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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
5
Local residents are listed with visits and gatherings across Carey Upper Sandusky and nearby towns. Mentions include visits to Toledo Findlay Akron Cleveland and dinner gatherings at the Stroup and Krebs households. Various church and society meeting notices plus holiday shopping at Ewing and cases of influenza among neighbors.
Ewing's advertises fresh Xmas candies and a wide range of games and toys of all descriptions. Byron Ogg traveled to Toledo Tuesday to attend federal court. Carey Times Job Department offers high grade printing. F N Schira installed a gas engine in his shoe repair shop. J W Alspach returned from a two week visit with his son at Marion. Earl Snook arrived home after discharge from Camp Sherman. Mrs W Smish and Howard and wife hosted a visit in Findlay. Byron Ogg and Mrs George Ash plus Mrs I L Culler spent Monday at Upper Sandusky. Good News From Home song sheet accompanies local items.
A reminiscence recalls 20 years past when ads stretched truth, bustles were in fashion, rare operations, Hoover youthful, eggs ten cents a dozen, cream five cents a pint, livery bills, no tin Lizzy cars, gas prices unheard, hired girls paid a dollar weekly, liver chunks in as a bonus, pneumatic tires mocked, no wiretaps, electric meters new, straw stacks burned, meatless days jailed, prohibition unknown, and the Kaiser reportedly canned.
A four year old boy named Vernon Emerine at 330 East South St writes to Santa Claus listing desired items. He asks for mittens a horsey bank a box of candy a box of handkerchiefs and some nuts. He states that will be all this year.
Auctioneer G W Croker lists items for sale at Joseph Weldon residence on Frederick Street starting Saturday at 1 30 pm. One sideboard couch library table three beds cup board porch swing washing machine 20 gallon brass kettle with stand tubs chairs step ladder and many more. Terms cash. No goods removed until settled.
The notice from Inez M Ridgeway urges Victory Girls to pay pledged funds to benefit the United War Work Fund. All money paid at school is credited to cards. half is due now with the second half due March 1st. To date only 85.25 has been paid.
A Kodak item is highlighted as a fine Christmas gift with a vendor in Ewing promoting and selling it.
Postmaster Wr Zahn displays a conservation exhibit at the local post office featuring a twine ball weighing 17 pounds 12 ounces. The office saves about 20 pounds of twine yearly from mail wrappings, now totaling 24 424 feet or 4 miles 3 300 feet. The accumulation will be reported to the post office department for reallocation.
Last Friday night the Ladies Maccabee held nomination and election of officers. Elected were P. C Mrs. QD Humbert, C Mrs. Jesse Stombaugh, L. C Mrs. Ed Markley, R K Mrs Foreet Dame, F. A Miss Lulu Snyder, Chap Mrs. Geo Wolfrom, L. A Mrs. Glen Snyder, Serg Mrs Charlie Carr, Sent Mrs Tom Baker, Picket Mrs Florence Yingling.
Jesse Stombaugh and Mrs. Phoebe Cupp received official notice that their sons Charles Stombaugh and Floyd Cupp were wounded in action. The brothers had already reported their injuries in letters home, which occurred several months earlier.
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