24 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
1
A wartime digest notes that among 10,000 men passed for service and later rejected at camps nearly 22 percent were due to defective eyes. Teeth, hernia, heart disease, tuberculosis and other conditions followed in lesser shares, with few evading duty through deception.
An old promotional note extols the safety and reliability of Liberty Bonds. It asserts government bonds provide four percent interest, perpetual face value, and potential above par performance, citing past trends since 1812 and noting brief dips below par as temporary. The piece uses promotional language to reinforce confidence in federal securities.
Peter Patriot saves with a penny and buys Thrift Stamps to reach twenty five cents, loaning the same to the government and aiding business and country, while Sammy Slacker spends wastefully and saves nothing. The tale underscores war savings and moral action for prosperity.
An old fashioned corn muffin recipe has been revived and tested in several large New York hotels. Ingredients include honey eggs salt baking powder cornmeal rye flour and milk with rye mixed into the cornmeal.
The article notes Liberty Bond prices, urging hold and invest, and highlights Ohio State University Farmers Week at Columbus January 28 to February 4. It profiles the 100-bushel corn club brothers E L Johnson, S J Riggs, FR E Simmonds, and details events, exhibitions, prizes, and collaborations with state agricultural societies and the war effort.
Ohio liquor press claims that ratification of the National Prohibition amendment by the legislature would be subjected to a statewide referendum, potentially voiding action if opposed. The Ohio Constitution cannot override the U S Constitution, which secures amendments once ratified by three fourths of states.
In 27 years the Trumbull county children home admitted 684 from across the county. Niles supplied 317, and during dry years averaged five per year from Niles. Wet years brought 16 per year, and recent two years added 50. Not one was an orphan. alcohol often caused parents to split or fail to support children. Beer Sales Slump. Washington, D. C. Beer sales fell 2,708,627 barrels in the first quarter versus last year, indicating restraint during war times.
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