Local Notes Mention Visits and Appointments in Rittman
Wadsworth residents visit nearby towns and attend family gatherings while locals report on church work, school events, and community roles. Various residents from Akron, Sterling, Kent, and Wooster are cited visiting Rittman, with social calls, baptisms, and wedding plans noted alongside civic updates and local commerce.
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John P. Baker
Akron
Kattan
Bissell
Wadsworth
Rittman
A Pierce
Daw
Jesse Elite
George Schmaltz
Kent
Frank Webner
Grant Street
Helen Raft
Sterling
L. d. Gigandet
Edward Tressler
A. L. Ebert
Harold Miller
Spencer
Boyd Miller
Bliss Bess Smith
Ray Poling
Olin Boxheard Co
Strang Quimby
Edward Wheeler
L. J. Chgun
Maibach
Ohio Boxboard
Clouse
E. T. Boone
Emmet Boone
Paul Underwood
Judd Porter
Canal Fulton
Hsieh Ahd
Frank Ont Bcker
Finhily
Wiliam Hershey
Fang
Mra
Mos Stoner
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Orrville
Courier-Crescent
TSA
Mnator
John Burkholder
Smithville
A. Ebert
Henry Smoyer
Irene
John Smoyer
O. L. Cox
Ruth
W. O. Dange
Will Brown
T. H. Fritz
Colorado
Belle Sigler
Charley Sigter
Barberton
Mattie Goodwin
U. B. Parsonage
London
Ont
Canada
Aid Society of Presbyterian Church
Fed
100 F of Wooster
Conley
Coshoeton
U. B
Sterling Las
Taent
Clark
Medina
Brooks Aviation Field
San Antono
Texas
Lee Skidtore
Harry Fortney
Mroc
HP Sumth
Oon Maan Sr
War Savings Week Proclaimed By Officials
The week of June 24 1918 is designated War Savings Week by the U S Treasury Secretary and Ohio Governor. Citizens urged to pledge to save and invest in War Savings Stamps with 4.27 percent interest, redeemable on ten days notice at post offices. The notice encourages families to hold stamps in multiple names and notes the program supports the war effort.
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Ed Robson
Parkersburg
WoVn
Addie Boss
Fayette Morrison
Lor Wm
Mattree Goodwin
Florence Anghes
Hughes Variety Stores
Massillon
Ohio
U. S. Treasury
U. S
United States
The Honor System at Fox Theaters This Weekend
Fox screens The Honor System a Western drama starring George Walsh Marian Cooper and Gladys Brockwell with a tale of cowboys and frontier justice. Also World for Sale a love story of the Northwest with Mack Smt and Polly Morgan in Saucy Madaline plus Willam Hart in The Wolf of the Rail.
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Geo. Wal H
Marian Cooper
Gladys Brockwell
Arizona
Fox
Extinguish Grief and Do Your Part at Home
A passage from The Mothers Magazine argues grief over fallen soldiers is natural but not a duty to wallow in. It urges readers to act, find purpose, and support the war effort at home rather than succumb to insistent sorrow. The text stresses personal duty and collective resolve as true triumphs.
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The
Mother’s Magazine
Bond Issue Vote Planned for Rittman Salt Street Upgrade
Village of Rittman to submit a question at the August 13 1918 general election on issuing bonds not exceeding five thousand dollars to fund the Salt Street paving project between the east line of Nag Street and the east corporate limit. Voters will select For the issue of bonds or Against the issue of bonds. WM Shackelford mayor. Public notice dated June 13 1918.
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Rittman
Salt Street
Ng Street
East Corporation
WM. M. Shackleford
Kirst Publiesia
Red Cross Mercy Across No Man's Land
Warren Anderson portrays the Red Cross as the world’s greatest mother providing aid to Jews and Gentiles alike. The piece highlights mercy across trenches, rebuilding homes, replenishing supplies, and warming thousands through compassionate relief work.
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Red Cross
The
Warren Anderson
Army recruiter Brown Catches Unenlisted Men
A report from Indianapolis cites Sergeant W B Brown patrolling 58 South Illinois Street to recruit, questioning young men who glimpse shops or street cars about enlisting. He even stopped a clergyman who said he was “doing my bit in my own way,” though the preacher did not enlist.
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Ilinois Street
Washington
Maryland
Sergt. W. B. Brown
Army
Illinois Street
Sergeant Brown
Sam
Brown
Indianapolis
Cleans Up Weedy LFA Fields With Spring-Tooth Harrow
Harrowing alfalfa during a dry spell can reduce foxtail and bluegrass damage after cuttings. Ohio Experiment Station agronomist C Williams says a spring-tooth harrow works better than a disk and extreme drought helps kill pests. Wet seasons fail to remove weeds as roots resettle after harrowing.
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C. (. Williams
Ohio
Williams
Worry Kills More Than War, Says Insurance Advice
The Pittsburgh Dispatch cites Equitable Life data claiming worry kills more men than war and disease. It argues hard work is not fatal. worry undermines judgment, drains power, and shortens careers. Maintain steady effort and avoid letting anxiety erode success.
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America
Equtable Life Assurance Society
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Dogs Hair Spun Into War Wool In England
English households turn to combings of pet dogs to produce wool like Shetland for garments. The process uses dog hair as soft raw material for socks scarves and jerseys with Red Cross needing more. Reports say officials once debated a dog hair collection scheme amid wartime shortages.
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England
London
Ministry of National Service
German Toy Industry Shrinks After War Shortages
German toy shops favor simple wooden toys as demand rises. Flour shortages halt cement bodies, wax heads are scarce, and dress materials cost quadruple. Prices double, metal toys decline, and basic items vanish as metal is diverted to munitions.
All Right They Are Looking At Them Teeth Extractions Debate
A local manufacturer with poor health visits a doctor who prescribes tooth extractions when rheumatism or other ailments resist treatment The piece notes doctors sometimes remove healthy teeth to relieve illness and claims that losing teeth may stop alleged poisons from pyorrhea entering the bloodstream The manufacturer shown his upper and lower plates after the exam
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Indianapolis News
Green speculation wary and mistrustful, Lawson warns
In a Boston lecture Thomas W. Lawson says green speculators are more suspicious than seasoned ones. He compares them to a farmer at a station who offers a $20 bill for a round trip to Washington and refuses to take change at New York, insisting on immediate settlement.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Boston & Maine
Washington
Feller
New York
Daily Press Publishes Ad Paper Schedule On Holidays
A local newspaper outlines a plan to issue a dedicated advertisement paper on holidays and select 51 weekly issues per year. The editor notes adjustments to align with holiday observances and regional printing patterns.
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Sow
How Johnny Cake Got Name
The article explains corn bread's rise in the Civil War South when flour was scarce. Southerners replaced white flour with corn pone, forming corn bread. Federal troops dubbed Confederate soldiers Johnny Cake after discovering their corn bread.
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Johnny
Confederacy
South
Mason and Dixon Line
Johnny Rebs
Directory man probes occupant name in bustling home
A directory clerk asks a housewife for the occupant’s name and whether she is widow or spinster. He presses that if she is married the husband’s name becomes the head of the house, provoking a sharp retort about the head and neck dynamics.
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Mary Jane Smith
McCulloch seeks renomination in 16th district primary
Roscoe McCulloch the present congressman faces a Republican challenger in the August 13 primary for the 16th district nomination. The opponent is H H W Ful with several names listed as possible entrants. Entries from Akron and Kent indicate competing Democrats for the 14th district race.
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Roscoe McCulloch
Congress
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Kryptok Lenses
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Optician
Dr Toland
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