The Struggle By Zoe Beckley
A cautionary tale of sudden wealth changing a man. John Ferrol wins big in the market and shifts from careful husband to a spendthrift as Edith savors gifts and fear grows over their spending spree. The family joy masks uneasy consequences as Ferrol flaunts new clothes and a lavish lifestyle.
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John Ferrol
Edith
Ede
Bonanza Copper
Perrot
Jack
Virginia
Ferrol
John
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice column on teen engagement and moodiness
A seventeen year old girl asks how to handle moodiness and a rushed engagement with a older boy. The adviser urges natural behavior, suggests delaying engagement, and recommends telling him honestly and avoiding needy pursuit to avoid losing him. The goal is personal growth and steadier behavior in coming years.
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Desphrado
Mrs. Thompson
Kissing, Drafts, and a Waterproof Umbrella Patent
A reader questions if kissing lowers a boy’s reputation and the proper role of affection. A 38 year old husband asks about draft exemptions for dependents. guidance notes that dependents may claim exemption, but emphasis on family support and wartime needs. A New York inventor receives a patent for a waterproof paper umbrella.
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New York
Athens County WCTU Adopts Prohibition and Reform Resolutions
The Athens county Women’s Christian Temperance Union passed resolutions during a Thursday convention endorsing total abstinence amid war, supporting open saloon closure efforts, women’s suffrage, and federal constitutional amendment momentum. They also call for ending tobacco and alcohol rationing for soldiers and thank local women for hospitality, with resolutions to be published in county papers.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Athens County
Ohio
U. S
Athens
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Results prove the kidney remedy in Athens report
An Athens resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured a year long lumbago and kidney trouble. The speaker, W S Reynolds of 120 W Union St, says three boxes restored health and credits Doan's with relief. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Athens
Reynolds
Union St
Dean
Doan
Cline
Letters From Men In Service Reach Home Front News
Local families receive wartime letters from sons in France and overseas. Private Raymond Pennell reports rest in a quiet town and good food while awaiting further action. Harvey Wend writes of kitchen work and regular meals, grateful to hear of loved ones’ welfare. Louis Wilson in France urges thrift stamp support and shares routine duty as holidays pass.
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G. C. Nicholson
Raymond Pennell
Holy. Co
France
Pennell
O. K
William Wend
Nelsonville
R. D
Pvt
Harvey Wend
Field Hospital
Athens Messenger
Farewell for a Soldier Boy in New England
A farewell party was hosted by Mr and Mrs Amos Bretz for their son Delmo Bretz who left for Camp Sherman. Family friends attended including the Huck, Hunter, Starkey, Congreve, Frost, Imman, McPherson, Carpenter, Coen, Bartlett, Minerd, Linthecum, Burk, and Brets households. Music and games preceded a luncheon as neighbors wished him a safe journey and speedy return.
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New England
Amos Bretz
Delmo Bretz
Camp Sherman
Brett
Elwood Huck
Branchie
Leslie
Mazel
Gladys
Mable
Mattie Manhorter
Gladys Hunter
Lhmar
Charles Hunter
George Starkey
Wade Starkey
Blanche Starkey
Inez Congreve
Clarence Frost
Chas. Imman
Harvey Fulton
Adolphus
Canaanville
Dan McPherson
Glen Coen
Goldie Bartlett
Byron
John Minerd
Henry Linthecum
Emmett Frost
Long Bottom
Herb
Wade Burk
Stewart
Amos Brets
New Kind of Corn Grows on Lowland Farm
Marion Koons reports a marvel in corn production on 14 acres of Hocking bottom land below Courtney Hill. Suckers bear ears. one ear measured 7 inches with 12 rows of well matured white corn located just above the ground, another perfect ear 8 inches long grew on a stalk two feet high.
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Marion Koons
Courtney Hill
Doctors Obey Demand for General Disease Reports
Columbus reports show July and August totals of 1535 gonorrhea cases and 561 syphilis cases after state rules required physicians to name patients. Last year with names omitted, July and August had 181 gonorrhea and 142 syphilis reports. Despite the surge, officials say reporting remains about 75 percent incomplete as doctors lag in aiding disease control.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Department
Corrections to Article on New Work for Students
The notice corrects errors in a prior piece about student entry into the 8 A. T. Enlistment is described as voluntary and the college authority is stated to have no part in a student’s choice. Spelling mistakes are acknowledged as least important.
Saving pits and nut shells to make carbon for gas masks
Dear Superintendent requests teachers to urge saving peach apricot plum cherry prune hickory walnut butternut pits and shells. Instructions cover leadership publicity drying collecting and sending to Washington for carbon to make gas respirators, noting two hundred peach pits or seven pounds of nuts yield one carbon unit.
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Kultur
Boys and Girls of
Chemical Warfare Service
Washington D. C
Food preserving ideas from the United States Food Administration
The article lists fruit marmalade and sauce recipes using syrups as sugar substitutes. It suggests combinations of peaches apples and pineapple, apples with quince, grapes with syrup, and pear with pineapple, with guidance on cooking and avoiding water. It notes that sorghum syrups benefit from boiling with soda and skimming.
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United States Food Administration
Apple Relish and Beet Pickles From Homemade Preserves
Recipe fragments describe making Apple Relish with cider vinegar syrup onions pecans walnuts mustard seed and spices boiled 65 minutes then apples raisins and onion added cooked with nuts added near the end packed into hot jars sterilized sealed and cooled. Beet pickles instructions outline boiling vinegar sorghum salt and spices with beets trimmed and cooked until tender as roots and stems are left to prevent bleeding.
Bio-feren Promises Quick Health Boost for Frail Women
An advertisement claims Bio-feren can rapidly transform weak nervous women into vigorous, attractive, and confident individuals. It promises noticeable results in two weeks with a seven day dosage plan and asserts the formula is printed on the package. The note to physicians emphasizes no secret ingredients.
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Bio-seven
Bio-feren
Hall
J, Cheney &Co
Toledo
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