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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1921
Page
2
Expert advises thorough testing of seed corn before planting to ensure vitality and higher yields. Methods vary. test, sort, and select from best 100 ears, discard suspicious kernels, and avoid importing seed. Homegrown seed typically yields 8 to 20 bushels more per acre than imported seed.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant harmless laxative that works while you sleep. It claims the product activates the liver and clears the head with a sweet stomach, making bowels move regularly by morning. It pitches 10 25 or 50 cent boxes and notes children love this candy cathartic.
Washington DC based Writers League meeting noted with Marshal Hugh Irish named in the program. He is a former county resident and brother to Rial Irish of Colchester By-Stanner.
President Wilson vetoed the Fordney emergency tariff bill saying it would not help farmers or relief efforts. He argued high trade barriers deceive farmers, raise false hopes, and urged a better domestic marketing and credit system and larger foreign markets for surplus products.
An estate gift from the late George W. Thompson included a fine collection of minerals and fossils and was donated to Galesburg High School. The items are now being cataloged and preserved by the school.
Ward Ingram a Knox College junior from Macomb received a compound fracture in his right arm after a scuffle with Paul Nelson a Knox sophomore. Doctor Gunning set the bones with help from nearby athletes. Ingram, an infielder, was expected to contend for a place on Knox’s nine this spring.
Canton tax collections for the past year totaled 136 879 93 dollars, reported by Harry Fouts the county treasurer. The AP News note appears as the most reliable source.
Truant officer reports daily appeals for clothing to keep children in school. With factory closures and high prices, families struggle to provide outfits. Citizens urged to donate worn or unused school wear and send bundles to the courthouse room or cash to local banks for the effort. Volunteering women call for unity and cooperation.
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