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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
8
Fresh egg prices listed as 60e and 101380 in the record, with Fancy No 1 Country Butter at 300 and No 2 Country Butter at 260. Market sellers advertise selling prices for Fresh Eggs, Fancy No 1 Country Butter, and No 2 Country Butter, reflecting regional pricing signals.
A cluttered list of names, events, and errands from a small town social page. Entries reference church dinners, visits, licenses, travel, and local acquaintances with scattered place names and dates.
Fredericktown and nearby communities share updates on visits, services, and events. Families including Wilkin, Morton, Thatcher, and Winters participate in church activities and homestead tasks while local troops prepare for camp and travel plans. A Ladies Aid event, a cane-filing Sunday, and a camping trip to Montgomery are among ongoing community life items. Local residents plan travel to Lincoln chautauqua and expect changes in routine as summer activities approach.
A dramatic account of the defense of Chapultepec during the U S Mexican War focuses on a fifteen year old Mexican cadet who chose to face the enemy rather than surrender. The narrative blends legends of Chapultepec as a former royal fortress and West Point of Mexico with reflections on courage and the progress of mankind.
John Ellison, an Irish American aviator, fights in World War I. He clashes with his former friend treated as rival, Alice Weatherby, and faces a dramatic dogfight that ends with both planes damaged. Ellison survives and returns to America after being wounded.
Daily livestock prices and market notes across Chicago and New York summaries show heavies and lambs. cattle receipts and gains cited. futures and grain quotes for wheat corn oats and fats along with New York stock listings and key railroad and utility equities. Entities include Chicago Livestock Exchange Associated Press Banner East Buffalo and New York City markets.
The Missionary ladies of Bladensburg Presbyterian met Wednesday afternoon at Mra. Lemme Colgin’s home with 18 members attending. Vice president Wiggins presided in the president’s absence, and Mrs. Colin led devotional reading from Psalms. An engaging talk by Mrs. Hoss on relief and sustenance followed, with a pleasant hour of refreshments to conclude.
A son was born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Carl Taylor of South Main Street. A daughter was born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Albert Baker of Academy. A daughter was born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Binworth Munofield of East Chestnut atroot. Banner want ads. Pay.
An ad warns buyers to choose genuine ammonia water over common household ammonia. It claims a pint of real ammo nia water has far more cleansing power than five pints of diluted substitutes sold for household use. The piece highlights prices: 18 cents per pint for ammonia water, 10 cents per pound for sal soda, and notes a pint yields a gallon of the usual household ammonia.
A garbled local item mentions Taugher's Drug Store on the East Side Public Square and references unfamiliar text about rickshaws and language from Hong Kong and Shanghai ports. The passage is unclear and appears to be OCR noise with no cohesive event or date.
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