Ford touring car and other notices from Nelsonville
Real estate and merchandise ads list a 1917 Ford touring car for 450 dollars at 42 Myers Street and a 1916 Maxwell touring car for sale by Mrs J C Beverage. Also a gas heater for 26 dollars and a dry cleaner ad offering full service on Hocking Street. Local notices mention soldiers in Camp Johnston and visitors in Nelsonville with several small updates.
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Myers Street
Maxwell
J. C. Beverage
Myers St
Negitra Day Notices in Nelsonville Yet to Register
Day marks local registration efforts with many businessmen filing before departure and others sending cards home for recording. Officials note an expected large turnout among ages 18 to 45 as registrants move between locations.
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Negitra
Nelsonville
Safe arrival notice for Jay Barrow’s overseas rival
Friends report receipt of a card announcing the safe arrival of Jay Barrow’s rival abroad. The message confirms the individual’s safety during overseas travel and notes a cordial greeting from the sender.
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Jay Barrow
Miss M B Gilbert Heads to Hiram for Work and School
Miss M. B. Gilbert left yesterday for Hiram where she has accepted stenographic work along with her school work. She will enter Hiram College the first of October.
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M. B. Gilbert
Hiram
Gilbert
Hiram College
Lane Funeral Set for Squire J. Lane at Fayette Street
Funeral services for Squire J. Lane were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence on Fayette street. Rev. Arthur M. Mann of the Methodist Episcopal church led the service.
Flora Stridler Returns to Zanesville After Visit
Mrs Flora Stridler returns to her home in Zanesville after visiting here as the guest of her cousin Mrs C L Stout.
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Flora Stridler
Zanesville
C.L. Stout
Hiram College to Start Fall Training Delays Freshmen
Students bound for Hiram College are told to come on October 1st due to the establishment of a military training program this fall. The delay extends arrival by ten weeks as the campus implements the new training program.
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Hiram College
Hiram
Mayor Dishong Pleads Not Guilty in Bastardy Charge
Mayor Willard Dishong pleaded not guilty yesterday in Mayor Wells court to a bastardy charge filed by Helen Henshaw. Dishong posted a $500 bond for his appearance before the grand jury.
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Mayor's Court
Willard Dishong
Mayor Wells
Helen Henshaw
Dishong
William Glass to Face Mayor on Petit Larceny Charge
William Glass will appear before Mayor Wells this afternoon to answer to the charge of petit larceny filed by the New York Coa Co.
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William Glass
Wells
New York Coa Co
Local Notables and Guests Move Through Welch-Howe Hospital Scene
Adam Hawk underwent appendicitis surgery at Welch-Howe hospital yesterday morning. Mrs. L. B. Carlyle and her young daughter from Deerfield visit Mrs. C. E. Taggart. Harry Wilson of Pittsburgh visits his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilson. Vinnie Owens toured Lancaster on business. Miss Orrena Wilson of Pittacure left after a week’s visit with the Wilson family. George Merrit visited Columbus business in the Weaneway area. Arthur Hawkins departed for New York City amid the ongoing Dry Goods fair.
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Adam Hawk
Chauncey
Welch-Howe Hospital
L. B. Carlyle
Little Daughter
Deerfield
C. E. Taggart
Harry Wilson
Pittsburg
J. R. Wilson
Vinnie Owens
Lancaster
Missorrena Wilson
Pittacure
George Merrit
Arthur Hawkins
New York City
Fouville Dry Goods
Friday the thirteenth brings mixed hopes for France front
Reports from the American front in France say Friday the thirteenth may not be a bad day for the Yanks but could be a grave day for the Huns. Observers note another similar day may occur in December.
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Tour Front
France
Portable air compressor draws power from any light socket
A new portable air compressor designed mainly for motorists can operate from standard electric lighting sockets. It converts household light power into compressed air, enabling on the road inflation and maintenance without needing a dedicated power source.
American War Trophy Helmet Captured by Brooklyn Sergeant
Sergt. Major Charles H. Smith of Brooklyn received a German underofficer helmet after returning from three years with the British in France Gallipoli Salonika and the Macedonian front. He served until age fifty three and spent his birthday en route home. Now lecturing on trench experiences the helmet bears the inscription With God for King and Fatherland.
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Charles H. Smith
Brooklyn
Europe
France
Gallipoli
Salonieca
Smith
Land
Keenig
Letters From Soldiers in Service Return Home Hopes
Mrs. Charles Showalter of Stewart R D 1 received a letter from her brother Private Guy R Evener of Co C 8th Tielu 4th Division somewhere in France. He notes long mail times and reports many American troops arriving overseas and that he expects to be home soon as the war nears its end.
