Camp Sherman Denies Enlarge Camp Rumors and Lists Troop Moves
Officials at Camp Sherman Chillicothe deny rumors of enlarging the cantonment and building an arsenal or brick bar racks. They report additional structures costing about 2 000 000 are proposed and a board will forward recommendations to Washington. Seven hundred troops were sent to Camp Dix and hundreds more to France, reducing local strength. Sergeant Zira Lambkins was jailed for six months hard labor after a court martial for theft and AWOL.
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Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
F. L. Case
W. A. Swallow
H. P. Kelzey
Boston
Quartermaster’s Department
Perkins
Washington
War Department
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
France
Zira Lambkins
Three Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry
Explosion Kills 3 in Hillsville Home In Kerosenes Blast
In Hillsville Pennsylvania a kerosene oil can exploded in the Ketcham home killing 3 year old John Ketcham and seriously injuring 11 year old John Stakura and 3? year old Andrew Ketcham while they played in the kitchen near the Carbon Limestone Co. property.
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Youngstown
Carbon Limestone Co
Hillsville
John Ketcham
John Stakura
Andrew Ketcham
John
Ketcham
Bids Opened for 85 Miles of State Roads in Ohio
The Ohio state highway department received bids totaling about 945128 dollars for 85 miles of new roads. R C Burton of Zanesville was the sole bidder for three Muskingum county National Pike sections Q R and S with bids 102858 209814 and 154316 respectively.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
R. C. Burton
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Government seed plan aids farmers for spring wheat
Federal Food Administrator Fred C. Croxton announced that farmers can obtain good seed for spring wheat from the U S Food Administration Grain Corporation in Minneapolis Minnesota. Seed will be supplied at Government prices plus the cost of cleaning.
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Columbus
Fred C. Croxton
United States Food Administration Grain Corporation
Minneapolis, Minn
The
Food Administration
Dog Inherits By Will In Cleveland
Major a dog owned by Geo W Jackson a farmer inherits 100 dollars a year under the terms of Jacksons will probated here indicating a pet inheritance and probate action in Cleveland.
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Will. Cleveland
Major
Geo. W. Jackson
Jackson
Henahan Seeks Stay Of Execution In Toledo Case
James J. Henahan a former bank clerk convicted of embezzling 5000 from a local bank pleads by telegraph with Attorney General Gregory for a stay of sentence to file papers in the circuit court of appeals. He was ordered to Fort Leavenworth for five years and faces immediate transfer unless granted. A large pardon petition has been sent to President Wilson.
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Toledo
James J. Henahan
Gregory
Circuit Court of Appeals
Henahan
Fort Leavenworth
Wilson
Ross County backs highway plan to Cincinnati corridor
Ross County Commissioners endorse a road network upgrade from Chillicothe to Cincinnati, backed by all counties along the route. The project seeks 1 million dollars in government aid, with 370 thousand already available for the Highland County segment. County support covers tax and debt limits as the plan aims to move freight and military supplies by automobile trucks.
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Chillicothe
Ross County
Cincinnati
Here
Highland County
Robert D. Alexander
State Tax Commission
Philip C. Berg
Department of Banks of Ohio
Many Men Non-Effective Camp Sherman Report
The division surgeon reports 61.1 non effective per 1000 officers and selects in the 88th Division. Diseases account for 51.1 of these cases, with six of seventeen district groups above the camp average. Cincinnati and Southwestern Ohio in the 330th Infantry show the highest rate, 120.3 per 1000. Negro selects in the 217th Engineers follow at 97 per 1000, then the 329th Infantry at 94.2 per 1000. The other three units are near normal.
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Sherman
Cincinnati
Ohio
217Th Engineers
329Th Infantry
BOOST OHIOS WAR GARDENS
The Ohio War Savings Committee aims to plant and cultivate 750000 war gardens this year to raise funds through thrift stamps and to grow food for the nation and allies. The initiative promises to ease railroad congestion and free large field crops for overseas shipment to soldiers and allies.
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Columbus
War Savings Committee For
Ohio
State Committee
Orders Cause Confusion Over Poultry Prices In Cleveland
Cleveland food officials seek to clear mixed readings from State Food Administrator Croxton on poultry pricing. Collected reports show live fowl wholesale prices, while a February April ban on live shipments drives a meeting in Columbus with Croxton. Separately, the Lake Division Red Cross sets a $9.4 million goal for the May 6 campaign, with Ohio $6.4 million, Indiana $2.1 million, Kentucky $0.9 million.
