Social News From Parkersburg and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Robert J. Studer and Miss Eva Martin visited Parkersburg this week. Judge J. M. Wood returns from Mineral Springs near Chillicothe after a two week vacation. Addie Hill reports Howard Mayo Co B has arrived safely overseas. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Datley visited Athens. Mrs. Jack Williams of Willow Creek learns her son Corporal Elmer Williams landed safely overseas. Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church will meet Friday at 2 p.m. Roger Baldwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stephenson, returns home after weeks with grandparents in Akron. FE M Finlow and wife go to Camp Sherman for word their son Garrett is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Hazel Lee Nero learns her husband Private Henry W. Nero of the 813th Pioneer Regiment arrived safely overseas. journey took sixty days. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schultz receive word their son Private Edgar Schultz is critically ill with Spanish influenza at Camp Merritt. Mrs. Fannie Minear leaves Friday for Pittsburg to stay with daughter Mrs. W. W. McFarland. Dr. McParlanh receives commission as First Lieutenant and will report to Camp Upton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Lee Nero
Henry W. Nero
Co. D
813Th Pioneer Regiment
Fannie Minear
Pittsburg
W. W. McFarland
Dr. McParlanh
Camp Upton
Long Island
Birth of Nine Pound Son Alston Ellis
Dr and Mrs Alston Ellis announce the birth of a nine pound son Alston Ellis to Mr and Mrs Harry Leslie Dean of Glendale Oregon on Wednesday October 2 Mrs Dean was formerly Miss Ellis Cox a niece of the Ellises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alston Ellis
Harry Leslie Dean
Glendale
Oregon
Dean
Ellis Cox
Ellis
Parents Teachers officials leave for state convention
Mrs C T Moore and Mrs Arthur Boyles depart for Circleville to attend the state convention of the Parent Teachers association from October 3 to 5. Miss Bertha Bridgeman, principal of the East Side school, will go Friday as East Side PTA representative. Mrs Moore and Mrs Boyles accompany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Moore
Arthur Boyles
Circleville
Parenteachers Association
Bertha Bridgeman
East Side
Parent-Teachers Association
Moore
Boyles
Higley Study Circle Delivers France Focused Meeting
Central Schools group hears Mrs J B Swanson host on Morris Avenue. Mrs H M Taylor reviews The History of France covering government schools and scenery. Mrs Emmett Keenan presents A Tribute to France about wartime suffering and U S French ties. Delegates elected for Ohio Womens Clubs Twenty Third Annual Convention in Coshocton October 14 week. President Mrs Frederick Treadley leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higley
J. B. Swanson
Morris Avenue
France
H. M. Taylor
Emmett Keenan
Ohio Womens Clubs
Coshoct
Frederick Treadley
S. M. Haffey
W. A. Carpenter
E. C. Bibbee
Social Literary Club Meets at Peters Home
The Social Literary Club met at Mrs. W. E. Peters home for the second calendar-year gathering. Mrs. Peters presided and introduced speaker Mrs. Mary Ness on Joan of Arc, praised for her vivid delivery and inspiring lecturing. Delegates to the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Coshocton were elected, with Mrs. W. E. Moler as first delegate and Mrs. H. A. Hatch as alternate. The next meeting is set for October fifteenth at Mrs. Clarence Roach’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Peters
Mary Ness
Joan of Arc
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Coshocton
W. E. Moler
H. A. Hatch
Clarence Roach
Are Lydia E Pinkham Letters Genuine and True
A response affirms that testimonial letters in Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertisements are genuine and true. The letters express relief and health restored after prolonged suffering, and the writers hope other women may benefit from their experiences.
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Lydia& Pinkham
Lydia FE
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Feverish children who do not sleep well and show signs of worms can find relief with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. The remedy is promoted as easy to give, soothing for teething and headaches, and claims cleansing the stomach and gentle bowel action. The ad touts 10 000 testimonials and urges readers to ask druggists for the 25 cent powder.
Army and Navy Work Moving at University
Ohio University reports 839 students with 477 girls and 362 men. Of 238 S A T C examined only 4 disqualified and 134 inducted. others await housing. S N T C navy students not yet organized. fourteen applied for enlistment with five enrolled.
