Social Notes From The City Headlines Various Local Trips
Mrs Frank Imes left today for a visit at her former home in New Marshfield. Mrs L Icenhour of Murray City visits at the home of her granddaughter Mrs James Lewis. Miss Hazel and Nellie Weber return from Amesville and Miss Margaret Dailey from Gallipolis. Mr and Mrs James Pritchard with Samuel James and Mrs John Pritchard of Columbus visit relatives here. James Kittsmiller and Miss Thelma Lehew depart for a motoring trip to Columbus. The Zimmermans and their son Robert of Albany arrived in Long Beach California by auto. Mrs James Lewis and son Paul James return from Murray City. Elizabeth Nelson and Mae Poston at Buckeye Lake. Charles Brown returns from Pittsburg amid a severe storm. Mrs D P Fuller and granddaughters visit Marietta and Vincent. Elizabeth Gayber to return to University of Ohio music post. Farewell party for Charles Dunnett at Eva Davis residence before leaving for Camp Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kittsmiller
Thelma Lehew
Columbus
Eva Davis
Charles Dunnett
Camp Sherman
Mr. Dunnett
Elizabeth
Leona
Margaret Dunnett
Anna
Delicia Gazel
Elizabeth Waidie
Athens
Messrs
Chales Dunnett
James Goldsworthy
Ben Kay
Gladstone Jones
Abe Alexander
Thomas Reed
McGreevy Sisters Return Home from Visit
Misses Cecelia and Alice McGreevy came home to New Lexington yesterday with Miss Lauretta Collins as their guest for a few days. They had been visiting Mr. Michael Collins and family. Mr and Mrs P G Dowler hosted guests including Mr and Mrs J H Dowler and Mrs W S Ferguson and Carlol. Miss Ermel Stevens from Columbus was also visiting and will return home this evening.
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Cecelia
Alice McGreevy
New Lexington
Lauretta Collins
Misses McGreevy
Michael Collins
P. G. Dowler
J. H. Dowler
Ferguson
Carlol New
Jackson Boys Return From Two Week Vacation
Masters Frank and Walter Jackson returned home after a two week stay at the house of Mr. and Mrs. John Cross. They are among children vacation supervised by the Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home.
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Masters Frank
Walter Jackson
John Cross
Jackson Boys
Elizabeth Gamble
Local People and Travel Highlights From Marietta and Surroundings
Mrs Pauline Andrews of Marietta visited Frost with Mr and Mrs Daniel Linton. Miss Nellie Harris of Shade returned home after two weeks with relatives. For the Coolville Camp meeting locals attended last Sunday. Nellie Coons of Marietta returned home after a visit. Mildred Hatch has come home from Akron where she worked recently. Henry Hatch of Athens returned from a few days with Mr Richard Bailey manages Hatch farm. Mrs Lillie Welch left for Elba to visit her mother. Master Asbury Wilson of Columbus left for home. Mr and Mrs J W Long returned after visiting the latter's mother. Mr and Mrs B L Frost visited their father and mother of this place Ply. A patriotic lecture is planned for Friday night September 6. Dr Russell returned from Columbus after attending the State Fair. Melville George and Howard L Take left for Camp Sherman. Stanley Harris spent Wednesday night with Vinton Ladd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Andrews
Marietta
Daniel Linton
Frost
Nellie Harris
Shade
Coolville
Nellie Coons
Mildred Hatch
Akron
Henry Hatch
Athens
Richard Bailey
Hatch
Lillie Welch
Elba
Alta Radbach
Asbury Wilson
Columbus
J. W. Long
B. L. Frost
Russell
Melville George
Howard L. Take
Camp Sherman
Stanley Harris
Vinton Ladd
War Chest Supports Red Cross in Athens County
The Athens County War Chest raises funds for the Red Cross in the area. Proceeds from entertainments held for the benefit are used largely for local needs rather than financing the national Red Cross program.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Athens
The Fly and a Call for Public Health Elimination
A verse piece likens the hearer of folk tales to a household fly, portraying it as a germ carrier and pest. It critiques Red Cross fundraising appeals and wartime camp critiques, urging sense and science to eliminate the fly of fear and rumor.
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Red Cross
TELL S HOW TO GET BACK OLD TIME AMBITION
Discoverer instructs gists to avoid taking money unless Bio-seren doubles energy vigor and nerve force in two weeks.
Seven Day Seven Tablet Health Claim Ad
An advertisement promotes Bloferen as a mighty upbuilder of blood and nerve strength. It instructs taking seven tablets daily for seven days and then after meals until the supply runs out. The copy guarantees a refund if the product does not deliver, and notes the formula printed on the package with listed ingredients.
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Bloferen
Reveals Spy System Exposes German Agents Abroad
Berlin Tageblatt outlines a vast German spy network overseas including England France Spain the Nordic countries and America. It notes exemptions from taxation to shirkers living luxuriously abroad and evading military service as Germany markets propaganda to win the world.
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London
England
France
Spain
Scandinavian
America
Berlin Tageblatt
Teodor Wolff
Germany
Tageblatt
Cupid Makes Appeal for Aid to Alter Marriage Hours
Paris officials consider shifting dining hours for weddings due to food restrictions. Current ban on serving food from 2:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. hampers reception timing. Caterers petition the food minister, who asks the Seine prefect to instruct ward mayors to study advancing marriage celebration hours.
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Paris
Seine
Five Huns and Three Bombs in Trenches Tale
A Signal corps lieutenant recounts a WWI incident in No Man's Land where Americans challenged German soldiers hiding in a dugout with five bombs for the group and three bombs to split. He tossed the explosive into the dugout, ending the exchange with a practical joke and a swift outcome.
