Registrants mailed in Snappy About Town list
Monday notices list a range of topics from a local death in Anniston Alabama to war relief drives and church unions. Lieutenant Robert Smith of Shelby County died of spinal meningitis while home on leave. Coal shortages persist in Van Wert with union services planned to conserve fuel. Rev. Jno Gross of Marietta, a former Covington pastor, is joining Y.M.C.A. work in France. Soldiers in Camp Sherman seek rag donations for tent mess. Moose lodge plans events. Local war bonds and savings drives urged. couples married at Covington.
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Robert Smith
Anniston
Alabama
Shelby County
1V4th Engineering Corps
Jno. Gross
Marietta
Presbyterian Church At
Covington
France
New York
General Glenn Replies to Highty-third Division Greeting
Columbus December 26 Major General Glenn confirms Governor Cox sent Christmas messages to Camp Sherman soldiers. He says the Highty-third division thanks Ohioans and hopes to uphold home and liberty ideals. Dayton motor collision leaves no injuries. a car is wrecked. A man likely Dave Smith of Springfield is killed by a train in Columbus yards.
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Glenn
Columbus
Cox
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Prince of Peace
Dave Smith
Springfield
PepSinco the Best Selling Stomach Remedy Ad
A druggist extols PepSinco as the top stomach remedy sold in many drug stores. He testifies from personal use, recommending it to customers and asserting it aids digestion when food acts up. Questions probe souring food, heart palpitations, headaches, and bowel issues, urging stopping at the drug store for a small package.
Labor mediators settle wage dispute at Chicago stockyards
The Chicago stockyards labor dispute ends after a hearing by President Wilson's mediation commission. The pact, enlarged to Omaha Fort Worth Kansas City East St. Louis and other cities, grants workers right to join their chosen union an pay raise while promising no strikes or grievances to packers, instead channeling issues through an employee committee.
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Chicago
Wilson
Labor Mediation Commission
Omaha
Fort Worth
Kansas
All Ohio basketball team to visit Y M C A for fast game
Saturday night December 29 the local Y M C A basketball team hosts the All Ohio team noted for speed. Local lineup includes Chamberlain Mote Murray Donovan Henning Bureh Schrader. All Ohio features star college players from Leuthner Hosier Marquis Henry and Tres sel from Western Reserve and W and J. The teams travel from Lima during the holiday. Admission promises an exciting indoor matchup at the Y M C A gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basketba
Enn i
Chamberlain
Mote
Murray
Donovan
Henning
Bureh
Schrader
Leuthner
Columbus
Hosier
University of Pennsylvania
Marquis
Western Reserve University
Henry
W. & J. College
Tressell
All Oh
Tots Enjoy Elks Christmas Sack Program
About three hundred children were given sacks at the Elks Christmas tree event. Each sack held food staples, candy, two oranges, pennies, and a movie ticket. The program featured Nellie Kunkle solos, a duet, and talks by J M Linyd and G C Metrich, ending with excited youngsters heading home.
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The
Elks
Nellie Kunkle
All
Nelie Kunkle
Dr. Spencer
J- B. Wilkinson
J. M. Linyd
G. C. Imetrich
Man Hit With Hammer In South Street Row
Barney Hinders, about 35, is hospitalized in serious condition after last night on South street. Ralph Sipes and Frank Curry are jailed awaiting court action. Hinders was unconscious. Curry admitted slapping him. Hinders’ watch is missing. condition improves later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Hinders
South Street
Ralph Sipes
Frank Curry
Hinders
Curry
Hinters
Preacher Wm B Irwin to Lead Presbyterians Sunday
Rev Wm B Irwin of Meadville Pa will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening. He leads a large Erie Presbytery congregation and is a noted reader of Presbyterianism in the district. Mr and Mrs Howard Lang of Packard Automobile Co Detroit Mich visit his parents after Christmas.
