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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
4
The issue lists weekly publication details and advertising rates, reports train schedules through Rittman Ohio, and covers local social notes. Readers learn about letters, obituaries, church notices, and community events, including trips, reunions, and farm news.
A church notice lists upcoming services and events including Sabbath installments, prayers, and missionary activities. It notes the Senior Pastor and church officers guiding arrangements for July and June meetings, with dates like June 14 and July planning. The piece mentions the Women’s Missionary Society, the West Sabbath Creek Coast activities, and a note about a late children's event for the week.
Rittman markets corrected weekly by Hershey and Rohrer as war hospitals expand. Foot-Ease antiseptic powder touted for troops to prevent foot fatigue. retailers and depots nationwide promote the product amid drills and military preparedness. Local notices mention graduations and school events, with advertisements for cleaning and personal care items.
The article lists marriages and licenses amid a jumble of garbled text, naming several individuals and places in a chaotic OCR segment. It notes people filing for licenses, with scattered references to locations and dates, reflecting a period piece record of civil registrations.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a June related note involving a child and a debate over poled thinking. Readable elements point to a historical or local archival snippet with unclear context and missing details. The item preserves named entities suggesting a period tone and emphasizes a puzzle-like fragment.
DR D C DeFOE is pastor. Evening service at Mollow. Sabbath Scheel and a VAM ROY Predreh lead morning and evening services. Christian Endeavor at noon. Weed Conley presides over prayer meeting Thursday at 800 PM. Chur Practicet Thursday on 2 M QO OM. Spade Chorter.
The Presbyterian Church lists Rev D Paul Herriott as pastor. Morning service Sabbath includes Junior Endeavor at 2 00 PM and Senior Endeavor at 3 30 PM. Evening service and prayer meeting follow at 7 30 PM on Thursday, Eastern Standard Time.
A fragmentary excerpt outlines a call for adequate safeguards to prevent future abuses, arguing remedies must address underlying causes rather than mere symptoms. The garbled text references power, institutions, and international relations.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and numbers in a likely local notice. Readable items reference people and a numerical value, suggesting a public or legal notice fragment without full context.
A cryptic OCR line mentions Kritiman and fled toucks-1 tn 4 an hE Cal MW. Unclear details but indicates a legal or crime reference with names and jurisdictions. Further readable context needed to produce a precise summary.
Fragmentary OCR yields a cryptic note with unclear names and events. Readable segments mention a soot covered object and a location or year. No coherent person, organization, place, date, or outcome is established in the legible text.
Report describes fertilizer application across various field crops. Notes from agriculture experts discuss timing, soil readiness, and observed vigor in crops following lime and nutrient treatments. Potential implications for yields and farm management practices are highlighted with references to tonnage and application methods.
Rev Edward Boariman Pagtor leads Brethren Church with Sunday School at 9:30 and Church Service at 7:00 pm Eastern. Those not attending are cordially invited to worship.
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