Hay Makes Record In 1916 Corn Below Average
The Agriculture Department issued a report noting August crop declines due to heat and drought across the northern and central west. It forecasts corn below average, spring wheat down, oats under previous year, and a record hay crop with a likely short potato and winter feed supply. Domestic wheat demand remains steady near 611 million bushels, while last year produced about 1.009 billion.
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S.bet
Ascot
Ps Cute
Inereauss
Gant
Department of Aprieyture
West
United States
Catton
Mienth Lee
Appies
Kansas
A Bad Summer for Children Ad
An advertisement warns of a dangerous summer sickness among children and urges extra care. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets from Miller & Arthur Drug Co as a safe laxative to relieve indigestion headaches biliousness sour stomach and bad breath by keeping bowels open and liver active.
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Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Adv
Weather Boosts Corn Crops and Local Happenings in Denver
Denver notes show showers and warmth maturing corn beyond expectation while fields shift to cow rye and wheat. A hog killed by a train cost about thirty dollars. Local moves include Orville Fletcher planning property improvements on East Church Street and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Matheny relocating to LaPrairie with school duties. Several social events, club meetings, and a September 1 birth are recorded among neighbors and families in the area.
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Denver
William Clarke
Orville Fletcher
Keokuk
Congregational Sunday School
Walter Kippert
Farmington
Iowa
L. M. Garner
Congregational Church
Garner
Clara Edwards
Henry Denham
Ursa School Opens with Full Rooms and Roof Work
URSA ILL The German church group begins a new roof on their school room as Ursa schools start the term with classrooms filled to capacity. Many pupils from country districts enroll in the first and second grades.
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Ursa
Ursa news notes show community progress and farming outlook
The report covers school hopes for a strong year, a Ladies Aid group outing to Homan Falls, local moves including new Smith Street home purchases, and Farmers' Bank of Ursa opening with Rev. Nickles as cashier. It notes diligent wheat sowing, seed corn demand, and clover seed threshing with overall gains in acreage and crop quality in Adams and Hancock counties.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Homan Falls
Quincy
Dean Graham
Monmouth
Don Ralph
Smith Street
Farmers’ Bank of Ursa
F. J. Nickles
D. H. Graham
Lee
Bloomington
Alexis
Golden
Ursa Township
Adams
Hancock
Local notes from Tioga Illinois and surrounding area
Farmers busy plowing four fall wheat. Miss Kate Beeler of Keokuk now staying with Mrs. Minnie Laeding. Families from Nauvoo Keokuk visit dam. Belle Clampitt attends Isis’s Fountain Green wedding. Hedrick kin from Rock Island visit Edgar Hedrick home. Rev. Pittman moves to De Soto. will not preach next year. William Neal sale draws good prices. Ladies’ Aid raises 25 dollars. Neal moves to Mendon. Lanora Yoe Quincy bound. Cousins of Mrs. Anderson visit Van Anderson home. Jaeger auto wreck near Frenchtown. Wilson injured from windshield, others bruised. Householder family escaped injury. Crash caused by oncoming car in wrong lane.
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Kate Beeler
Keokuk
Minnie Laeding
Jacob Christner
John Kropp
Mona Christner
Arthur Humpke
Nauvoo
Belle Clampitt
Isis
Fountain Green
Henry Hedrick
Rock Island
Edgar Hedrick
Pittman
de Soto
Ill
William Neal
M. E. Church
Neal
Mendon
Lanora Yoe
Quincy
Kate Richards
Brooklyn brief notes and community updates
Lennie Jones suffered a badly bruised limb after a horse kick while working in a field south of Brooklyn. A newborn daughter arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Day at their West Union home on Sept 1. H S Craig and family visited Minneapolis relatives after a week with Camp family. Multiple locals attended a Beardstown fish fry and Uncle Tom's Cabin in Rushville en route home. Grace Budsall started as principal of Brooklyn school with Everett Royer and Miss Dean as staff. Visits included Walker family in South Dakota and Joe Loop funeral attendance in Huntsville. Rostrum family plans to move to Abingdon for college.
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Lennie Jones
Chester Day
West Union
Craig
Minneapolis
Camp
Monroe Jacobs
Andrew Brooks
Beardstown
Rushville
Grace Budsall
Swan Creek
Brooklyn
Everett Royer
Miss Dean
George Walker
Walker
Watertown
South Dakota
Joe Loop
Huntsville
Loop
H. D. Lewis
Henry D. Jr
Monmouth
Rostrum
Abingdon
Hedding College
Social Notes From Pittsfield and Surrounding Towns
Mrs William Foster visited the Pitsfield household of Mr and Mrs Perry Allen in the past week Edwin Shearer and Charlies Gilbert from Silvis Ill stayed several days with their parents in town Peter Stein who was visiting friends here returned to Iowa Dr and Mrs McComas drove to Quincy Tuesday Mr F R Watson was in Quincy Thursday Mrs Lettie Maher spent Sunday in absentia
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William Foster
Perry Allen
Pittsfield
Edwin Shearer
Charlies Gilbert
Silvis
Ill
John Kirtright
Hannibal
McComas
Quincy
Peter Stein
Iowa
F. R. Watson
Lettie Maher
Local notes from Louisiana and nearby towns
Rev Mr Harrell attends conference in Springfill while his wife visits Aurora Georgia. Pfrimmer of Hannibal spends Sunday with his mother. School opens with 117 enrolled. Mr and Mrs Elden Johnston of Beardstown visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Gee Johnston. Household Science club plans annual picnic next Thursday.
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Louisiana
Harrell
Springfill
Aurora
Geo. Pfrimmer
Hannibal
Elden Johnston
Beardstown
Gee. Johnston
Household Science Club
Fes
La Prairie Items and Local News Summary
Mrs. Elijah Eyman was taken to Macomb hospital last Friday evening with gall stones. Elijah Eyman is in pre health, and Mrs. Donley of Camp Point stays with them. L. M. Hill sprained his left ankle last Tuesday while helping raise the side track on the railroad. The Junior League hosts an entertainment next Friday night September 8 in the Methodist church with Mrs. Peek and family. Sunday school meets Sunday September 10 in Elm Grove with basket dinner and social time. Lillard Hill family and Tom Atchley traveled to Quincy on business. School opened Monday with three men teachers for higher grades and Miss Sacha Poling for primary. Local students attend high school in Golden this term. Virginia, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Duden, badly burned but recovering. Berting progressing. J. W. Stevens has nervous pressure and general breakdown but is improving.
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Sacha Poling
Golden
Virginia
Herman Duden
J. W. Stevens
Marrying for Money Quote Ref lects Social View
A historical remark frames marriage as a risky path to wealth, suggesting both pursuit and avoidance carry little promise. The line contrasts motives, warning that marriage for money is as ineffective as gambling for riches, reflecting attitudes toward wealth and unions.
Card Players Prove Hearts Cannot Be Wicked
A light remark notes that card playing seems less sinister since no heart in a deck is black, suggesting a gentler, inoffensive mood at the table. A playful observation contrasts the idea of wickedness with the harmless charm of card games and social gatherings.
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Department of Agriculture
Ge Poe
Ienee
Enn
Paine
Saas
Hue
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Tioga, Ili
John Wilson
Brooklyn, III
New Canton, Ill
Swift
Knolenberg Milling Co
Quincy, Ill
Bay Street Railway
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