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A nowl fuitmcof tiii f'*ti was tlie ^ J’ab} bhow, gotten up by the propue-| tar of the ] M n IK i x mi A pmatc piemuint of ten dollars in com A\as offered for the prdlitst bib} of the j age of two}tars or under Owing to ttie limited notice there were hut t\unt-one entries A great deal of interest was taken in tins uflair, not1 I oiiljy b the mothers of the habits en* ttred hut Lj all the mothers on the! I grounds who had no babies joung enough for competition The latter i however w 111 haA e a chance nt\t year A great deal of tiouble was expen* enced m getting a eommitteo Avilluig to fierce in this branch of industry, as none but bachelors were eligible I mall} the following named gentle* men were summoned ami admitted that they were willing to haie their hair pulled just for the fun of it Henry C Priest, lumber merchant of 4lton, F J Banlje, local editor of theAttou DemooaC, Erby Williams, and C W. H »pp and Wm P Brad-sh£nv,attcu'nejsf Jalwards\iHe They awarded the premium to Alice May Tindall, 16 months old, daughter of Mr oud Mrs Charles E Tindall of this cil 'Jfho award of the com-j mittee seemed to have given general ; satis faction
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Wed, Oct 06, 1875
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UT, USA 04 May 2020
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