25 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
1
Our new 1915 line is here and ready for inspection. We offer cash purchases to avoid wartime price increases and claim 25 percent savings versus sample books. Select from 12 factories with rolls viewable in the room. Take rolls home with return privileges on unused rolls and on the spot trimming while you wait.
The Empress Players offered Friday’s A Woman’s Life and Saturday’s The Moonshiner’s Daughter. Audiences enjoyed a mix of satire and humor with strong performances from the cast as they delivered their familiar shows with gusto.
The Greenville Tenn Sun explains kilowatts as a unit you pay for by the meter but cannot see. It notes the bill depends on the plat producer, the wall meter, and a price per kilowatt, and criticizes unclear explanations from those who sell power.
The record notes postal savings in the United States rising by 3 million dollars monthly since the European war began. It also says wealthy American tourists spent large sums in Europe have largely stopped, implying the war kept some money at home and another portion safely stowed away.
A satirical piece mocks newspaper exaggerations about a Kansas cyclone. It lampoons fantastical claims such as a barrel emptied by the storm, a mortgage blown off a farm, a politician knocked wind, and feathers buried in a grindstone, noting oddities in Kansas reporting.
Five women gathered Saturday afternoon at Mrs A E Thomp son home to sew robes for the Rebekah lodge. Two robes were completed and guests included Mrs Arch Owen Mrs Anna Willard Mrs R T Neal Mrs Lizzie Junk and Miss Pearl Robertson. Refreshments of cherry and raspberry pie with whipped cream were served.
The Bowen hotel opening is set for Wednesday March 10. Mr and Mrs Bird Lieurance will host a grand opening with an orchestra. Tickets are $250 and can be procured at Farmers Bank and W C Rowland. Local citizens have supported ticket sales for this event.
A persuasive piece argues that newspapers best support a town by publishing obituaries wedding notices and business ads. It contends that billboard advertising distorts truth and that newspapers foster community and growth through reliable notices and public announcements.
Biennial sweet clover seed offered in hulled and unhulled forms with bulk pricing. Unhulled seed 80 lbs per bushel at $5.50. six bushel lots $6.00 per bushel. Hulled seed 60 lbs per bushel at $14.00. five bushel lots $13.50. Order quickly while stock lasts. samples on request.
The split log drag has contributed more to economic maintenance of public highways than any modern implement. It needs no legislative acts or costly campaigns to be useful and can be built or harvesed for twenty dollars by anyone who can drive a team. More drags are needed in this state.
A two week long special meeting led by Rev. W. D. MelIntosly and Rev. J. O. Kirkpatrick ended last Sunday with the Christian church joining in. Many joined in professing religion and some who had found the Pearl of great price made public faith. Several persons united with the Methodist church over Sunday.
Fifteen members of the W. O. W. gathered Monday evening at Dr. A R Farwell’s office to transact lodge business. Afterward they went to the Quality Restaurant where oysters and pickles were served to all attendees.
John W. Tall bought the Geo Thrasher place from Wm. G. Nash Jr. for 2300 dollars last Saturday. The property is well located and in good repair, and Tall and his mother plan to move into the new home about March 1.
Seed oats Geo Iaris ver Til.
The Chronicle announces The Million Dollar Mystery as the new serial after Fine Feathers. Readers are invited to subscribe and enjoy the weekly showings at the Opera House each Saturday night.
A playful verse lists odd signs that prompt quitting advertising, such as the grasshopper, cow, fishes, baby, dunners, hoot owl, rivers, burglar, vine, skylark, sun, young man, heavens, and old maids, ending with the warning to shut up shop.
A war poem condemns the iron cross awarded to a brutal victor while nurses, mothers, wives, and children endure loss. The piece questions who truly earns valor and who is honored, contrasting battlefield glory with the suffering of those left behind.
Eric W. Allen urges Glendale residents that newspaper ads are vital for local commerce and community growth. He argues ads should be newsworthy, updated regularly, and priced for business, comparing a thriving paper to schools and churches in shaping a town’s prosperity.
J. S. Crossland presents a brief notice about sample books related to trading or sales in a local paper, listing titles or items and offering information on availability and pricing. The item reads as a fragment with limited context.
Frank Crossland as collector urges residents to call Farmers Bank and pay taxes promptly. The notice sets March 10 as the return date for tax books and directs contact at the bank for payment.
Desiring tickets for the new hotel banquet should see W C Rowland at the Farmers Bank. Buy a ticket to help the hotel and the town.
The piece urges immediate use of a wire swatter to kill flies and curb disease. It extols early action, warns of winter housing of pests, and describes swatting as quick and effective. It warns saving lives by reducing fly populations and notes the tool’s simple design and rapid use.
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