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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
5
A lengthy, dense OCR of community notices lists subscriptions, advertising, and various personal updates. It names several individuals and households, mentions property owners and local addresses, and records visits, travel, and social happenings across multiple days.
The record notes E H Earle as sole owner in a property or business matter. Details are incomplete due to OCR errors but indicate ownership and a formal note by a clerk or officer. Further verification needed for exact property or entity and date.
A fragmentary note reports that Maibach has purchased a farm south of Sterling. The acquisition involves the Stemner and W Meubath Co and references old terms and prior ownership. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a land purchase by a Mr Tow Mouibaeh connected to a local firm.
A garbled manuscript discusses a law to be passed and questions whether a suspension sentence or paralegal measures exist. It mentions a focal point on constraints and the wall of a concept involving mothers, wave theory, and comprehension. The text is unclear about concrete entities or a definite outcome.
Correspondence notes Mr Lie Fifiitt returning from Columbus. Mr and Mrs Deart Franer of Cleveland visit Seville. Misses Weaver, Hope Phekinger, Besse Wilder and Roy Chambers motor to Wellsworth. Ruth Beck visits Cleveland. Mark Day and children of Mansfield visit her parents. Miss teva Hosmer of Akron visits. Amelia Heckman breaks leg, improving. Tom Lanham of Columbus visits C T Matteson, speaks at Methodist church. Mr and Mrs J C Beck and daughter Viola attend from Cleveland.
Bethel View residents hosted visiting relatives over the weekend. Names include Kanengemser, Yaron Miller, Moths and Beane, Pifer, Thurkhart, and Welker families. Attended gatherings at Chippewa Lake and in Orrville, with several neighbors dropping by and a local sale reported.
The text extols strong organizations linking men of same work, urging cooperation with colleagues to share knowledge, ideas, and opportunities. It notes captains of industry rely on associations for progress, arguing collective effort raises standards and profits across trades and professions. The author, R. D. Cassmore, emphasizes working together.
A vintage advertisement promises fast relief from foot pain and fatigue. It touts Allen's Foot-Ease as easing burning, aching, and tender feet, claiming quick action after applying the powder in shoes. The copy cites wide demand and popularity across regions.
Akron visitors and local social events fill a March page with names. Families and neighbors gather at churches and homes in Akron and nearby towns for services, meetings, and casual evenings.
Article critiques moral weakness of shopkeepers near bankruptcy margins and their obsession with future prospects. It laments traders who ignore today’s risk, mocks advertorial vanity, and questions ethics of promotional culture in print.
A lengthy cropped OCR fragment describes spraying to combat flea beetles and protect plants. It references watering, timing, and comparing sprays, with scattered notes on field conditions, staff, and related terms. Entities are unclear due to text corruption, but mentions general garden pest control and experimental spraying.
Public sale notice describes an uncerated wall offer at peat le neetian located about 272 miles west of Littinan and 3s north east of Sterling. Sale begins about boats lock p m on Saturday June 17 with roughly ten acres of timber and related property listed under the late BAL MAN J Steamer. Vessel or goods details are unclear in the fragment.
A World War I era note describes welcome and plans for American Expeditionary Forces led by General Pershing. It details allied coordination, political signaling from Petrograd, and arrangements for Pershing’s troops to train and be deployed to France under allied command.
On Saturday June nine, a herd sale at a residence on the Jaeheon Road southwest of Sterling, 212 miles from Jackson, will offer nine Holsteins and jerseys aged from four to ten years. Equipment includes harness, collars, and a buggy top. Terms: nine months with 6 percent interest, 3 percent cash discount on $85 and up, auctioneer Jerry Fortney.
The undersigned offer at public auction at Realty Co's barn on Rittman west of the post office on Saturday June 30 1917. Twenty head of cows fresh to wards close springers and a few hack spingers. One 18 month old thoroughbred roan short horn bull. Sale begins at one o'clock Central standard time. Terms made known day of sale. C Wenger J A Nger Gatehouse and Beery Auctioneers Vance Hickin Clerk.
The agricultural experiment station reports higher yields in major crops using enhanced farming methods. Wheat and oats show gains, with average yields around 39 bushels per acre for corn, and notable increases in barley and hay. The station notes the value of intensified practices and plans to explain the switch at the January 22 demonstration.
An old agricultural note describes maggot pests on cabbage roots and outlines remedies. It recommends emulsions from lime or coal tar, one part to water, plus baits like salt or salt mixtures for radish and related crops. It cautions about plant injury from excess, and notes the adult insect is a small fly laying eggs that hatch into root-rotting maggots.
Cabbage worms threaten crops and are controlled by spraying with Arsenate of Lead or Paris Green, or by dusting with Pyrethrum after larvae form. Recommendations cover suitable mixes, application timing, and handling to kill most worm species on cabbages.
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