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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
2
The Spring Valley Gazette lists P. M. Mahoney as editor and manager. A line shows Joe Year paid in advance and an amount of 82.00, with the notice stamped for second class mail at the Spring Valley post office in Illinois.
The piece urges residents to invest locally rather than sending money to distant ventures. It argues housing improvements and local business expansion need capital, and that nearby investments in banks real estate or farms are safer and more controllable.
Nearly three billion dollars worth of life insurance was written in the United States in the first half of the year. Advertisers emphasize protection and sound investment, noting insurance guides savings and safety for dependents.
Polke Ritter, tenant on H D Conkey farms south of Mendota, had a leg nearly cut off by a binder sickle while clearing a machine blockage in an oat field. A dog chased a rabbit, spooking the horses which pulled the team into the hedge, trapping Ritter against the machinery.
Mrs. Meyers fled from her Lostant home last Friday leaping from a window and boarding a moving freight train to escape her husband 8 Meyers who wa s accused of threats and possible murder. Sheriff Welter tracked down both. Meyers was held on a $1000 peace bond and Mrs Meyers was found later at her father in law's house in Oglesby after the incident.
An anonymous line from ANON SONS advises altering your approach if things block, suggesting practical flexibility. The note pairs a Emerson quotation about expressing and quoting good thoughts with a compact editorial tone.
Detailed assessment roll for Hall Township Bureau County Illinois for 1923 lists numerous parcels, fractional sections, and tracts. Names include Wm Tieman H W Maurer Christ Gunther Spring Valley Coal Co Peter Barto J J O Halloran Est Peter Herline Est Cleto Rainieri and many others with section and fractional details across Sec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
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