Local and Otherwise in Richwood and Surroundings
A roundup of social notes from Richwood and nearby towns reports visits by Mrs. Wiliant Peer and HW EF Peer in Burlefontaine, guests at homes on Franklin and Wood streets, and trips to Sidney, N.Y. J. H. Howison becomes Richwood fair board director after W. H. Conboy’s death. Various health ads and notices accompany community events including birthdays, weddings, and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliant Peer
HW. EF. Peer
Burlefontaine
J. H. Howison
Richwood Fair Board
W. H. Conboy
Lovie Tennery
Dayton
M. W. Hi
Franklin Street
Ivy Biddle
Mildred Moore
Marion
Harry Biddle
Mildred
Ruth Biddle
Biddle
Richwood
Bulie Berke
Toledo
City
Johanna Berke
Berke
New Device Lets Blind See With Ears Through Sound
A device by Dr. Fournier translates light into auditory patterns via magnified sounds. An illuminated selenium disc converts printed text into distinguishing tones read aloud through a telephone link, enabling the blind to "hear" letters and progress to reading at 20 to 30 words per minute.
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Fournier O
Alice
Shame of it U The Nation’s youth drafted for food and drink
A tirade asks if child labor feeds a wartime economy while liquor profits drive whiskey and beer. The writer contends this policy degrades manpower, impoverishes families, and enslaves children to toil, challenging what liberty means during the Great War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
America
Local donors urged for flag pole and Memorial Day funds
A reader laments narrow support for patriotic causes in town funds and laments out of town donors. The letter urges citizens and business leaders in Lodi to contribute to patriotic and local charity efforts, noting gratitude owed to Intrinsic Ham and Lodi Review. It also notes wartime bread substitutes and German pea sausage as historical curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tea Company
Dupes
Remy
Lodi
Lodi Review
Beans as sure crop urged for poor soils
The United States Department of Agriculture backs beans as a nearly foolproof garden crop for poor soil. Officials say no crop adapts so well and advise replacing failed onions or beets with beans while time remains in the planting season.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Keeping Birds From Fruit With Bag Noise
An old time garden trick uses three or four two pound Manila bags soaked and waterproofed with linseed water, each filled with six dried peas. Bags are hung in trees or berry beds to rattle with wind, creating noise that deters birds from fruit. Also includes a Tolstoy quote about benevolence and gratitude.
Canning powders warned against in food safety guidance
The notice discourages using boric acid, sodium benzoate, salicylic acid and all canning powders in home canning. It advises that safe, good food materials suffice and that powders should be avoided as unnecessary and unsafe.
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Rexall
Wolgamot's Drug Store
Coolmore Shade
Griffith & Sanders
Adv
Eleanor Pauline Gill
O. W. UL
Delaware
C.F. Gill
W. T. Moore
Caughirs
Ellen
Mary Weatherbee
Alice Blair
Manior
Letha Tracy
South
Fulton Street
Bernard Porter
Ernest Benton
Ales
Lee Wilkins
John M. Jr
Marysville
J. M. Wilkins
West Bomford Street
A. B. Shnons
Jason
Elizabeth
Mary
Leff Richwood
Sidney
N. Y
Mr. Sinons
Chamberlain
Florence Slife
Wabash
Ind
Kyle & Snn
Gale
John
Mero
Ilay Pinney
Hilecimen
Marien
Fred Mine Hay
Wood Street
Juhnsen
Chldren
Harold
William
Jaakiie
Way
Lewistown
Rogge
Said
Robert
Tiny Toave
Fene
J P Rapp
JL. Ridgeway
Beiefontapie
Hulmes
Clifford Har
Leo Ridgeway
Fare
Joe Midgeway
Eiay Bellefon
Montross
Tedianapolt
Mroanst Sipe
Zapan
Bride
Gros
Alegheny Mountains
Hovenkooping
Regent
Martin
Mr. Victory
Hazel
McGee
At Bethany College
West Virginia
Myr
AL McGee
RR. Gell
Wester
Mise
Georgiana Pee
Ouhionga
Georgia
Harriett Peet
Stanley
Marian
Winter
Ed. Atherton
Embalming College
Columbus
Atherton
Tatedo
A.W. Ryle '& Son
Ady
Tus Bank
Billy
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve Bank
Berlin
Chevrolet
R. D. Roberts
Macey
Lea Tolstoy
Sheglobe Tailoring CO
Cincinnati
Billy Berke
F. E. Mosher
Essex
Ohio
All Good
Fln
Ardent
Olivar Oppdyke
Nixon Waterman
City Roller Mills
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