Public Forum Endorses Capt. Allen to Lead Dry Campaign
A letter from Columbus dated Sept 10 1919 urges Athens County to back Captain Josiah B Allen as leader of the dry federation campaign. The writer touts Allen as vigilant against alcohol and a persuasive orator, proposing him to banish King Alcohol and Kaiser in a pivotal 1919 effort, with a note about an amendment including Woodrow Wilson.
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Athens County
Providence
Josiah B. Allen
Captain Allen
Capt. Allen
Bill Kaiser
Athens
Allen
Columbus, C
Woodrow Wilson
King al
Bill
Kaiser
Woodrow
Slap at Wilson drives Senate treaty debate split
United Press reports from Washington that the foreign relations committee submitted a six page report attacking President Wilson and the league of nations while defending its work and urging ratification by the Senate. Senator Lodge leads the majority with Hitchcock to file a minority report later.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Hitchcock
League of Nations
Germany
Paria
Dixie man praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
R. E. Bower of Dixie Brooks County Georgia says the medicine is one of the best family remedies he knows and the best for dysentery and flux. He notes castor oil should be given alongside for dysentery.
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R. E. Bower
Dixie, Brooks Co
Chamberlain
Steel Workers Issue Ultimatum to President
Washington set Sept. 10 steel workers telegraphed President Wilson stating they would wait 48 hours for him to arrange a conference with United States Steel Corporation or face final strike action. The message, signed by John Fitzpatrick, urged relief to prevent a walkout after his reply to an earlier request.
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Washington
Steel Workers
Wilson
United States Steel Corporation
John Fitzpatrick
Steel Workers’ Organization Committee
Steel Corporation
Hebbardsville residents visit Morgantown kin
Mrs. Marion Vandevort and her sons Carl and Dale and daughters Mary and Evelyn returned home Monday after a week with relatives near Morgantown West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Johnson and their son Donald visited friends in Vinton County on Sunday. Ada Parker lost a good work horse last week. There will be Sunday school song and prayer at 1 30 p m at M E church next Sunday September 14.
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Marion Vandevort
Carl and
Dale
Mary
Evelyn
Morgantown
W. Va
Marion Johnson
Donald
Vinton County
Ada Parker
M. E. Church
Akron Gentleman Praises Earle Hypo Cod Tonic
A North Portage Path gardener, Leslie W. Smith, recounts a major operation followed by relapse after mowing a large lawn. He credits Earle Hypo Cod with restoring appetite, sleep, strength, and health, urging others to try the tonic. The product costs $1.20 plus 5c tax and is sold at McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Fearle
Leslie W. Smith
North Portage Path
Akron
Earle Chemical
Wheeling
W. Va
Earle
McKee Drug Co
Pastor Attends Conference While Farmers Cut Silage
The pastor has left for a conference as local farmers stay busy cutting silage on the fields.
Death of John St Clair at 68 in Athens
John St Clair of Second street died yesterday at age 68 from acute dysentery. Funeral services are set for six this evening at his residence led by Rev. R G Bowden. Burial will take place Thursday in Cumberland after the 6 o clock train departs Athens. He is survived by his widow and one son C C St Clair of Athens.
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John St. Clair
Second Street
R. G. Bowden
Cumberland
Athens
C. C. St Clair
Methodist State Meet Opens in Columbus
The Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opens in Franklin Park Church Columbus with a test for delegates to the May Des Moines General Conference. Bishop W F Anderson presides at holy communion as the session starts. Celebrations honor three anniversaries including the Woman's Home Missionary Society in the afternoon and the Temperance Board and Epworth League in the evening.
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Columbus
Ohio
Des Moines
Methodist Episcopal Church
Franklin Park Church
W. F. Anderson
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Board of Temperance and Epworth League
British experts prove sisal profit potential in South Africa
British experts demonstrate profitable sisal cultivation in South Africa, indicating favorable conditions and market prospects for local growers.
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South Africa
Kansas inventor patents brim-mounted swinging eyeglasses
A Kansas inventor obtains a patent for eyeglasses that hang from the brim of a hat and can be swung up to rest against the hat when not in use. The device combines sunglasses with a hat accessory, offering hands-free storage and quick access.
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Kansas
Overburdened Mother and Her Work
The passage describes the hard toil of women from girlhood to motherhood and the physical strain they endure. It notes widespread backache sleeplessness and other symptoms and claims relief for many by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound backed by published letters of recommendation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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