06 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
1
The year 1916 begins with optimism as M. B. Sunday school elects officers for the year. Revival and school resumption loom, while local officials start their terms. A New Year flood scare and civic discussions on preparedness frame a broad, earnest community update.
A reader testimonial claims Sloan's Liniment eased three weeks of chronic rheumatism and a stiff neck after only three or four days. The letter from H B Smith notes use at a large San Francisco department store and urges others to try the remedy.
Chicago Journal notes sixty sea going steel ships totaling 288701 gross tons are under construction in U S yards the heaviest tonnage ever built at one time. It says American shipyards will avoid business failure after the war and urges applying proven energy to shipbuilding to meet long term demand.
The fall and early months offer a good chance to clean orchards and fight fruit diseases, says the Ohio State University horticulture department. Remove and burn all blight infested parts, and in pruning cut away dead bark to reveal the living tissue beneath.
Instructions cover stain removal for a mat tress using raw starch and water paste, brushing with a whisk broom, and soaking sour milk for fruit stains. Rinsing with lukewarm water, repeating as needed, and special care for blue linen or blue embroidered items with added sugar or lead in water. A dust cloth tip uses coal oil soaked cotton to trap dust.
An assortment of era advertisements tout health cures and tonics. Dr King’s New Life Pills promise digestive relief and vitality. Edison storage battery touted as economical and future tech. Nerve specialist Dr Kutchin offers free consultation with a Greenville visit set for Thursday Jan. 6 at Hotel James.
A minister recalls a humorous wedding tale from the New York Times. He notes the custom that the groom salute the bride after the ceremony to smooth the moment, recounting how pompous Mr Smith mishandled the salute and chose formality over warmth.
A Washington Star fragment shows two girls arguing over an engagement with Harold Jim ming. One insists they were not engaged while the other cites his grammar as the problem.
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