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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1921
Page
3
Odd 1921 vignette includes a plaster puller named Junius and a dentist exchanging gas anesthesia dialogue. It shifts to a rough town scene with a wedding notice and editor’s quip about a bride, hints at labor, manners, and social satire in a fractured narrative.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a harmless remedy that clears pimples quickly. He claims it outperforms sulfur and recommends asking a druggist for Mentho Sulphur and cold cream.
A note about a rooftop glass house where singer guests may practice, ensuring no objects can be dropped on them. The passage also mentions prohibition spurring American inventors in home brew. It recalls an old fashioned girl who checked around before boarding a street car.
Surveying of the plot is complete and excavation will begin Tuesday for a new modern school in Bushnell. Peoria contractor Wins contract. FM Neylon handles plumbing and Oscar Jobe the heating work. Bushnell bonds sold at 2.06 above par to a Chicago firm.
James Hollister of near Bushnell suffered a major farm fire Friday afternoon. A barn, garage, granary, chicken house and machine shed were destroyed three miles east of the city. Loss estimated at at least 2500 dollars with some insurance coverage. The blaze started from an unknown origin and consumed hay in the barn.
An old warning and hair dye advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore dark hair naturally and evenly. A separate travel feature extols Glacier National Park with mountain scenery, hiking trails, lodges, and a July 30 to August 14 Pageant of Progress Exposition at Municipal Pier in Chicago, urging readers to visit.
Notice announces Dr. Yard and Dr. Lane dental offices will be closed. Lane’s office is on vacation until September 1. Yard will be away from August 7 to August 14.
Notices include an annual stockholders meeting for the Macomb Building & Loan Association at 7 30 p m on Tuesday August 9 1921 in the office 131 North Lafayette Street with secretary B F McLean signatures and a separate tuberculosis fund drive endorsement urging county residents to join and support the cause plus an Illinois coal claim and unrelated ad lines
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