Support for Bureau County Liberty Loan Quota
The article argues Bureau County should quickly subscribe to its fourth Liberty loan quota citing about 2500 local soldiers in U S service and costing roughly 5 million dollars to fund their equipment and upkeep. It frames bond purchase as a moral duty and urges swift action to join other communities on the honor roll.
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Bureau County
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
America
France
Paint Sheffield Garage: Williamson Accused of Gasless Sundays
Early Monday residents saw vandalism on the garage of Z. E. Williamson with large yellow painted message Zip, you slacker, drives his car on Sunday. Williamson covered the paint with black. He is also accused of not helping Red Cross and war relief efforts.
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Z. E. Williamson
Sheffield
Zip
Williams
Red Cross
Local figure accused of empty talk with little action
A community figure faces criticism as observers accuse him of being mostly talk with minimal real effort or follow through on promises. The remark highlights concerns about credibility and impact within the organization.
First Sheffield Boy to be Discharged on Wounds
Mrs. Ida Camp receives word that her son Orville, wounded at Chateau Thierry while serving with Marines, will be discharged from active duty this December. His left arm is paralyzed after exposure to combat. He expects to travel home soon, though arrival is hoped for December. Her other son Harold serves in France in heavy artillery and has become temporarily deaf from the noise, with doctors predicting eventual hearing recovery.
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Sheffield
Ida Camp
Orville
Chateau Terrie
Heirs Face Back Tax Hearing Over Matthiessen Estate
At a La Salle county board of review hearing heirs of F W Matthiessen were urged to show cause why the estate should not owe about one million dollars in back taxes. Clarence Griggs led the heirs who argued the late philanthropist’s memory should not be questioned and cited gifts to La Salle totaling nearly 980000. The Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co and Matthiessen himself had reportedly paid much of the township’s personal property tax, with personal property scheduled near 90000. The session was continued to the coming week.
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F. W. Matthiessen
LaSalle
LaSalle County Board of Review
Clarence Griggs
Matthiessen
Board of Review
la Salle
Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Company
Notice on September 21 tax bills payment deadline
Government duty requires payment of all bills before September 21. Dr R E Mittenberger issues the notice.
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R. E, Mittenberger
Cleanup Day Planned at Miller Cemetery Spring Valley
Cemetery board appeals to residents of Spring Valley and nearby areas with friends and relatives in Miller Cemetery No. 3 to attend on Saturday September 25 for a cleanup. Those unable to attend may send a family member. Bring sickles, scythes, and rakes to maintain the resting place of the departed.
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Spring Valley
Miller
Administrator's Notice of Antonio Golfo Estate
The administrator of the estate of Antonio Golfo deceased will appear before the Bureau County County Court at the Princeton Court House during the December Term on the first Monday in December to adjust all claims. Creditors must attend and indebted persons should pay promptly. Dated August 26, 1918.
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Antonio Golfo
Bureau County
Court House
Princeton
A. D
Fifty thousand voices praise Dean's Kidney Pills for relief
An advertisement highlights 50 000 voices praising Dean's Kidney Pills for backache kidney and bladder relief. A Spring Valley baker Frederick Heep describes catching a cold that affected kidneys, backache, and colored secretions, and credits two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills for relief. Price 60c. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Then a political notice urges support for the War Administration in the Sixteenth Congressional District and endorses Leander Eagleton with a pledge to cooperate in war efforts.
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Dean
Spring Valley
Frederick Heep
Baker
St. Pat St
J. C. Pinkley
Mr. Heep
Sixteenth Congressional District
War Department
Congress
Congressional Record
Official Republican Vote at Primary Election
The notice announces the Republican primary election to be held on Wednesday September 11. It urges eligible voters to participate, listing polling processes and the party designation. The document emphasizes official action and civic participation.
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Had. Foster—Milburn Co., Msgrs
Buffalo, N. Y
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Leander
Eagleton
Treasury
Spring Valley City Bank
J. G. Sitterly
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Ghas. W. Knapp
L. H. Luther
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