Adair Gossip Highlights Busy Week and Local Happenings
The Beacon notes Dr. Carnahan reports few serious illnesses while Clara Reedy and Wayne Pennington recover from typhoid related issues. Milk shortages hit Adair as cows decline pasture. Community events include an Aid Society picnic at Bernadette and church redecoration. Several residents travel for visits, health updates, and a chautauqua in Petersburg.
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the Beacon
Carnahan
Clarenee Reedy
Wayne Pennington
Andry
Fred Herndon
J. W. Swedell
Holmes Hospital
Arthur Ringer
Newton Batten
V. Ll. Vaist
J. L. McFadden
Heat Saps Power and Store Up Energy in Constipation Ad
Millions suffer from occasional constipation and seek relief. Dr WB Caldwell offers a free sample of Syrup Pepsin by mail from Monticello, claiming widespread use and sales in drug stores last year.
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Mamier
Agatines
WB. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Duty to Prosecute Drives Barr Family Tragedy
Robert A Barr, wounded after his sister Otalia Barr shot him and their father George Walker Barr at the Barr home in Dallas City, Illinois, says it is his duty to ensure his sister is locked up. George Barr is recovering from a neck wound, and Robert was shot in the chin while intervening. Otalia, about 35, educated, had prior signs of instability, neighbors noting peculiarities and a past incident when she shot at her father with a rifle.
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California
George Heffner
Mary
Wasco
Cali
Nelson Heffner
John Sawyers
Rushville
Skiles
Burlington
Robert A. Barr
Otalia Barr
Dallas
City
Burlington Hospital
Miss Barr
George Walker Barr
Barr
George Barr
Robert Barr
Relatives Seek News on Missing World War I Soldiers
The American Legion Weekly lists unresolved war mysteries and asks readers to contact relatives for details. Names include Walter W. Craig missing after Bois de Fay, George H. Kilborn wounded then killed in the Argonne, Harold Meadows killed at Argonne, Guy L. White missing in the Argonne, Ralph Whittle wounded near Preny, Walter A. Sayers missing after July 29, 1918, John Victor Bryant wounded at Soissons, and Gerald Kingsley Northrup reported killed or missing in action during 1918 battles.
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The
American Legion Weekly
Walter W. Craig
K. Co
Bois de Fay
Clark Millen
Oriental Street
Newark
N. J
George H. Kilborn
Pvt. C, Co
Kismes
Argonne
Kilborn
Mesa
Cole
Harold Meadows
Pvt. A Co
Anita Philip
Ping
San Francisco
Guy L. White
Corp. A Co
War Dept
FM. White
Lincoln Street
Coffeyville
Kaw
Ralph Whittle
Set
United States
William Sayers
McLeansboro
Til
Orville
Anderson
128Th
Juvigny
A. G. Swaney
Flathead Post
American Legion
Kalispell
Mont
John Victor Bryant
76Th Co
6Th Marines
Soissons
Joh
Bryan
Downers Grove
Gerald Kingsley Northrup
8Th
M. G. Bn
Marne
Jad Salts for Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An old home remedy claims Jad Salts neutralize urine acids to relive bladder irritation. The notes describe nocturnal urination, burning sensation, and frequent trips to the bathroom, urging a spoonful in water each morning for a few days.
Mother seeks word from comrades in 1918 letters
Mrs I Slater Northrup requests news from soldiers listed including John E Rabineau killed at Belleau Wood on June 7 1918 and James R Miller killed in action May 20 1918. Other names include A W Rabineeau George La Rochelle WK Landrum Robert C Gosswiller and Arthur Lars with varying statuses.
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I. ‘Slater Northrup
Sherman Avenue
New Haven
Conn
John E. Rabineau
2Nd Engineers
Belleau Wood
A. W. Rabineeau
Care Western Union
Richmond
George la Rochelle
D. Co
Inf
Soissons
Merelise la Rochelle
Milton Street
Lawrence
Mass
James R. Miller
Pvt
G Co
Landrum
Harrison Street
Stockton
Cal
Robert C. Gosswiller
I Co
Charles Gosswiller
Rice
Minh
Harding Refuses Speech At Columbus Address
An incomplete dispatch notes President Harding declining to speak in Columbus on August 31, citing illness and urging delivery from the court. The report quotes Gov. Cox and mentions opposition claims and expectations surrounding the speech.
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Associes
Columbus
Gov. Cox
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Garnet Hays
Sedalia
Kansas City
Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society
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Abingdon
Babylon
Roy Mullen
Rush Keeting
Minneapolis
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Dr. Cobbwell
Walter
Minnie St
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KFOR
Newark N. J
Stan Oil Company
Indiana
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Standard Oil Company
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and Radium Institute
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Arthur
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