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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
8
Fresh eggs priced at No. 1320 Fancy No 1 Country Butter 30 cents and No. 2 Country Butter 24 cents. Selling prices show Fresh Eggs Fancy No 1 Country Butter at 34 cents.
A survey of town news shows visits to Columbus and Gambier for business and leisure, specials at Lurie’s store on Main and South Main, and athletic wear promotions. Residents like Mrs Sanith and Miss Maxwell travel for visits, while others plan summer wear, straw hats, and wardrobe trunks.
Readers report a public exchange about a proposed plan with one side arguing affordability and the other insisting it is possible while avoiding public disclosure of financial limits. The dialogue underscores local concerns about spending and transparency.
Mt Vernon residents share visits as Miss Anla Nicholls of Cleveland marries Cart Taylor of Hye Park May 10. The couple will live in Cleveland. Friends and relatives, including Mrs. Scolen and Miss Nicholls, are mentioned with social visits and a Loyal Daughters gathering at Marie Melick’s home.
Bladensburg will host Rev Hoover of Loudonville who will preach at both morning and evening services next Sunday. Local residents and visitors, including Etta Banbury and Lot tie Fowls, were seen visiting relatives and attending gatherings over the past week.
Dr R Emory Beetham, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Sewickley Pa, has been secured to deliver the Mt Vernon high school graduating class address. The announcement came Thursday afternoon amid prior appearances at local church and Chamber of Commerce events.
Miss Jennie Kerr hosts a Mt Vernon W. O. T. U. afternoon meeting with devotions, prayers, and reports. Speakers include Mrs. Paul on child work, Mrs. Sapp on Red Cross plans, and Mrs. Hadley elected soldiers and sailors superintendent. A thrift drive and sock kits are urged. Debates on temperance entertain and educate, with readings and songs reflecting home and nation during wartime.
Self control is described as essential for achievement. Loss of self control marks the first sign of insanity and ruins any potential for progress. The text links mental attitude to life processes, stating thoughts shape behavior and outcomes.
The excerpt shows a library encounter with a bashful new assistant and a damsel with striking blue eyes as they exchange flirtatious dialogue. A line hints at a possible inheritance and a mention of the post office savings bank in London. A separate street calculation notes an even division of Earth’s inhabitants with about twenty three and a half each.
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