G A R membership fading with 1921 figures disclosed
National headquarters report shows a drop from 103,258 in 1920 to 93,155 in 1921 with over 10,000 missing from the Indianapolis encampment. Ohio leads states by membership, while Confederate states total about 2,200. Brig. Gen. John L. Clem is noted as the youngest member at seventy one.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Tlinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Confederate States
Illinois
State Department
John L. Clem
Army
Naeyub
Washington
G. A. ER
Eis
Odd Affliction and Humorous Druggist Snippets
Amusing snippets from druggists about a little girl operated on for egg noggs in her head and Vera Cruz veins in legs. Dialogues show delays between dances and a cheeky exchange about age. Stray remarks capture a lively crowd and playful banter.
How to Plant Fruit Trees
Article discusses widespread use of dynamite in fruit tree planting across the United States. It cites the American Vestry Magazine noting extreme usage and mentions leading commercial interests supporting or opposing the blasting method and its promotion by prominent nurseries and new practices.
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United States
American Vestry Magazine
The Fat Man Tries Golf in Comic Debacle
A humorous tale features a heavyset man attempting golf with four clubs and a caddie. Each club shatters on impact, leaving him desperate. The caddie suggests one last improvised swing with an available aid as the scene ends.
Australian squatter leaves fortune for public uses
Peter Mitchel of the Upper Murray district bequeaths £500,000 for public purposes. One third funds married women under 30 who are British subjects and residents of the commonwealth, chosen for physical excellence cheerfulness Bible knowledge and housekeeping skill. The remainder funds prizes for military and naval competitions.
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Peter Mitchel
Upper Murray
Commonwealth
Man Survives 26 Hours With Exposed Heart
In New Orleans a worker at a coffee-grinding plant had his left sleeve pulled into a machine. His arm was mangled and flesh torn from his chest exposing the heart as doctors call the case one of the most remarkable survivals, noting he remained alive for 26 hours before death or further assessment.
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New Orleans
Miserable by Spending Versus Saving
A quotation contrasts a wife’s past misery from spending to her current effort to save like her neighbors, highlighting shifting household priorities and social comparison. The remark underscores marital strain tied to money behavior and peer influence.
Absent minded man from Cape Breton mysteries
A Cape Breton resident known for absent mindedness hauls stone and pauses for dinner with a load still on the wagon. On a separate trip he drives 18 miles as a mail carrier before realizing a bag was forgotten and walking back to retrieve it.
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Cape Breton
Stone
Kitten Survives After Swallowing Hatpin Incident
A British Columbia kitten swallowed an 81 inch hatpin and fell ill. The owner pulled the wire from the mouth and the kitten revived. It now purrs with a rattling sound in its throat.
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British Columbia
Vienna Lawyer Bequeaths Fortune to Asylum Inmates
A Viennese lawyer of sound mind, who left his estate to inmates of several asylums for the insane, explained on his deathbed that he would restore to fools what he had made from fools.
Infant born with six fingers and six toes in Hoxton
An infant in Hoxton England was born with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. The child lived only an hour due to non expansion of the lungs.
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Hoxton
England
Woman Removes Porcupine Quill from Leg After Ten Years
A Nova Scotia reader reports a twenty four year old woman had a porcupine quill removed from her leg. The quill had entered her arm ten years earlier.
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Nova Scotia
Blandinsville Woodmen Electan Modern Woodmen Lodge Officers
The Blandinsville Modern Woodmen lodge elected new officers: W C C N Wilson W A L E VanArsdale Clerk J L Griggs Banker R L Cutler N Wilson longtime Venerable Consul, to serve again. Also updates on Eastern Star officers and local residents including injuries and adoptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Lodge
W.C
N, Wilson
W. A
E, VanArsdale
J. L. Griggs
Salts for Kidney Health and Backache Relief
A health advisory links backache and kidney discomfort to excess meat intake and uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts, a grape and lemon juice lithia remedy, used to cleanse and stimulate kidneys and ease bladder irritation, with a dosage instruction.
Probate Notice for Estate of William R Swango
Public notice announces Anne E Swango and Edyth V Butcher as administrators of the estate of William R Swango late of McDonough County Illinois deceased. A meeting before the county court at Macomb on Monday February 6 at 10 a m will settle all claims against the estate and obliges all indebted parties to pay promptly. William Prentiss is the attorney for the administrators.
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William R. Swango
William R. ‘Swango
McDonough
Illinois
Macomb
Ilinois
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in McDonough County Illinois
Notice of sale by order of the county court of McDonough County Illinois under the estate of Albert S Brown deceased. On January 19 1921 sale at premises in Lumline Illinois town of Lumine to highest bidder. Ten percent cash balance in ten days. Also report that Madge King was elected head of the Galesburg labor group succeeding Jo Harris.
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Lumoine
McDonough
Illinois
Cuiste
Albert S. Brown
Towit
Crooked Creek
Galesburg
Madge King
Galesburg Trades Assembly
Jo Harris
Wild Pig Sep Hue Mentho Sulphur Cream for Eczema Relief
Mentho Sulphur cream soothes itchy irritated skin eczema rashes and dry patches. A skin specialist notes the preparation helps reduce redness and irritation. Use as directed to relieve discomfort and support healing on affected areas.
Red Pepper Rub Claims Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast acting remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuritis back ache and muscle strains. It promises tingling heat within three minutes and relief from pain and congestion, urging buyers to ensure the genuine Rowles product.
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Rowles
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