21 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
1
We are authorized to announce Wilson Lively as a candidate for the office of sheriff in the Democratic primary on April 11. Also announced is Grant Holcomb as a sheriff candidate in the same primary, authorized by the party.
Agricultural research is vindicated in Ohio with yields rising since 1850. Corn rose from 33 bushels per acre to higher levels over ten years, while wheat increased from 12.2 to 17.3 bushels per acre. The text urges readers to seek facts and apply them locally.
A collage of short items notes playful quips on nicknames like "Daby" Brown and a Harvard scholarship, cartoonish questions on love, safe summer warnings, debt cautions, posterity jokes, Mt Everest Arbuckle jab, Russian poetry, Congress comedy, volcanic eruptions, and payday timing. Complex fragments hint at a light, era-tinged column.
Grant Irvin facing a Democratic primary challenge as Holcomb, former deputy under Sheriff Pasley, runs for sheriff. The 1918 race was decided by a single vote after a prolonged court contest reaching the state supreme court, where Irvin was declared elected.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets from F. W. Grove as a remedy for headaches colds and stomach issues. It emphasizes the genuine product bears the Grove signature and warns to ensure you get Bromo for 30 cents.
Dining room suite brass bed two odd chairs and rug pair for quick sale. Contact Mrs David Miller at 406 North 9th Street. December 28.
Nicely furnished room for light housekeeping in a centrally located dwelling. Telephone and rate details not fully legible. Stenographer wanted by letter with salary expectations and contact number. apply to Box 1284 care Register-News by December 23.
An Illinois man credits Tanlae with reversing his wife’s long illness. After a year of indigestion and nervous exhaustion she reportedly gained ten pounds, sleeps well, and can handle household duties again. Sold locally in Mt Vernon by Porter Bond Drug Co and other druggists.
News correspondence notes the contract to lay the slab from Shoe Creek to Mt. Vernon will be let next Tuesday. The writer urges a fire protection system for Wayne City, citing abundant water and plans by Dr. Cates for a ten thousand gallon cistern plus existing tanks. Local moves, business changes, and holiday advertising follow.
For sale a lunch room on South Locust Street Centralia IL with four upstairs living rooms gas cooking electric lights and city water rent $25 monthly upstairs currently $15 and could be $20. Requires $700 investment contact Edward W. Andrews 307 South Locust Street Centralia Illinois 12 23 a1.
McClellan Rev Peter Pillson conducted services at Mareoc church Sunday. Families and friends visit in Vernon Bonnie I center. Local residents attend Christmas events at Wolf Prairie Hickory Hill and Central. Waltonville High School plans and care for children moving to Waltonville. Antioch church prepares Christmas program with dinner. Mrs Parthena Williams recovers from illness to help at home.
The Car Company band and orchestra present a Christmas program at the Plaza on Sunday afternoon at 3 30 for Feder ated Charities. extra rehearsals and careful preparation promise a fine show. Part I features Our Country First overtures and solos. Messiah Hallelujah Chorus. Second Hungarian Rhapsody. Part I I includes Mendelssohn Athalia Priests March and Ke telbey In a Monastery Garden. Elijah If With All Your Hearts Soloists J L Rubottom and F W Iecke. plus Gems of the Over tures and March of the Flambeaus with audience carols led by the High School Glee Club.
Christmas gift note promotes Rectords for the Phonograph or Bells for the Player Piano as ideal presents. Mentions a large stock and urges early orders. Date shown 12-24, attributed to Fred P. Watson Co.
The history of sanatorium treatment, from Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau's Adirondack start to 689 U S sanatoria, is outlined. Seals fund anti tuberculosis work. the Fourteenth Annual Christmas Seal Sale is planned for December with public support crucial for 1922 programs. Seals available at Mt Vernon banks, Webbs Book Store, the Commercial Club, and county sales agent T J Mathews.
Strayed or stolen collie about six months old with white feet and collar. Reward offered. Notify or return to Mrs. Harold Watson at No 2 Grant Place or call 219-R. Placement notice appears in local classifieds for immediate return.
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