Postal employees to receive wage increases under new bill
Washington reports a near certainty that a bill boosting pay for federal postal workers will pass. City postmasters and rural carriers stand to gain from 50 to 200 dollars annually based on salary level and route length. Senators Townsend and Steenerson led the post office committees through the process.
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Washington
Townsend
Time
Steenerson
Minnesota
Post Office
Senate
Uncle Sam
Profit for Boy Wrappers and Rabbit Pelts Demand
The piece notes high demand for rabbit skins to make hats with 10,000,000 pelts needed in 1919 1920. It cites prices per pound and lists USDA help in finding buyers while urging youths to earn income through pelting locally. The column also discusses reader letters and local political contests amid wartime production context.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Irony and resolve in facing recurring crises
A brisk reflection on repeatedly looming crises and public nerves. The speaker rebuts panic, notes past threats that faded, and argues that the nation endures with resilience and wit, ready to confront troubles one by one or in groups.
Government weakness blamed for mail disruption in longshoreman protests
An opinion reprint cites the 1894 Chicago railway strike and Grover Cleveland's use of troops to move the mails. It argues current administration fails to protect peace, enforce law, or deploy power, leaving the government paralyzed and disorder prevailing.
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NEW York Sun
Postoffice Department
United States
Chicago
Executive Department
Grover Cleveland
Dinner Stories and the Turkeys Questioned by Police
A police magistrate interrogates a suspect about turkeys found in his possession. The suspect stammers that he raised them as evidence, insisting the claim is true while the officer presses for the full account. The dialogue shows a tense exchange in a courtroom setting.
An Antidote for Self Pity by Ruth Cameron
The author urges reading biographies to cure self pity. Jane Austen inspires productivity amid interruptions, and figures like Francis Parkman Scott Audubon Lamb Charlotte Bronte Thackeray Harriett Beecher Stowe are offered as examples. Read a biography to refocus on bigger challenges and find motivation.
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Francis Parkman
Scott
Audubon
Charles Lamb
Charlotte Bronte
How to best cook vegetables for flavor and color
A guide warns that vegetables taste best when simply cooked by steaming boiling or baking and served with salt butter milk or cream Overcooking dulls flavor and color Wilted produce should soak in cold water before use Head vegetables should be soaked in water with vinegar to remove insects Drain vegetables promptly and save the water for stock Cook most vegetables in little water to preserve minerals Spinach and lettuce need little water while delicate vegetables should be steamed or simmered gently Strong flavors benefit from rapid boiling with water changes during cooking
Tried Recipes Pumpkin Pie and Codfish Omelet
Pumpkin pie filling uses steamed pumpkin milk and cream with brown sugar cinnamon ginger and eggs baked in a crust until firm. Codfish omelet combines mashed codfish potatoes butter milk and eggs then browned and folded in an omelet pan.
Early Bird Worms and Night Frights in Family Tales
A father scolds his son for late rising while the boy questions what the worm earned for waking early. A nightmare plagued woman seeks boarding with a screaming family and is asked how often she wants to scream. A four year old rebels, telling his mother he can’t stand his father any longer.
Fourteen Points of Democratic Leadership Critique
The piece lists fourteen critical points alleging Democratic missteps from surrendering the Panama Canal to entangling the U.S. in global affairs and suppressing rights. It argues the administration harmed sovereignty, taxes, and unity while backing ententes and imperialism, urging continued Democratic voting loyalty.
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Panama Canal
Mexico
Huerta
Japan
Shantung
Saar
England
Persia
Egypt
Fiume
Congress
Ananias
League of Nations
Russia
Democratic Party
Washington
Visits and illness noted amid weekend travel and floods
Mrs. Lavina Driggs visits her daughter Mrs. Amos White. Mrs. D. D. Smith and family travel to Redtown Saturday. Mrs. R. R. Lewis is listed as ill. Recent rains have swollen Federal Creek to flood levels.
