Jackson Drives War Stamp Drive Progress as Quota Nears
The War Stamp drive shows Jackson town preparing for a large role with a $2,150 quota and 179 cards. Leaders like W. D. Meyer report pledges totaling $18,908 on 1d cards, while postmaster Kendrick notes strong participation. Other teams report varied sums with Charley Hexs at $2,970 and Trinkhaven gathering $2,711 on 44 cards.
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Jackson Townehly
Hecratiny Mayer
Mie Fownehip
Piedmon Wno
Mey
Charley Hexs
Wolte Air Cochrine
Huey
Reed
Eee Pnathar
Phiratay
Re T
Kendrick
Brink’ Haven
Tarda
Trinkhaven
Dyog T. Smith
Avice Nedlerhonke
Hendershot
Jot TH. Naggengast
Thompson
Creek
Englehardt
Rondel
Hibbetts
Jara
Lelier
N.W. Rebine
Registration of German Alien Females Commanded by Proclamation
The article orders all German females aged 14 or older in the United States who are not naturalized to register as German alien enemies. Registration starts 6 am Monday June 17 and runs daily through June 26 except Sunday, at Mt. Vernon city mayor’s office in Knox County, open from 6 am to 6 pm.
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United States
Wedney
Knox County
the Mayer
Mt. Vernon
Cholera Morbus Remedy Endorsed By Indiana Parent
In 1911 an Indiana parent describes cholera morbus as deadly before medical help arrives. She praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for immediate relief to two sick children and urges households to keep a bottle ready for emergencies.
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Chamberlain
Mia
Chas
Engeart
Tmuntington
Ind
Eastman Passes Mental Exam for West Point
Eastman V. Eastman son of De and Mrs Eastman, after attending Kenyon College Gambier, passed the mental exam for West Point Military Academy at West Point N Y. If he also passes the physical exam he will be inducted and begin work on July 1. Chamberlains Couth Remedy endorsed by Mrs Martin of Peru Ind for whooping cough.
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Ithaapil V. Eastman
Eastman
Kenyon College
Gambier
West Point Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Whec
William A. Ashbrook
Olle
Chamberlain
Martin
Peru
Ind
Red Cross and War Chest Backed By Columbus Bank
A wartime financial note from the Buckeye State Building and Loan Company in Columbus praises Red Cross and thrift efforts. It touts a $14,800,000 deposit base and five percent on time deposits, inviting readers to request booklets.
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Liberty Honda
Stampa
Buckeye State Building and Loan Company
Rankin Building
West
Gay Street
Coline Boa
Ohio
Court News: Common Pleas and Probate Docket Highlights
June 24 assignment list includes Phillips v Cole, Davis v Merenhaugh, Blair v Insurance Co v Behaemer. Divorce suit William Herschler vs Ethel Merschler cites separation, alleged misconduct. Various estate and guardian accounts filed, including Neiderhouser and Shields, plus final accounts for Greer and Gann.
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Common Pleas Court
Phillips
Fiien Rapty
Common, Pleas
Union Central Life Insurance Co
William H. Shaffer
Greer & Cromley
Red Cross Dance at Martinsburg Nets Large Sum
Martinsburg branch of Knox county Red Cross raises 41265 dollars at town hall benefit. Funds go to the branch general fund for future use. Brickett’s Orchestra led by Mr. Vernon provided music. A second benefit dance for Ted Crow is planned for July 17 at the same venue.
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Martinsburg
Bacon Breakfast at Old Stone Quarry Event
At an unusual 4 40 a m hour hikers gathered east of the city for a bacon breakfast. Paline Thorpyon Riley MIM Ada Levering Glora Wyaner Kathleen Lauderbaugh Helen Hunts berger Dorothy Murry Cora Conard Helen Beeney and Jonnie Miller attended.
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Arlaing
Pauline Thorpyon
Riley Mim
Ada Levering
Glora Wyaner
Kathleen Lauderbaugh
Helen Huntsberger
Dorothy Murry
Cora Conard
Helen Beeney
Jonnie Miller
Satin and Laces Replace War Era Fabrics in Women’s Wear
Plain clothes gain favor as war economy shifts fabric use. Satin dominates evening wear with brights, navy, and gray for wraps and dresses. Reversible capes, satin coats with quilted rose motifs, and fiber satin for utility wear reflect evolving fashion toward practicality and subdued elegance.
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War Department
Thia
Ton Gatin
A Claver Gown In Black for Informal Dining Out
A gown in black features a white drape over the hips and a shaped princess girdle of black brocaded chiffon. The gown falls below a straight girdle of black satin, creating a graceful, understated silhouette for informal dining occasions.
