Fortune's Smile Sparks Edith Ferrol Shopping Frenzy
Edith Ferrol awakes to a sudden windfall from John’s stock market success and revels in vast spending. She and friend Lil Blake urge extravagance, buying outfits and hats while noting the high cost of poverty and the thrill of turning money into luxury. The chapter ends with Edith’s bold purchases filling their apartment and uncertainty about John’s reaction.
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Edith
Lillian Blake
Edith Ferrol
Biven
Trousseau
Lil Blake
Lily
John
Ede
Mrs. Blake
Lal Blake
Ferrols
Ritz
Heart and Home Problems and a Wartime Romance
A reader seeks work at home advice to earn winter clothes while in school and another asks how to handle a long distance soldier sweetheart. Mrs Thompson suggests home mending and asking teachers or local mothers for gigs. The woman asks if the soldier still loves her and whether to wear a service pin while not engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Hom
H. IL
France
Advice on love and signs during a breakup
The letter suggests the young man may still cherish memories and love may persist. It advises not to declare love unless there is clear indication the feelings remain alive. It notes wearing a pin is typically for wives mothers sisters and fiances and offers cautious guidance.
Dear Mrs. Thompson Letter on dating two suitors in one town
A reader asks whether to quit one of two earnest beaus or date both since neither is engaged. The adviser says go with both as neither has exclusive claim while she decides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Ateady
Dear Mrs Thompson: Dating Advice On Kisses And Engagement
A teenage reader asks about nightly good by kisses and a nineteen year old asks for guidance. The advisor warns that kissing without engagement risks unreliable affection and urges character and a pleasing personality to sustain relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Should I allow friend to turn out the lights at night
Jessica advises against letting the friend turn out the lights after parents go to bed. She suggests telling him to sit in a lighted room and warns that parents would not permit the lights out arrangement if informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica
Trimble Man Transfers to Ohio State for Navy Tech Training
Roy Cary enters a navy technical training track at Ohio State University in Columbus with a two month course focusing on electrical engineering. He will follow army regulations, be quartered at the Columbus barracks, wear the army uniform, and receive private pay of 30 dollars monthly plus barracks board. He is expected to depart for Columbus Monday to begin the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Cary
Trimble
Navy
Ohio State University At
Columbus
Last Sermon by Rev. J. W. Orr Next Sunday Evening
Pastor Rev. J. W. Orr of the Methodist church will deliver his last sermon of the conference year next Sunday evening. A full report on church work for the past three years will also be presented that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Orr
Methodist Church
Miss Chloe Stine Returns From Columbus Nurse Training
Miss Chloe Stine, matron at the hospital at Bantey, visited friends in Glouster this week. She previously lived in Glouster, has been away for years, and completed a nurse training course at Grant Hospital in Columbus earning her diploma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe Stine
Bantey
Glouster
Miss Stine
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mrs Cubbison and Julia Daugherty Return From Detroit Visit
Mrs Walter Cubbison and her sister Miss Julia Daugherty returned yesterday from Detroit Michigan where they were guests for ten days of Mr and Mrs Chas Daugherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cubbison
Julia Daugherty
Detroit
Mich
Chas, Daugherty
Gloucester Voters Registering Across Four Precincts
Glouster citizens eligible to vote register today in four precincts: Precinct 1 at the City Building, Precinct 2 near the shoe repair shop south of Dr. Crawford's office, Precinct 8 at the Township Building, and Precinct 4 at the Gordon Hotel.
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Glouster
Dr. Crawford
Gordon
Walburn Buys Lewis Gatcher Property in Wal Salls Addition
David Walburn purchased the Lewis Gatcher property in the Wal Salls Addition and will take possession this week. He had bargained for the Theophilus property on Front Street, but the deal fell through due to unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Walburn
Lewis Gatcher
Walsall Addition
Mr. Walburn
Theophilus
Front Street
Miners' Sub-District Auditors Praise Treasurer for Proper Accounting
The miners' organization in the sub-district reported a treasury balance of $6910.84 on September 1 after a semiannual audit by the auditing committee. Conrad Wein of Murray serves as secretary treasurer and was commended for meticulous books and records. Committee members W. H. Williams, FW. Quayle, and Robert Bell praised the proper accounting and filed receipts for all expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Wein
Murray
W. H. Williams
FW. Quayle
Hollister
Robert Bell
Ceretery Wein
Local School Budget and Teacher Hiring Tangles
The report lists six months of expenditures and balances for 1918 including officer salaries and utilities. It notes a statewide teacher shortage with Trimble hiring Miss Neva Cunningham as principal but Chillicothe offering her a job, which she declined after starting at Trimble.
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OUR
Ois Cienes
Black Diamond Coal Co
Ponto Iicnses Ces Skee
His
C Cds Aaenged Ieenees
Wwe
SUN Cs
Chillicothe
Carpenters from Columbus Complete Skinner Garage
A crew from Columbus arrived Tuesday to finish the new garage for T. B. Skinner after local carpenters proved unavailable due to busy schedules. Skinner had sought local workers for weeks but had to hire out of town to complete the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
T. B. Skinner
Thanks to Coolville Masonic Lodge for funeral support
Mrs. DB L Carlton of Columbus Ohio thanks the Masonic lodge of Coolville and other friends for assistance and sympathy at her husband’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge of
Coolville
DB. L. Carlton
Columbus, O
Letters From Men In Service Reach Parents In Frames
Abstracts from letters by BE. M. Twink Starr of the 136 F. A. in France describe frontline noise, gas dangers, and camaraderie with Allied soldiers. Starr notes hospital visits, wine regions in France, meeting Ben Miller, and studying telephone work, while Private Shirley Northup writes from France asking why his mother has not replied to his five letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. M. “Twink
Starr Headquarters Co
F. A
France
C. E. Starr
H. 8. Srigley
Canada
England
Ben Miller
Algiers
Shirley Northup Co
Son in France Sends Update From the Front
Sergeant Finley Pidcock of A Company Ninth Machine Gun Battalion writes to Mr and Mrs Samuel Pidcock The Plains describing a left knee wound from fighting in France since April He says he can hobble on crutches and hopes to rejoin his company as the Allied drive continues toward Berlin expressing hope the Stars and Stripes will soon fly atop Kaiser Wilhelm’s flagstaff in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Pidcock
the Plains
Finley
Pidcock Co
France
Kaiser Williams
Berlin
Mother Grays Powders Benefit Many Children
Thousands of mothers report Mother Gray's Sweet Powders ease headaches colds feverishness stomach troubles and bowel irregularities in children. Easy to take with pleasant taste they claim excellent results from use over 30 years and it is sold by druggists everywhere at 5 cents.
Worn Out Men Can Rapidly Regain Vigor and Ambition
An old industrial-era claim promotes a medicine to revive tired, lagging men. It argues fatigue stems from low blood and nerve weakness and promises quick transformation in less than two weeks. Instructions urge seven days of seven tablets daily then ongoing dosing after meals.
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Liniment
Anaya
Jones
The
Zoe Beckley
Mrs. Elizabeth Thempeen
Euralgia
Deer Mrs. Thompson
EB. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Athens
Cline Pharmacy Co
H. W. Cotner
Lach Drug Store
MeKeo Drug Co
Corm
International Harvester
Brooks & Hibbard
Ohio
Reney
EIS
Isaac Laisy Co
Severano
Isaac Leisy
Cleveland, O
W M. Cray Distributors of
Bevera
Athens, Ohio
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