Woman's club program honors birds and orchards in March meeting
The Woman's club met at Mrs. Almeda Clift's home on March 10 with Mrs. May Stickel presiding. Ida Ketchum spoke on the value of birds and Mrs. Clift led discussions on orchard culture, apples, and varieties, interspersed with songs and readings. Three new members were admitted: Mesdames Mercer, Swift, and Clark. The meeting adjourned for two weeks.
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Woman's Club
Almeda
S. Almeda Clift
Audubon and Tporestry
Ida Ketchum
Leslie Rolley
Mass
Wey
Townsend
Waughop
Stickel
Evans
Disosway
Mesdames Beardsley
Phillips
McAfee
Jones
Green
Mesdames Mercer
Swift and Clark
Bella Evans
Electric Bitters advertised as rheumatism cure
The ad claims rheumatism stems from stomach, liver and kidney troubles and promotes Electric Bitters to restore balance. It cites Charles B. Allen of Sylvania, Ga., saying four bottles cured his pain after other remedies failed. The product promises prompt relief and is offered at 50 cents and one dollar, recommended by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
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Charles B. Alien
Sylvania
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Union Temperance Meeting at Presbyterian Church
A well attended Sunday evening temperance gathering at the Presbyterian church featured Mrs. Anna Bell presiding and Rev. J E Mercer delivering prayers. Rev A T Stephens of Lacan spoke on What a Man Owes to a Boy, stressing reliability patriotism reverence and moral example, ending with benediction by Mercer.
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Stephens
Chicago
St. Louis
God
J. &. Mercer
Forty Year Test of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
A vintage ad extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as having exceptional merit after more than forty years of popularity. It claims relief and care for coughing or colds and notes A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves as sellers.
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Chamberlain
A. J
Woman in street dress saves drowning couple in surf
In Venice wave area Robert Law and Margaret Baxter failed to swim and were pulled under by undertow. Jane Kramer of Ocean Park, passing by in street dress, swam with a life preserver to the couple, helped Baxter reach safety, and assisted rescuers to pull Law free. The incident ended with gratitude all around, while the second item reports Illinois state employment agencies aiding 70,000 people in 1912 across 190 occupations, up 7,000 from the prior year.
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Robert Law
Margaret Baxter
Wave Crest
Venice
Jane Kramer
Ocean Park
Wave Crest Avenue
Law
Miss Baxter
Mrs. Kramer
Ocean Front
David Moreno
Moreno
Mrs. Set
Kramer
Los Angeles Examiner
Illinois
David Ross
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tainois
Free Advice to Sick Women from Lydia E Pinkham Co
A promotional notice inviting women with female illnesses to correspond with Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are confidential and answered by a woman, with no testimonials published without consent. The ad promotes a free 80 page text book obtainable by mail and invites women to write for guidance.
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Lydia BH. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia-E-Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hedding Agricultural Short Course a Knox county success
The Hedding college short course for Knox county farmers attracted good attendance and valuable instruction from University of Illinois experts. Highlights included stock and corn judging with a $65 prize to James L. Cashman of Abingdon for best ten ears. Mrs Jessie Barlow led lectures for local ladies, with other talks by Bo Cr Aylesworth H A Houster and A W Nolan. The week closed with a patriotic Washington war day program and a cinema show.
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Hedding College
Knox County
University of Illinois
James L. Cashman
Abingdon
Jessie Barlow
Hedding
Barlow
Ain
Washington
Engraved Visiting Cards and Invitations Offered
The Republican office advertises engravings for visiting cards party and wedding invitations with prompt attention. It guarantees workmanship as fine as the finest and offers estimates on application. Emphasizes good stationery as good advertising for busy businesspeople.
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Republican
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