For Sale Advertisements from Local Paper Listing Items
Classified item list includes vehicles furniture hay a piano organ and plants offered for sale or trade plus rentals lost and found notices and a moving sale. Entries mention Hupmobile roadster Wagner motorcycle Ford touring cars a 12x24 stave silo and a vacuum cleaner among others with contact names and locations such as Kercheval Chew Higbee Buggy Co and W S McMurtry.
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Wagner
Hays Remsen
Ford
Kercheval & Chew
Clarianett
Walter Northam
W. S. McMurtry
10Th St
J. L. Vickery
A. L. Briles
Bakers Corner
Market Notes on Local Corn Planting and Potatoes
About 75 percent of local corn is planted with variation by rainfall. North of Sheridan nearly all acreage is planted while south and southwest planting is light. Time remains for a good crop with favorable weather. Gardeners prepare for late potato planting though overall spud acreage is uncertain. Flour and cash wheat hold steady with a hint of rises once new crops reach markets.
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Sheridan
Wheat harvest hit by two week dry spell
A two week dry spell is blamed for late wheat in some fields with grains shriveled and weakened. Local rains have been uneven and the extent of damage is unclear. Decoration Day activities were minimal with banks and post office closed and rural carriers given a holiday. Mrs. Emily McMurtry, Mrs. Roméo Henry and Mrs. Alberta Jones attended the golden wedding anniversary of their uncle Mahlon Day at Carmel.
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M. E. Church
Farmers Bank
Emily McMurtry
Roméo Henry
Alberta Jones
Mahlon
Carmel
Drunk in a Dry Town Costs Geo Dispanette a Fee
Geo Dispanette faced a trial before Squire Stout after a Monday drunken incident in the dry town. The offense and proceedings reflect local enforcement of temperance rules.
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Geo. Dispanette
Squire Stout
Aid to Horse Breeding Legislation Stresses Pure Bred Advantage
A USDA Yearbook article notes inferior stallions hinder progress in horse breeding and urges legislative standards. Wisconsin started reform in 1906. by 1915 pure breds rose from 40% to 58% as scrubs declined. Breeders should verify registration and avoid nondescript foals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Sheridan News Watch Giveaways for Boys Readers
The Sheridan News offers three Overland Watches to boys who bring four yearly subscriptions. Submissions must be made by young readers to qualify for the prize.
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Sheridan News
Rev John Anderson Dines Sunday with Roscoe Pearson
Reverend John Anderson shared a Sunday dinner with Roscoe Pearson and his wife, according to local social notes in the community column.
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John Anderson
Roscoe Pearson
Superstitions and Tokens in World War I Front Lines
Paris reports describe beliefs shaping soldier behavior in 1915, from dreaming of an autobus to gold coins as talismans. Apollinaire notes sergeants debunking omens and regiments using coins to shield wounded and prisoners, with coins sewn over the heart and stories of German captures prompted by coin dazzle.
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Paris
Apollinaire
Bank of France
Lyons Farm
Controlling Mites in Poultry Houses by Night and Day
A detailed guide on eradicating mites in fowl houses emphasizes sanitation and targeted chemical sprays. It covers identifying mites by their droppings, removing hiding places, suitable spray equipment, and using coal tar derivatives or crude petroleum as effective treatments with staged reapplications and drying precautions.
Market reports from Sheridan Chicago and Buffalo May 31 1917
Sheridan market reports show hogs 7,000 head up 10 cents to 16.10 with 1,000 cattle steady and strong calves in demand. Chicago trades include 14,000 hogs up 15 cents to 15.90, 4,000 cattle steady and 5,000 sheep weak. Buffalo lists 10 carloads hogs at a top of 16.20.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Buffalo
Visit Brings Alberta Jones Family to Town
Mrs. Alberta Jones and her daughter Florence of Gary Indiana visited Tuesday for a short stay with cousins Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Henry and family. Despite wet May, a large portion of the local corn is planted and much is up. Grass, wheat, oats and clover look unusually well. Rain delayed the first band concert Wednesday night before half the program was completed.
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Alberta Jones
Florence
Gary
Ind
Romeo Henry
Mule Beats Horse and Motor in Rural Mail Run
In Middleboro Massachusetts a mule adapted to hardship proved superior to horse and motorcar on icy snowbound rural routes. Carrier Samuel Guilford tried horse and then car, but both failed until a mule handled the delivery with no further trouble during the March snow storm.
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Middleboro
Mass
Samuel Guilford
Guilford
Malady Wows Wisconsin Town with Swollen Glands
Four die and many more fall ill in Galesville Wisconsin from a mysterious disease baffling Rochester Minnesota physicians and local health officials. Schools closed and city officials seek aid from doctors in other cities as swollen glands and high fever signalable symptoms.
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Galesville
Wis
Rochester (Minn.) Foundation
Baby Week Set by Welfare Association May 1 6
New York May 1 to 6 designated as baby week nationwide. The Babies Welfare Association of New York City urges local celebrations in districts where they work and advises against a centralized campaign. Parents should be informed about needs and rights of babyhood through local efforts.
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New York
Babies’ Welfare Association of
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. W. Kercheval
J. C. Ringer
Cage Burton
West 3Rd Street
J. H. Mace
John T. Ogle
Call News Office
Grover Miler
Wolverine Company
Moore Bros
Rosston, Ind
Aiglon
Sheridan Markets
Odd
Welfare Association
Byron Moody
Sim Cox
DR. Roe
King
S.C. Phillips
Old Stand North Main St
Fred T. Wilson
First National Bank
Albert C. Pearson
Occidental Building
Illinois
Washington Sts
Roy D. Chew
R.I. Phillips
Elder’s
Michigan
Hortonville
Smith Elevator
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