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1919 Newspaper Insert
Introduction, Name Index, Business Index

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Introduction

Name Index

Business Index

Sequential Index

Introduction

Index 1 (People)

Index 1 is an alphabetical listing of persons whose names appear in the 32-page insert and the page number on which they are located. A number in brackets following an individual’s name indicates the number of times that name appears on a given page if it appears more than once. If a name appears on more than one page, there is a separate listing in the index. Then by referring to Index 3 and scrolling to the correct insert page number, the leading headline on the appropriate page and the specific article headline are identified.

Index 2 (Businesses)

Index 2 is an alphabetical listing of businesses. A number in brackets following a name indicates the number of times that name appears on a given page if it appears more than once. If a name appears on more than one page, there is a separate listing in the index. Then by referring to Index 3 and scrolling to the correct insert page number, the leading headline on the appropriate page and the specific article headline are identified.

Index 3 (All, Sequential)

Index 3 is a sequential index of all 32 pages. Since the pages are not numbered, a partial title of the first article on each page is listed next to the page number. The next column lists the first few words of the article in which each name is located. If there is an organization or business linked to the name, this will be listed in the next column. Miscellaneous remarks are in the “Comments” column.

Where is the Painesville Telegraph microfilm?

The insert was published as part of the February 21, 1919 paper, following page 8 of that issue. It is included in the microfilm for the Painesville Telegraph in the box covering the dates January 2, 1919 to June 30, 1919. This information is available for viewing and copying at Morley Library in Painesville, Ohio. It is also included in the digital version on Google News. under Painesville Telegraph.

Notes about this project.

This valuable informative February 21, 1919 insert was noticed by Sally Malone, Genealogy Specialist for Morley Library, while answering queries for out of town researchers. When the newsletter editors were looking for new informational articles that would be useful to genealogical researchers, she suggested that an index of this insert would be a valuable addition to the local history collection.

This insert was indexed in July, 2008, by Marianne Wiley, a Lake County Genealogical Society member and LakeLines co-editor. A list of individual names was published in the October 2008 LakeLines, the newsletter for the Lake County Genealogical Society, along with the following article.

Life in Lake Co. in 1919

On February 21, 1919 The Painesville Telegraph published a 32-page insert describing several of the communities in Lake County. The insert contained information about selected businesses (the ones included might possibly have paid a fee to be included with an article and an advertisement), schools, churches, and government bodies. There were also short articles pertinent to that time period. When you read the three “shorts” below that appeared in the insert, you will see that the areas of concern at that time—how your child is dressed, safety when parking your car, and supporting those in the military—are rather similar to ours. The names, faces, and tangible items might have changed, but the focus of the apprehension still remains similar.

Guimpe Question Solved p.23 Most mothers know the difficulty of making a guimpe fit on a restless child. Even when apparently well cut and fitted it will rise in an ugly fashion with each movement of the child.

One mother has solved this difficulty in a way that may not be known to others. She cuts her small daughter’s guimpes to the waistline or as long as her underwaist and finishes the edge with a row of buttons.

To the buttons can be fastened the drawers and petticoats. Not only does the weight keep the guimpe frock from “riding” but it is much more comfortable on warm days not to have the three thicknesses of underwaist, guimpe, and frock.

The guimpe need be made of fine material only as far as it shows beyond the yoke of the frock. Below it muslin, nainsook, or other material used for underclothing can be substituted.

[Ed. Note: A guimpe is a vestlike piece of lace or similar material, worn at the neckline of a low-cut dress.]

Do These Things for Thy Conscience Sake p.9

If you must leave your car standing on the street instead of in a garage:

• **    Lock it.

• **    Even a poor lock will sometimes stop a thief long enough for him to be stopped.

• **    Remove valuables.

• **    Don’t leave your billfold or your overcoat in an open car.

• **    If the car is stolen and the thief caught, don’t lay down on the prosecution.

• **    Steel your mind against crocodile tears and pleas for mercy. The thief knew it wasn’t his car; see that he is justly punished.

The Boys in Service Want Pictures from Home p. 5The returning heroes, the boys from the front, from “over there” all say that letters, papers and anything from home is welcome, but most of all what they prize are photographs.

We have it directly from those who have been with the men in action that the things they prize most are the pictures of home folks which they carry with them always.

To be happy he must have the individual interest of those at home—their letters and their pictures—these will bring a smile to his face and a joy to his heart in the most trying times—and when all other means fail.

If every mother or father of a boy in the service were to send photographs to that boy—and they all should—they would go far toward supplying what he cannot otherwise get—home influence.

Explains How to Get Set for Spring Drive p.9 In getting set for the spring drive by going over your car, it is important to give some attention to last season’s spare tubes.

Inflate the old emergency tube to some fifteen to twenty pounds and put aside for twenty-four hours. If it has lost any pressure at the end of that time, submerge in water and examine carefully for bubbles created by escaping air. If the deflation is due to weakness of the inside spring air check in the valve stem put in a new one.

Motorists often take the emergency tube out of the tool box and inflate it for use, only to find that it will not hold air. This is due to carelessness in putting the tube in the box or under the seat without taking measures against having it frayed and scuffed on the folded edge. To prevent this, take out the inside valve air check, roll the tube tightly to force all the air out, replace the valve inside and screw it down firmly. Then lay the tube flat, fold to convenient size, wrap in a neat package with heavy wrapping paper and secure with string or rubber bands.

Listed here are the names of the people who appeared in this insert. At Morley Library is a more elaborate index with instructions on how to find the names. The 32 pages of the insert are not numbered so the index will be essential.