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Lavina Driggs
Amos White
D. D. Smith
Redtown
R. R. Lewis
Federal Creek
Dr King’s New Discovery for Colds Endures in Promised Relief
Whole families from children to grandparents can use this fifty years standard remedy with confidence of beneficial results. Coughing, phlegm, and congestion are described as promptly relieved, with the product priced at $1.20 a bottle.
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Stubbord
Miners receive bonus as Jennings mines halt strike
The article notes miners losing corn and fodder on bottom lands and a Friday end of shift at the Jennings mines until a strike is settled. It mentions a wage bonus of 50c per ton over five tons and $1 per ton over ten, with some miners earning as much as $18 in a day.
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Jennings
Jerry Conner
Amesville
Rathburn
Philipsburg
Ohio Oil drills new well on James Boden farm
Twenty years ago in Mineral Ohio the Ohio Oil Company, after guarding its deep well, begins drilling another well on the James Boden farm. Land in the area is being leased quickly for cash as locals eye opportunities. Major Charles Townsend attends Nash Caldwell meeting despite frail health. A Hallowe'en party at Miss Florence Lash's home features six young ladies and several gentlemen with jack o lantern illumination.
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Ohio Oil Company
James Boden
Chas. Townsend
Nash-Caldwell
Altho
Hallowe'en
Florence Lash
Holna Root
Mame Warden
Nellie Walker
Hattie Arscott
Jessie Walsh
Fr. H. Logan
J. McGrew
Fred Sullivan
Tom Cottton
Carl Stickney
Mr. Berry
Ray Lash
Jack O’ Lanterns
Light Plane Invented by a French Airman
Paris reports a 130 pound electrically propelled light plane by engineer Arther, patent filed Nov 4. The aircraft carries two passengers, reaches 155 mph, and could revolutionize city communication. Archer, known for the French army's baby cannon, is the inventor.
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Paris
France
Arther
Archer
Local Social Visit Notes and Family Movements
A series of weekend visits are recorded with residents from Amesville Jackville Mechanicsburg and White Hall. Families including Saylor Snedden Young and McCollins are mentioned along with a couple moving to Athens in March and a teacher staying at home.
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Clyde Saylor
Robert
Amesville
Orman Saylor
Richard Jones
Eugene Jacoby
M. A. Jacoby
Jackville
Alice Snedden
John Snedden
Chas. Cooper
George McCollins
Mechanicsburg
Mary
Julia Young
Flossie
Bessie Jones
Edna Moore
White Hall
John Marshall
Anie Snedden
Hiram Young
Donald Young
Athens
Gladys McHarg
Less Lowe
Weathered October ends with floods and frost in Amesville
Fred Baker county engineer started a force on the Athens pike Wednesday and will continue as weather allows. Local residents attend to travel, family moves, and travelers head through Oklahoma Texas and California. The October rainfall reaches 6.28 inches with floods and corn damage noted along low lands. The first killing frost arrives Sunday night with a foggy, mild finish.
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Fred Baker
Athens Pike
Chas. Lucas
Curtis Bridge
Rev. Jones
Walter Saunders
Presbyterian Church
A. M. Chapin
Douglas
Beverly
O. M. Lovell
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Athens
G. A. Lovell
Marietta
Lizzie Henry
Ralph Henry
Nelsonville
Clara Henry
Pomeroy
C. D. Henry
Clara
Mabel Lawrence
Ruth Raff
Kate Henry
C. P. Smith
Notable Travelers Visit Coronado Florida and Kentucky Scenes
Mr McCune recounts a Ford trip of 1 325 miles with two punctures repaired in about thirty minutes. He spent days viewing Camp Nelson Kentucky scenes and stood on the Civil War era bridge over the Kentucky river. The party is lodged in light housekeeping rooms near the water, while Mr Reid rented a photo gallery amid strong demand for photographs and a gasoline bill of 24 99.
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Coronado
Fla
McCune
Camp Nelson
Kentucky River
Reid
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