Lost horse and watch notices in Nelsonville ads
A lost jet black horse described as Miclter with a white mouth spot and branding on the left hip plus a loose foretop is to be notified to Floyd Barrow in Nelsonville by 0, 10-31-85. A ladies gold wrist watch in a feather case with initials B D S is also lost with reward for Mrs. C. G. Sheppard at 64 Washington St. A car load of potatoes at 1.60 per bushel and Algo whiskey barrels for kraut or cider are offered for sale by Albert Neiman at 350-W Bell, 11-2-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward
Floyd Barrow
Nelsonville
C. G. Sheppard
Washington St
Algo
Albert Neiman
Bell
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
United States
Busch
Germany
For Sale Ford Truck With Covered Body
Sale notice for a Ford truck with a covered body. Interested buyers should see Clarence Womsley after 5 oclock on North Jefferson Street. Notices dated 11 2 3-p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Womsley
North Jefferson St
Health Update Reports Slowing Floo Spread
Sixty eight new Floo cases were reported yesterday with three pneumonia cases and one death in the same report. Citizens and doctors express cautious optimism that the end may be in sight.
City Schools Extend Closure Per Board Order
Following Board directives, the city schools remain closed for at least one additional week. Officials cited safety concerns and ongoing disruptions as the reason for the extended shutdown.
Prohibition Debate and Obituary Notes From Local Notices
Opinion piece argues for prohibition citing Allied war effort and international labor platforms while a separate obituary notes the 1913 birth and 1918 death of Franklin Young, with family details and a thanks card for support during illness. The mix reflects wartime sentiment and community notices.
Miss Gibbs Hosts Eleventh Hallowe'en Luncheon
Miss Ethel Gibbs entertained Thursday with a spread. An eleventh Hallowe'en luncheon was served to guests Misses Marcard Mann, Florence Parka, Dorothy Vor hes, Marguerite Nelson and Catherine Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ethel] Gibbs
Hallowe'en
Mirses Marcard Mann
Florence Parka
Dorothy Vorhes
Marguerite Nelson
Catherine Spencer
Funeral Attended by Wycuffs Hartleys and Hartleys
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wycuff Miss Tessie Irvin a nurse of Grant Hospital Columbus Mr and Mrs Frank Hartley Mr Walter Hartley and Mr Fred Johnson of Logan attended the funeral here of Mrs Anthiella Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wycuff
Tessie Irvin
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Frank Hartley
Walter Hartley
Fred Johnson
Logan
Anthiella Johnson
No Church Services Again Tomorrow
The Board of Health orders no church services will be held tomorrow as part of ongoing health restrictions.
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Board of Health
New Arrivals Anna Catherine Wolfe Born in October
Mr and Mrs Earl Wolfe announce the birth of a nine pound daughter named Anna Catherine born Thursday October 31. The father serves with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Duncan also announce a baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wolfe
Anna Catherine
France
Lloyd Duncan
Hickman Family Relocates for Illness in New Mexico
Mr. Robert Hickman and his daughter Miss Florence travel to Albuquerque New Mexico on Thursday due to the serious illness of Elsie Hickman. Mrs. Frank Patton spent Friday in Logan on business. Joe Davia visited Columbus on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Simmons and family left for Lancaster to start a new home. Miss Reriha Higgins of Lancaster stays with her father Mr Clark Higgins. Son Rico engages in Columbus business activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hickman
Florence
Albuqurque
New Mexico
Elsie Hickman
Frank Patton
Logan
Joe Davia
Columbus
John Simmons
Lancaster
Reriha Higgins
Clark Higgins
Rico
Revolutionary plots alarm Berlin and Hamburg
Reports from Zurich relay Le Journal notices that plots against the government have spread across Berlin, Hamburg, the Rhine provinces, and Westphalia, with newspapers urging the public to refrain from involvement or incitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Hamburg
Rhine
Westphalia
Zurich
le Journal
Insurance Paper Before Death Notice
Marion November 2 Life insurance received today by Mrs. Alice Hart informed her son Leonard Hart age 25 had died. Enlisted in the navy five years ago he died aboard a ship and was buried in Brazil. He has twin brothers in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Alice Hart
Leonard Hart
Navy
Brazil
France
New Credit of 200 Million to France Raises Aid Totals
The treasury approved a new 200 million dollar credit to Prance, boosting France aid to 2.865 billion and total allied credits to 7.722 billion as of today.
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France
Washington
Treasury
Prence
Aillies
German Submarine White Flag Report Declared False
Washington reports an official statement that the allegation of German submarines flying white flags and heading to their bases off Norway is untrue. The state department confirmed there is no verification of the claim.
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Washington
Norway
War Department Reports 1859 AEF Sick and Wounded Landed
Washington November 2 The war department announced 1859 sick and wounded from the American expeditionary forces were landed in the United States during the week ending October 25. The monthly total reached 4339.
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Washington
War Department
Mother of Three Young Children Taken Today
Stella Gillespie died last evening at 4 20 at her home on First Street from bronchial pneumonia following influenza. She was 25 and leaves her husband and three sons Frank Allen and John Homer two years and seven years. the family moved from Illinois a year ago. Services will be announced later.