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Charles Showalter
Stewart R. D
Guy R. Evener
Co. C
8Th Tielu
France
Evener
Amesville Soldier Seeks France Beauty In Letter Home
Mrs. Jerry Conent of Amesville received a letter from her son John A Conmt serving overseas. He writes from Tar kersburge in France near his location and says he likes France and finds it more beautiful than the United States.
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Jerry Conent
Amesville
John
Tarkersburge
France
United States
Athens county children thank soldiers for care packages
A letter from Ward 6 Base Hospital soldiers at Camp Sherman thanks Athens county children home for flowers and fruit. The writers express gratitude, recall home, and vow to press on against the Kaiser until victory is achieved.
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Aeif
Bors
Ward 6
Camp Sherman
Athens County
Kitnthesas
Misner’s Son in France Reports Major Allied Drive
Barney G. Misner of Co. G 9th Infantry AEF writes from France after two major battles. He describes Germans on the run, capturing prisoners and machine guns, and a 28 mile Allied advance with heavy artillery roar for hours. He credits brave comrades including a wounded convoy leader, recalls dressing wounded, and notes fatigue after the rest break behind the lines.
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Misner
Chehalis
Wash
Athens
Barney G. Misner
Inf. A. E. F
France
Econmuveer
New Corputing Scale Shows Cement Ingredient Quantities
A novel instrument demonstrates the amounts of ingredients needed for varying cement qualities and quantities. The device aims to standardize mixing by linking specific material ratios to cement outcomes.
Yankee Spirit Will Win War on Water Purification Front
The article praises American troops in England and the British Army Medical Corps efforts to purify water and supply food for soldiers. It highlights chlorine gas as a water sterilant, describes testing procedures, and notes superior American morale and rest camps. It includes a portrait of Col. EB Smith and a coal operator turned soldier among 5,000 troops marching to France.
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London
Socrates
British
Royal Army Medical Corps
Thomas Atkins
Salonica
Mesopotamia
Africa
Great Britain
England
France
America
Uncle Sam
No Man's Land
Col. EB. V. Smith
Irvin Cobb
Black Jack Pershing
West Point
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Yank
Powell
Tron
Not a Slacker There There Sheboygan Wisconsin Raid Fails
A raid on summer hotels and dance halls at Crystal and Elkhart lakes by the defense council failed to find any slackers as every young man asked produced a registration card.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Crystal and Elkhart Lakes
The
Defense Council
War Dept Plans Million-Dollar Additions to Several Camps
Sept 11 report states additions costing 11,089,227 will expand Camp Sherman Camp Custer in Michigan Dodge Iowa and provide room for 31 additional men, according to the War Department.
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Camp Sherman
Washington
Camp Custer
Mich
Sherman
Dodge
War Department
Fear Huns Will Be Scalped
London reports letters from German U boat crews interned in the United States. The missives reveal German ignorance about the United States and include a wife’s joke about Americans, Indians, cowboys, and scalping, highlighting wartime irony.
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London
Germany
United States
America
Woman Knits 5000 Socks for Red Cross Quota
Mrs. Albert Nicolay of Cincinnati knits at home while running a store and caring for a family. She has produced 2500 pairs of socks for the September Red Cross quota and keeps knitting, claiming a county level sock knitting championship for Hamilton County. She notes speed helps soldiers who need every minute.
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Albert Nicolay
Cincinnati
Red Cross
Hamilton County
Sailors Kiss Fundraiser at St Louis Thrift Stamp Event
Women from Baptist churches sold Thrift stamps totaling about $1000 at the Little White House in front of the federal building, the city Thrift stamp committee headquarters. Several girls in the noon crowd bought $5 stamps to win the right to kiss a sailor.
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Baptist
White House
Federal Building
St. Louis
Thrift Stamp Committee
Dog Catchers Round Up Owners in Indianapolis City
Hoosier capital dog catchers conduct annual roundup of owners who failed to pay deposits to the city treasurer. First victim W C Weeks fined $11 for not paying his dollar earlier in the year.
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Indianapolis
Hoosier Capital
W. Cc. Weeks
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E. R. Rike
E. Columbus Street
L. D. Devore
French Dry Cleaners
Hocking St
Spry K. Newton
Camp Johnston
S. C
Newton
William Stanley
New Marshfield
Lawrence Fluke
F. S. Knox
Columbus
Fred Edington
Akron
Frank Freer
Little Dsghter
Ben
Tomorow
Western Front
Medical Corps
Yankee Spirit
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
J.L. Beckley & Son
Aske
Joe Bush
Cline’s Pharmacy Co
Carnation
Lenox
Mascot
Fulton
Fulton Grocery
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