Local Visitors and Plans in Effingham Area
Mrs John Tilges returns to Effingham Kansas after a three week visit with her daughter Mrs Frank Portrey and family citing altitude as hindrance. Mrs George Neiman visited from Hooper Nebraska. Frank Watton and son of Falls City, here to locate, spent time with Louis Shulenberg and wife. Mrs McKinley Bryan joined sister Mrs David Jones for a country visit. Clarence Ely entertained neighbors at dinner with wife praised for hospitality. Verne McManus and wife returned from ten days on the south divide where wheat cutting occupied him. T C Spiker and family hosted Iowa relatives all week while he praised his 2500 bushels of wheat. Lewis Shulenberg injured cutting wheat. expects quick recovery. Chas Boggs bought 160 acres from Millard at 50 per acre, near Sidney. Milton and Chas Stanley with families from Shubert visited, scouting land north divide for purchases. Francis Kelly and wife visited Sidney and Portrey home for Catholic services and dinner.
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John Tilges
Effingham
Kansas
Frank Portrey
George Neiman
Hooper
Nebr
Frank Watton
Falls City
Louis Shulenberg
Watton
Ricardson
Cheyenne County
McKinley Bryan
David Jones
Clarence Ely
Ely
Verne McManus
South Divide
T. C. Spiker
Iowa
B. Knapp
Ted Knapp
Nemaha
Neb
Clyde Kinton
Back East
Lewis Shulenberg
Chas Boggs
Millard
Sidney
Boggs
Messrs
Chas
Milton Stanley
Shubert
Possibe
Francis Kelly
Frank
Food administration outlines plan to control 1917 wheat harvest
Washington announces measures to seize the 1917 wheat harvest if needed to safeguard supply and support Allies. It details buying agencies at major terminals, licensing elevators and mills, setting a fair price, regulating middlemen and grain exchanges, and banning futures trading. Licensing starts September 1, with a $2 minimum price not effective until next year.
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Washington, D C
The
Food Administration
America
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Advised by Sidney Reader
An ad recalls Doan's Kidney Pills praised by Thomas H. Clinton of Sidney for back ache and urinary issues. It touts Doan's as a proven kidney remedy with a 60 cent price and urges readers to ask for the same product Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Doan
Sidney
Thomas H. Clinton
W. First St
Western Drug Co
Price
Dean
Mr. Clinton
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Ford Wins Dramatic Clash With Rail Locomotive
A Ford crashed into a locomotive at a crossing in Colorado yesterday, knocking the engine off the track and continuing on with only minor injuries reported. The incident crowns the automobile as victor in the clash between gasoline cars and railroad power.
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Ford
Colorado
Editor Tosses Outsider Advice into Waste Basket
The managing editor turns, announces the arrival of outsider directions for running a newspaper. He orders they be carried out, and the office boy gathers them into a waste basket. This scene reflects a newsroom’s dismissal of external guidance.
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National Lithographer
Lumber Strike Ends in Failure in Washington
Seattle report states a final conference among the Washington state council of defense labor representatives and a neutral public committee failed to settle differences and reopen lumber mills. Dr. Henry Suzzallo, council chairman, announced the efforts to unite the factions had been dropped.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington State Council of Defense
Henry Suzzallo
Council of Defense
Anti-Glare Headlight Bulbs Advertised by A. Brott
A. Brott promotes anti glare headlight bulbs under a new law compliance claim. The notice emphasizes improved highway safety and legal conformity while urging readers to purchase the bulbs for brighter, clearer night driving.
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A. Brott
Crowder Issues Orders on Draft Exemptions and Class Reductions
Crowder issues directives to Provost Marshal Geneva directing governors to telegraph focal boards to reduce charges and tighten eligibility for draft exemptions. In some districts up to 800 percent of registrants called for examination file claims for discharge on dependent relatives grounds.
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Rmy
Geneva
Crowder
Army Recruiting Expands as War Strength Reaches 300000
Washington reports the regular army has reached 300000 troops. The War Department plans 20 recruiting stations and expects more volunteers for the reserve to bolster the war effort.
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Awashington
Schooner Lost in Storm Leaves Twelve Dead
Kingston Ont scene reports a schooner destroyed in a violent storm with twelve persons perishing. Rescue efforts struggled against waves as authorities investigated the disaster and identified the vessel and crew.
New York Describes Syrian Palestine Suffering By Refugee
A refugee reaching New York via circuitous routes told the American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief that conditions in Syria and Palestine were the worst imaginable. He reported 8000 typhus cases in Beirut, caused by medicine shortages and doctor scarcity, and said starvation had decimated the poorer classes. Towns and villages in Lebanon were left with no inhabitants.
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New York
Syria
Palestine
American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Helief
Beirut
Lebanon
Catarrh Cure Advertised By Ohio Proprietor
An advertisement touts a Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure by cleansing the blood and strengthening the system. The dealer offers a money back guarantee and invites readers to send for a list, listing F'. J Chen e of Ohio as the proprietor and noting sale by all druggists.
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Ohio
All Drug
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Washington Star
R. F. Skader
C. R. Whittenberger
Osteopathic
Miles
College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Los Angeles
Calif
C. C. Perry William Ritchie Ritchie & Perry Attorneys-at-Law
Bridgeport
Lincoln
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
C. W. Zike
Palace Livery
Nebraska
Glenn Bliss
Neubauer Building
R. E. Roche
M. D
Sidney, Nebraska
McIntosh
W. H. Wiker
Optometrist
McKean’'s Jewelry Store
Dr. Myron L. Babcock
Logan County
Sterling
Henry E. Gapen
Law
Gapen
DE. J
Xray Equipment
Botter
Jenbalmer
R. S.chlouper
J. C. Pedersen
Elwood Bulletin
Far Northwest Falls
Harper Furniture and
C. E. Harper
Frank Hahler
Et Mobile
Asto
Tractor Oil
Reliance
Bey
A. Schmitt Implement Co
Kingston Ont
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