose of surplus waters from Lake Okeechobee and enable agricultural development of 4,000,000 acres of fertile land along the southeastern Florida crest near the Saint Lucie canal extending to Stuart.
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Okechobee
Florida
Saint Lucie Canal
Stuart
Beecher Sells Slave Girl For Freedom At Brooklyn Church
In Plymouth church Brooklyn a Sunday morning scene shows Henry Ward Beecher presenting a young enslaved girl to his congregation and auctioning her freedom. The crowd raises over $900 including a valuable ring from Rose Terry. Beecher places the ring on the girl's finger and proclaims freedom.
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Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Rose Terry
Plymouth church marks 80th anniversary with former slave girl attendee
Beecher is dead, but his work lives on as Plymouth church observes its 80th anniversary. The former slave girl, sold at public auction in the church, returns as a contented grandmother married to a successful Black lawyer in Washington, D. C.
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Beecher
Plymouth Church
Washington, D. C
Barnum
Bethel
Philadelphia
George Washington
Mobilization of Aircraft Reaches San Antonio Milestone
Secretary of War Davis orchestrates a nationwide airplane mobilization at San Antonio. A gathering of 103 planes has flown more than 200000 miles to the rendezvous with no fatal accidents. Upon return, total miles will exceed 400000.
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Davis
San Antonio
Swift pursuit plane formation's 1300 mile day record
The achievement honored the fliers who flew 1,300 miles in a single day, the longest flight by such a large formation, as they navigated fog and storm.
Yankees Holdout and Holdup Musing by Ruppert
Colonel Jake Ruppert of the Yankees muses that the distinction between holdout and holdup is slim, offering a wry reflection on baseball negotiations.
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Jake Ruppert
The
Yankees
Beere
Energetic Youth Vows Million-Dollar Clean-Up By 1928
A determined young dishwasher announces plans to raise and funnel one million dollars within six years to fund a city improvement drive. He asserts the goal is achievable through steady savings, local fundraising, and disciplined work.
Acid fruits and acidosis debunked by Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy argues against the belief that acid fruits cause acidosis. He defines acidosis as tissue acidification linked to many illnesses and blames it on poor living habits, wrong food quality and quantity, bad food combinations, and insufficient exercise. He warns that excess carbohydrates and refined foods fuel acidosis and notes the role of lifestyle in disease.
Romance of the Broadway Door Sees No Glitter
Gilbert Swan notes that the Broadway stage door is a dingy entry to a back area with a call board and post office. The piece follows actors from rehearsals to two weeks notice, fadeouts, and the grim routine behind the theater facade.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Equity
Intercostal Neuralgia Versus Facial Neuralgia Cure Query
In answer to two health questions the column explains intercostal neuralgia differs from facial neuralgia and promises further instructions after obtaining the reader’s name and address. It also outlines gall stones symptoms including sharp right side pain, back radiation, possible jaundice, and notes fasting and dieting may help while gallbladder removal may be necessary if stones fill the organ.
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L. B
War and Peace Elements Scrap By RODNEY DUTCHER
Washington clash looms between the War department and the National Council for Prevention of War housed across Seventeenth Street. Libby says the council seeks world peace through arms restraint while army officers accuse pacifists of subversive aims, citing pamphlets by Helmick and Fries as wartime pressure.
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War Department
National Council For Prevention of War
Seventeenth Street
State, War and Navy
National Council
Army
Peace
Frederick J. Libby
Council
Moscow
Libby
Women's Peace Union
Women's Peace Society
World Organizations For Peace
Military Intelligence Association
Eli A. Helmick
Pamphelet
Helmick
Amos A. Fries
Chemical Warfare Service
Diet and exercise advice for back pain and alcohol craving cure
A reader reports burning pain near the right shoulder blade and postnasal irritation. The answer attributes the back burning to tired back muscles and recommends strengthening exercises and a proper diet to address catarrh. A second reader asks about sweets to curb drinking. the reply suggests a short fruit fast using one fruit per day for 5 to 7 days and warns against a sugar cure.
Tonic for Growing Children and Elders Promoted
An advertisement extols a tonic named 8.8.8 for children and adults. It claims the product has been used for over 100 years, made from roots and herbs, and improves appetite, red blood cell formation, and overall strength. Available in two sizes at drug stores.
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Nature
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