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Ohio University
Lee M. Patton
Ralph DD. Harris
Ralph B. Harrington
James RB. Harley
Fort Sheridan
John ©. Ziegler
Francis Fuller
Naval Headquarters
E. F. Slater
John Wroth
John W. Partin
Quitman B. Kreh
C. K.wells
Wroth
Paul A. Potts
Robert H. Wolfe
Percey S. Fuller
Clarence G. Marvis
Lewis EF. Walters
Lester M. Thomas
Earl K. Narajon
Robert D. Coffman
Edward D. Andrews
Maple D. Iseman
Lawrence W. Heeton
Robert O. Kinney
E. Virgil E. Pope
Edward M. Weaver
German War Office Reports Line Evacuation North of Staden
Berlin via London Oct 3 the German war office says the line between Armentieres and Lens was withdrawn without fighting Allied attacks north of Staden and north and west of Roulers were repulsed.
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Berlin
London
Armentieres
Lens
German War Office
Staden
Roulers
Neutrone Prescription 99 A Rheumatic Remedy Ad
An ad touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as an effective internal treatment for rheumatism. It claims the remedy targets rheumatism as a blood disease without upsetting the stomach or heart and offers bottles for 50 cents and 1.00. McKee Drug Co. and leading druggists nationwide are listed as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee Drug Co
Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation
A testimonial from Wellaton Ohio reports immediate relief from indigestion and constipation after using Dr Parker's Treatment. The patient gained fifteen pounds in six months and praises the medicine, with a money back guarantee and price noted. Also mentions salt solution, influenza precautions, and general care tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellaton
Ohio
Rich Run Coal Co
Kessley
Geo. B. Parker
M .D
Athens
Cline
Health symptoms listed for potential illness
A sequence of complaints including sour stomach bloating belching headache backache and sleep disturbance with fatigue low energy weakness nervousness palpitations dizziness and cold hands and feet noted without further context or diagnosis. The fragment suggests a patient with multiple gastrointestinal and systemic symptoms requiring medical evaluation.
Balkan alliance pledges joint peace effort
Austrian premier Baron Von Hussarek told the Reichstag that Austria and Germany stand shoulder to shoulder on the Balkan front and will work together for a peaceful future, saying the era humanity longs for cannot come from the sword.
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Amsterdam
Bulgaria
Baron von Hussarek
Reichstag
Vienna
Balkan
Germany
Influenza Outbreak Reported in Athens and Vicinity
Reports describe numerous influenza cases in Athens area with symptoms of heavy cold high fever bodily aches and risk of pneumonia. Army camp soldiers on furlough and others show illness, with Red Cross guidance advising home care avoid crowds and practice hygiene to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Camp Sherman
Red Cross
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts and Kidney Flush Remedy
An old health column warns that regular meat intake may burden kidneys causing back pain and urinary issues. It recommends Jad Salts sold by pharmacies, taken daily in water to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder problems.
Fever Gauges Taken Over by War Leaders
Washington reports the government requisitioned eighteen factories in New York and Brooklyn to supply 668000 physicians thermometers at its price by February. The thermometers will be shipped for hospitals in France to meet wartime demand.
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Washington
New York
Brooklyn
France
Cincinnati Markets Cattle Hogs Sheep Reported
Cincinnati markets report cattle receipts 1000, slow trade with shippers paying 13.00 to 16.60. Calves steady with top 17.50 to 17.76. Hogs receipts 3200, slow to lower. good to choice packers and butchers 19.00. Sheep receipts 800, market slow with unchanged highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cattle and hog market recap from Pittsburg traders
Pittsburg on October 3 reports light cattle receipts with prime prices from 15.50 to 19.00 and common cattle down to 9.50. Sheep and lambs show prime wethers at 11.00 to 11.75 and lambs up to 16.00. hogs steady to lower with prime heavy at 19.00 to 19.40 and pigs near 10.00 to 11.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Durham
Delaine
Chester
Grain futures report from Toledo market today
Toledo sends closing prices for corn cash at 1.45, data cash 72 73, rye 1.58, barley 1.00, clover October 23.00 December 22.95, alsike October 18.25 December 18.50 February 23.05, timothy new 6.10 old 5.00 December 5.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Timothy
Japan Added to List of Nations Using Film for Education
Japan has been added to the ranks of countries employing motion pictures for educational purposes. The move signals broader acceptance of cinema as a teaching tool and highlights international interest in utilizing film to support classroom learning.
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Japan
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