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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
7
A 1917 feature argues rail crossings fatal for many. It cites 1915 and 1916 deaths, urges stricter laws and public conservators for risky gamblers with lives. It notes 687000 first draft for citizenship service and the need for trains to weigh safety, plus a quiz on age and a joke about oats predicting war.
Frederic C Howe, immigration commissioner at the port of New York, says postwar limits on immigration to the United States will target Poland Hungary Bohemia and Balkan states while large emigration from the US to Europe may offset gains. He notes massive displacement in Europe and predicts hundreds of thousands could leave for Europe with steamship lines reporting 600000 to 1000000 planning to return after the war. A separate notice urges automobile drivers to obey lighting laws on public highways amid complaints of speeding. Also a note lauds Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with a Saskatchewan user praising its effectiveness.
An old advertisement pledges cures for ailments of worn-out or incurable patients, inviting all to consult with no cost during a visit. It urges married women to come with husbands and minors with parents, regardless of prior medical advice.
The revenue bill proposes a 10 percent tax on gross receipts of county fairs with race meetings in Illinois. Fair directors warn the measure could force many associations to fold as 19 percent of receipts would go to the government. Galesburg Mail reports fair officials, including Lawrence Y Sherman, J Hamilton Lewis, and Ed King, oppose the tax and urge senators and representatives to vote it down. fairs statewide are contacting lawmakers as discussion nears.
Distilleries across central Illinois increase output to max before a food control bill halts whiskey rye and gin production. War department orders pending, with facilities shifting to alcohol for smokeless powder. Staffs and revenue gaugers face redeployment as plants boost corn grinding from 7000 to 10000 bushels daily.
German flyer nicknamed Phantoma is listed as an enemy ace on the French front. The Lafayette Escadrille members Ray Bridgeman and Edwin Parsons braved a thunderstorm to pursue at night, but the phantom melted into dusk, eluding American aviators.
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