Loss of Eye Suffered by Local Garage Owner
Mr. E. H. Martin proprietor of the Martin Garage suffered an accident while working at a lathe that led to the loss of his left eye. An eye particle could not be located after x rays in Canton and blood poisoning prompted an operation to save the other eye. He is reported to be progressing as well as could be expected after the Monday surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Martin
Martin
Canton
David
Adam Schumacher
America Falls
Idaho
Berne
Ind
Levi P. Gerber
Elma
Nelson Zuercher
John Langacher
Clfr
Zuercher
Columbus
Wauseon
Fulton County
J. H. Tschantz
Mary Ann
Dav. Schumacher
Pandora
Ohio
John Badertscher
Wilma
Adam Amstutz
Samuel Neuenschander
Lydia Zimmerly
Sonnenberg
Abr. Neuenschwander
David Brenneman
Peter Zimmerly
Sonnenbergs
Melvin Gerber
Wn. S. Gerber
Washington
New York City
Leah Reider
Magdalene Steiner
Upland
Cal
Bluffton
Dan. P Gerber
Indiana
Isouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Harvey Santmyer
Anna
Katie J. Lehman
Automobile Crash Wrecks Pole Near Will Cook Farm
Two Wooster men, Wm Burgan and Gus Gauweiler, sped west when their car swerved at the east line of Will Cook's farm, snapping a telephone pole and corner post. They were seriously injured, Burgan with broken ribs. Doctors treated them and an ambulance took them to Massillon hospital. Burgan returned home Saturday, Gauweiler Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Messrs
Wm. Burgan
Gus. Gauweiler
Will Cook
Burgan
Wenger
Massillon
Mr. Burgan
Gauweiler
U. P. Church Notes On Missionary Bazaar Plans
The ladies missionary society meets at Mrs Dalziell's Thursday night December 14 to plan the December 16 bazar at the town hall. Members are urged to contribute and attend. Rev Somers preaches on Ancient Pictures of the Modern Church with last sermon on The Church at Sardis and next on The Church at Philadelphia. Supt A J White forms a committee for the New Year congregational dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Somers
Sardis
Philadelphia
A. J. White
Acceptable Gift Idea For The Ladies Home Journal
A suggested holiday gift for mother or friend is The Ladies Home Journal at $1.50 per year. Gift cards bearing donor names are mailed to reach the destination before Xmas. Authorized agent Ernest F. Scott promotes Ladies Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, and The Country Gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Home Journal
Ernest F. Scott
Saturday Evening Post
The
Country Gentleman
For Sale. 5 room house on one acre near Hamilton Ohio
Property for sale located 1 1 2 miles southeast of Hamilton. Includes a five room dwelling on one acre with a lean-to or outbuildings. Sale details and exact location appear in the public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roperty
Montana letter notes Rankin and Prohibition act
A Helena dated November 28 1916 letter reflects Montana elects first Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin and strong Prohibition support. It notes the cost of living rising for Thanksgiving 1916 with prices for turkey eggs butter and bread, and mentions early Christmas trade and local prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jeanette Rankin
Missoula
Helena
U. S
Dalton
Anna M. Byall
Silverware for Christmas Haw ver Massillon item
A small newspaper item notes a silverware sale or gift item tied to Christmas at Haw ver on W Main Street in Massillon. Only fragmentary details are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawver
W. Main St
Massillon
Election Bet Settled With Oyster Supper
Messrs. T Hunsicker and A E Dague settled a wager Tuesday evening over the election result. Since Wilson was widely believed re-elected, the oysters were furnished by Hunsicker and served by Dague. Attendees included the Dague and Hun sicker families and numerous friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T . Hunsicker
A. E. Dague
Hunsicker
Dague
Wilson
T. C. Hunsicker
C. F. Buchwalter
G. J. Ziegler
H. D. Wyre
I. B. Douglass
J. B. Sandwith
John Anderson
B. H. Somers
A. J. White
C. R. McDowell
Jennie Dalziell
Community Christmas Exercises Planned for Dec 25
Arrangements are being made to hold community Christmas exercises at this place on the afternoon of December 25 in the school hall.
Bits of Byplay By Luke McLuke
A 1615 column by Luke McLuke offers humorous asides on daily life and social manners, reflecting early modern vernacular. The brief sketches poke at petty rivalries, wit, and the foibles of neighbors, capturing a civic, gossiping tone in concise vignettes.
Best Man Question Sparks Witty Reply
A witty exchange finds Ouohl asking who the best man was at the wedding. The grouch answers simply My wife revealing a playful, tongue in cheek humor about marriage and companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouohl
Old Fogg
Dyspeptic Man and the Daring Young Willie
A father and son exchange in a playful dialogue about manners and wit. Willie questions whether taking great pains means care, while Paw gently chides his son for being too sharp as the lesson unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paw
Willie
Mirthful Exchange on Catarrh Cure Truths
A dialogue features Mrs Mirk praised for idle fancy work while two men debate cures for catarrh. The thin man quips that inhaling sulphur is no remedy, and the fat man notes death ends suffering from catarrh.
Pay as you go warning from a father to son
A father warns his son about the dangers of not paying and the trouble that can follow. He urges listening and prudence to avoid future regret.
