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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
7
Local notices report visits and greetings among Marshallville residents. Students prepare for the May 16 commencement at Reformed Church with Dr. George C. Tracker as speaker. Activities include Decoration Day planning, a May 17 school picnic, and a public sale by Misses Heisz on May 18.
Backache and bladder weakness ad urges readers to try Cystex with a 48 hour test. Promises relief from waking nights, itching, and fatigue with money back if not improved. Available at Snyder's Drug Store in Rittman Ohio.
Chicago club leader Mrs Langworthy outlines a home ethics code noting a single bathroom sparks disputes over who starts the bath and who yields. She argues the first bath should have priority and others should wait courteously.
Two men in Sioux City confessed to stealing chickens by gassing them with gasoline and ammonia, an unusual method that shocked neighbors and prompted police to investigate livestock theft reports across the area.
Richmond's dog population has halved from about 5,000 a decade ago to 2,000 today. Goat numbers have dropped from several hundred to zero in the same period, reflecting a sharp local animal population trend.
Lesson for May 19 focuses on Jeremiah chapters 11 to 26 with Golden Text Hearken unto my voice. God promises to bless Israel if they heed his commands and warns of exile for disobedience. Emphasizes true heart worship over mere ritual and the duty to protect the weak, avoid idol worship, and seek justice.
A brief devotional note cites 1 John 5 14 15 assuring believers that if they ask anything according to God's will, He hears them. The passage emphasizes confidence from knowing God hears requests and that petitions aligned with His will are granted.
A fragmentary religious quotation from Ecclesiastes 8 8 about the inevitability of death and lack of discharge from spiritual conflict. The text emphasizes that no one can retain the spirit or escape death, and wickedness does not release the afflicted.
A fragmented note reflects on a neglected Bible and religious solace, mentioning F B Meyer and themes of hunger and gloom, set against an Alaska context. The wording hints at spiritual longing and the weight of sorrow, captioned as a literary or header fragment from a regional page.
Doylestown Sunday activities feature Miss Lucy Whitman from Akron visiting sister Mrs Tom Doyle and Mr and Mrs William Noman of Rithan hosting. Hazel Harvey hosts a Sunday school class party at the high school. Friday school board meeting lists retained faculty including Supi. Mims Hacei Tarver, Staniny Neal, Thelma Young, Terulee Althaus, Ruth Ogilvy, and others. Mother’s Day spent with parents near town. local residents visited by relatives from Cleveland and Barberton. The miller and others noted. job department touts capabilities for any job work desired.
The state reports only one Heath Hen remains alive from a former flock on Martha’s Vineyard. Dr Alfred Groas notes the species has declined to a single male bird, prompting calls for continued observation and protection as its future remains uncertain.
A strangely reported case from Caruthersville notes a supposed murder victim revived and a man named Thomas freed after a shooting at a dance hall. A separate antique coin sale saw a $60 piece fetch $109, minted in 4853 with a mint gate inscription and date.
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