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Cleveland
County Food Administration
Croxton
Columbus
Bishop
Red Cross
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Attempted derailment found on Pennsylvanian at New Lexington
In New Lexington an effort to wreck the Pennsylvania passenger train was suspected after a freight crew found an open switch broken and thrown open. The incident prompted investigation and heightened rail safety concerns. The report notes the switch was discovered by the freight crew before the passenger train passed.
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New Lexington
Hid Savings In Can Springfield
Thomas McGuire who died here recently was believed to have no savings but relatives discovering the house found more than 400 dollars hidden in tin cans.
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Can
Springfield
Thomas McGuire
Enormous Waste in Winter Milk Used for Hog Feed
R M Washburn of the Minnesota College of Agriculture division of dairy husbandry states that three and a half billion pounds of milk are wasted each winter in dairy states, with 21 million pounds wasted daily. Most skim milk fed to hogs yields only twenty percent of its energy as pork, eighty percent lost. cottage cheese can salvage energy and protein, making skim milk per 100 pounds equal to twenty pounds of meat and yielding fifteen pounds of cheese.
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R. M. Washburn
Division of Dairy Husbandry
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Butter Weighing Device Improves Scale Speed
The Scientific American describes an attachment by F. D. Shea of 164 Chambers Street New York for butter scales. A resilient support on the platform absorbs shock when a tub is placed swiftly, reducing jar and speeding weight readings.
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The
Scientific American
F. D. Shea
Chambers Street
New York
Open Shed Proves Better for Winter Dairy Economics
In Beltsville Maryland experiments by the bureau of animal industry, cows housed in an open shed produced more milk and, despite higher feed and bedding needs and labor, the open shed proved more economical overall than a warm barn over three years.
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Beltsville
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Best Grasses for Pasture and Yearround Palatability
The article notes pasture can be sparse and cows burn energy seeking nutrients. It advises sowing pasture mixes so at least one grass remains green and palatable throughout the growing season.
Real success in dairying rests on cow and feeder partnership
Real success in dairying comes from a partnership between the good cow and the good feeder. Many a good cow fails because never given a chance to prove her ability. If one would be a successful, dairy man he must study the business, learn how to know cows and how to feed them.
Building Up Dairy Herd For Beef Not Advisable
A good dairy herd grows from years of breeding and careful selection. Selling these herds for beef would undo the progress and negate the effective work already accomplished.
Keep All Milk Cows Warned Against Drying Cows
An advisory urges farmers to keep all milk cows and avoid drying them up. The message warns milk cows will be scarce and expensive next year, stressing continued production and herd maintenance.
Service wagon replaces waiter in hotels and resorts
A writer in Hotel World notes a moving service wagon serves meals at guest tables, cutting waiter costs. Limited staff and rising service costs drive adoption, with wagons now available for about 200 dollars instead of 500, plus imagined savings in tips and robberies.
Dealing With the Selfish Child in Early Training
A discussion on shaping young behavior through early self control and unselfish conduct. It argues that temper, backtalk, and self-centered actions signal a lack of self discipline and consideration for others, while guiding manners should foster concern for others.
Ingenious Brick Dump Unloads In Ordered Stack
A Popular Mechanics description details a truck with a folding steel container that tilts upright to form a platform. The load, bricks, is stacked into a neat pile as the tailgate wood panel releases, the open end body pulls away, leaving the bricks standing.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
No utopia ever found says origin of term
The word utopia comes from Greek ou not and topos place. Sir Thomas More titled an imaginary island a perfect republic, defining utopia as no place or no where, a state of ideal conditions not found in reality.
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Thomas Moore
Streetcar Conductors and the Nickel Cigar Discount
A reader recalls riding a streetcar where a conductor overlooked them and provided a ride for nothing. The respondent replies they offset the sting by buying a nickel cigar or similar item as soon as possible to ease the discomfort.
Daily Thought Courage and Prudence in Conflict
A meditation on courage versus reptile prudence born of fear, contrasting fearless wisdom with caution shaped by fear and timing.
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Burke
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices Report
Market prices list for flour hay and grain including flour varieties rye Northwest blends hay quality grades corn oats butter eggs poultry and live stock with Hoover Food Administration restrictions on fowl sales from February to May. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep and stockers with ranges for each category.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
Authority of Food
Hoover
Mrs Boyd Avoids Operation with Pinkham Compound
Canton Ohio resident Mrs Marie Boyd credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving painful female troubles and avoiding surgery after two doctors urged operation Her testimony urges others with similar ailments to try the remedy before surgery and to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts on complicated cases.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
6Th &T
Red Tape Question Answered With A Government Analogy
A boy asks what red tape is and receives a sharp analogy: red tape is government string tied to efficiency’s pocket book. The exchange frames bureaucratic barriers as a financial constraint on progress.
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Efficiency
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