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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
3
Fragmented text blends religious reflection with advertising satire. The piece shifts from heaven and hell imagery to critiques of papers and readers, mentioning thirst, fate, and everyday city life, ending in a distorted stream of phrases about morality and consumption.
Table Grove news reports visits by Blanche Horner and others, Mrs. Bertha Holmeg’s Canton trip, and a 7 to 0 football win over Bushnell with a rematch set for Oct 30. Local moves include weddings, new homes, and community farewells, while Scarlet fever and diphtheria cases are quarantined and public gatherings halted.
A wary tradesman, new to the business, insists he has not erred while a chandelier in the parlor floods water and a bathroom faucet blazes. The exchange reveals the man’s inexperience and a running joke about Solomon’s questionable authority in marriage.
Reports from the north indicate large flocks of swird ducks migrate southward. Game warden estimates the migration will last fifteen to twenty days. A. M. Martin of St Williams tagged over 900 ducks and other stations tagged thousands. Hunters are urged to inspect birds for thin metallic leg bands and forward tagged birds to the Biological Survey in Washington with details of species date time and location of capture.
Lewis Anderson and Lewis Rexroat build a large new chicken house and raise White Leghorn stock. The Brickyard school reopens after a scarlet fever scare. a Bowen family case’s girl recovered. Hicks Grove school closed due to teacher illness. Families travel from Canada. threshing crew returns by Ford. Bakery sale planned at J C Smith store with chickens eggs and cottage cheese. Parole and vigilante talk stir farmers. George Clark reports a four foot hawk killed. Ebenezer church painted. Wheat sowing near complete with large clover hulls. Cabbage scab injures crops. soil and rotation advice from university. Addie Toland, infantile paralysis victim, improving slowly.
Route 2 items report visits across the river in Iowa by the Koontz family and a sale by Byron Butterfield with good prices. Local injuries include Minnie Roberts with a slinged left arm and Arlington Murphy with a finger infection. A Bruninga child suffers throat illness and Glen Oakman relapses from blood poisoning. Corn yields on Route 2 run 65 to 70 bushels per acre with the Clarence Kline farm field near 80 bushels as the best.
Arthur Bugg reports corn yields on Route 3 averaging 60 to 70 bushels per acre with generally good quality despite many damaged cars. Wes Hayden led shucking. roads are in good winter condition after Tuesday night rain. Local chicken thieves have appeared. residents camp heavy fire at threat and aim to deter intruders with shotguns ready.
William Bartleson is called the most decent victim on Route 4 as chicken thieves lurk. Icenogle vows a warm reception for the offenders once Bill eyes them, with others ready to act.
Joseph Little and John Toland join Route 5 as new patrons moving from Macomb to Joe Atherton farm. Mr and Mrs Scott visited Mrs B F Gill. Lew Wilson and Harmon Hagan work Barritt bottoms near Trouble some. A mud hole filled with soft mud remains impassable for weeks. Arthur Clayton graded roads from his place to the railroad crossing. City will maintain south to the railroad, Macomb to address remaining work. Corn yields 40 to 60 bushels. Mrs Roy Pace returned from Tolmes hospital after treatment.
Route 6 notes report Mr and Mrs Roy Norris welcomed a daughter named Wilma Ruth last week. Corn shucking is active and wheat sowing near completion with Carl Henderson finishing sowing today. Route patrons have hauled hogs via Matomb Shipping. Road conditions from Guy Clark place to Camp Creal deteriorate risking abandonment if not repaired. Corn quality improves as shucking advances.
Rally Day and homecoming at Jerusalem church Sunday October 30 features Sunday school at 10, preaching at 11, basket dinner at noon, a special program in the afternoon, and Christian Endeavor at 7 15 with Miss Pearl Bryan leading followed by 8 o'clock preaching.
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