21 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
Residents share visits and church events at Bradford and nearby towns. Weddings, graduations, public sales, legal filings, and farm progress paint a picture of daily life with names like Myers, Kniesly, Derseh, Williams, and Helms, plus civic notices, sales, and court actions shaping local affairs.
A World Outlook feature explains Chinese charm beliefs as sacred remedies. Temples craft colored paper charms to ward off spirits, soothe illness, and avert misfortune. Priests inscribe them for followers seeking shen protection against kwei ailments and droughts, with viewers advised to stay hopeful.
Advert says Dr Kings New Life Pills purge poisons from the system and improve complexion and energy. One or two at night clears constipation and restores a youthful spring to step, promising health and happiness for 25 cents.
Short classified notice offers a bedroom set sewing machine guitar and heating stove for sale. Contact the Greenville Journal Office at 310 Wea for details.
An Englishwoman in a London periodical narrates an African building trip remarking that hippos “are usually killed in the water” but that shooting them by moonlight when they graze on dry land is more humane. The piece notes the hippo’s discomfort with dry feet.
A Washington dispatch discusses unity in railroad regulation, urging federal incorporation of railways under general law. Judge Lovett argues Congress must create a unified national system with federal charters to standardize rates, responsibilities, and financing, resolving interstate conflicts and state-by-state regulatory delays. The piece cites Bernard Lovell and notes criticism of current state commissions and arbitration needs.
Sergeant Johnny Foe asked to be reduced to private during wartime service. He was transferred to the Belt regiments, with officers and officials debating his eligibility and the proper punishment. After discussions with Colonel Waller and others, Foe was reduced to private and assigned to grunt duties as the war continued.
A 1920s style note reports women embracing shaved thin red arched brows as the latest beauty craze. Experts claim the look balances facial expression and suits many, while a salon beauty writer notes bold, no-wisp styles gain popularity despite critics.
A fragmentary London Standard note describes the czar adopting the name Private Nicholas Romano in the Emperor Alexander II's rifle regiment. It mentions his Orthodox faith, marriage, and assignment to inspect common soldier equipment, with salutes to officers said to be punctilious.
In a private museum the collector preserves items linked to danger and near misses from his life. A large vase protection, a bomb fragment from Barcelona as a youth, and a lapidary piece tied to an assassination attempt at the Tine de Rivoli are among the artifacts connected to dramatic episodes during encounters with prominent figures and events nearby.
A decree from the Portuguese government bans trawlers, citing high prices offered for slips. The move threatens the country’s fishing fleet as operations face disruption and potential losses.
Dropsy is a symptom not a disease and results from blood flow changes and high pressure in veins. It links to heart or kidney disorders with night swelling or morning edema and may accompany Brights disease when kidneys fail to remove water and toxins, sometimes with both heart and kidney troubles.
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