Names Is Names in Early Medical Listings
Dr. J. B. Ache, a dentist in Union Town, Pennsylvania. Dr. M. D. Cure in Weston, West Virginia. Dr. Dye in Sistersville, West Virginia. and Dr. A. Bickman in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania appear in a regional listings snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ache
Uniontown
M. D. Cure
Weston, W. Va
Dye
Sistersville
W. Va
A. Bickman
North Charleroi
You can't throw your wife off the track
A playful couplet notes a wife's steady persistence despite efforts to derail her. The verse ends with a wink at her skill and resolve in staying on course.
Corn Fritters Question Sparks Playful Note
A witty exchange with Mary asking Luke if a tall slender lady who ate an entire batch of corn fritters could be described as corn fed. The playful letter blends light humor with a regional colonial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke
Mary
Quotations and quips from 1920s newspaper humor
A collection of brief jokes and wry lines from Cincinnati Enquirer Houston Post and other papers. It includes advice on speaking less in social swim lessons and a civil service efficiency test question about reading a newspaper. The remarks mix playful stereotypes with light satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke
Ohio Civil Service Commmission
Luke McLuke
Co. M. D
Our Daily Special
A column about a man’s plan to secure a fair share, claiming an even break and achieving 90 percent of the best achievable outcome.
Red letter days and marriage woes in a light verse
A humorous monologue contrasts marriage with single life noting payday as a big event after wedding and the double standard in fault finding. It jibes at barber shop routines and modern women, ending with a satirical jab about an old fashioned woman and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke McLuke
Adam
Eve
School Notes Reflect Measles Varsity Win and Club Elections
The Dalton school notes report a few measles and chickenpox cases, library book swaps, and a 51 35 basketball win over Mt Eaton with a double header upcoming. Talks on alcohol by Mrs Smith and Miss Aiken, daily Mr Miller talks for freshmen, student society elections, a Canton Actual Business College rep, county institute attendees, senior class pins, and returns from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Eaton
Dalton
Smith
Wooster
Miss Aiken
Bellfontaine
Gladys Gibson
Mary Beitman
Philomatheans
Canton Actual Business College
Calenders
Cosmopolitan and Metropolitan magazine offer ends January 10 1917
Ernest F. Scott of Dalton Ohio offers two years of Cosmopolitan for $2.00 and two years of Metropolitan Magazine for $2.00. The February issue will raise Cosmopolitan to $2.00 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Cosmopolitan
Metropolitan Magazine
Ernest F. Scott
Dalton
Ohio
Sonnenberg Items roll through illness and community life
Measles shrink Kidron grammar school to about six scholars as George Kirchhofer struggles with a high fever that drops quickly with unusual recovery. Community rumors, church notices, travel, family illness, and several deaths thread through Sonnenberg notes with local alerts on school, officers, and a string of visits and mischief at nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidron Grammar School
Little George
E. E. Kirchhofer
Salem Sunday School
D. J
Ed. Moser
Hulda Amstutz
Clair Studer
Treas
Albert Badertscher
Roy Kirchhofer
S. J. Gerber
John Badertecher
Rudy Studer
Peter Schneck
J. H. Tschantz
J. L. Amstutz
Nelson Zuercher
Homer
Berne
Ind
Bluffton
Pandora
Ohio
Henry Otis
Smithville
Zuercher
A. J. Gerber
David D
Akron
C. Gerber
Effie Bixler
Ida Sommer
Clyde Bixler
Warren Eby
Simon Lehman
Stanwood
Wm. Shifferly
Stark County
Fritz Schneiter
Z. Zuercher
Anna Baumgartner
Benj. Welty
Measles Claim Victim Infant Of Amstutz Family
Sarah Anna Amstutz two years ten months thirteen days died Tuesday after contracting measles and subsequent pneumonia Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the south town home of Aaron Amstutz with family and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Anna
Aaron Amstutz
of Town
Dalton teams set to host Mt Eaton rivals Friday night
Dalton High School boys and girls basketball teams will play at the high school auditorium Friday evening December 15 at 7 30 with Mt Eaton high school teams as the opposition. The 11th Regiment band will perform before the game and at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton High School
High School
Mt. Eaton High School
11Th
Reg’t. Band
Furs Bought for Highest Prices by Lawrence Advertisement
Lawrence opposite the 1st National offers top prices for skunk opossum mink and coon with a list of rates No 1 No 2 No 3 skunk prices 3 60 2 50 1 25 per animal cow hides 20c per lb horse hides 5 to 8 dollars depending on size and color advertisement notes rates will stand until changed in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
1St National
Iltf. Advt
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U. P. Church Notes
Helena, Mont
By Luke McLuke
Advice
Jing
Cincinnati Enquirer
Houston Post
County Institute
Budd
Ober
Kurzen
Wade
Miss Cully
Maud Rudy
Ruth
Erwin
Effie Gerber and
Ray Shisler
Scott's
Tove
Wat
C. N. Amstutz
Sarah
J L. Amstutz
Lizzie
Ruth Amstutz
Levi Amstutz
Paschantz
Abr C. Hofstetter
Harry Heakins
Adeline Kratzer
Emma Badertscher
John C. Bixler
Applecreek
N. L. Springer
Wadsworth
Noah
Silver Hill
Albert Nussbaum
Hawver, Jeweler
Basket Ball
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