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Wm. B. Irwin
Meadville
Presbyterian Church
Irwin
Erie Presbytery
Howard Lang
Packard Automobile Go
Detroit, Mich
Ohio set to boost War Savings Agencies to 19000
The Ohio War Savings Committee plans 19 000 authorised agencies in three months to distribute War Savings Stamps, with Cincinnati leading in agency count. Two agent classes: one limited to 1000 dollars maturity value and replenishment. the other allowed to acquire large stamps against certain Liberty bonds or indebtedness, plus War Savings Certificates and Thrift Cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio War Savings Committee
Treasury Department
Cincinnati
Federal Reserve Bank
Killed Near Troy As Train Hits Buggy In Morning
C Kerr 22 and Kenneth Mote 19 were killed instantly when their buggy was struck by a Big Four passenger train three and a half miles west of Troy. The accident occurred near Kerr’s home while they were husking corn. The engineer sounded the whistle and attempted to stop but failed. Coroner Eliery ruled accidental death. Kerr was married with a wife and infant.
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C.kerr
Kenneth Mote
Troy
Kerr
Eliery
Nerr
Eleven Squadrons at Wright's Field Expanded
Three additional aero squadrons arrived at Wilbur Wright Field raising the total to eleven separate organizations. The two remaining barracks in the second unit were filled and the other squadron moved to the cadet barracks alongside the medical detachment. The mechanical school has been fully organized under Commandant Major L. G. Heffernan.
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Wilbur Wright Field
Fairfield Post
L. G. Heffernan
Ban on Old Magazines for Soldiers Issued
Postmaster in Washington instructs to discourage mailing old magazines to soldiers. Department wants magazines of current or recent issue, clean and in good condition for distribution.
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Prince
Washington
No Court Business As Troy House Closes For Coal Shortage
Owing to a coal shortage the court house at Troy will close and no business will be transacted after noon tomorrow. Sufficient coal is on hand to keep the rooms warm, but operations will halt pending supplies and reopening.
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Troy
Snow and Zero Wave Forecast By Observer
An observer notes fair weather Wednesday the 26th to 27th followed by a snowstorm late Thursday and Friday. Zero weather with temperatures down to 20 degrees below is expected late the 28th into the 20th. Mildly cold conditions prevail meanwhile with freezing temperatures or below.
Will Cut the Comedy War-Time Efficiency Drive
President Wilson disseminates a government efficiency letter from Secretary Redfield urging the elimination of red tape. Bureaus are to stamp documents with day and hour of receipt to track delays and assign responsibility, with refusal to sign unsigned papers.
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Wilson
Redfield
Taxes payable in council room as tro y officials stay busy
City officers from Troy have opened temporary tax payment offices in the city building council room. A deputy selling dog tags is present for residents who wish to insure their dog's existence for another year.
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Troy
Woman slips on ice at church breaks hip in city
Mrs. Hetty Gray slipped breaking her hip at the A. M. E. church at North Downing and West Ash yesterday. Doctors Gravett and Hetherington had her removed to the hospital where she was resting easily this afternoon. friends in the city are saddened by the accident.
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Hetty Gray
North Downing
West Ash Streets
Dre. Gravett
Hetherington
Car Ran Wild in Pittsburgh Tunnel Tragedy
A Pittsburgh street car crowded with shoppers ran away in a tunnel linking the South Side to South Hills. It derailed, overturned, and exploded into chaos, killing sixteen and injuring about 114 as lights failed and the motorman appeared to lose control on the steep grade.
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Pittsburgh
South Side
South Hills
The Egyptian Fellah and Rural Credit Reform
The Egyptian Fellah embodies independence and submission, hiding his affairs within cooperative schemes. He remains secretive, land hungry, and subservient to authority, typically receiving high credit costs. In 1899 a move toward equitable rural credits faced 27 percent average loan rates, underscoring exploitation.
