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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
9
The Polo public library accepts the resignation of Mrs Franc Barber after a long tenure as head librarian. The span covers nearly half a century of service to the town's library and readers.
Washington reports the rise in imports from Europe is mostly phantom. Dr. Philip Kennedy of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce notes most European imports are valued at exchange par rather than actual worth, inflating official figures. The regulation change allowing consuls to certify exchange rates will correct valuations, narrowing the gap between foreign values and American dollar pricing.
The eighth international egg laying contest at State Agricultural College in Storrs Conn ended with Jules F Francais of Westhampton Beach L I winning with ten Barred Plymouth Rocks yielding 2022 eggs in fifty two weeks the only pen to average over 200 eggs per hen. Laurel Quebec poultry farm Barred Rocks placed second with 1018 eggs.
The report notes large gains in imports for September amounting to 128 million dollars, with about a third from Asia led by Japan and India. Substantial increases came from Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, while Europe contributed 23 million, a minor share. Currency effects are deemed minimal on the total rise.
In Des Moines Iowa Dr Benjamin Robinson a former 4H lieutenant in Cleveland met a comrade believed dead. Dudley Brown top sergeant of Rob Ingon's company was shot through the brain in the Argonne drive October 1918 and later survived. Brown greeted Robinson on Main street recalling the bullet that he once feared.
Official June 30 1919 returns show 18 240 300 individual accounts at nearly 8 000 national banks. Depositors increased 137 percent in nine years while total deposits more than doubled to 15 924 885 000. Average credit per depositor stood at 651 92 with regional leads in Pennsylvania New York and Illinois among top states.
In Reading, Pennsylvania, a dispute over a torn sheet of correspondence paper mentioned by Helen Hugle escalates as Dorothy and Blanche Hammon defend their actions. The quarrel centers on a 25 cent pack of paper material and a minor incident involving a five year old.
An ag vid tender describes Lydia Ham Compound as a famous root and herb remedy. The text mentions a practitioner near 86 West 10th St Peru Indiana and notes women suffering from a condition are urged to try the product.
The ad urges every family to keep Dr Carter’s Ken B Tea for sluggish liver headaches and bowel regulation. It claims the old remedy has been used for years by thousands and is safe for children, produced by G. C. Wells & Co. of Le Roy New York.
A. Newth of Columbus Ohio reports chronic itching and soreness from piles improved after eight weeks using Peterson's Ointment. He says one box cured him and praises the product, noting it costs eight cents a box at druggists with mail orders handled by Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo N Y.
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