Nebraska Letter From Davenport Reflects Winter Freeze and Family Update
The Davenport letter describes a cold spell with ice and frost from late October to early November, noting a 12 degree noon and a sunny day. It reports Father stabled in bed, Taro Weeks improving slowly, Frank at work and attending business college, and plans to take a buyout of the home. The writer conveys loneliness at times and family patience through illness and schooling efforts.
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Nebraska
Davenport
Neb
Mr. Burt & Son
Frank
Business
Life in the home and neighbors described in diverse Nebraska diary
Mrs Mirnie D Merritt writes of daily life at home on Sabbath October 29 and returning Tuesday with grandson Tom B Darby visiting at night. She notes many callers, church meetings, and visits from Mrs Coan. Farm news mentions corn yields 15 to 23 bushels per acre and fuel costs from Nebraksa.
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Myrandson
tom_B. Darby
Mr. Coan
Nellie
M. E
Kendall
Eddie Ketchum
Alma Rousch
Hinckburn
Swenson
Newton
Creston
Neb
Frank
Parsons
Kas
Nebraska
Mirnie D Merritt
610 Hens in Egg Contest at Missouri Station in Mountain Grove
The national egg laying contest starts with 640 hens at Missouri state experiment station in Mountain Grove and will run 365 days to judge prolific breeds and cost of production. 128 entries from 32 breeds across 34 states and three from Canada compete, with housing, feeding, and labor costs tracked by the station.
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Missouri State Experiment Station
Mountain Grove
State Poultry Board
Mountain Crove
Air City
Eta
Pont Try Raisers
America
Voul
Canada
Missouri
HYOMET HYOMEL advertisement reveals home remedy claim
Advertisement promotes HYOMET and HYOMEL as inhalation remedies to clear chest congestion. It describes boiling water, a towel, and inhaling vapor for quick relief, with a price of 60 cents per bottle and a request to ask T. J. Segraves for extra HYOMEL.
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T. J. Segraves
Lands Along The River State Land Claims And The Drag Law
The Chiperfield committee reports that lands between the meander line and the river were reserved by the government and are state property now misused as private property. Maps show strips along the river at several towns including Henry Lacon Chillicothe and areas near Swan Lake club house with widths from 50 to 400 feet and lengths up to thousands of feet. Illinois road drag law authorizes highway commissioners to drag roads in winter months at $1 per mile and imposes penalties for driving on dragged sections until they dry, with exceptions for safety and rut avoidance.
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Chiperfield Committee
Hennepin
Swan Lake Club House
Henry
Lacon
Chillicothe
Tllinois
Roa
Commissioners of Highways
Low Salaried Teachers in Illinois Draw Attention
The Illinois education system faces embarrassment over teacher wages with reports showing women teachers earning as low as 10 to 15 dollars monthly in Fulton Lawrence Richland and Adams counties. Several counties report 20 dollars or less for some teachers, while six counties report men earning 20 dollars or less. Officials note ongoing attempts to set a minimum wage have failed, citing differing district wealth and the need to keep schools open. Also promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for pains with local druggists T J Seytraves and A J Tronmonger selling it.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tllinois
New England Journal of Education
UiMnots
Illinois
Fulton County
Lawrence County
Richland County
Adams County
Indiana
D. D. D. claims fast relief for skin troubles
An advertisement promises instant itch relief for eczema psoriasis and related ailments using D. D. D. a simple external remedy. It offers a full size bottle for up to $1.00 with a refund if relief fails and a 25 cent sample bottle, signed by Dr T J Segraves, Henry.
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D. D
T. J. Segraves
Henry
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Standard _Oil Company
Wneustadits
Golden Eagle
LA Salle, Ill
the Republican
Henry, Ill
Trust
T J. Seytraves
A J
SRA
C. S. Wrigley’s
DR. Cox
Liniment
Henry National Bank
J. Watercom
L. KR. Philips
O. A. Camp
Benj. G. Hoyle
Asst. Cashier
BlackBurn
H. J. Blackburn
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Associatios
Joe
Coe
Allen B. Smith
Thy! Eraliit
M. B. Church
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