Costs of petty vices add up in a yearlong reckoning
The piece argues that daily indulgences such as cigars beer ice cream and candy drain budgets over time. It converts typical habits into yearly sums showing potential savings and contemplates how small purchases accumulate into large unpaid costs. The author also notes social self restraint rarely lasts and suggests budgeting or delaying gratification.
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Smith
Jones
Milwaukee
George
Savings Bank
Public Library Prepares Louisiana Purchase Day Display
P M Musser public library will mark Louisiana Purchase Day December 18 with decorations and ceremony. A reading list on the event’s history is posted, including Adams History of the United States and Hosmer’s History of the Louisiana Purchase. About eighty national flags will adorn the library next week. References and descriptive books cover treaties, annexations, and histories, guiding visitors through the era and geography of the territory.
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State Educational Department
Adams
Henry
United States
Brooks
Noah
Lewis and Clarke
Carr
Lucien
Missiouri
American Commonwealths
Curtis
W. E
Thomas Jefferson
Hosmer
J. K
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi Valley
Howard
J. Q
Lewis
Clark
Rocky Mountains
Moore
Charles
Northwest
Semple
E. C
Cough Medicines Alert At Havercamp’s Drug Store
Cough medicines beyond Foley’s Honey and Tar may contain opiates causing constipation and risk for children. Foley’s Honey and Tar contains no opiates and is safe. Available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Foley
Havercamp
Liquozone Promises Cure All Germ Diseases for $100000
An advertisement touts Liquozone as a germ killer and tonic made from liquid oxygen. It claims to destroy disease germs inside the body without harming tissues, with a bold payment offer of $1,000 per disease germ it cannot kill. It lists illnesses purportedly treated and asserts hospital use and physician prescriptions worldwide.
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Seainlalanal
Pauli
Liquozone Free Sample Offer
A coupon offer invites readers to request a free full size bottle of Liquozone sent to their local druggist. The promotion states the company will pay the druggist and that accepting the gift places no obligation. The product is priced at Soc. and $1.
Katzenjammer Kids at Grand Blondell and Fennessy Theatre
Theatre patrons may see the musical farce The Katzenjammer Kids on Wednesday Dec 16 at Grand Blondell and Fennessy. The company is in its fifth successful season with a large versatile cast and musical numbers. Popular prices will apply.
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Katzenjammer Kids
Grand Blondell and Fennessy
Katzoenjammer Kids Company
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good From Foley’s Kidney Cure
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo C. credits Foley’s Kidney Cure with ending years of kidney and bladder pain. He reports gravel and stones passed, brick dust like grit, then no kidney pain and renewed vigor after a few doses. Sold at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
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A. H. Thurnes
Buffalo, C
Foley
Havercamp’s
New Boston News: Canning Factory Talk and Local Happenings
New Boston Illinois reports H B Patterson of Aledo plans a potential canning plant to boost sandy land value. Local visitors Britt Grow family Chas Schwartz family return to Michigan. Mississippi River ice bridge forms a narrow opening with moving ice. David Schrader shipped a carload of yearlings around 1160 pounds to Chicago. Long and Charles Clark visit Wm Prouty. a baby boy arrived at Frank Livingston’s home. A masquerade ball is planned at Ballard hall on December 17. Charles Hall resettles in New Boston. Mrs R H Roberts and son Harry visit Mrs F A
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Journal
New Boston
Ill
H. B. Patterson
Aledo
Britt Grow
Cha
Mathers at North Henderson and Galesburg trip noted
The text records Mathers at North Henderson and a trip to Galesburg. Mrs. Courtney Willits has been seriously ill for several days with a nurse from Galesburg helping. Improvement is reported daily. Church members plan a Christmas tree for the children on Christmas Eve.
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