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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
2
Humane societies urge protecting wild birds to reduce insect damage to crops. The appeal notes birds eat thousands of pests daily, citing species like robin, chicadee, crow, blue jay and woodpecker. It warns that 90 percent of bird life is gone and further slaughter could wipe out remaining species.
C H Wright, a retired farmer of 410 E Washington St in Macomb, says a kidney ailment after a grip left him waking at night and with dizziness and puffy eyes. He bought Doan’s Kidney Pills at Roark’s drug store and reports the trouble disappeared. 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co manufacturers Buffalo NY.
The Board of Local Improvements of Macomb invites bids on Monday July 12 1920 at 10 am for constructing a sewer on West Jefferson Street. Plans and specs are in the City Clerk's office. Bids require a 10 percent bid security.
In Chicago on July 8 the La Follette camp is favored as the presidential choice of a third party convention opening next Saturday at the Morrison hotel. The Forty-Eight movement gathers leaders including J A H Hopkins Frank Pattison and George L Record. A W Ricker reports over 700 delegates have sent credentials with representation from every state.
A 3-2 inch cannon from 1897 on a carriage is mounted at Fort Ward, painted gray by Mayor Eckbohm to deter vandalism. The city plans to protect the historic piece loaned by an unnamed donor, while political groups push for a broader national ticket and district candidates.
The ad touts Aspirin under the Bayer name as safe and widely prescribed for over twenty years. It promises genuine Bayer Tablets in unbroken packages with clear directions for headache toothache neuralgia and more. Small tin boxes of 12 cost only a few cents and larger Bayex packages are sold by druggists.
The city of Warsaw received last week from Ft. Howard Maryland the cannon recently donated to it by the federal government.
A vintage ad fragment promotes Mentho Sulphur for fast relief of facial and body eruptions. It touts its germ-killing action, instant itching and burning relief, and claims the product leaves skin smooth. mentions jar availability at drug stores.
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