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Wantin
Meteor
Long Lane Turning Point In a Boyhood Pact
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls a boy named I who learns restraint after seeing lambs escape into Stebbins hay barn during October. He wrestles with revenge versus honesty, deciding to keep a secret from a friend and evaluating moral conduct under God’s standard.
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Judah
Toshih Stebbins
Lyman Groner
Fidwice
Croster Farmhouse
Lyman
Ira Judson
Mr. Stebbin
Sailors Find Movie Shows Aboard Fast Cruisers
On troop ships fast cruisers provide the only recreation for sailors. Shows are limited to below decks due to lights and coal fumes, with crowded viewing spaces and strict controls. The Y M C A and movie efforts use vast film stock, screening hours, and careful censorship to avoid French rights issues while entertaining American troops overseas.
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Y. M
Cheanpeake Bay
Ian
M. CA
Jim
France
Religious population figures in U S census summaries
The article notes religious counts from World Almanac 1918 and Catholic directory 1917. It cites about 40,000,000 communicants in the United States with Roman Catholics around 14.3 million and Protestants spread across many branches, plus smaller bodies composing the remainder. It references the Catholic Directory for 1917 showing over 17 million Catholics.
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U. 8
United States
Baptiste
Afrven
Presbyterians
Traciples of Christ
United Brethren
Moral law and German aggression in a doomed world view
The speaker denounces Pan Germanism as moral law denial, accusing Germany of savage methods and hypocrisy. It warns America to recognize the Prussian danger, citing imperial expansion, war crimes rhetoric, and calls for vigilance against assimilation, occupation, and bribery.
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Goethe
Bimerson
Napoleon
Teaple
Prussia
France
Germany
America
Frederick the Great
Great Frost Depth in Alaska Reveals Permafrost Extent
A Scientific American summary notes permafrost in Alaska extends to depths of 18 inches to 200 feet in Klondike alluvium, with Fairbanks shafts reaching 314 feet. Seward peninsula holes exceed 74 feet, some ground remains unfrozen, and permafrost may reflect an older climate preserved by vegetation's insulating layer.
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Alaska
Klondike
Geological Survey
Fairbanks
Seward Peninsula
A. H. Brooks
Concerning Sponges Life and Varieties Described
Sponges are animals that eat and digest, starting as tiny eel like creatures before attaching to a surface and developing. They grow in many shapes including finger shaped red mermaid gloves treelike and cup forms. Some carpet over rocks and others form nests like sea grass.
Local Doctors Hear Lecture at Newark Medical Meeting
Dr Chaves F Unover of Lakeride respid gave an excellent lecture at a Newark medical meeting Wednesday afternoon and evening. Attending physicians from Knox County included C Cogued Py Le Singrey PP Yowde O Lariniere W We Penr nell No Tt Bastian RW Cob ville Vernon Dita Vo Ack erman Wo Bastian Fred Belektawn Dre IW Blake AL Welker and Gunite
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Chaves
Lakeride
Newark
Knoxy County
Sariely
Cogued
le Singrey
Yowde
Lariniere
Nell
Tt Bastian
Cobville
Vernon Dita
I Vo Ackerman
Bastian
Fred Belektawn
Dre
Blake
AL Welker
Gunite
Canning Demonstrator Sought by Local Committee
A local committee seeks a demonstrator on canning materials for a Chester of Commerce event Friday afternoon. The request comes in a letter received from Columbia Thurway, outlining the scope of the program and obligations for participants.
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War Canning
Cme
Mio
Locuire
Chester
Columbua Thurway
Fragmented list of items from an old notice
Fragment with a garbled inventory mentions a stove work table tea kettle berries or pineapple peas or heants and two polms or greens a spinner or beet taps. The lecture will beet at 2 avelnek. me.
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Avelnek
Murry Called to Jermyn Pa by Ill Wife
A. Murry, visiting his parents on South Clifton Street, was summoned to Jermyn Pennsylvania Wednesday due to the illness of his wife. The message came from Hines and referenced the family there.
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Pennsylvania
Murry
All. Murry
South Clifton Street
Ty Dernyn, Pa
Hix Amoall
Seeonmuntok
Jermyn
Red Cross Hospital Supplies Department Closure Notice
The Red Cross Wake County chapter reports that the hospital supplies department will be closed until further notice. The Te xal Ted Crage chapter issued the closure and further details are awaited from headquarters.
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Dept. OF Red Cross
Texal
Ted Crage
Fire Burns Waste at French The Pennsylvania Thope
A small French waste disposal site caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, destroying a large pile of waste. Firefighters and shop employees contained the blaze with limited additional damage to the shop’s premises. No injuries reported.
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Pennsylvania
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