Plague Fears Rise as Rats Drive Outbreak Warns States
A plague scare spreads from Vera Cruz to Pensacola and Galveston. Officials urge rat and ground squirrel extermination campaigns to curb infection spread. Dr. C St. Clair Drake of Springfield Illinois issues a public health bulletin.
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Intry
Vera Cruz
Cola
Fla
Galves
State Department of Health
Nicipal
Tate Directors of Health
C. St. Clair Drake
Springfield
Illinois
Martin Schultze Entertains Bushnell Bible Class
Martin Schultze hosted the men’s Bible class from the Methodist church at his country home southwest of Bushnell last Thursday night. Thirty five members enjoyed hospitality with electric lights on the lawn, tables set out, and vocal music by E. F. Lewis Roy Hey and Glen Mariner. Invocations and toasts were delivered by Rev. Vandettum and guests including Hon. J. E. Harris P. B. Crandall Roy Hey S. P. Russler Henry Stroh and Martin Schultze.
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Bushnell Record
Martin Schultze
Martin Schultz
Methodist Church
Roy Hey
Glen Mariner
Charles Vandettum
Vandettum
J. E. Harris
P. B. Crandall
P. Russler
Henry Stroh
Mercer County Farm Bureau Plans Front Gate Name Plates
Mercer county Farm Bureau members plan to place 10 by 20 inch galvanized iron name plates at farm gates. The plates show membership in three farm organizations and aim to identify farmers to passersby without asking directions. The group cites 1700 members and notes Mercer soil rivals other counties.
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Aledo Democrat
Mercer County
Farm Bureau
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
C. L. Shult
Aledo
P. S. Richey
Farm ‘Bureau
Mercer
McDonough
Merced
Irregular Pill Advisory Cautions Milwaukee Readers
A fragmented notice warns against irregular or suppressed pills, urging safe use and discouraging experimentation. It mentions Milwaukee Wisconsin and references medical and address details in vague terms.
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Elief
Ita
National Medical Rate
Milwaukee
Wis
Restore Kidney Health With Hydration and Salts Remedy
An older health ad urges drinking extra water and using a four ounce dose of a grape and lemon juice lithia salt mix to flush kidneys. It claims the preparation cleans clogged kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, reduces bladder irritation, and improves energy during bad weather.
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Cannotini
Folka
Oreen
Mind of her own juror questions Kalamazoo case
In Kalamazoo Michigan July 1 a husband and wife reportedly sat on the same jury in a local case. Aaron Westevere of Schoolcraft and Mrs Westevere faced lines of questioning about whether a juror can maintain independence with a spouse on the jury. The wife firmly answered that she certainly can.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Aaron Westevere
Schoolcraft
Colchester Man Suffers Thumb Injury From Rammed Halter
William Brummell was watering his cow when the animal struck the halter rope, tearing it through his hand. A physician sutured seven stitches to close the gash, with recovery expected if no infection develops. Trade with advertisers.
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Wm. Brummell
Colchester
Continue More Canning Advice From Mrs Wallace on Sugar Shortage
Mrs. Jesse H. Wallace urges continued home canning despite sugar scarcity. She notes corn syrup can substitute sugar and stresses cost and quality advantages of home canning over commercial products, advising careful use of sugar and resources.
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Jesse H.wallace
Wallace
Home Service Bureau
Home Economics Department
Affiliated Fruit Jobbers Conference
Affiliated
Fruit Jobbers Conference
Fruit
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Notice on Parking Efficiency and Firecracker Ban
City Marshal A. J. Dark appeals to car owners to park to the line and close to neighboring vehicles to save space on the square. He also bans firecrackers this week near the square and asks merchants to refuse sales during the period.
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A. J. Dark
Home Canning Emphasizes Quality Over Commercial Goods
The piece urges housewives to preserve fruits and vegetables at home, criticizing bland commercial canned products as insipid and watery. It argues home canning yields unsullied quality at lower costs and notes higher prices for store cans this season. The Hancock County Horse Breeders' Association backs horse shows and fairs, supporting purebred breeding and related events.
Plymouth Man Is Chosen President
J. E. McWhorter of Plymouth was elected president of the Hancock County Horse Breeders Association at a Carthage meeting. Sam Houston of Carthage named vice-president and Farm Adviser J. H. Lloyd elected secretary-treasurer. Annual dues set at $2. Constitution and by-laws prepared and adopted. A board of directors was elected.
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J. E. McWhorter
Plymouth
Hancock County Horse Breeders’ Association
Carthage
Sam Houston
J. H. Lloyd
Sugar King Returns in Large Cane Sugar Sale
A satirical piece mocks a former potato king and a sugar man who boast about prices. It announces a bold sale of pure cane granulated sugar at 26 dollars and 50 cents per 100 pound sacks at the Albert Lisdley Ash Store.
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Albert Lisdley
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Galveston
Pensacola
Florida
Bushnell
Mary Sheldon Searns
Loren Bernard Curry
Rile Street
Zoe Sperry
Louetta Collins
Jenn' “Douglas
A. L. Florey
G. I. Hall
E. F. Jackson
Lloyd VannMeter
John P. Mallon
S M. Everbot
Detroit
Ford
Gillam Hall
A. L. Flory
Gale Overbaugh
C. A. Harrah & Son
Avon
Overbaugh
John E. Clem
Texas
Hazel Burke
Gold Lilly Company
Clem
Burkburnett Field
S. R. Saylor
Chicago
Louisa Camp No. 642
Henry Dilts
Cripts
Jessie Wallace
Ball-Duntley
Ellis Cox
J. D. Piggot
Warsaw
G. C. Prox
Colusa
Walter Dickhut
Bowen
Carthage Fair
Augusta Fall
Bowen Fall
Hancock County
New Horse Breeders’ Asso
Holmes Park
and Radium Institute
Macomb, Ill
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Eagle Pencil Company
New York
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