Reverend Baker barred from speaking in Grants Pass
An Associated Press dispatch from Grants Pass Oregon reports Rev W A Baker who claimed to represent the International Bible Students Association of Brooklyn spoke at a meeting that local defense officials halted. A four question committee challenged his wartime loyalties and he refused each query, prompting him to abandon the meeting.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Grants Pasa
Oregon
W. A. Baker
International Bible Students’ Association of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Council of Defense
Baker
Red Crosst
War Savings Stamps pass 60 million mark in 1918 drive
Washington reports War Savings Stamps have exceeded 60 million dollars with daily purchases over two million. Ohio’s committee urges rich buyers to join Limit Club for 1000 dollar stamps, while urging all able citizens to pledge to buy at least one Thrift Stamp daily in 1918. Hundreds have already begun the plan this year.
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Washington
Ohio War Savings Committee
Jeans
Perrysburg Grain & Seed Co elects officers and directors
Three new directors named Frank Kazmaier George Limmer and Frank Crain. Board meeting last Thursday elected officers President Geo Emmerich Vice President John Schneider Secretary Treasurer H H Hartshorn. Elevator activity up ten days with corn receiving and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrysburg Grain & Seed Co
Frank Kazmaier
George Limmer
Frank Crain
Geo. O. Emmerich
John Schneider
Sec
Early hatching boosts poultry gains and profits
Agricultural notes urge early incubator setup to hatch in March and market-ready birds by fall. Benefits include higher broiler prices, better pullet laying, and improved labor use. Ohio State tests indicate seed corn is unusually poor with many ears germinating under 50 percent and some under 20 percent.
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Ohio State University
Household remedy claims for various ailments from Dr Thomas
An 1800s style brief advertises Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a household remedy for a baby’s croup, Willie’s daily cuts and bruises, mamma’s sore throat, and Grandma’s lameness. It lists prices at 30c and 60c and presents the product as a万能 cure.
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Willie
Grandma
Thomas
Homewood Dairy Declares Independence from H. Seiling Dairy
F. B. Loomis proprietor states Homewood Dairy is an independent business not connected to H. Seiling Dairy. Public notice aims to clarify affiliation and ownership.
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Homewood Dairy
H. Seiling Dairy
Loomis
Limestone Demand Rises in Fertilizer Use
United States Geological Survey reports limestone as a favored soil sweetener for fertilizer. Production figures show a 1911 baseline with 1916 output at 1,086,376 short tons valued at $1,146,582, marking a 612 percent rise in quantity and 460 percent in value over six years.
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Unite States Geological Survey
A Simple Bed Rest Cures Aged Cold Slips Quickly
Aged readers are urged to rest promptly after catching a cold. If people over sixty go to bed and stay there one or two days, recovery is quicker, especially with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The approach also reduces risk of serious diseases following the cold.
Presbyterian Church March Services and Events
The Presbyterian Church announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 40 led by Rev Pheley. A 7 30 evening address by Dr Selyar covers Progress Prohibition, with Christian Endeavor at 6 30 led by Miss Mildred Witzler. A prayer service Thursday at 7 30 focuses on The Mercy of God and Man.
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Selyar
Christian Endeavor
Epie
Mildred Witzler
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
W. H. Roose
Dorothy Craig
C. E
Methodist Episcopal Church Services March 3
Rev Daniel Carter announces Sunday school at 9:00 a m public worship at 10 30 a m Epworth League at 6 30 p m and a second public worship at 7 80 p m Sermon themes for morning The Way Upward Evening continues a war address series subject continued on page 8
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Daniel Carter
Epworth League
Home Remedy For Aching Feet In Night Soaks And Ointment
For aching feet soak them nightly in a soda water mix with hot water covering the feet. Add bicarbonate of soda, rub bunion and sore spots with lechthyal ointment, then wrap feet in cloth or wear old stockings to bed. Use a foot ease in shoes.
When You Have a Cold and Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A testimonial from Mrs Frank Crocker of Puna Ill describing a severe child’s cold with troublesome coughing. She notes prior medicines failed but Chamberlains Cough Remedy helped after the first dose, leading to continued use until the illness subsided.
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Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Puna
Ill
Paul
Red Cross Flashbacks in Wartime Brotherly Theme
In a London Pictorial excerpt the speaker vows brotherly solidarity in battle, noting shared courage and a disdain for cheating or retreat. The poem contrasts male battlefield bravado with a womanly game, ending with a sobering note on death and enduring spirit.
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Ant
The
London Pictorial
Passing of Mrs Wetmore in Perrysburg 1918
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Mary A Wetmore on February 22 1918 at 11 50 pm after a ten day illness. Born in Hellensburg Scotland April 7 1837 she came to America as a child and lived in Perrysburg since youth. She was the widow of Capt Frank A Wetmore and is survived by her daughter Mrs E L Blue. Funeral held February 25 at 2 pm conducted by Rev Dr Pheley. The remains were laid in Perrysburg mausoleum.
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Wetmore
Mary A. Wetmore
Hellensburg
Scotland
Hull Prairie
Wood County
Frank A. Wetmore
Perrysburg
E. L. Blue
Pheley
Presbyterian Church
Rusty
Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and bowel issues
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as remedies for stomach liver and bowel disorders. Claims help for heartburn indigestion and constipation and promotes their use for relief and health.
Looting at Luotounbridge P D Bureau and Robbery Summary
Robbers cracked the John Current store front and stole 50 dollars in War Saying Stamps 3 to 5 dollars in small change and other stamps. About 2 dollars in cash was taken from the general store. The loot occurred between eleven and three. Otis Dutys horse and buggy were stolen from Christ Styer’s home half a mile from Dunbridge. Suspects tied the horse to the buggy and fled toward Toledo with the vehicle. The horse was found near Perrysburg on the McCutcheonville pike. The robbers apparently escaped in the buggy. A worker shortage note urges local and national labor pull. State Superintendent Pearson proposes using the county office as a worker clearinghouse for summer employment and enrollment cards for students seeking jobs.
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John Current
Claude A. Current
Otis Duty
Christ Styer
Dunbridge
Toledo
Duty
Mr. Styer
Perrysburg
McCutcheonville Pike
Pearson
B. Hall
Observations on Russia and war discussants in era prose
The passage riffs on Russia and Canada with satirical lines about Bolshevik and czarist spending. It lampoons Lenine and the barrel house politician while urging thrift albums for a protege. It notes Wilson sending clothes to Belgium and hints at prewar era political satire.
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Russia
All
Canada
Lenine
Kaiser
Wilson
Belgium
Constipation Orchestration by Diet and Chamberlain Tablets
Dietary items influence bowel movements with cheese tea and boiled milk often slowing peristalsis while raw fruits and grains like apples bananas gralam bread and whole wheat bread stimulate movement. For severe constipation the suggested immediate remedy is one or two Chamberlain’s Tablets after supper.
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Liberty
Eet
Ohio Experiment Station
R. P. Barton
Undertaker
Perrysburg, Yori
G. W. Clark
M. D
Spitzer Building
Sidaies Vitind
Ohio
John Zurflub
Frederick C. Averill
Home Plame
DR. B. Kinsley
Bloom
Second and
Main Stresta
Farbyeburg
Zoar Lutheran Church
P. Kinepfel
Methodist Episcopal Church
RED Cross
Joseph L. Schwartz
John Schwartz
Clyde
Orson Brocka
Rev. Burman
Lootounbridge P. D
Employment Bureau
Enys
Suez
Kerr Refuge
Canton
Consus
Grant
Congress
Rarysblur
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