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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
5
An old advertisement from Toledo Ohio offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It asserts the Eustachian tube inflammation leads to deafness if untreated and promotes other products for constipation.
Correspondence lists numerous visits across the area. Cami Cudmn of Bedford spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs. O. D. Underwood of Greensboro NC visited her mother Mrs. Etta Shank. Miss Carrie Bechler visited friends in Wadsworth. Carl Mellinger and Helen Chifetly of Akron were at parents or relatives.
A. T. Young of Rittman Ohio offers upholstery and repair work for buggy backs and all kinds of furniture. Box 234.
Doylestown residents hosted relatives from Cleveland Wooster and Akron with Friday and Sunday visits. The Farmer Granger Club held a large picnic at the Experimental Station in Wooster on June 15. The Y M S and Y S S held a picnic at Turkeyfoot Lake with a very large turnout. Commencement exercises at St Peter and Paul School were held Sunday evening with seven graduates. A livery sale in Wooster drew local attendees and townspeople visited Canal Fulton Orrville Wadsworth and Canton relatives.
Mrs. Elisabeth Houser died Wednesday morning after a long illness of dropsy. She leaves three sons John Perry and Aquila. Funeral services were held Friday at J. H. Houser's home with interment at Lower Cemetery. Local social notes mention visitors from Orrville and Rittman and attendance at a spring play in Orrville.
Miller and his wife were traveling toward Findlay when their car collided with an interurban. Miller was killed, his head crushed by the impact. Mrs. Miller escaped with minor injuries and returned home in Creston. Miller had been employed by the company and a funeral was held in Creston after the accident on Friday.
Outbreaks of root rot on clover and alfalfa reported in western Ohio. Disease appears before hay harvest, causing browning stalks and weakened plants. roots detach in advanced stages. Farmers urged to report outbreaks to Ohio Experiment Station and send diseased stalk samples from Wooster.
Congress passes pension legislation signed by the President setting a minimum pension of 30 dollars monthly for Civil War veterans serving 90 years or more, with scales rising to 32 dollars for those over two years and 34.5 dollars for one and a half years. The measure raises overall pension outlays by about 40 million dollars annually.
Relatives of men in the 308th Engineers report two weeks of doubt over their sons fate after Camp Merritt and delayed convoy notices. Red Cross post cards say the vessel is safe at sea, with reports of where the regiment landed unclear as ships head to France or English ports.
A Lind, Mennonite minister north of Rittman for fourteen years, sold his real estate and household goods this week and will depart July 2 for the west. The family will first go to Colorado for health reasons, with possible later relocation to California by automobile. The move follows his selection as minister by the Nis church congregation last spring and subsequent relocation to Ona farm near the church.
London correspondent recalls Mick Mackinnon on the Cameronia bridge who calmed troops with a megaphone, disobeyed orders, and was tossed to safety by the captain only to vanish later aboard the Tuscania. The tale honors his gallant restraint and fearlessness at sea.
Several women discuss Liberty bonds at a neighbor’s house when a young girl makes a comment about her aunt buying bonds to avoid taxes. A guest with a son in military service reacts angrily, prompting heated remarks before the girl retreats, trying to backtrack. The scene ends with only laughter and an innocent quip about Niagara Falls.
United States Consul General Winslow warns American merchants not to push luxury imports in New Zealand. He notes New Zealand holds ample funds and opposes importing luxuries that consume tonnage needed against U boats. Trinidad and the British West Indies similarly cut imports and shift to home grown foods and cornmeal.
A Bureau of Mines investigation argues a salt famine in the United States is unlikely while low salt prices and abundant supply deter profits. American salt works have supplied nearly all domestic needs recently, limiting munitions demand and profits for profiteers.
An officer questions a German guard about knowing Americans were in the opposite trench. He recalls quiet days suddenly broken by a loud cry, revealing the presence of U S soldiers and the Stars and Stripes.
A dialogue shows Mr. Cumrox and another arguing about food restrictions and being able to sit in restaurants and order corn bread and cabbage, with a mention of potatoes and a desire to speak plainly about their preferences.
The Wayne County draft board releases a statement detailing the county’s military age roster. It lists 3,161 men registered in the county and notes 300 men listed as awaiting or unavailable for certain classifications.
The article argues against sending large instruments like pianos and tubas to soldiers. It supports practical, compact instruments such as side trombones and mouth organs. It calls for thoughtful donations aligned with battlefield realities and unit needs, including seeds and small trusses.
A government note urges town leaders to survey affable men with farm experience to volunteer time, freeing women to work in farms during peak demand. The plan calls for brief weekly absences from other jobs and suggests substituting women for clerks, elevator boys, and other workers to assist agriculture. Clarence Ousley, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, advocates the move.
Draft recruits in South Carolina are reported to be struck by hookworm. Physicians note numerous cases, with all patients showing rapid improvement after treatment. Some companies report many men undergoing medical care for the infection.
The article outlines draft classifications for 4th Class and 5th Class young men, noting exemptions and early registrations. It mentions the U.S. request to strengthen French defenses and the deployment of railway engineers with Pershing’s forces, some already in construction work in France on docks and facilities.
A Buffalo resident recalls President Grover Cleveland preferring legal study to politics. He notes Cleveland avoided grand vanity, excelled in complex cases, and valued thought over eloquence while enjoying fishing. He also respected Democratic peers but focused on law.
A Brooklyn youth enlisted in the British air service designed a plate tuned to detect aircraft. He found German raids were in flat notes while British planes rang in B flat. The Royal Air Force now uses this ear driven detector to cue anti aircraft barrages.
A London Tit Bits anecdote recounts a séance goer narrating a macabre misreading of a scene where a mother feeds her baby in a cottage. A rat approaches the child, then is diverted by a biscuit and a mischievous prank involving the creature's tail used as a comforter.
The Scientific American profile describes Creusot works 520 millimeter mobile artillery for the French army mounted on a railroad carriage. The 2047 inch diameter shell is a fort wrecker and a single shot is said to have reduced Fort Malmaison to dust and debris, showcasing its destructive power.
A hotel proprietor recalls a guest who loudly praised a neighbor's piano, while the other guest complains about banging walls to quiet the nuisance. the proprietor notes the neighbor planned to play more music despite the disturbance.
A London TitBits excerpt notes a fauxhall school's senior boys visiting the old Vic to see The Merchant of Venice when Shylock pleads for his pound of flesh a Cockney boy shouts to the judge Ask him for his meat tard in eager tones reflecting lively crowd banter and stage comic relief.
The dedicatory ceremony for the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, at Beall Avenue and Bowman Street in Wooterda, was led by Rev John B. Farrelly of Cleveland. A solemn consecration and related rites occurred Sunday afternoon with many clergymen in attendance.
Fragmented OCR depicts a speech urging reduced beef rations and substitutions with pork. The text references public support for meat economy, city messages, and proposed policy shifts while noting opposition and regional variations in tone.
A fragmentary report describes a Tuesday evening scene at a desk where a reporter recalls watching a car speed north on Main Street at about 50 mph. The piece touches on wartime speech reception and the idea of marching into Berlin.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions police officials and registration of females, with instruction to call authorities if encountered suspicious items or individuals. The text is unclear but implies reporting procedures and fingerprint notes related to regime activities.
Fragmented text describes alfalfa harvest timing and weather impact. Mentions weeks from a 24 day forecast and hints at crop growth stages and field conditions. References to local weather patterns and potential harvesting adjustments based on moisture and temperature.
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