Uncle Sam Advises On Flu Warngd To Guard Against Droplet Spread
Surgeon General Rupert Blue offers official guidance on Spanish influenza noting it may not originate in Spain and stressing that infection spreads via airborne droplets. He describes recognition signs, dangers of pneumonia, and urges home rest, isolation, cleanliness, and open air to curb transmission while urging adherence to doctor and public health officer instructions.
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Blue
Washington, D. C
Alfonso
Spain
United States
Rupert Blue
U. S. Public Health Service
Atlantica
Valencia
Orient
Russia
Eastern Front
Europe
Pfeiffer
Central Students Participate in Military Funeral
On October 9 Central students witnessed a military funeral for Gerrit Van Setten who died serving in Camp Pike. The procession followed a military band to the First Reformed church and Oakwood cemetery with Rev. Bruins and President Hoffman leading services. The event, ending with taps, left a lasting impression on the attendees.
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Central
Gerrit van Setten
Camp Pike
First Reformed
Bruins
Hoffman
A Curious Clock Inside Us Ticks For Conscience
A child explains conscience as a clock inside that ticks when we think, say, or do right or wrong. It echoes softly when we do good and loudly when we err. To keep it wound, read the Bible and pray, asking God to fix it if it runs slow or out of order.
House For Rent And Potatoes For Sale Classified Notice
Advertisements in this column are 5 cents per insertion with a 10 cent minimum. House for rent six rooms call as Edmond Black 284. Potatoes for sale next week Ohio potatoes at 1.50 per bushel. Al Clarke.
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Chronicle Office
Callas
Ohio
AL Clarke
Mirandy Debates Worth of Women's Love in Good Housekeeping
In a September Good Housekeeping feature Mirandy voices a Shavian critique of love value, arguing a woman's love is ten times more valuable than a man's. She links loyalty, domestic roles, and social double standards to the belief that a husband's loss equals a broader ruin.
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Good Housekeeping
Mirandy
May Jane
Yassir
Savin's
The Birth of The Star Spangled Banner
Retrospective piece on Francis Scott Key writing the anthem during Fort McHenry bombardment in 1814. It highlights the hymn's origins, its early performances in Baltimore, and remarks by Henry Watterson on its patriotic impact and enduring symbol of freedom.
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Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Chesapeake Bay
Charles Durang
Baltimore
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Key
Frederick
Sory
When Mother Sang by Anne Porter Johnson
A memory of a mother whose singing filled Sabbath nights with sacred tunes. The narrator recalls how the family paused their play to listen to hymns like By Cool Siloam's Shady Bill and Mary to the Saviour's Tomb. The piece evokes warmth, devotion, and a hopeful vision of children gathered around a singing mother.
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Galilee
Masten
Anne Porter Johnson
Tu Christian Herald
Twaddle and needle talk in a Boston Transcript page
A Boston Transcript page features quirky dialogue about twaddle meaning arguments, mail from a husband with sewing tasks, and a soprano's voice with vacant gallery seats. A colored woman prays for the pastor amid hot days and cold, while a child presents a dry leaf from the big Bible asking if it belonged to Eve.
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Bessie
Eve
Boston Transcript
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Flu
National Research Council
United States Hygienic Laboratory
Polson Gus
Defeus Millinery
Williamson
H. P. van Gorp
And
Swift & Company
Swift
Pop
Cole
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