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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
5
Last Saturday night the Spring Valley Band gave the final concert on St Paul street to large crowds. The series was funded by business men but several merchants failed to pay, creating a deficit for the season and leaving benefited merchants unpaid.
Six motorists escaped serious injury after a westbound car on Canyon Drive between La Salle and Ottawa failed to negotiate a sharp curve. The vehicle veered up a steep embankment, rolled, and returned to the road, sustaining heavy damage while all occupants remained uninjured.
Gem City Vineyard Company of Fort Madison Iowa advertises its large Mississippi Valley vineyards. Customers can buy grapes and have them ground and pressed on site. The firm notes they do not ship juice but sell juice in car lots and announce their juice factory starting around September 17 for interested parties to write for details.
On and after Sept 15 IT will be no longer connected with the Brokerave Sales Company of Spring Valley Illinois G M Knoblock
The Bureau County fair posted a profit near 2500 dollars as balance sheets show Secretary Fawcett and Assistant Secretary Skinner reporting. Receipts rose modestly due to opening day weather though gate revenue was 700 dollars below last year. The new management inherited over 13000 dollars debt but expects to reduce it toward 10000 with this year’s earnings.
The American Red Cross led by President Coolidge seeks funds to relief Japan. Central Division reports two thirds of the $800000 quota reached. Chicago, Detroit, St. Paul, Des Moines, Omaha, Helena and Milwaukee cited as leading centers. State councils and local chapters across Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming mobilize campaigns with churches, schools and clubs cooperating.
Illinois leads with a 13 pig Duroc Jersey litter weighing 3101 pounds after 180 days. J T Mills of McNabb supervised by Prof W H Smith and county farm bureau officials oversaw the weighing before about 200 farmers. Heaviest pig 278 pounds lightest 189 with daily gains of two pounds in final 40 days.
A jokey exchange about vacations has a husband proposing to visit the seashore alone while his wife stays home. He suggests no morning cooking duties for himself or his wife, framing the idea as a vacation. The quip hinges on the playful contrast between work at home and a seaside outing.
A humorous back and forth highlights a novelist describing a girl with raven hair, prompting a husband to note ravens lack hair and have feathers instead. The playful exchange contrasts literary flourish with literal biology.
A brief dialogue shows a poet informing his bride that a poem has been accepted by a leading magazine. She questions when payment arrives, and he explains payments occur on publication, raising practical concerns about their finances.
A brief exchange reveals an author asking to share a new work written with passion and emotion and an editor endorsing the idea as timely during financially strained times.
A humorous verse notes a small neck clam unable to get any collar and jokes that college chaps are slow. It praises slow progress even as graduates earn degrees with ease, reflecting comic wordplay on academic achievement.
An exchange notes a plan to travel to Florida for a couple of weeks for health precautions and to recharge energy before exhaustion. The blunt remark questions if the trip is necessary, joking about being fueled by gas.
A fragment shows a husband and wife exchange about luck and a horseshoe. The wife asserts belief in luck while the husband dismisses the superstition, noting the horseshoe cannot make both ends meet.
A conversation recalls selling a car due to repair costs after an accident. The owner explains the vehicle never broke down but the owner had to pay to repair the people it hit.
D'Edbroke laments repeated asks to his wealthy wife for money and notes she has him pinched for begging. The exchange highlights strain in personal finance and social status.
A farmer named Mary buys a dozen more hens to boost her egg enterprise. The busy birds increase production and aim to grow her profits.
A witty exchange contrasts a generous monthly allowance with a stingy one, highlighting differing domestic expectations. The remark shows humor about money and control in marriage.
A bystander recalls a quarrel sparked by two boys and a delaying remark from an elderly woman. The terse exchange highlights rural street pride and slow conflict escalation.
A former waiter inherits a fortune when his wealthy uncle dies after a decade of waiting. The man becomes a millionaire, illustrating the adage that patience pays off.
Glara hints private engagement involving Tom remains undisclosed. The note suggests Ethel Stella is withholding relationship details and focusing on discretion regarding the union.
A brief exchange contrasts affection with bad luck in gaming. The speaker notes affection can feel light while card odds frustrate. The line hints at balancing tenderness with risk in relationships and games.
The King of the Clouds and Mr Wind join for a mad frolic as a muggy day turns to a wind blown rain storm. Raindrops race pavements flood streets while people indoors brace against the blowing papers and soaked clothes.
A dialogue fragment shows a mother scolding Johnny about fighting and losing his front teeth, with the boy taking a little package from his pocket as the scene cuts off.
Mr and Mrs Harry Winter prominent Wenona residents were injured when their Dodge sedan was struck by a New York Central freight near Lostant on the way to a Farm Bureau picnic. Also with them I L Wyatt was badly hurt. The car was demolished and all three were taken to St Marys hospital Streator for treatment and are expected to leave soon.
Jno H Weissenburger conservator of Nicholas Dorn incompetent applies to Bureau County Court at Princeton for order to sell Lot 9 in Block 36 in the Village of Ladd Illinois with coal and fireclay rights except as stated, to be heard at the regular November 1923 term.
The text outlines chiropractic theory that life force from the brain governs function, with disease caused by nerve interference from subluxated vertebrae. It claims adjustments remove pressure, restore mental impulse transmission, and cure illness. It cites Merie, Equational, palpation, and nerve tracing methods for locating subluxations.
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