Milton Boy First in County Declamation Contest
Milton Pike county declamatory contest results list Virgil Parks of Ayton first in boys, Clem Ellega of Chambersburg second, Ango Kibbie of Peru third. Ruth McIntosh of Chambersburg first in girls, Katherine Orr of Hull second, Genevieve Dereey of Perry third. Local property transfers and deeds follow with multiple parcels and sums listed in Pike County records.
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Pittsfield
Pike County
Virgil Parks
Aytton
Clem Ellega
Chamnersburg
Ango Kibbie
Peru
Ruth McIntosh
Chambersburg
Katherine Orr
Hull
Genevieve Dereey
Perry
Stop the Drink Habit Promoted by Heidbreder Bros
An advertisement touts Tescum as a cure for drinking problems. It claims to rescue victims of the drink curse and offers a money refund guarantee. The product is sold at $1.00 per box or six boxes for $5.00, with promises of secrecy for gifting to male relatives.
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Tescum
Heidbreder Bros
Industrial Securities Co
Draft Age Dispute Halts Senate House Conferees
Washington May 6 Conferees from the senate and house failed to agree on key provisions of the army draft bill. They discussed the maximum conscription age, with the house proposing 40 and the senate 27. A compromise setting the ceiling around 30 is broadly anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rovers Win Title in Championship Clash
PAWTUCKET May 6 The Fall River Rovers defeated the Bethem football club of Pa 2 to 0 to capture the American soccer championship. The victory came despite sharp political rhetoric elsewhere as supporters argued over sub-par campaign rhetoric from prominent figures.
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Rovers
Pawtucket
Fall River
Mass
Bethem
Snyder's Taxi and local social notes in town
Sam Curliss of Loraine was hero on business Saturday. Oscar Storck of Peoria is visiting friends and relatives here for the weekend. Rosemary play by St Boniface church sodality repeats May 9. Giles Bros. West Side square offers pianos and ukuleles, Talking Machine price 6.50, and a large china and glassware sale. Various residents visit, operate, or recover from hospital stays. Ukuleles, pianos, and home goods promos fill this compact personal ad page.
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Snyder
Sam Curliss
Loraine
Giles Bros
West Side Square
Oscar: Storck
Peoria
Freiburg
Rosemary
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Bank Mdg
Quincy
Wensing
Mr. Slangen
Detroit
A. H. Pullman
Near
Newtown
Dr. Green
Oliver
Ben Hutchison
Omaha
Neb
Newcomb Captures National Trap Title at Travers Island
Charles H. Newcomb of the Independence Club Philadelphia won the amateur trap shooting national title with 199 of 200 targets amid adverse weather. A five man Philadelphia team victory followed with a 932 score.
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New York
Charles H. Newcomb
Independence Club
Philadelphia
Travers Island
Intercollegiate field and track meet set for May 11
Coach Harmon of Illinois college announced that the third annual intercollegiate field and track meet at Illinois field on Friday May 11 will be held. Entries are arriving from across the state and indications point to the largest meet yet. Reports say abandoning athletics by Illinois could cancel the interscholastic meet.
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Jacksonville
Harmon
Illinois College
Illinois
Embargo debate over food in Ireland sparks urged hold the food cry
Dublin May 6 Ireland faces pressure from some quarters to ban food exports and block shipments from its shores. Thomas W Russell warns only a dire emergency could justify risking export trade. Ireland exported 46 6 million pounds of food last year, with shortages in potatoes not due until June. Government tillage measures gain traction among small tenants as landowners resist but are pressured to comply.
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Dublin
Ireland
Thomas W. Russell
Department of Agriculture For Ireland
John Mitchell
Russell
Agricultural Department
Ireland’s wartime farming urged to till more land
The article notes a push to till 10 percent more land than last year as a wartime measure. It highlights the Irish homestead’s call for parish by parish organization across Ireland to operate on cooperative lines for purchasing raw materials and selling products, with guidance to merchants and wholesalers in towns.
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Ireland
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Thomas Hunter
K. D. JoSu
Hunter Cemetery
Nebo
John V. Erke
Fred B
LaVerda Erke Orr
Clarence
Erke
Charles Birch
Charles G. Winn
John H. Samia
John FH. Sawdon
C. W. Birch
John H. Sawdon
Elmer J. Birch
ST Ben Wo Fish
Abraham Henthorne
Baylis
Schwartz
Sarah R. Baughman
A. P. Main
Harry Ransom
Btack Ob
Thornton & Afanter
Atee
Mary Ao
Charles A Dinine
Dot
Rhee
Gertrude Maetthews
Ray I. Thackwray
Benjamin H. Adams
Zora
Gunther HardwAre Co
Sam Riley
Winderhook
George Thompso
Blodgett
Missey Fern Medaris
Beulah Landers
Mayme Halpin
Edith Colvin
Springfield
Wisher
Springfeld
Alfred Gray
New Salem
Eva
Kinderhook
Morgan
Johnson Jex
U. S. Navy
A. J. Jex
Ence
Chickering Bros
Marthe Murphy
Isannibal
Doerr
Hostetter
Quincy, Til
Majestic Bidg
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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