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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
5
Ladd and Cedar Point items report visits from neighbors and relatives, funerals, out of town callers, illnesses, and social events. Barn fire at Condoya home prompts animal relocation and loss of hay. Cedar Point notes include shop visits, hospital news, and gatherings with families and friends.
A Louisville convention unanimously backs joint recommendations to reunite the Methodist Episcopal churches North and South. The merged church would be named the Methodist Church with a regional conference based system and a 15 member judicial council as final appeals court. A 10 member committee will prepare submission to the general conferences.
Three inmates escaped Bureau County Jail after sawed bars and forced doors. Sheriff L D Spaulding halted their retreat as three men remain at large: A W Bennings 30 charged with forgery Al Nilsen 27 charged with bigamy and Tom Hayes 38 charged with burglary.
An advertisement urges readers to treat early kidney trouble with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It warns that kidneys weaken slowly and that delaying treatment risks incurable disease, urging a course of three or four capsules daily until pain disappears. The note cites historical Dutch government charter dating to 1696.
An advertisement urges housewives to buy Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules branded as Real Dutch Drops. The copy promises strong effects for Dutch vitality, directs readers to consult a physician or druggist, and offers refunds if unsatisfied. It emphasizes the sealed boxes and three sizes.
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