16 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
1
A cluttered Mt. Vernon Mt Vernon Illinois page lists staff roles including director Norman J. Sugg editor and business manager with subscription rates for Jefferson county and nearby areas. The text includes political quips and satirical lines about marriage and society.
A Champaign, Illinois man who died left a will urging his widow to remarry as soon after his death as she desired. He is described as showing practical sense compared with a wealthy Pennsylvanian referenced in the report.
The passage ponders a will that would limit a widow’s inheritance if she remarries and dismisses the dying tale as egotistical, questioning what satisfaction the dying seek from posthumous gains in the afterlife.
The London Times cites official Soviet statistics showing 1920 population of Soviet Russia at 188 million, down 12 million from prewar. Moscow holds 1.05 million residents with 250 thousand officials. Death rate stands at 46 per thousand, grain deficit blamed on chaos, not drought. Bolshevism prospects appear unlikely from these numbers.
A brief note questions why age publishing for women voters is proposed while suffrage repeal is not addressed. The statement contrasts two voting rights issues and invites consideration of broader reforms.
A compact remark notes reformers engage from the lower ranks while openings exist at the top, suggesting change is possible from both ends. It hints that many miss chances when they focus on outward appearances rather than substance. The line uses vivid phrasing to evoke social shifts.
North Long Prairie reports Ernest Harry of Roanoke visiting with Mr and Mrs W T Pace and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Chas Lee spent Sunday with the Maddox family for Abraham Maddox’s birthday, a noon dinner was served. Miss Pearl and Theo entertained Marie Carrington of Danville IL and Mae and Gladys Knox. Mrs Chas Lee learned of her nephew’s death in Centralia. Mr and Mrs Sherman Knox and Oneta will depart this week with relatives.
Pleasant View notes show Mr and Mrs George Cox of Mt Vernon visiting relatives while Beulah Stonemetz and Sadje Wood visit Opdyke friends. Opdyke Baptist church protracted meeting ends with five new members and Ladies Aid furnishing the church. Local residents attend Opdyke graduation. several express illness and recovery updates. social visits, factory work, and church gatherings fill the week with multiple mentions of friends residents and visiting kin.
One furnished room available for rent in a residence at 714 Harrison Street. Wentleman preferred. Rental terms not specified.
Our Mr ThOB RB Ward has been in New York City for the past two weeks purchasing goods for The Mammoth Department Store. His purchases are beginning to arrive, new goods will now be received daily by either freight or express. Come in and look these new things over. The Mammotel d Shoe C. & D.G. Co. 18-16 G. Ff. M. Ward, Pres.
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