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Washington
No Man's Land
Signal Corps
Magnesia Cure for Cancer Reported by Dubard
Paris doctors report from Professor Dubard that cancers show magnesia deficiency. Large magnesium doses given to patients operated for cancer yielded encouraging results in many cases, suggesting cancer may not be microbial in origin but tied to blood magnesia levels.
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Paris
Dubard
Academy of Medicine
Magnesia
16 Chicks From 16 Eggs Hatched in New Castle
James Woods in New Castle, Pennsylvania placed 15 eggs under a hen and 16 chicks hatched. He suspects one egg produced twins but cannot identify the extra chick.
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New Castle
James Woods
St. Louis Man Creates Hat Mounted Outdoor Sports Shade
A St Louis inventor develops a wearable eyeshade program for outdoor sports. The device attaches to a hat and aims to reduce glare while playing. The creator plans to test its effectiveness in real-world outdoor sessions and refine for broader use.
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St .Louis
Fishing pole hold frees hands for bait and catches
An English guideline describes using a fishing pole to keep hands free for managing bait and catching fish, enabling better control and efficiency while fishing.
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Venlor
Hairbreadth Escapes Highlight Y M C A Workers Near Front
Dr. George Meylan reports on Y M C A workers behind trench lines under shellfire near the front. He notes daily near-misses, deaths among women workers, and the tough conditions as American soldiers arrive for baptism of fire at Chemin des Dames.
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Washington
George Louis Meylan
France
Doctor Meylan
Chemin Des Dames
Germany
Roosevelt opposes League of Nations with central powers
Coronel Theodore Roosevelt, main speaker at Lafayette Day in New York, denounces a League of Nations including Germany, Austria Hungary, and Turkey. He urges universal training and universal service for defense, rejecting Prussian militarism and stressing democracy, law, and liberty. French Ambassador Jusserand attends with U.S. and allied military officers present.
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United Press
New York
M. Jusserand
Col. Roosevelt
Landmark sycamore tree marks Memphis river pilots gone
A tall sycamore on the Arkansas shore near Memphis, a longtime river pilot landmark, has fallen into the Mississippi after being undermined by water. The tree stood for many years as a mark for river pilots with Mark Twain among the famed pilots who once handled it.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Mark Twain
_tags for public servants authorized tags for autos
Columbus Sept 6. Tags designating automobiles used by doctors police and public service officers on aut off leas Gunways sanctioned by State Fuel Director Frantz and Governor Cox. Governor Cox urged local officials to protect doctors and other servants of the public amid reports of insults from police.
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Columbus
Frantz
Cox
Tacit understanding urged to curb German trade influence
Sir Maurice de Bunsen, on a South American tour as head of a British commercial mission, told United Press in Washington that a tacit understanding between US and Britain could deter German commerce and rivalries in the region. He noted growing Allied support among local populations.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
South America
Sir Maurice de Bunsen
United Press
Maurice
Vienna
Sir Maurice
Time zone boundary shifts eyed near Columbus
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a tentative report proposing changes to U S standard time zones. The plan would push boundary lines slightly westward and take effect next Thursday if approved.
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Washington
Rept
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
How Long Must I Suffer From the Pangs of Rheumatism
A public notice-style appeal cites a long lived rheumatism problem and claims S S S blood remedy offers relief. It advises readers to seek guidance from the Swift Specific Co Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta Georgia for individual treatment.
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Swift Specific Co
Dept. D
Atlanta, Ga
Railway time boundary plan links eastern central zones
The plan aims to unify time changing practices for cross continent railways. The proposed boundary would run from near Port Huron Michigan through Detroit Toledo Columbus Kenova West Virginia Bristol Johnson City Tennessee Thomasville Georgia and Apalachicola Bay Florida. The current line runs from Buffalo to Pittsburgh and southward.
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Port Iuron
Mich
Detroit
Toledo
Columbus
Kenova
W. Va
Bristol
Johnson City
Tenn
Thomasville
Apaichola Bay
Fla
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Sub Sinks Ship With Loss of Five
The American steamer Lake Owens sank after submarine shell fire. Five civilian crew members are confirmed dead. The incident occurred as reports reached the Navy Department.
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Washington
Lake Owens
Navy Department
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Caucel
Saan Non
Kerr Mies
Social News
Frank Imes
New Marshfield
L. Icenhour
Murray City
James Lewis
Hazel
Nellie Sophronia Weber
Amesvie
Margaret Dailey
Gallipolis
James Pritchard
N. Samuel
James
John Pritchard
City
Charles Zimmerman
Robert
Albany
Long Beach
Calif
Paul James
Aéne
Joseph Spooner
Elizabeth Nelson
Mae Poston
Buckeye Lake
Henry Poston
Hotel Mauger
Charles Brown
DP. D. Fuller
Mary Frances
Theodora Lawhead
Ohio
Elizabeth Gayber
M. E. Church
WAR Chest
Theodosia Garricon
The
Vigilantes
Berlin
Cupid
Red Triangle
Foyer de Soldat
Old Landmark Falie
Mrai
Wonder U
F. L. Preston Co
By Robert J. Bender
Tony Rossettio
Majestic Theatre
Voys
Keith
Cir
Oliver
Kerr Hdw CO
Athens, Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Bob” Warren
Hugo
Okla
Warren
Texas
Oklahoma
Wilson
Bob Warren
Tennessee
Richard D. Turner
Thos. Nesbitt
Boone
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