Influenza Delays Army Call for 116 Men in Bureau
Health officials warn of a severe influenza year with 40 to 60 percent infection risk, urging bed rest and self care to prevent pneumonia. The call for 116 men to Camp Grant and Camp Dix is postponed by order of Provost Marshal General Crowder as cases rise in Great Lakes and other camps.
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Bureau County
Camp Grant
Camp Dix
General Crowder
Great Lakes
Army
Navy
Red Cross
America Public Health Association
Health Department of the State
United States
United States Army, Navy, and
Public Health Service
State Health Department
Chicago Health Department
Boy Hero of War Led Rescue Near No Man's Land
In Grand Rapids a former Sheffield resident Wilson Sturdivant is hailed as a hero for risking his life under heavy fire to carry a bleeding comrade to safety. The officer in charge recounts volunteers Sergt. Frank Townsend and Pvt. Sturdivant racing under bowie machine gun fire and artillery to reach the wounded man and bring him back unharmed.
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Grand Rapids
Wilson Sturdivant
Sheffield
Wm. Masters
Frank M. Townsend
Pvt
Clean up day at Miller Cemetery Spring Valley event
The Miller Cemetery board asks Spring Valley residents with ties to the cemetery to attend a cleanup day on Saturday September 28 at No 3 cemetery. Bring sickles scythes and rakes or have a family member attend if unable to come.
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Spring Valley
Miller Cemetery
Board of Managers
Executor's Notice in the Estate of A. W. Klein Deceased
The executor of A. W. Klein's will invites all creditors and claimants to appear at Bureau County Court in Princeton at the November term. Creditors must file claims and debtors should pay promptly. Dated September 5, 1918.
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A. W Klein
Bureau
Hline
Bureau County
Court House i
Princeton
We Buy Old False Teeth Tooth Specialty Ad
A Philadelphia ad from MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALTY Dept. X offers to pay $2.00 to $35.00 per set for old false teeth, plus actual value for diamonds, old gold, silver, and bridge-work. Sends cash by return mail with parcel post and will return goods if price unsatisfactory.
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Mazer
Workingmen urged to vote for road bond issue
Edward F. Dunne joins Governor Lowden and state leaders urging a November vote for the good roads bond issue. Dunne emphasizes benefits to workers, noting that labor in bricks cement stone tar asphalt sand coal and machinery pays for road material. He appeals to city workingmen to vote yes, arguing auto owners bear the costs.
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Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Lowden
Dunne
Mr. Dunne
Uncle Joe Urges Vote Yes for Road Bonds
Joseph G. Cannon backs Governor Lowden in asking Illinois voters to approve the $60 million state road bonds on November 5. He argues delaying construction until after the war avoids competing with war industries and, if approved, will fund highways without new taxes and provide postwar public benefits.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Lowden
Congressman Cannon
Reminder to vote in Illinois road bond election
A public appeal urges Illinois voters to participate in the November election to approve the $60,000,000 road bond issue. It notes low turnout at the senatorial primaries and stresses the importance of intelligent voting to pass the bond measure.
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Illinois
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