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Stella Gillcepte
John W. Gillespie
First Street
Frank
Allen
John Homer
Robert Clinton
Mr. Gillespie
Illinois
Stenographers Aid War Effort From Paris to Front Lines
A feature praises women stenographers and other female workers in the Paris war zone and U.S. war effort. It highlights their roles in Y M C A shelters, canteens, libraries, entertainment, and front line support from base ports to trenches, noting counts of workers and hard labor.
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K. of G
Salvation Army
American Library Association
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
United States War Work
United States
France
K. of C
A. I. Ava
Red Cross
Tanks Used as Shields in Paris Front Skirmish
Corp. Royal Thurver of Reedsburg Wisconsin reports abandoned French tanks used as cover by German machine gunners opposed to American troops between Fismes and Soissons. Thurver was wounded by machine gun fire from behind a tank but says the Germans surrendered once bypassed.
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Paris
Fismes
Soissons
Corp. Royal Thurver
Reedsburg
Wis
Vesle
Thurver
Boys Assured Fur Coats After Bear Fatality
In Klamath Falls Oregon Retha Oden and Scott Oden aged fifteen and twelve were killed by a 200 pound bear near Pine Flat. The boys used their father's 40.82 special rifle to shoot the bear after discovering it while climbing a tree. Neighbors report the Oden family now enjoy bear steaks and each boy is promised a bear coat for Christmas.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Retha Oden
Scott Oden
Pine Flat
Nimreds
Brain
Service Letter From France Bids Peace for Ohio Boys
Miss Gladys Cox of Millfield received a letter dated October 31 from friend William Evans in France. He reports good health and hopes to return home within a year, noting that peace sounds good to the Ohio boys.
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Gladys Cox
Millfield
William Evans
France
Ohio Boys
War Time Christmas Gift Guide Delivers Useful Items
An old wartime notice urges early orders for utilitarian Christmas gifts in 1918. It lists hair brushes, perfumes, soaps, vanity items, stationery, flashlights, cigars, razors, traveling cases and more, stressing scarce supplies and benefits to soldiers and sailors. Buy early, at least one gift weekly, to avoid disappointment.
Letters From Men In Service From Emmett Fagan in France
Emmett Bernard Fagan of Company F 308 Engineers writes from somewhere in France on September 29 about the busy supply of trucks for soldiers and animals. He reports good health and plenty to eat, mentions meeting Athens boys, notes French life with slow pace, stone roads, and village farms, and says they receive two newspapers daily the New York Herald and the Daily Mall.
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Emmett Bernard Fagan
Co. F
Eners
France
O. K. Iave
Athens
States
New York Herald
Daily Mall
Major General Grant On Liquor Doom of Army
Ninety five percent of desertions and acts of lawlessness in the army are due to liquor. If I could sacrifice my body to free my country from this destroyer drink I would thank God for the privilege. Athens County Dry Federation statements.
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Fred.erick Dent Grant
Athens County Dry Federation
Death at Athens State Hospital
Joseph M. Clifford aged 36 died last night at Athens State Hospital from dementia paralytica after six months of residence. His wife traveled to Athens to accompany the body to Portsmouth for burial. Undertaker Baughman had charge of the remains.
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Joseph M. Clifford
Athens State Hospital
Athens
Portamouth
Baughman
Homer Cherrington Now a Lieutenant
Rev. L. L. Cherrington conducted the funeral for O. E. West at the West home yesterday. He spoke of his son Homer Cherrington, formerly with the O. VA faculty, noting reports of marriage are false and that he is currently a lieutenant stationed at a New York cantonment.
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L. L. Cherrington
M. B
Pomeroy
Central Avenue M. PB
O. E. West
West
Hia
Homer Cherrington
O. VA
Siomer
New York
Athens Major Johnson Cited for Legion of Honor Medal
Major Samuel M. Johnson of Athens has been cited for bravery leading his colored boys in recent fighting, recommended by a French general for the Legion of Honor medal. Formerly with the old Seventh Ohio Regiment, he is an attorney and a member of the state armory board.
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Samuel M. Johnson
Athens
Johnson
Old Seventh Ohio Regiment
State Armory Board
Ohio State Journal
Public Forum on Willis and Ohio school code stance
In reply to a reader’s letter I align with Frank B. Willis on the Ohio school code. A Delaware County circular from October 30 quotes Willis backing public school funding and teacher pensions, and urging cooperation with the Ohio Teacher’s Association. the piece questions Hatch’s pre primary promises versus Willis’ platform.
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J. T. Datley
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
Athens County
Wm. McK. Vance
Delaware
Willis
Paul M. Lybarger
Delaware County
Ohio Teacher’s Association
Hatch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens County Day Federation
Nielson Villie
Socialist Party of France
W. F. Anderson
Nelle Stratton
Township Dry Federation Woman’s Branch
Oto Franklin Young
J W W. F. Young
J. W. &. Young
Rexall
Rexall Grippe Pilus
Rexall Cherry Bark
Henry W. Cotner
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Marne
Miss McCook
Oregon
the Cline Pharmacy CO
China
America
George Phret
New
Thetates
W. J. Nicholson
Fort Sheridan
United States Army
Athens CO
Republican Executive
John Finsterwald
T. L. Morgan, Secy
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