11 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
1
The article reports widespread illness and civilian impact in Fulton County, noting several families affected, temporary closures, and urgent public health warnings. It highlights relief efforts, missing persons notices, and appeals for medical staffing as authorities trace the outbreak’s reach and impose protective measures.
Roll Hoy resigns from candidacy on the Republican ticket for county treasurer. The committee selects Cari Pf orth to fill the vacancy.
Letters from soldiers in France recount arrivals overseas and daily hardships. Corporal Buck reports a safe voyage, rough seas, and friendly treatment aboard. Willam Schule writes from Mayet about meals, scarcity, local sights, farms, and war’s impact on daily life near the front.
Grand jury for the October term of Common Pleas opened Monday with one day of sessions. Five indictments were returned, including assaults and battery, non support, incest and repe. Foreman W. W. Ackerman led the panel, which reviewed eight wedges, examined twenty witnesses, and visited the county jail. The petit jury will reconvene November 18.
A wartime letter reflects patriotic resolve as families back soldiers abroad in France. It denounces vanity behind the conflict, urges unity, and vows bold sacrifice with phrases of tough humor and grim resolve. The plea asserts millions will donate, even at personal cost, to support the war effort.
Corporal Russel Rowe of Headquarters Company 329th Tift seeks rest in civilian life. He recalls a time in the field, longing to return from camp scenes to a land without bugle calls or wartime chores.
U S Food Administrator Herbert C Hoover met Ohio County Food Administration committees in Columbus after returning from talks with Allied Food Controllers in England France and Italy. Local newspaper men were invited to thank him for publicity efforts. An Ottokee apple paring bee drew thirty-one neighbors and gleaners for a jolly gathering and canning effort.
An extensive wartime letter from Joseph Domito recounts leave in Paris in 1918 and daily life with fellow soldiers. He describes travel from headquarters, visits to Versailles and Paris landmarks, meals, weather, gym visits, a ball game, and glimpses of local culture, plus notes on exams, housing, and a poem for comrades.
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