Reservations a War Horse and My Dear Niece
Willie invites Jack Roths mother to breakfast at Alberta s, noting she is 46 48, vigorous but prejudiced and “boxed in.” The aunt observes her complaints about ventilation and her smug views on women, work, and motherhood, contrasting health and independence with a plea for care in family life. Regina is the only girl who could handle Mrs Roth, the aunt writes.
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Willie
Jack Roth
Alberta
Mrs. Roth
Regina
Ringside
Horna
Sentanel Renteles Ipany
Masonic Temple
Cincinnati
Ohio
Letters From Men In Service From Fred Starlin in Columbus Ohio
Mrs Dora Clifford receives a wartime letter from her brother Fred Starlin stationed in Columbus Ohio. He thanks for cake and names list and urges care for Grandma and Nina while hoping the war ends soon. He promises to write often and to tell John hello.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dora Clifford
Amos
Grandma
Nina
Dora
John 1
Fred Starlin
Letters From World War I Across Fort Bliss And France
A donor hoisted letter from Ben Coakley at Fort Bliss Texas dated May 22 1918 describes life in the army heat winds and local terrain with notes of potential service in France and guard duty losses of horses. A second missive from Homer C Canter in France May 5 1918 recounts mail delays pay in francs guard schedules Y M C A entertainments and remarks about family and pets. The text closes with an old recipe for quick breads using corn and rice flours.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
Emmett
Mexico
France
Sis
Baker
Mr. Balpusche
Dad
Nellie
Rowdy
Broadway
Mia
John Jacob Astor
J. P. Morgan
Wheatless Drop Biscuit From Domestic Science Dept
From the U S Domestic Science Department a wheatless drop biscuit recipe uses 2 cups rice and corn flour or ground oats plus 4 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in 2 tablespoons shortening then add 1 cup milk. Drop into greased gem tins and bake 12 to 16 minutes in a hot oven.
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U. Domestic Science Dept
WAR BREADS Yield 1 Loaf and Method
A wartime bread recipe outlines ingredients and steps. It lists bread flour oats mashed potatoes yeast milk or potato water and various flours and meals for a dense loaf. The method includes dissolving yeast in warm liquid mixing with mash and dry ingredients kneading rising shaping and baking in stages.
Simple Corn or Rice Flour Flatbread Mix
A basic batter uses 2 cups corn or rice flour or equal parts of each along with 2 cups sour milk a teaspoon soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix to form a batter suitable for flatbreads or pancakes.
War Gardener program shifts Ohio institutions to food crop production
The Ohio War Board prioritizes food value and crop yields. State institutions greenhouse spaces are repurposed from flowers to seeds and vegetables. Cabages and tomatoes are moved toward sauerkraut and soup for 23,000 state wards, reducing state costs and market demand. Also a note to order winter coal.
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Ohio War Board
Ohio
Board of Administration
Ohio State
Old Kaiser Bill and the Cantigny Tune
A wartime verse uses the Kaiser as a playful target with a Cantigny France reference. It notes Yankee troops at Cantigny and hints at future Berlin action. A line about horse cavalry and trumpet calls adds a musical facet to the era's martial imagery.
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Cantigny
France
Berlin
Linen and gingham pattern for various fabrics
This fashion notice describes a pattern suitable for linen shantung poplin foulard satin or gingham and combinations like crepe and gingham or gabardine and foulard. It offers 7 sizes from bust 34 to 46 inches and notes size 38 requires 6 14 yards of 44 inch material. A mail pattern illustration costs 10 cents.
Death and Consolation at Eliza Cone’s 1918 Obituary
Eliza Cone born 1865 died May 3 1918 aged 53 after a life of Christian faith and family devotion. She married Elsworth Durfee in 1886 and had ten children Blanche Roy Herman Donald Cora Allie Lucy Nellie Hazel Ida with twelve grandchildren and four brothers and one sister. Her funeral notes mourn her as faithful at God’s house and ready for rest beyond the Jordan with a crown of everlasting life.
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Eliza Cone
Spirit Land
Elsworth Durfee
Blanche
Roy
Herman
Donald
Cora
Allie
Lucy
Nellie
Hazel
Ida
Levi
Henry
Austin
Sylvester Cone
Emma Hoisington
River of Jordan
House of God
Jesus
Grateful thanks for kindness during illness and death
The family thanks friends and neighbors for support during the sickness and death of their loved one and for the floral tribute from Mr. Elzworth Durfee and children.
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Mr. Elzworth Durfee
Surprise 18th Birthday Supper at Harmony Home
Mr and Mrs James Warner hosted a Wednesday surprise party at their Harmony home for their daughter Augustus on her eighteenth birthday. Sixty eight guests attended with dancing followed by ice cream cake and gifts including money.
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James Warner
Harmony
Augustus
Miss Warner
Social visits and weekend travels around Oregon Ridge
Mrs Harriett Morris spends the week with the Minguses at Millfield. Mabel Linscott and Gladys Border visit. The Cannon, Sawyer, and Border families share weekend visits near Jacksonville and Bailey Run. Others travel to Nelsonville and Ada.
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Harriett Morris
Herb Mingus
Millfield
Mabel Linscott
Gladys Border
Dow Cannon
D. M. Sawyer
Jacksonville
Verna
Marie McClullen
Elsie Brooks
Red Town
Bert Brooks
John Bescoe
Albert Cannon
Bailey Run
Walter Border
H. H. Border
Lorenzo Shaffer
Hazel
Hattie
Rockbridge
John Daft
Ada
P. Miller
Modoc
London Heroics Earned For Courage In Bomb Pit
Corporal 8 G Brain of Banbury England received a decoration for bravery in action during the bombardment. He seized a burning bomb in an ammunition pit and hurled it out, where it exploded. His quick action saved several lives.
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London
United Press
8. G. Brain
Banburty
Eng
Warning to Treat Pimples with S S S Blood Purifier
A historical health ad claims facial pimples and other skin symptoms signal sluggish blood. It promotes S S S as a vegetable blood purifier, claiming it cleanses impurities and removes skin irritations with no minerals or chemicals and offers free medical guidance from the Medical Director in Atlanta.
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Azure
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
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William Canter
Canaonville
U. 8
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Cav
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Kaiser
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Chamberlains
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Brooklyn
Anti-Saloon League
Voters of
Ohio Home Rule Assn
L. H. Gibson
Mgr
Second Street
Bardin Brothers Co
Athens
Messenger
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