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Fellah
Eis
Partition Suit Filed In Common Pleas Court
In common pleas court a partition suit has been filed by John Frea against Charles Free et al. The will of Julius B. Tucker of Piqua is probated. It bequeaths to Charles Tucker of Memphis and to three Tucker’s wife’s children, with funds and house in Piqua, then division among the son and the wife’s three children. Executors named C. B. Baker and Silas K. Kerns. Probate court also appoints administrator for Robert G. Hatfield and executors for Saulias E. Tucker. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. Editorial and moral notes on time as money and character. Transfers listed. various property transfers and dollar values. County commissioners approve contractor bonds.
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Common Pleas Court
John Frea
Charles Free
J. E. Tucker
Julius B. Tucker
Piqua
Charles Tucker
Memphis
First Presbyterian Church
C. B. Baker
Silas K. Kerns
Thomas C. Hatfield
Robert G. Hatfield
K. Kerns
Sualius E. Tucker
Ohio State Journal
Fatigue Cause in Muscles Explained by Medical Council
Candidates studied muscular fatigue at the Medical Council of Canada exam. Halliburton’s Physiology cites fatigue results from energy substrate depletion and buildup of contraction waste, notably sarcolactic acid. Fatigue can be induced by lactic acid in a muscle and reversed by washing with salt and alkali. If left in the body, blood clears acid byproducts and fatigue subsides.
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Medical Council of Canada
Halliburton
Friendship Advice On True Friends From a Philosopher
The Sacred Heart Review cites a philosopher who says happiness comes from a single true friend. He notes one may have thousands of acquaintances yet lack a real friend, and warns that true friends cannot be frequent changers in allegiance.
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Endeavoor
Sacred Heart Review
Global Uses for Recycled Five-Gallon Tin Cans
A long description notes tin cans are repurposed worldwide into household items such as lamps stoves pots sprinklers and cups. In Latin American cities workers cut cans into grass tools while intact cans ship camphor lime alcohol and molasses and also serve as display boxes seeds flower pots and more.
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Orient
Africa
Latin America
West
East Indies
Beckett Bros Praise From State Fuel Authority
Local coal dealers Beckett Bros receive formal commendation from the state Fuel Administration for promoting coal conservation and teaching residents to maximize heat output. The letter from Columbus notes appreciation of their cooperation and patriotic efforts. Miss May Gillis visits Lebanon for holidays with Mrs. Bariel. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Holler spend Christmas in Sidney with their son Frank Holler and family.
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Beckett Bros
Columbus
Miss May Gillis
Lebanon
John Bariel
Mike Holier
Sidney
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Stony River
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Paul Emmert
Western Union Telegraph Co
Santa Claus
St. Boniface
John H. Callins
America
Jimmy Hayes
Elmer McKenney
Maude Malloy
Covington, Ky
Hoover
Pomerene
Ben H. Harmon
Harmon
Mr. Hoover
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Conservancy District
Chas. F. Williams
Arcanum
Darke County
Zella Huber
Bradford
Jacob
Darke
Grand Reservoir
Dayton, O
W. B. Duvall
EB. W. Duvall
I. A. Bechler
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Fulton
Turttle Rock
Ark
Fred Fulton
Harry
Texas
Tate
Nowata
Okio
Billy” Haack
Paris
Belgium
Eien Eiver
Ali
Janen Hostal
BIG Four
Trox
Wright's
Hous
Kaiser
Cullings
Thom- John
Horace
Wellbaum
Brad
Mary Shipley
Fransfers
Stephen Null
John Minger
West Charleston
Charles Connor
Jerry Davis
Casstown
D. W. Tobias
Ira A. Laughman
Newberry
Gilbert
Byram
Aldice Deeter
Ae Troy
A. Rockey
Walter Overholser
Lostcreek
Esan S. Smith
D. H. Smith
Lot
Tipp Cry
Bench and
Becker Bros
Fuel Administration
E. D. Leach
Trusler
Trusler Remedy Company
Huntington, Indiana
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