Local Residents Attend Elections and Social Visits
The report notes visits by families from Pomeroy Racine and nearby, attendance at Torch election where E A Dutton won a trustee seat, and mentions education board members Burt Stout Cyrus Brewster and Ben Davis. It also covers moving notices deaths and social visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torch
Hockingport
E. A. Dutton
Township Board of Education
Burt Stout
Cyrus Brewster
Ben Davis
Janette Knowles
Jenny Taylor
Parkersburg
Earl Dickerson
Ida Cook
Fred Medley
Mary A. Stone
Otho Elliott
Nestor
Spencer
Mr. Harris
Clarksburg
Lora Ford
Ravenswood
Will Grim
Susie Moore
Gallipolis
Michael Moore
Red Bush
Messenger
Kentucky
Susie Gunner
Hattie Sherman
Little Hocking
Herbert
Farmers Institute
Coolville
Edith Emily Humphrey
Arthur Baker
Buckeye State and Savings: Home Loans and Deposits
The Buckeye State & Zean Co promotes deposits with five percent interest and loans at low rates to build or buy homes, promising work for mechanics and urging home construction. In Chicago officials forecast hay and rain rate cuts by the ICC will save farmers about 40 million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State & Zean Co
Rankin
Gay &St
Columbus
Bia
Chicago
Im Jioreau Federation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Heligoland Vanishes as Fortress Is Destroyed
Heligoland, once a key German ocean fortress and submarine base, is dismantled by Germans with allied help. They blow up 2,400 guns, gun emplacements, harbor works, cupolas, and shelters. A children's sanitarium will rise on its ruins, and the sea will continue eroding the island. The article notes wage and freight-rate cuts as likely next steps amid postwar adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heligoland
Ocean Fortess
World Mastery
North Sea
Versailles
Intelligence varies by kind not just degree says educator
Dr. F. P. Graves argues intelligence is in kinds not only levels and tests of book learning misjudge ability. Practical skills like geography, art, and manual work show value. many talents exist beyond cultural intelligence. He calls for more democracy in valuing and developing diverse abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Graves
Missioner of Education
New York
Air
Railroads and Public Sentiment Under Strain
A fragmented passage discusses railroad psychology, stockholders interests, and labor sentiment amid strike scares. It hints at wage cuts and management readiness, suggesting slow-forming plans rather than hurried drastic changes, reflecting national unease about potential labor strikes.
After Dinner Stories
An irate fan blocked the umpire at a park and mocked his sight. A young psychologist advised a Salvation Army hurdy gurdy player to switch to a slow march to attract more donors. A waiter hinted at dining near movie stars, but a patron refused, preferring focus on his meal over star gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Spur Of The Moment: A Satirical Echoes In 1918 News
A humorous collage of quotes mocks vampires Edison Archimedes pilots and politics. Notable lines touch on Greek philosophy public memory Ku Klux Klan and Shaw in London with a jab at wartime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
You Ever Grow Up
Washington November article reporting on intelligence tests of American soldiers and prominent figures like Thomas Edison. It discusses how many adults retain childlike traits, the role of education in stunting growth, and the need for reform to foster genuine maturity across literature, theater, and schooling. It contrasts American infantilism with Europe and calls for major changes in education and cultural tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Mr. Edison
United States
Athens Shoplifters and Safe Driving Warns in Holiday Season
A Athens column warns of rising shoplifting, especially in novelty stores, with a vivid tale of a girl caught slipping stockings. Parents are blamed for teaching restraint, while multiple businessmen note youths as frequent offenders. Also urged is careful driving after several near misses and horn etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Abrigal Buys Meat from George Lance at Floodwood Store
Abrigal purchases meat from George Lance who works as a clerk in the Woodruff store at Floodwood. George is new at cutting meat and there is hope he will improve, with reassurance given this time. The speaker urges him to learn to use the meat saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abrigal
George Lance
Woodruff
Floodwood
George
Charles Cook Invites Friends to Glouster Lodge Meeting
Charles Cook took W D Baker Ralph Wilson Warren Williams of Canaanville and James Lewis of Athens to Glouster for a lodge meeting Monday night. He boasted of large crowds but none were present to form a quorum requiring explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethers
Chas
Cook
Charles
Glouster
W. D. Baker
Ralph Wilson
Warren Williams
Canaanville
James Lewis
Athens
Unclear Bulletin Mentions Zaleski Apple Tree
A local report claims in Zaleski an apple tree has never bloomed and bears seedless apples. The writer plans a visit to verify blossoms and notes farmers can signal wildlife rules via Messenger want ads, critiquing lawyers who ignore such notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Answers and Answers in The Athens Information Bureau Q&A
A historical Q A column explains pay comparisons for railroad workers since the war, U S and Australia sizes, gas air use, how to stiffen crocheted baskets, Mizpah meaning, Jusserand’s full name, English court language in China, California oil lead, and the origin of gerrymander with Elbridge Gerry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Ad-Vance
The
Inquirer
United States Railroad Labor Board
Australia
United States
Australian Commonwealth
Jacob
Laban
Galead
Ambassador Jusserand
Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand
China
S. B
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Right kind of boys avoid ruin from thrills
Automobiles, social frivolities and shows are often blamed for wrecking boys careers, but the right kind of boys avoid ruin despite such temptations.
Freezone Stops Corn Pain and Removes Corns Fast
A small bottle of Freezone quickly relieves corn pain and allows the corn to be lifted off with fingers. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and corns between toes without irritation, for only a few cents, available from druggists.
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Messeng
Ohio
Delbert Eiselstein
Cecil and
Harold
Pomeroy
James Moore
Racine
Mas
Eddie
Robert Wanat
Fifth Avenue
New York City
South Wabash Avenue
Buckeye
Uest
Archimedes
Hank
Pilate
Silesia
George Bernard Shaw
London
England
Hew Ford
Bunk
Ashington
D. C
Thomas A. Edison
New School of Psychodats
Court House
Columbus Oil Company
Columbus, Ohio
Lostro Auto Sales Co
C. E. Norris
Athens County Buick Co
Thens
McCune Tire & Accessory Co
Cooley-Daugherty & Co
Standard
Wheaton Hardware Co
H. D. Nice
E. Selby
O. C
C. T. Abdella
Chauncey Plains Mercantile Co
Plains Minners Garage
Nelsonville
Glouster Accessory Battery Co
Glouster Pearl Co
Albany
R. D
Nelsonville Buick Co
R. H. Wagner
Buchtel T. McManamy
Jacksonville
Gaston Bros
Guysville
W. M. Dixon
New Marshfield
R. H. Hysell
Jno. Wilson
Amesville
Dean Batchelor
Caldwell
Factory Street
B. & O. Railroad
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