Route 1 community notes flag scarlet fever surge
The piece reports a school closure due to scarlet fever, local quarantine at Macon, quarantined resident G. E. Champion, Willow Grove church explosion recoveries, road work progress, corn husking, and farm activity including sorghum milling and poultry culling by Assistant Farm Adviser Bunn who culled over 5,000 hens with about one in four lacking production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardolph State Bank
Icity
Mi Iny
G. EB
Champion
Macom
Grey Oakman
Hull
Tra Comer
Arthur Smith
T. W. Black
J. C. Pierce
Oakman
Bunn
Thomas Wrigley
Cascarets Ad Promises quick relief for sick and bilious
An old advertisement asserts Cascarets ease sickness biliousness and constipation. It claims a ten cent box cures headaches dizziness bad breath and stomach misery without griping, calling Cascarets the nicest physic on earth.
Chancery Sale of Tennessee Village Real Estate in 1921
Public notice in McDonough county Illinois announces a chancery sale of four parcels in Tennessee village after a court decree. Wallace A. Walker master in chancery will auction Oct 28 1921 at 10 am at the south door of the McDonough county courthouse with terms: 10 percent cash and balance by March 1 1922, deeds upon payment and court approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Illinois
McDonough County
Donna C. Barnes
Olive B. Barnes
Court House
Macomb
Tennessee
Cochran
Illinois
Wallace A. Walker
Hainline
Route 3 Ends With Showing Despite Rain
The big Industry Horse Show finished after a rain postponement and drew large crowds. Ricey Walker won premier honors with his mule team and best potato exhibit. The Jones school led school exhibits under teacher Miss Ellen Leighty. Tenore Kimball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bugg
Ricey Walker
Jones School
Ellen Leighty
Tenore Kimball
Epsonade Salts Offer Tastes Like Lemonade and Relief
A cheap package of Epsonade Salts blends real epsom salts with fruit derivatives to mimic lemonade. It promises pleasant taste with the laxative effects, useful for biliousness headaches or constipation. Beware of requesting tasteless salts. demand Epsonade Salts and the American Epegm Association name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Epegm Association
Fragmentary Grocery Receipt Notes Odd Prices
A garbled snippet shows cash figures like 3.00 8.00 5.00 and fragmented names such as Mrs. DOR and Mrs. Jerrys. It mentions display items described as Best display canned fruit and Ribbon peaches, with unclear punctuation and stray symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F
C.H. Price
Mattie
Ajott
Dor
Jerrys
PO Youn
Verna Lashby
Harnessing Harmony and Public Sale Announced
A report notes Howard Sadler winning first prize for harnessing a horse without aid and praises his road work with a one man grader. It mentions corn shucking beginning while field work shifts to feeding. A public sale of RE Jones estate property is set for October 20 with many desirable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnessi Io
Howard Sadler
Getty
RE. P. Jones
Route 4 News from Elmer Icenogle Route
Route 4 notes from Camp Creek Presbyterian meeting with lunch served by the missionary society. Wallace Martin reports Kansas crops fair with wheat 10 to 20 bushels per acre and discouraged farmers.{" "} Louise Provine hosts home party and Ebenezer choir practice. Corn shucking to start. fur catching by route boys. hunters and trespassers warned. fences damaged and stock injured recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Creek Presbyterian Church
The
Missionary Society
Wallace Martin
Warehinson
Kan
Kansas
Louise Provine
Ebenezer Church
Jerry Martin
Ava Sowers
Route 5 Apples and Travel Notes
Joseph Little reports the apple crop is fair to good with product of solid quality and strong trade at his orchards. George Hagen and family depart on a cross country auto trip to California and other states, planning to be away several months and possibly until spring. Corn shucking continues as frost buildup nears, with husk biting expected to ease husking to snapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Little
Lou Gamage
George Hagen
California
Pacific
Umbrella tree falls on Kel ly farm route 6 landmark
Route 6 notes the passing of Charles McCutcheon and marks the loss of a county landmark. The old elm on the Kelly farm, long visible along the Colchester road for four to six miles, known as the Umbrella tree, blew down last Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCutcheon
Kelly Farm
Colchester Ron
Local sale crowds attend, roads noted for repairs
The Tuesday sale by Carrier McCutcheon drew a good crowd and most items sold well amid general price conditions. Salem church ladies served lunch and cleared a neat sum. Route roads are generally good with a few improvement needs. A washout gully on Camp Creek hill makes travel risky. Local farming and mining activity noted, including corn cribbing, wheat planting, new drift coal bank, and multiple livestock shipments. Substitute carrier Greenup covers routes this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCutcheon
Ladies of Salem Church
Camp Creek
Lee Pendle
Joe Sheppard
J. Ross
Mickey
Dan Crawford
A. T. Ewing
St. Louis
Sorghum Mill Concludes Season on George Manny Pollock Farm
The George Manny Pollock farm sorghum mill finished work for the season and reported only fair cane quality. Ralph Runkle shipped a car of four cows and hogs Monday, with several others on the route sending goods through the association. Mrs. H D Reno underwent surgery at a hospital in Ma comb this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George — Manny Pollock
Shinel
Ralph Runkle
H. D. Reno
Ma‘comb
Bayer Aspirin and hair treatment touted in ad
An old advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin with warnings to look for the Bayer name on packaging. It lists uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain and notes cheap twelve tablet tins and larger packs. A second product claims to restore hair shine using sulfur compounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Route 7 Riders Face Loss If Bardolph Bank Fails
Patrons on Route 7 depend on Bardolph State Bank for many transactions. Miss Hazel Crabb leaves for Los Angeles after visiting her mother Mrs Lizzie Crabb, in Bardolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardolph State Bank
Hazel Crabb
Los Angeles
Lizzie Crabb
Foley's Cathartic Tablets Advertised for Digestion Relief
A Salem Massachusetts consumer touts Foley cathartic tablets for constipation noting they cleanse without griping or nausea. The ad cites relief from headache biliousness bloating gas and bad breath and closes with testimonials from Mrs H J Marehard and J M Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Marehard
Lawrence St
Salem
Mass
Foley
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Fandon
Albert Johnson
Stickle
Davy Lee
Florian Brooking
Nebraska
TA. Brooking
Kwante L
Sh. Crane
Stronghurst
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Industry Horse Show
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Breta Miller
Beatrice Gray
Violet McFadden
Angel Food Cake
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R. D. Leighty
Secord
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Fred Standard
Dora Clugston
Devil's Food Cake
Grier Walker
Alt Plug
Harry Rive
Wor de Wi
CW. Neilf
George Pry
Bowie
Jerre Si
Leah Tare Eer
Lillian Robeson
Anna Robeson
D. R. Leighty
Blanche Sears
Dora Justus
Conye Ty Dry Goods Co
Elmer Icenogle
Gray
Pelfic
Willias
Ayer
James Provine
Jephy
Zephyr
B. R. Bui
J. M. Sullivan
R. L. Sanders
Bushnell
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Good Hope
J. D. Clause
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Oldfield & i Alls House
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