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S. R. Quigley, Oph. D., Eyesight Specialist, advertises in Peoria Illinois as an experienced and reliable provider for eyeglasses and vision care.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1923
Page
5
S. R. Quigley, Oph. D., Eyesight Specialist, advertises in Peoria Illinois as an experienced and reliable provider for eyeglasses and vision care.
We the undersigned agree to close our places of business at 6 o'clock p m every night except Saturday beginning December first and continuing until further notice H Memier Co W Winne Griggs & Pravis Fred Archer L E McKown H R Johnson H O Cady & Son Irving Bragg Freight South Bound schedules list 8 10 a m 12 50 p m 9 50 p m 5 00 p m
Local items report Christmas greetings and visits among Peoria Brimfield and Pontiac residents including Amanda Shane Joseph Littlefield and Glenn Shane. Notes mention M E church parsonage lease, farm harness arrivals, and travels to Galesburg Pekin Edwards Miss Rockwell. Also contains moralizing prose about words and encouragement amid road conditions and rural life changes.
The American Red Cross outlines a sweeping health service push driven by a committee of leading physicians and health experts. It highlights public health nursing growth, training 804,487 women since 1914, 26,695 certificates last year, meals nutrition in schools, 36,283 health meetings reaching about 254,500 people, and nurses serving in Alaska, North Carolina, and Penobscot Bay.
Nosey describes how extracting honey without destroying combs transformed apiculture. Early methods used strained honey from cloth, then hot knives cut cappings, with wire baskets in an extractor spinning to eject honey. Comb remains returned for re-use while jars and comb honey sold at Griggs & Travis and others.
The Armistice Day Roll Call runs from November 11 to 23, urging dollar memberships to build a national Red Cross network. It highlights readiness to lead relief, cites the September earthquake in Japan, and notes 3,600 chapters mobilizing volunteers to enroll members worldwide.
President Coolidge praises Red Cross efforts as chapters teach first aid widely. In 314 chapters, 9,500 certificates were awarded to students last year while eight major telephone companies and many public services train workers. Programs reach Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCAs, colleges, mines, and railroads with aim to cut deaths from accidents.
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