Miller writes home from France describes daily life
Corporal Willard F. Miller of Battery C, 57th Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces, reports from Somewhere in France on June 27, 1918. He notes French workers using oxen and open fires, grape vine twigs for fuel, and his anticipation of two more weeks of schooling while asking his parents to write often.
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Miller
France
Lulu
Emery
Willard F. Miller
57Th Regiment
Battery C
Offset Affair Describes Tombstone Assault Witness
The stonemason testified he was assaulted by the defendant who walked into his yard and pressed him against a tombstone. He said the impact left his back stamped with inscriptions reading Sacred to the memory of. The court questioned the injuries and the case proceeded.
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Van Buren Reader
Miss Lottie Kelley of 1% Walnut St Van Buren shares she suffered kidney trouble with back pain and limited mobility. She used Doan's Kidney Pills and found relief. price 60 cents at dealers. Produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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van Buren
Lottie Kelley
Walnut St
Doan
Douan
Lincoln Guilty of Conspiracy and Arson Trial
Cal Lincoln was found guilty by a Winchester jury last week of conspiracy to commit a felony and taking E. R. Roberts to Ridgeville to burn the Pierson and Drake store. He received a sentence of 2 to 14 years in the penitentiary.
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Cal Lincoln
Winchester
E. R. Roberts
Ridgeville
Pierson & Drake
Lincoln
Society Notes From Local Women Groups and Gatherings
The Pythian Sisters hosted at Mrs. Will Plummer's home with Mrs. Clyde Wagraman assisting. Attendees included Mesdames H. A. Davis, Lou Moler, Evertt Lee, William Bray, Anna Corey, Walter Maddux, Clay Bradford, Floyd Johnson, Clyde Waggaman and Will Plummer, plus visitors Miss Baer, Miss Geneva Beard, Louise Waggaman and several Plummer and Waggaman family members. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met at Mrs. Bockmier's home, with a lesson from The African Trail delivered by Mrs. DePoy, Mrs. Cemer and Mrs. Kern, joined by Mrs. Deuell, Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Cemer, Mrs. DePoy and Mrs. Bockmier. The Pythian Sisters enjoyed an ice cream social at Clay Bradford and Myr Bradford’s country home with many local families in attendance. A mothers meeting of the W C T U was led by Mrs. I. C. Mills at Mrs. Aaron Griffith’s home featuring songs, prayers, recitations, and papers on motherhood and education with numerous attendees. The Book Club met at Mrs. T. C. Pike’s house to plan the coming year's program with several members present.
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Pythian Sisters
Will Plummer
Clyde Wagraman
Mesdames
H. A. Davis
Lou Moler
Evertt Lee
Williamt Bray
Anna Corey
Walter Maddux
Clay Bradford
Floyd Johnson
Clyde Waggaman
Miss Baer
Roanoke
Geneva Beard
Louise Waggaman
Harry Waggaman
John Waggaman
von Lee
Burkett Davis
Robert Bradford
Harold Moler
William Bray
Herald
Harrie Plummer
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Pythian
Burkett
Kary Duckwall
Everett Lee
Von
W. K. Fraizer
Frank Walling
Robert
Clayton Beeler
Rose Waggaman
P. S. Howard
Anna Reudlinger
Rose Duckwall
Roy Makemson
Walt Maddux
Harriet
Mary Makemson
Lucille Stackhouse
Aaron Griffith
I. C. Mills
America
Adalene Griffith
Cecil Palmer
H. S. Miller
George Lee
Mell Dunkin
Turner
Book Club
T. C. Pike
Mig. G. G. Richardson
Trace Draper
Coan Paxton
Ned Conwell
W. C. Booz
W. W. Mott
Hall's Catarrh Cure Internal Remedy for Catarrh
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. It is a constitutional issue requiring an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. All druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Propsa
Toledo
Soft Answer Teaches Mary to Control Anger
A mother advises her daughter to give a soft answer to avoid anger. Later, Mary’s brother provokes her and she responds with the nonsensical word Mush, showing a moment of restraint tested by irritation.
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Mary
Witmer and DePoy Advertise Land Offers
A short notice invites readers to contact Witmer and DePoy for land purchases, signaling available parcels and real estate services.
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Witmer & DePoy
Rural Real Estate Lots Offer Big Acreage at Low Prices
Real estate ads list multiple parcels near town with 60 to 320 acres, including 4-Hampshire style tracts. Prices span from 100 to 180 dollars per acre, with improvements varying from none to substantial and notes claiming strong harvest potential and low risk of crop failures in the region. Many listings cite proximity to town, schools, and streetcar lines, plus ready-to-move-in houses on several farms.
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van Buren
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