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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
7
Poem celebrates repeal era changes as booze bans rise and saloons close. It recalls the old bucket hanging in the well and contrasts it with bootleg liquor, ending with a jubilant call to drink water and milk instead of spirits.
A farmer bought a sow and nine pigs for 100 dollars. He sold five pigs for 231.88 dollars, butchered four, then later sold ten pigs for 536.25 dollars. From a 100 dollar investment, he has earned 768.13 dollars in just over a year while the sow remains and has a new litter of eight. Banner Times reports on farm profits and local business notes.
A nationwide survey by the Department of Agriculture tracks two wheat diseases found in Madison county Illinois. Take all or white heads and flag smut threaten crops, with flag smut showing on upper leaves and sometimes stems, while takeall forms patches that kill plants. Overall losses are not expected to affect this year’s total wheat output.
A massive Home-Coming Day event planned for Wednesday in Terre Haute honors returned service members from a 60 mile radius. Terre Haute and Vigo County fund 5,000 each with 10,000 more raised locally, constructing a triumphal arch for a parade of thousands followed by entertainments, displays, and a flying government aircraft show at the fairgrounds. Governor Goodrich and other dignitaries will review the procession from a Wabash Avenue stand.
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