19 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes a surge in government clerks as wartime needs rise, with hires pro rated by state but emergency measures allowing cross state appointments. It also covers Cummins liquor import ban amendment, Mann enemy property bill, and local notices on speeches, visits, and weather affecting harvest.
Harvey Arnett and family visit Charles Jefferis and family near Spencerville Ohio. Dalton Mikesell and Walter Greendyke enlisted as chauffeurs for food conveyances. A meat market relocation near the Palestine Hotel. J Oliver Stewart, Flying Squadron VP, to speak on Ohio dry issue at Palestine corner July 19. Editorial on the American flag and unity. The Hornet urges every citizen to contribute to the war effort and “do our bit big.”
A historical note explains battleships protected by coconut fiber cellulose and mineral wool coverings. Cellulose swells in seawater to seal openings and is fireproofed. mineral wool shields heat and stores, requiring masks for workers. The piece closes with a reunion notice for the Bickel Moyer gathering at Forest Park on July 22.
Rape seed sown alongside corn provides nitrogen rich feed for hogs when corn is harvested. A tin can with a small hole distributes seeds during cultivation, at about one to two pounds per acre. Dwarf Essex is common. July sowing yields hog pasture by September. high protein feed aids rapid gains. Tankage and skim milk supplement corn during heavy feeding periods. Other green forages like clover or alfalfa can substitute and often lower costs.
Local sale listing lists items including a bed room set sewing machine guitar and heating stove. Call Journal Office or visit 310 West Main Street Greenville to inquire. Subscribe for the Journal appears in the notice.
A medical notice invites readers to consult Dr Kutchin for chronic and nervous ailments. He promises a free initial exam, no guesswork, and 35 years of experience. His next Greenville visit is Thursday July 19 at the Hunt House, with calls in the foremo on.
A quoted admonition divides spitting into willful, thoughtless, accidental, and general nuisance cases. It labels the offender as part of the hog family if wilful, calls for pity if thoughtless, urges self-improvement if accidental, and warns against any spitter who endangers health or peace, urging reflection.
A narrator recalls being urged by his poor clergyman father to accept a rich uncle’s offer to live with him and forego marriage. The uncle, a monomaniac with anti women sentiments, conditions inheritance on the narrator remaining unmarried. The story follows his covert marriage to a woman, the uncle’s death, and a codicil ensuring an income to Miss Arabella Wagstaff, revealing that even old men can be fools in love.
The passage notes warlike toys appear among Christmas gifts from battleships to airguns and tin soldiers. It suggests peace lovers may hope children will not grasp the meaning of war as these symbols fade from toys into rattles, dolls, books, sleds, and skates.
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