Ohio Gleanings Roundup of Local Girth and Tragedy
Findlay council approves a $15 monthly wage hike for city policemen and firemen to avert a strike. Notable items include Mrs. G. M. Saltzgaber elected to Van Wert county board of health, first woman in the state to join the new board. Reports cover multiple homicides, accidents, escapes, indictments, and civic notes across Ohio, with shortages, strikes, and political shifts shaping the month.
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Findlay Council
G. M. Saltzgaber
van Wert
Arthur L. Kimbrough
Dayton
Canton
Canton Storage and Transfer Company
J. R. Heltsel
Westenhaver
Cleveland
Isadore Friedman
Jooseph Waddell Clokey
Oxford
Ohio
Indiana
Henry Clausing
Elmwood Place
Cincinnati
Licking County
Ohio War Savings Committee
Figurea
Warren County
Morrow
Ross
George M. Smart
Dayton Gas Company
Atlantic Coast
Marion
James G. Cooper
Newark
National Postmen’s Con- Cleveland
Mackinac Island
Louis Rahi
Navarre
Stark County
Louis Krice
Akron
Upper Lake
Pittsburgh Steamship Company
Toledo
H. A. Kelsey
First United Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Muskingum College
Pratt
Donahey
Masonic Home
Springfield
Augusta Klimack
Truman H. Thompson
Youngs Station
Scioto County
Thomas Maddy
Milton H. Wedding
National Guard
Hillsboro Gazette
Gilbert Lampe
Toosh
Attractive Poultry Coops Show Prize-Winning Potential
The article details a traveling poultry coop design to improve show appearances. Built from dry goods box materials, it features 2x1.5 inch frame, wire netting, or lath, sized from 12 to 24 inches per side depending on fowl count. Shipments include hay, feed and water, a return address tag, and sturdy removable top slats for ventilation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stick-Tight Fleas Threaten Poultry Health
Poultry in the southern and southwestern states suffer from a chicken or stick-tight flea that clings to the combs wattles and around the eyes. Young fowls die quickly when heavily infested while older birds show reduced egg laying and slower growth. Treat birds and coops. keep dogs cats away from yards and destroy rats by trapping. Apply carbolated vaseline or sulphur ointment to combs and wattles with care to avoid eye irritation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Producing Period of Hens in Profitable Rearing
The article states the peak profit period for hens is during the first and second years. It advises disposing of hens after the second laying season unless she is an exceptional breeder, and to do so before she begins to molt.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fowls Dressed for Commercial Packing
Industrial poultry slaughter described with methods to ensure proper bleeding and feather removal. The article details killing by jugular incision, destruction of a brain region to loosen feathers, bleeding to render carcasses nearly blood free, and the process of pinning and picking remaining down by workers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ben Greq
The New Men and the Old World Clash in France
In Inter-American, Jesus Semprumy extols Pershing's fresh forces as they push back the German line across France. The new men break old siege momentum, lifting spirits and advancing toward Moselle as the weary monarch’s hosts retreat.
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Jesus Semprumy
Nieuport
Vosges
Mr. Semprum
Amiens
Chalons
Paris
Marne
Pershing
Moselle
France
Young Wife’s First Lesson in Cooking Boiling Water
A newly married woman explains to her husband that she is progressing with cooking lessons. She proudly tells him she learned to boil water, provoking a lighthearted exchange about future dinners at home versus restaurant fare. The Ohio Observer cites the humorous vignette.
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Ohio Observer
Ancestry Talk Sparks Witty Comeback at Dinner
A hostess extols her proud ancestry to guests, prompting a sharp reply from a young woman. She explains she has focused on achieving something meaningful so her ancestors would not be ashamed if they rose to life, leaving others amused.
Summer sanitation in the poultry house
The note highlights the importance of summer sanitation for poultry flocks. It urges every individual bird to show vigor and health through clean housing and good husbandry practices.
Temperament and Watch: magnetized springs stop watches
A letter reports tempera ment exercises causing watches to stop. A watchmaker notes four watches in three months stopped as balance springs magnetize. Prof Sylvanus Thompson suggests such movements may generate high tension frictional electricity that could magnetize the spring.
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Sylvanus Thompson
One Frenchman's Sacrifice in War Toll at Reninghe
A French farmer from Reninghe near Ypres lost thirteen sons in the war. He reportedly had three surviving children among twenty two sons who fought on fronts. In 1917 the widow of one son died at Dunkirk from a German shell. The farmer and one daughter were also killed after a Lille trip in October 1914 when returning home to a German patrol.
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Reninghe
Ypres
Dunkirk
Lille
Artificial mother of pearl craft uncovered by Dew
J W H Dew, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, claims a new process to manufacture artificial mother of pearl. He developed the method during wartime, enabling production for buttons dress trimmings and various articles previously sourced from Germany.
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J. W. H. Dew
Royal Society of Arts
Dew
Germany
Joy of Motherhood Inspires Ellensburg Letter
A testimonial from Mrs. C. B. Johnson of Ellensburg Washington praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after illness and enabling motherhood. The letter urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellensburg
Werh
C. 8. Johnson
R. No
Wash
Lydia E. Pink
Elimina tion of Poisons Promises Immortal Youth
An advertisement claims a method to remove poisons from the body and extend life to a hundred years. It touts Medal SRE capsules and Gold Medal Haarl oil as cures, alleging long company history and health benefits. It urges avoiding substitutes and ends with a wartime dig about Germany.
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Beas
Cuticura Ads Highlight Soothing Baby Rashes
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for baby rashes using Cuticura Soap baths followed by Cuticura Ointment and a touch of Cuticura Talcum. The pitch promises relief and purity with fragrant powders and targeted finishes.
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Edward Funk
N. B. Shaw
Federal Land Bank of
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Barnhill
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Coshoct
Anna Rubin
Philip Abraham
Mary Singer
Delaware County
O. H. Neimeyer
Lancaster Board of Education
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Bucyrus
Ottawa County
Pandora Bank
Fred Price
Joseph Shoenig
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Ohio State Power Company
Fremont
Lake Shore
Franklin County Grand Jury
Anna M. Hall
Zanesville
Athens State Hospital
Hocking
London
Cox
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Penitentiary
Bell
William P. Ward
Charles P. Ward
Youngstown
Mahoning and Shenango Valley Railway and Light Company
State Utilities Commission
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Niles
Joe Buttero
Black Hand
Alliance
Toledo Gardeners’ Exchange Company
Shortcreek Township
Harrison County
Greene County Grand Jury
Xenia
Greene County
Clifford van Ness
Ross Roberts
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Jarecki Chemical Company
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Cictin
Teuton
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Uncle Sam
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Banner Lye
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Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
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