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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
Athens War Relief Work delivers knitted gifts to service boys
The School Unit of War Relief Work in Athens under Miss Clara Weihler and Miss Amy Wethr has donated two hundred fifty dollars worth of knitted items to Athens public school boys who served, with work by volunteers and supporters. Donations continue as funds for yarn are sought. items include sweaters helmets wristlets and socks for boys heading to Camp Sherman and some sent to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Relief Work
Athens
Clara Weihler
Amy Wethr
Elks Home
Missen Weihr
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
France
Miss Weihler
Miss Weihr
Clara Wethr
Death of John P. Sullivan at Chateau Thierry
Mrs. Lawrence Farley learns of her nephew John P. Sullivan a Yankee machine gunner killed in action near Paris at Chateau Thierry. He left his battleship assignment as John Shannon after enlisting for machine gun work in France. Fingerprint identification later confirmed his true identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Farley
Maplewood Drive
John P. Sullivan
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Sullivan
John T. Sullivan
Cincinnati
John Shannon
France
Dayton Seeks Estate Administration For James H Friend
Sept. 4. The application for administration of the estate of James Howard Friend, pioneer paper manufacturer, fixes the personal holdings at $709000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
James Howard Friend
Pioneer
Woman seeks divorce over German wife label
Ellensburg Washington Mrs Ma bel Schlameann asks for divorce claiming she would rather be single than the wife of a German. She says her husband married in 1915 but later insisted on calling her frau and misrepresented his naturalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellensburg
Wash
Mabel Schlameann
Frau
Women At Helmbacher Forge Mingle With Male Laborers
In St Louis about 50 women in blue caps and overalls work as laborers sorting lifting and carrying scrap iron at the Helmbacher Forge and Reling Mill company. More than 100 women applied for jobs and ten feet away male workers perform nearby tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Helmbacher Forge and Reling Mill Company
Egg bears striking likeness of Kaiser on shell
A Connellsville hen laid an egg showing a clear image of Kaiser Wilhelm II on one end. The shell depicts the helmet, long nose, and pointed chin of the German ruler, drawing local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Connellsville
Pax
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the internal remedy to cure catarrh, claiming it acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. It lists the product as prescribed by medical authorities in Pennsylvania and Toledo Ohio, emphasizing tonics and blood purifiers. It also mentions a patent medicine for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
BER Co
Toledo
O. S
Exhortation to Exterminate the Boche From Baltimore Chaplain
Baltimore Reverend George A. Griffin urges harsh action against German forces in World War I in a letter printed in Manufacturers' Record. He condemns German atrocities, calls for the extermination of the Boche, and pleads for American resolve through sacrifice and support for war efforts. He warns Americans to loathe the enemy and unite against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George A. Griffin
Fifth Field Artillery
America
Henry Barton Jacobs
Manufacturers’ Record
Tam
France
Bowie
Belgium
Cormen
Bocheland
Berlin
Satan
Hell
Red Cross
City Adopts War Orphan in Carbondale Illinois
Carbondale adopts a French war orphan using city funds. Believed to be the first such adoption in Illinois. The measure reflects local relief efforts and municipal action during wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois
British merchant ship building reaches new total
London reports that ship building completed and entered for service in August reached 124,675 gross tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victoria Cross for Captain McCudden at 22
Captain James Byford McCudden of the Royal Flying Corps is praised as the allies’ top air fighter with a tally of enemy machines. He receives the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery and serves with multiple decorations including the DSO, MC, MM, and a bar to both the DSO and MC for actions from late 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
France
James Syford McCudden
McCudden
Bishop
Guynemer
Ball
Baron von Richthofen
James Byford McCudden
M. C
M. M
Royal, Flying Corps
Kn. F. C
War tax idea targets dogs for revenue and war aid
Cottage Grove Oregon columnist proposes a $25 dog tax to fund wartime needs. He claims nine-tenths of the 100 million dogs would be killed by nonpayment, generating $250 million. dog hides could make 200 million pairs of gloves. dog food savings could feed 30 million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Grove
Ore
United States
Mr. Case
Taylor Ridge News Roundup
Mr and Mrs Burt Lowery visited family at McLiesh. James McClellan and wife welcomed a son born August 31. Mrs Joseph Gaskalla and Mrs Roland Murplus hosted guests in Jacksonville. Vernice Welling Hulbert Lemoine recovered from whooping cough. Chalfants of near Guysville visited Mr and Mrs P B Chalfant. Blairie Chalfant recovering from blood poisoning. A M Taylor and family move to Magnetic Springs after selling to Felix Lindholm. Harry Woods and Mrs Red Town called on Burt Lowery. Willeke and daughter Inez spent time at the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Lowery
McLiesh
James McClellan
Josheph Gaskalla
Roland Murplus
Frank Davis
Jacksonville
Vernice Welling
Hulbert Lemoine
Garrett Chalfant
Guysville
P. B. Chalfant
William Swartz
Nelsonville
Cora Speakmen
Chillicothe
John Davis
Blairie Chalfant
A. M. Taylor
Magnetic Springs
Felix Lindholm
Bailey Run
Harry Woods
Red Town
P. H. Willeke
Inez
Circle Hill Community Notes Labor Day Trips
Circle Hill residents report Labor Day visits to Jacksonville Hollister and The Plains. Local trips include Hebbardsville and Chauncey shows with families and relatives. Members mention ill health of Clarence Paul and upcoming camp Sherman departure. Patriots will register. others must.
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Praised
Mrs W Cogswell of Andrews Indiana commends Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for diarrhea and bowel trouble. She notes her mother used it for years and keeps it in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Chamberlain
W. Cogswell
Andrews
Ind
Carbondale News and Regional Short Notes
Mrs Evaline Kennard of Columbus is visiting relatives in Carbondale. The Lowerys welcomed a daughter. A group including Lottie Doolittle and Grace Daugherty enjoyed a river trip Monday. Mrs John Carlin visited Nelsonville. Col Richard Enderlin of Chillicothe is the guest of his son Prestley. Hoak family traveled to Kentucky for a relative’s funeral. Patriots must register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evaline Kennard
Columbus
Clifford Lowery
Lottie
Jessie Doolittle
Nell Brewer
Grace Daugherty
George Daughterty
John Featherstone
John Carlin
Nelsonville
Richard Enderlin
Chillicothe
Prestley Enderlin
Peter Hoak, Jr
Kentucky
Death sentences commuted for ten soldiers in 1917 riot case
Washington reports President Wilson commuted the death sentences of ten negro soldiers who participated in the Houston riot of August 23, 1917 to life imprisonment. In six other cases the president upheld death sentences for cruel murders of civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Houston
Texas
Wilson
Rev Riley Leaves for YMCA Camp with Boys
Rev Oscar W. Riley departed Chillicothe this morning with YMCA triangle badge and a suitcase. He plans to join a boys camp but is unsure how long he will stay. He hopes for a YMCA Secretary post overseas, possibly in France. An English inventor proposes electric fans to block fog from entering buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar W. Riley
Chillicothe
France
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William Johnson
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