Classified Notice Heading From Liberty Mail
Notice dated October 10 1912 marks second class mailing status for Liberty Ml Post Office under 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1933
Page
3
Cold spell rouses town talk on mail order costs
In a humorous civic note, the piece pokes fun at Doc Davidson predicting the cold wave and railings against mail order rivals draining rural money. It cites Adams County data showing rural towns sending large sums to catalogs, urging tax payer groups to support local programs like Bay at Home.
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Adams County
Quincy
Liberty
Old Overcoats and Car Warmups
A weathered note recalls the chill and a practical tip for winter driving. The writer mentions peering from a window to note several cars failing to start and advises pulling the choke before contacting a rural garage for a jump or start.
Mise Lotta Grapes Seeks Guidance to Enter Contest
Grapes enthusiast Mise Lotta Grapes asks what she needs to know to enter the competition. She seeks rules, eligibility, and submission steps to participate reliably.
Egg Laying Derby at 1933 World's Fair
An egg laying derby will be a feature of Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Champion hens from 28 U S states, Canada, and four nations abroad have entered. Sponsored by the National Poultry Council, the contest runs eight months from May 1 to October 29 with birds housed in April.
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United States
Chicago
Union
Dominion of Canada
National Poultry Council
Trucks and Buses Pay Illinois Road Maintenance Costs
C F Mansfield says license fees from trucks and buses fund the hard road system in Illinois. Records show 1932 license fees totaled 4,025,676.88, excluding gasoline tax, while highway maintenance plus overhead ran 3,757,722.74. Mansfield argues auto owners would otherwise bear 300 dollars to 4 dollars more per year on licenses.
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Illinois
C. F. Mansfield
Agricultural Transportation Association of Illinois
Springfield
Secretary of States
Highway Department
Mansfield
War time order halts poultry and eggs sales in 1910s Bees front
The Bee notes a government order stopping merchants from buying hens or pallets as eggs are needed for food. It lists local obituaries and births including Mrs. Robert McClintock on February 6, a baby girl for Henry Wienel on February 12, and baby boys for Louis Wilkey on February 7 and Phil Gilbert on February 11. It also mentions a patriotic bazaar by Burton teachers and a local weaving of notes on business college attendance and rheumatism.
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Annie
Bee
Robert McClintock
Deeter
Bessie Franks
Burton
Adams
Darl Allensworth
Jesse Kline
Henry Wienel
Elia Deege
Gem City Business College
A.R Frey
Clyde Breckenridge
Greenwood
Colorado
Louis Wilkey
Phil Gilbert
Demykratik Mareell and Local Scenes Report
A quirky local recount mentions a “demykratik mareell” on Maine Street and springlike optimism. The piece notes banking holidays, a stubborn figure Mike, a depreshup crash on Root 105, and a plan to endure hardship with grit. It also hints at Frank Graf and a curious note about 73 kustimusa fetcht 270 gals uv kreem and a Henrys new Ford.
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Wes
Gardan
Mike
Stumiek
Frank Graf Woodnut
Hennerys New Ford
Local pupils limited by cold weather and social visits noted
In Adams Maud Hartrick reports only sixteen pupils attended school on Tuesday and Wednesday due to frigid conditions. Mazine Hartrick stayed with Dorothy Bowker in Plainville from Wednesday to Friday. Emmett Hartrick traveled to Rushville for a business trip Saturday. Alme Finchum visited Pay son with Charlotte Corgrove. Ray Sims and family spent Saturday with Abe Onok in Pay son. Otie Wells and the Herbert Harkness family joined Clarence Linthicum’s family for Sunday at Plainville. Geo M. Smith of Quincy called on Sigel Henson Saturday morning. A group from town attended a minstrel show at Liberty Friday night and enjoyed it.
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Mazine Hartrick
Dorothy Bowker
Plainville
Emmett Hartrick
Rushville
Alme Finchum
Charlotte Corgrove
Payson
Otie Wells
Herbert Harkness
Clarence Linthicum
Geo. M. Smith
Quincy
Sigel Henson
Liberty
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